Crime Diary: August 22
22 Aug 2012 7:47 AM IST
THREE OF A FAMILY KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT
Seven persons, including a woman and a child, died on the spot and five suffered injuries when a truck rammed into their vehicle near Bilaspur on National Highway 8 on Delhi’s outskirts.
The Bolero carrying 12 persons was returning from Ballaji temple from Rajasthan to Sonipat when it met with the accident last night, police said on Tuesday.
As the vehicle reached Bilaspur, a truck coming from opposite direction on the wrong side hit it and fell on it, crushing the Bolero completely. Seven persons died on the spot and five suffered grievous injuries. The deceased were identified as Kanta Devi, 50, Mohit, 17, Sandeep, 28, Dikshant, 5, Raju, 47, Sultan, 28 and Bolero driver Dev Kishore, 47.
The injured are Abhelasha, 20 Monika, 25, Parul, 4 Jagbir, 21 and Pradeep, aged 35. The police have lodged an FIR against the trauck driver who fled from the spot after the accident.
ROBBERS SHOOT AT TEACHER
In a daring daylight crime in Ghaziabad, three robbers shot at a dental college professor, when he resisted their robbery bid. Police have arrested one of the gang members, while two others managed to flee.
The incident took place around 3.30 pm on Tuesday on National Highway 24 near Dasna jail in Ghaziabad when 38-year-old Dev Rath, a professor in Banke Bihari Dental College was returning to his Shashtri Nagar residence in Ghaziabad.
According to police three robbers in a Hundai I-10 car overtook Rath’s Swift Desire and forced him to stop. They then tried to snatch the keys of his car. A scuffle ensued and the robbers shot at Rath, hitting him in his stomach. This scared the robbers and they tried to flee from the spot. One of the three was nabbed by a police constable, Mohit Kumar, who had been passing by, but the other two managed to flee. In their hurry, the accused even left their car behind.
‘The three were trying to loot Dev Rath’s new car and fired at him when he resisted their attempt,’ said S S Yadav, superintendent of police (city) Ghaziabad.
THREE HELD FOR ASSAULT ON DU STUDENTS
Three youths have been arrested for Sunday’s alleged assault on two students from the northeast at south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur area.
According to police, on 19 August, a PCR call was made from Saini Basti of Kotla Mubarakpur area that a group of youths had fled after beating up two people in the area. The police team that went to investigate found that two Delhi University students, Yurngam and Wungshungmi from Manipur, were injured. The two were taken to AIIMS and an investigation was initiated on their complaint.
According to the police, it was found that the building where the incident took place housed many students who lived there as paying guests.
A power failure on Sunday made all students living in that building go up to the terrace for some fresh air. Some local students were also present there. There was a dispute between the locals and the students from outside the city, following which they came down.
The landlord, who stays in the Vasant Kunj area, was also informed of the incident. The landlord directed his caretaker Shakeel to go up and look into the problem. When Shakeel, along with his companions Sushil and Sudesh, went to the complainant’s room to investigate the dispute, there were further arguments between the two and the three slapped the boys, as a result of which they suffered minor injuries.
‘Shakeel, Sushil and Sudesh have been arrested and a case registered against them,’ an official said.
GIRL FOUND DEAD
A 15-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself at her house in outer Delhi’s Rohini area on Tuesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Ayushi. Ayushi was alone at home when the incident took place at Himalaya Apartment in Rohini Sector-2. Her father Yogesh, who is a property dealer, had gone out with his wife and son. When they returned home about 9 pm, Ayushi didn’t open the door.
The family broke open the door with the help of neighbours and found Ayushi lying on the bedroom floor in a pool of blood. Her father’s licensed pistol was also lying near her.
She was immediately taken to Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar Hospital. ‘Prima facie investigation indicates that there was no foul play,’ the official added.
Police have not found any suicide note and are presently investigating to ascertain if Ayushi was fiddling with her father’s pistol and shot herself accidentally. She was a student of class IX at the local Kendriya Vidyalaya.
TWO CAUGHT FOR ROBBERY ATTEMPT
Two people, including a juvenile, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery bid in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area. ‘The accused has been identified as 20-year-old Rinku,’ said P Karunakaran, deputy commissioner of police (northwest).
According to police, on 19 August about 11.30 pm, Sochi Pem L along with his sister and his friend was walking in the park near their house after having dinner, when two people armed with sharp weapons emerged from the dark and told them to hand over their valuable to them. The two allegedly tried to snatch their mobile phone and other valuables. The three resisted, upon which one of them attacked them with the weapon before fleeing from the spot.
Acting on a tip off, a police team laid a trap in southeast Delhi's Sangam Vihar area and arrested the accused Rinku from a house. The juvenile was arrested after Rinku informed of his involvement in the case.
FIVE COPS AMONG TWELVE INJURED IN MINOR CLASH
At least 12 people, including five police personnel, were injured in a clash between two groups on Tuesday, after a woman was allegedly molested on Monday by some people who were residents of the same area as the victim.
The incident was reported from west Delhi’s Nangloi area. Police personnel were deployed there after the molestation on Monday and again after Tuesday’s unrest.
According to sources, a girl was molested by a person who lives near her house in Nangloi on Monday. This led to a fight between the girl’s family and friends and the supporters of the man, who was accused of molesting her on Monday evening in Bhoot wali gali in Nangloi area.
But police reached the spot and the fight was stopped. On Tuesday evening, the two groups again started fighting over the same issue. The fight turned serious and heavy police personnel deployment had to be done on the spot to control the situation.
The fact that the two groups belonged to different religious groups made the dispute even more sensitive.
Five police personnel were also injured when the opposing factions started throwing stones at each other. They were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial hospital.
According to additional commissioner of police (west), V Renganathan, the situation is under control and cops have been deployed into the area. As many as 25 police personnels have been deployed in the area since Monday, said Renganathan. Around six people have been detained in connection to the case. A case of rioting has been registered at Nangloi police station and a probe is on, added Renganathan.
The fight on Tuesday started around 5.30 pm when one of the group members allegedly kept staring at the other from the terrace of their house. The two then came down and a dispute started.
ELDERLY COUPLE FOUND DEAD
An elderly couple was on Tuesday found murdered in their east Delhi residence, with police suspecting it to be a case of robbery-cum-murder.
The incident took place in east Delhi Shakarpur and came to light around 7.10 pm. The deceased have been identified as R K Bararu, a retired official of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, and his wife Durga Devi.
They were staying in the first floor of a multi-storey building while the tenants were staying in other floors.
‘The couple were last seen around 2 pm. We suspect it to be a case of robbery-cum-murder. We are investigating all angles. The victims are in their seventies,’ police said.
Seven persons, including a woman and a child, died on the spot and five suffered injuries when a truck rammed into their vehicle near Bilaspur on National Highway 8 on Delhi’s outskirts.
The Bolero carrying 12 persons was returning from Ballaji temple from Rajasthan to Sonipat when it met with the accident last night, police said on Tuesday.
As the vehicle reached Bilaspur, a truck coming from opposite direction on the wrong side hit it and fell on it, crushing the Bolero completely. Seven persons died on the spot and five suffered grievous injuries. The deceased were identified as Kanta Devi, 50, Mohit, 17, Sandeep, 28, Dikshant, 5, Raju, 47, Sultan, 28 and Bolero driver Dev Kishore, 47.
The injured are Abhelasha, 20 Monika, 25, Parul, 4 Jagbir, 21 and Pradeep, aged 35. The police have lodged an FIR against the trauck driver who fled from the spot after the accident.
ROBBERS SHOOT AT TEACHER
In a daring daylight crime in Ghaziabad, three robbers shot at a dental college professor, when he resisted their robbery bid. Police have arrested one of the gang members, while two others managed to flee.
The incident took place around 3.30 pm on Tuesday on National Highway 24 near Dasna jail in Ghaziabad when 38-year-old Dev Rath, a professor in Banke Bihari Dental College was returning to his Shashtri Nagar residence in Ghaziabad.
According to police three robbers in a Hundai I-10 car overtook Rath’s Swift Desire and forced him to stop. They then tried to snatch the keys of his car. A scuffle ensued and the robbers shot at Rath, hitting him in his stomach. This scared the robbers and they tried to flee from the spot. One of the three was nabbed by a police constable, Mohit Kumar, who had been passing by, but the other two managed to flee. In their hurry, the accused even left their car behind.
‘The three were trying to loot Dev Rath’s new car and fired at him when he resisted their attempt,’ said S S Yadav, superintendent of police (city) Ghaziabad.
THREE HELD FOR ASSAULT ON DU STUDENTS
Three youths have been arrested for Sunday’s alleged assault on two students from the northeast at south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur area.
According to police, on 19 August, a PCR call was made from Saini Basti of Kotla Mubarakpur area that a group of youths had fled after beating up two people in the area. The police team that went to investigate found that two Delhi University students, Yurngam and Wungshungmi from Manipur, were injured. The two were taken to AIIMS and an investigation was initiated on their complaint.
According to the police, it was found that the building where the incident took place housed many students who lived there as paying guests.
A power failure on Sunday made all students living in that building go up to the terrace for some fresh air. Some local students were also present there. There was a dispute between the locals and the students from outside the city, following which they came down.
The landlord, who stays in the Vasant Kunj area, was also informed of the incident. The landlord directed his caretaker Shakeel to go up and look into the problem. When Shakeel, along with his companions Sushil and Sudesh, went to the complainant’s room to investigate the dispute, there were further arguments between the two and the three slapped the boys, as a result of which they suffered minor injuries.
‘Shakeel, Sushil and Sudesh have been arrested and a case registered against them,’ an official said.
GIRL FOUND DEAD
A 15-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself at her house in outer Delhi’s Rohini area on Tuesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Ayushi. Ayushi was alone at home when the incident took place at Himalaya Apartment in Rohini Sector-2. Her father Yogesh, who is a property dealer, had gone out with his wife and son. When they returned home about 9 pm, Ayushi didn’t open the door.
The family broke open the door with the help of neighbours and found Ayushi lying on the bedroom floor in a pool of blood. Her father’s licensed pistol was also lying near her.
She was immediately taken to Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar Hospital. ‘Prima facie investigation indicates that there was no foul play,’ the official added.
Police have not found any suicide note and are presently investigating to ascertain if Ayushi was fiddling with her father’s pistol and shot herself accidentally. She was a student of class IX at the local Kendriya Vidyalaya.
TWO CAUGHT FOR ROBBERY ATTEMPT
Two people, including a juvenile, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery bid in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area. ‘The accused has been identified as 20-year-old Rinku,’ said P Karunakaran, deputy commissioner of police (northwest).
According to police, on 19 August about 11.30 pm, Sochi Pem L along with his sister and his friend was walking in the park near their house after having dinner, when two people armed with sharp weapons emerged from the dark and told them to hand over their valuable to them. The two allegedly tried to snatch their mobile phone and other valuables. The three resisted, upon which one of them attacked them with the weapon before fleeing from the spot.
Acting on a tip off, a police team laid a trap in southeast Delhi's Sangam Vihar area and arrested the accused Rinku from a house. The juvenile was arrested after Rinku informed of his involvement in the case.
FIVE COPS AMONG TWELVE INJURED IN MINOR CLASH
At least 12 people, including five police personnel, were injured in a clash between two groups on Tuesday, after a woman was allegedly molested on Monday by some people who were residents of the same area as the victim.
The incident was reported from west Delhi’s Nangloi area. Police personnel were deployed there after the molestation on Monday and again after Tuesday’s unrest.
According to sources, a girl was molested by a person who lives near her house in Nangloi on Monday. This led to a fight between the girl’s family and friends and the supporters of the man, who was accused of molesting her on Monday evening in Bhoot wali gali in Nangloi area.
But police reached the spot and the fight was stopped. On Tuesday evening, the two groups again started fighting over the same issue. The fight turned serious and heavy police personnel deployment had to be done on the spot to control the situation.
The fact that the two groups belonged to different religious groups made the dispute even more sensitive.
Five police personnel were also injured when the opposing factions started throwing stones at each other. They were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial hospital.
According to additional commissioner of police (west), V Renganathan, the situation is under control and cops have been deployed into the area. As many as 25 police personnels have been deployed in the area since Monday, said Renganathan. Around six people have been detained in connection to the case. A case of rioting has been registered at Nangloi police station and a probe is on, added Renganathan.
The fight on Tuesday started around 5.30 pm when one of the group members allegedly kept staring at the other from the terrace of their house. The two then came down and a dispute started.
ELDERLY COUPLE FOUND DEAD
An elderly couple was on Tuesday found murdered in their east Delhi residence, with police suspecting it to be a case of robbery-cum-murder.
The incident took place in east Delhi Shakarpur and came to light around 7.10 pm. The deceased have been identified as R K Bararu, a retired official of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, and his wife Durga Devi.
They were staying in the first floor of a multi-storey building while the tenants were staying in other floors.
‘The couple were last seen around 2 pm. We suspect it to be a case of robbery-cum-murder. We are investigating all angles. The victims are in their seventies,’ police said.
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