Debt-ridden 29-year-old man attempts self-immolation, survives
NEW DELHI: A 29-year-old man set himself on fire at his rented home in west Delhi’s Anand Parbat due to mounting debt and pressure from lenders, police said on Tuesday. Around 9.50 pm on Monday, police were alerted after Vishal Singh was taken to BLK Hospital with burn injuries. He told officers he had lost Rs 3–4 lakh in his business, struggled to pay rent, and faced persistent pressure from two lenders. Police said his wife and neighbours rushed him to hospital.
dacoity convict held after 6 yrs
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have arrested Sarfaraj alias Sonu, 38, more than six years after he jumped a furlough in a 2011 dacoity case. Convicted for an armed robbery in a Saraswati Vihar tobacco shop, he failed to return to Mandoli Jail after a two-week furlough in August 2019 and fled to Bihar and Kolkata. A habitual offender linked to seven cases, he was finally traced and apprehended in Shakur Basti.