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Delhi hit & Run: A girl on scooty was with a friend who fled in fear

Delhi Police’s investigation has revealed that there were two girls on the scooty which allegedly collided with a grey Baleno car being driven by five drunk men in Kanjhawala area in the early hours of Sunday, sources said. The first girl sustained minor injuries and allegedly fled from the spot out of fear while the other girl fell in front of the car after the collision and was run over, said an official.

NEW DELHI:Delhi Police’s investigation has revealed that there were two girls on the scooty which allegedly collided with a grey Baleno car being driven by five drunk men in Kanjhawala area in the early hours of Sunday, sources said.The first girl sustained minor injuries and allegedly fled from the spot out of fear while the other girl fell in front of the car after the collision and was run over, said an official. He added that her legs got stuck in the axle after which she was dragged by the moving vehicle for 12km, meeting a horrible end. Police traced the second girl on Monday evening and she has reportedly confirmed that it was an accident which led to the tragedy, sources said. Her statement will be officially recorded on Tuesday. The cops have also confirmed their presence at a hotel where the two women had gone to celebrate a birthday party with some friends before the accident. These friends have also been questioned. Meanwhile, even as a political slugfest broke out over the girl’s death, the Union home ministry on Monday asked police commissioner Sanjay Arorato conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident and submit a report. This happened after Union home minister Amit Shah spoke to Arora about the incident. The inquiry will be conducted by special commissioner Shalini Singh. LG V K Saxena has also reviewed the investigation.

Chilling details of Delhi hit-and-run incident

A 20-year-old woman was killed after the scooter she was riding on was hit by a speeding car that allegedly dragged her for around 4-5 km.

The victim, Anjali, worked at wedding functions as support staff and was returning home in the Sultanpuri area in her scooter.

She was apparently stuck under the wheels on co-driver’s side after being hit by the vehicle & was dragged for 5km.

According to police, Anjali’s body was found without clothes.

Delhi cops said her back was completely broken, ribs were visible & there were injuries on her forehead, hands & legs.

The police have arrested five occupants of the car.

Police said the five, residents of the Sultanpuri area, were going to Murthal for night snacks.

Police have taken the blood samples of the accused and are awaiting the medical report to find out if they were drunk.

The car occupants have claimed they didn’t realise that the woman was stuck under the wheels.The mangled scooter after the accident in northwest Delhi.

It is said the music in the car was too loud that the occupants couldn’t hear the collision with the scooter.

Cops have also recovered a CCTV footage of the incident that shows the woman being dragged by the car.

The accused have been identified as Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26) and Manoj Mittal (27).

Anita’s mother weeps over the loss.

The victim’s mother said Anjali was wearing many clothes but not single piece of cloth was there on her body.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the incident was ‘very shameful’. He demanded the accused be given strict punishment.

Harendra K Singh, DCP, Outer district, said it was a ‘fatal accident’.

DCW issues summon to Delhi Police in connection with the incident.

Delhi LG VK Saxena said my head hangs in shame over the inhuman crime.

Police have invoked stringent IPC Sections 304 (culpable homicide) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) against the five men, who have been arrested. A medical board constituted by the Delhi government has conducted an autopsy on the body in the backdrop of the massive protests over the issue on Monday. The five men have been taken on police remand for three days for interrogation and recreation of the crime scene. The cops want to ascertain how the accused supposedly didn’t hear anything because of the loud music they were playing and are likely to use a dummy for this. Officials said that the car will be examined mechanically as well as forensically to verify the accuseds’ claims. Police are waiting for the autopsy report to rule out any sexual assault on the victim. Addressing a press conference, special CP (law & order) Sagar Preet Hooda said fresh charges could be added against the five accused arrested in connection with the case on the basis of the post-mortem report. He said the victim’s family was being updated about the investigation and assured that police will gather all evidence to ensure that the accused get the most stringent punishment. A video showing the condition of the woman’s body surfaced on social media on Monday. fuelling rumours that the victim had been sexually assaulted. Police have stumbled upon at least 6-7 clear CCTV footages showing the movement of the car as well as the girls. The girl was spotted on the scooty at 1.52am in a footage, minutes before the accident. The cops denied rumours that the accused were in the company of the deceased girl before the incident, sources added. Police probe has revealed that the accused were able to bypass two permanent police pickets as they were on the other carriageway. Since they were maintaining a steady speed of 40-50 kmph, they didn’t raise any suspicion. Also, they took a U-turn just before the picket on their carriageway. Deepak, a driver, was familiar with the routes and police presence and thus managed to drive around for 90 minutes.Armed with these findings, police will submit a report to the Union home ministry by Tuesday evening. The Delhi LG held a meeting with the top cop on Monday morning and asked him to probe every angle and aspect of the case while ensuring the strictest punishment to the accused.”At his meeting with the police chief, the LG also asked him to ascertain whether there was any lapse on part of police and directed that responsibility be fixed for any such lapse. The LG also asked the officers to explore if anyone in the victim’s family could be provided with a government job,” an official said.”The case of the death of a girl on a road in Kanjhawala area of outer Delhi is extremely tragic. All five main accused have been arrested. At present, many of our teams are engaged in investigating the incident. Delhi Police is in constant touch with the family members of the deceased and is providing all assistance to them,” police chief Arora tweeted.

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Karnataka Polls: 2,613 Candidates In Fray, Rebel Trouble For Parties

A total of 2,613 candidates are in the poll fray, as the withdrawal of candidatures for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka came to an end on Monday, election officials said.

Karnataka Polls: A total of 517 candidates have withdrawn their candidature till Monday.

Bengaluru:

A total of 2,613 candidates are in the poll fray, as the withdrawal of candidatures for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka came to an end on Monday, election officials said.

A total of 517 candidates have withdrawn their candidature till Monday, even as parties faced “rebel trouble” in several segments.

Out of 2,613 candidates in the poll fray, 2,427 are male, 184 females and 2 others, office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka said.

Among the contesting candidates from recognised political parties- 224 from BJP, 223 Congress (supporting Sarvodaya Karnataka Party in Melukote), 207 JD(S), 209 AAP, 133 BSP , 4 CPI(M), 8 JD(U) and 2 NPP.

While 685 are from Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPP), 918 are independents.

In 16 constituencies there are more than 15 candidates in the fray, so two Ballot Unit (BU) will be used in these segments during the poll.

Political parties made efforts till the last minute to ensure rebel candidates, who had filed nomination disgruntled over being denied tickets by their respective parties, to withdraw their papers.

In some cases, the parties were successful in convincing such candidates to withdraw, while “rebel trouble” loomed large on the electoral prospects of the official candidates in several constituencies.

The rebel trouble seems to be more in the case of BJP and Congress, compared to other parties.

According to party sources, Congress is facing rebel in Pulakeshinagar (Akhanda Srinivas Murthy), Harapanahalli (M P Latha Mallikarjun), Shirahatti (Ramakrishna Doddamani), Shikaripura (Nagaraj Gowda), Jagalur (H P Rajesh), Arakalagudu (Krishnegowda), among others.

In BJP rebel trouble is in – Puttur (Arun kumar Puttila), Afzalpur (Nitin Guttedar), Goolihatti Shekhar (Hosadurga), Bailhongal (Vishwanath Patil), Gundlupet (M P Sunil), Chennagiri (Madal Mallikarjun), Malur (Vijay Kumar), Gandhi Nagar (Krishnaiah Shetty), among others, party sources said.

Among those who have withdrawn as rebel candidates include – former Bengaluru Mayor- Congress’ Gangambike Mallikarjun from Chickpet, BJP’s Mahadevappa Yadawad from Ramdurg.

The elections to the 224-member assembly will be held on May 10 and results will be declared on May 13.

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Shivraj’s Chouhan Makes A Big Announcement Before Polls

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in Madhya Pradesh, in what appears a last-minute strategy tweak, is trying to court Brahmins months ahead of the assembly elections with the constitution of a Welfare Board for the community.

Madhya Pradesh has 21,104 temples including two Jyotirlingas.

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Besides, the government has also announced that it would develop the Bhagwan Sri Parashurama Lok religious corridor in Indore’s Janapav. Temples, meanwhile, have been given more power over their own land.

“We have decided that the government will not have any control over the activities of the temples and the auction of temple land will be done by priests and not by collectors,” Mr Chouhan said. “Brahmins have always protected religion and culture. So for their welfare, we will set up a ‘Brahmin Welfare Board’,” he added.

Madhya Pradesh has 21,104 temples including two Jyotirlingas. Of these, 1,320 temples have more than 10 acres of agricultural land. For temples without agricultural land, priests are paid an honorarium of Rs 5,000 a month.

The government’s move has triggered questions, especially since Brahmins comprise only 5 to 6 per cent of the state’s electorate.

A clue appears to lie in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. The Prime Minister visited Rewa, located in Vindhyas — probably the only region in the country where the upper castes constitute the largest portion of the population. In some assembly seats of Satna and Rewa districts, the population of Brahmins crosses 40 per cent.

In 2018, the Vindhya region prevented Congress from returning to power with full majority. The area now seems to be emerging as one of the most intriguing battlegrounds of the poll-bound state.

In 2018, BJP won 24 out of 30 seats in Vindhyas – up from 17 in 2013. The number of Congress seats slid from 11 to six.

But two recent events – the emergence of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party in the area and a new party floated by MLA Narayan Tripathi — have given the BJP some cause for concern, sources indicated.

In Rewa and Singrauli, the BJP lost the urban local body polls last year as AAP made its Madhya Pradesh debut with a victory in Singrauli. Mr Tripathi, who earlier belonged to the BJP, has meanwhile been flexing muscle, claiming that his party will contest 30 assembly seats in the region.

The Congress has scoffed at the BJP move, saying the Chief Minister is thinking of giving respect to Brahmins after 18 years. “Till date, he kept neglecting them in the cabinet, now he is making announcements to woo the Brahmins,” said Congress spokesperson KK Mishra.

Claiming that Mr Chouhan has made announcements in Janapav, the birthplace of Parshuram, he said, “What happened to those announcements?”

“It should not be seen from the point of view of elections or votes,” said BJP leader Rahul Kothari.

“Let the Congress makes allegations but they should first answer for the condition of the temples during their tenure. They should answer for the Ramvan Path Gaman,” he added.

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Senior Citizen Dead After Man Jumps On Him In Mumbai Swimming Pool

A 72-year-old man died after another person jumped on him from a height in a swimming pool in Mumbai, a police official said.

The incident took place at Mumbai’s Goregaon area.

Mumbai:

A 72-year-old man died after another person jumped on him from a height in a swimming pool in Mumbai, a police official said.

The incident took place on Sunday evening at Ozon swimming pool in Goregaon area.

The dead, identified as Vishnu Samant, was swimming when a 20-year-old man jumped into the pool from a height, the official said.

“Samant suffered injuries on his neck and other parts of the body. He was declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. On his wife’s complaint, a case has been registered against the 20-year-old man under Indian Penal Code Section 304-A (causing death by negligence),” he said.

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UP Chief Minister receives death threat, case registered: Cops

A case has been registered against an unidentified person in Lucknow after a death threat was received for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the police said on Tuesday.

The threat was received via message on ‘Dial 112’.

Lucknow:

A case has been registered against an unidentified person in Lucknow after a death threat was received for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the police said on Tuesday.

The threat was received via message on ‘Dial 112’ (a number launched by the Uttar Pradesh government for the emergency services), in which the person stated, “I will kill CM Yogi soon”.

After receiving the threat, the Operation Commander of ‘112’ filed a case in the police station Sushant Golf City.

A case has been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 506, 507 and IT Act 66.

“Case has been registered under sections 506 and 507 IPC and 66 IT Act in PS Sushant Golf City against an unknown person after ‘Dial 112’ receives death threat for Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath,” the police said.

In an unrelated incident on Sunday, the police arrested the person who wrote a letter threatening to launch a suicide bomb attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Kochi scheduled for April 24.

The accused has been identified as Xavier, said the police.

On Saturday, Kerala BJP chief K Surendran said that he received a letter last week about a conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While talking to ANI, Kochi City Police Commissioner, K Sethu Raman said, “The person who sent the threat letter against the Prime Minister was arrested. Xavier, the accused was arrested yesterday. The reason is personal enmity. He wrote the letter to trap his neighbour. We found him with the help of forensics.”

“Tight security has been arranged for the Prime Minister arriving in Kochi. 2060 policemen have been appointed for this purpose. As part of this, traffic control has also been imposed from 2 pm,” the Commissioner added.

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West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya is hit by a 3.5 magnitude earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 Richter scale struck Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills on Monday, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 3:33 pm (local time).

New Delhi:

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 Richter scale struck Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills on Monday, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).

The earthquake occurred at around 7:47 am, informed NCS.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 24-04-2023, 07:47:14 IST, Lat: 25.47 & Long: 90.94, Depth: 5 Km, Location: West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya,” NCS said in a tweet.

Earlier on Sunday, an earthquake struck Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills. The magnitude of it was recorded at 3.5 on the Richter scale according to NCS.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 3:33 pm (local time).

In a tweet, NCS said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 23-04-2023, 15:33:33 IST, Lat: 25.26 & Long: 90.94, Depth: 5 Km, Location: South Garo Hills, Meghalaya.”

On April 16, an earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Manipur’s Bishnupur district. As per the readings from the centre, the earthquake occurred northwest of Bishnupur at 7:22 am (local time).

“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 16-04-2023, 07:22:49 IST, Lat: 24.84 & Long: 93.69, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 24km NNW of Bishnupur, Manipur, India for more information Download the BhooKamp App,” the NCS had said in a tweet.