HOUSEWIFE, LOVER HELD FOR KILLING MOTHER-IN-LAW
A 24-year-old housewive in Chhawla area in south-west Delhi was arrested along with her lover Sushil Kumar and his relative Deepak for murder of her mother-in-law. The victim had apparently come to know about her daughter-in-law’s illicit relationship.
‘Poonam, a resident of Roshan Vihar A-Block, 29-year-old Sushil Kumar of New Roshan Pura, and Sushil’s brother-in-law, 26-year-old Deepak, a resident of Haryana’s Sonipat district, have been accused of murdering Poonam’s mother-in-law,’ said Ravi Shanker, additional deputy commissioner of police (south west).
Police said during interrogation Poonam confessed that she was in love with Sushil from the time she was in school and that her marriage was solemnised against her will in 2008. The two continued to be in touch even after the wedding. ‘He used to come to her Roshan Vihar residence when her in-laws were away. But Poonam’s mother-in-law Krishna came to know about the relationship and threatened to reveal it to her husband,’ Shankar added.
This threat scared Poonam and Sushil and they decided to eliminate the 60-year-old Krishna. They murdered the woman on Monday.
Initially, it was believed that Krishna was stabbed to death and her husband injured in a burglary attempt. Krishna was in her first-floor room when her husband Jagdish Chand, 65, heard her screams for help around 2 am. ‘When Jagdish rushed to the room, he saw two men stabbing Krishna with a knife. Another person was ransacking the room and they also attacked Jagdish when he rushed to help his wife,’ Shanker added.
The burglars inflicted knife wounds on Jagdish and beat him up with a hockey stick before fleeing with cash, jewellery and several documents. But during investigation it was revealed that a family member might be involved in the crime.
‘We found during investigation that some men used to visit Krishna’s house. The 60-year-old opposed this and had warned her daughter-in-law about this,’ Shanker added.
Poonam was detained and questioned, but there were discrepancies in her statement. When the police confronted her again, the 24-year-old broke down and confessed to the crime, police said.
DRUG RACKET BUSTED, KINGPIN HELD
A most wanted criminal and the kingpin of a drug manufacturing unit in Punjab was arrested by officials of the special cell of Delhi police along with an associate on 11 August in Delhi's Dwarka area. Forbidden narcotics and arms were recovered from his possession.
‘Ranjit Singh Kandola, who hails from Punjab’s Nawanshahr district, was held on 11 August with two 0.32 bore pistols, 10 live cartridges, 411 gram heroin and 2.75 gram methametaphine,’ said deputy commissioner of police (special cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav.
The investigation began after Punjab police unearthed a narcotic manufacturing unit at Jalandhar in June and recovered about 50 kg of ephedrine and methamphetamine from there. But, the kingpin of the drug cartel, Ranjit, had managed to escape. Punjab police later sought the help of Delhi police in apprehending him. Recently, Delhi police received information that Ranjit and an associate would be coming to Dwarka Link Road near National Highway-8 in a red BMW car. A trap was laid and about 8.30 pm, a red BMW car was spotted on the service lane.
Ranjit along with his associate Sukhjinder Singh were apprehended from the spot, with narcotics and weapons in their possesion.
A case under the appropriate sections of the Arms Act and Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered against Ranjit and Sukhjinder at the special cell police station in Lodhi Colony.
During interrogation, Ranjit told police that he had studied till Class VI and thereafter his parents sent him abroad. He came back to India in 2002 and met Kulwinder Singh Maan, a passport agent from Punjab, and got involved in sending people abroad illegally. He and Kulwinder were apprehended at Harare airport. In jail, Ranjit came in contact with a Serbian national, Johan Milan, who had been arrested in a drug-related case. ‘Johan expressed his interest in drug trafficking in India and both shared their addresses and contact numbers,’ Yadav added.
KIDNAPPER FRIEND HAD TAKEN LAKHS FROM VICTIM
Delhi university student who was kidnapped by her friend for ransom on 15 August, had herself given Rs 3 lakh to the youth, before his greed led him to abduct her and demand Rs 1.5 crore from her father.
Abhishek Deep, 24, a graduate from Indra Prastha university, met the victim, a student of St Stephen’s College, Delhi University, in January 2012. The two became close, and Deep was successful in winning her trust.
The victim then reportedly gave him as much as Rs 3 lakh without informing her family. During interrogation, Deep told the police that the victim would provide him with financial assistance whenever he asked for it. This fuelled his greed and he decided to abduct her to get more. Deep also revealed that he had extorted money from another girl, daughter of an IAS officer in the city, using the same modus operandi.
GOVT RELIEF FOR WIDOW OF ‘MANHOLE VICTIM’
Following recommendation by the National Human Rights Commission, the Delhi government has paid Rs three lakh compensation to the widow of a man who had died after falling into an open manhole in the city in March 2010.
The government has informed the NHRC that the monetary relief has been paid to the wife of the victim, Devender Kumar Prasad, an NHRC spokesperson said on Friday. A case has also been registered against the negligent junior engineer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, north Shahdara and he has been arrested, the NHRC spokesperson added.
The Delhi government was also directed to take necessary steps for prevention of recurrence of such incidents. All manholes must be covered with lids. During construction work, the danger mark at the site should be prominently displayed to warn people.
The Commission has been informed that all necessary safety precautions as recommended by it have been put in place. A copy of the proof of payment has also been received by the Commission, the spokesperson said.
A 24-year-old housewive in Chhawla area in south-west Delhi was arrested along with her lover Sushil Kumar and his relative Deepak for murder of her mother-in-law. The victim had apparently come to know about her daughter-in-law’s illicit relationship.
‘Poonam, a resident of Roshan Vihar A-Block, 29-year-old Sushil Kumar of New Roshan Pura, and Sushil’s brother-in-law, 26-year-old Deepak, a resident of Haryana’s Sonipat district, have been accused of murdering Poonam’s mother-in-law,’ said Ravi Shanker, additional deputy commissioner of police (south west).
Police said during interrogation Poonam confessed that she was in love with Sushil from the time she was in school and that her marriage was solemnised against her will in 2008. The two continued to be in touch even after the wedding. ‘He used to come to her Roshan Vihar residence when her in-laws were away. But Poonam’s mother-in-law Krishna came to know about the relationship and threatened to reveal it to her husband,’ Shankar added.
This threat scared Poonam and Sushil and they decided to eliminate the 60-year-old Krishna. They murdered the woman on Monday.
Initially, it was believed that Krishna was stabbed to death and her husband injured in a burglary attempt. Krishna was in her first-floor room when her husband Jagdish Chand, 65, heard her screams for help around 2 am. ‘When Jagdish rushed to the room, he saw two men stabbing Krishna with a knife. Another person was ransacking the room and they also attacked Jagdish when he rushed to help his wife,’ Shanker added.
The burglars inflicted knife wounds on Jagdish and beat him up with a hockey stick before fleeing with cash, jewellery and several documents. But during investigation it was revealed that a family member might be involved in the crime.
‘We found during investigation that some men used to visit Krishna’s house. The 60-year-old opposed this and had warned her daughter-in-law about this,’ Shanker added.
Poonam was detained and questioned, but there were discrepancies in her statement. When the police confronted her again, the 24-year-old broke down and confessed to the crime, police said.
DRUG RACKET BUSTED, KINGPIN HELD
A most wanted criminal and the kingpin of a drug manufacturing unit in Punjab was arrested by officials of the special cell of Delhi police along with an associate on 11 August in Delhi's Dwarka area. Forbidden narcotics and arms were recovered from his possession.
‘Ranjit Singh Kandola, who hails from Punjab’s Nawanshahr district, was held on 11 August with two 0.32 bore pistols, 10 live cartridges, 411 gram heroin and 2.75 gram methametaphine,’ said deputy commissioner of police (special cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav.
The investigation began after Punjab police unearthed a narcotic manufacturing unit at Jalandhar in June and recovered about 50 kg of ephedrine and methamphetamine from there. But, the kingpin of the drug cartel, Ranjit, had managed to escape. Punjab police later sought the help of Delhi police in apprehending him. Recently, Delhi police received information that Ranjit and an associate would be coming to Dwarka Link Road near National Highway-8 in a red BMW car. A trap was laid and about 8.30 pm, a red BMW car was spotted on the service lane.
Ranjit along with his associate Sukhjinder Singh were apprehended from the spot, with narcotics and weapons in their possesion.
A case under the appropriate sections of the Arms Act and Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered against Ranjit and Sukhjinder at the special cell police station in Lodhi Colony.
During interrogation, Ranjit told police that he had studied till Class VI and thereafter his parents sent him abroad. He came back to India in 2002 and met Kulwinder Singh Maan, a passport agent from Punjab, and got involved in sending people abroad illegally. He and Kulwinder were apprehended at Harare airport. In jail, Ranjit came in contact with a Serbian national, Johan Milan, who had been arrested in a drug-related case. ‘Johan expressed his interest in drug trafficking in India and both shared their addresses and contact numbers,’ Yadav added.
KIDNAPPER FRIEND HAD TAKEN LAKHS FROM VICTIM
Delhi university student who was kidnapped by her friend for ransom on 15 August, had herself given Rs 3 lakh to the youth, before his greed led him to abduct her and demand Rs 1.5 crore from her father.
Abhishek Deep, 24, a graduate from Indra Prastha university, met the victim, a student of St Stephen’s College, Delhi University, in January 2012. The two became close, and Deep was successful in winning her trust.
The victim then reportedly gave him as much as Rs 3 lakh without informing her family. During interrogation, Deep told the police that the victim would provide him with financial assistance whenever he asked for it. This fuelled his greed and he decided to abduct her to get more. Deep also revealed that he had extorted money from another girl, daughter of an IAS officer in the city, using the same modus operandi.
GOVT RELIEF FOR WIDOW OF ‘MANHOLE VICTIM’
Following recommendation by the National Human Rights Commission, the Delhi government has paid Rs three lakh compensation to the widow of a man who had died after falling into an open manhole in the city in March 2010.
The government has informed the NHRC that the monetary relief has been paid to the wife of the victim, Devender Kumar Prasad, an NHRC spokesperson said on Friday. A case has also been registered against the negligent junior engineer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, north Shahdara and he has been arrested, the NHRC spokesperson added.
The Delhi government was also directed to take necessary steps for prevention of recurrence of such incidents. All manholes must be covered with lids. During construction work, the danger mark at the site should be prominently displayed to warn people.
The Commission has been informed that all necessary safety precautions as recommended by it have been put in place. A copy of the proof of payment has also been received by the Commission, the spokesperson said.