The Hindu : Around The City

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Feb 12, 2004

New Delhi

New Delhi

Around The City

Misty morning forecast

NEW DELHI FEB. 10. The weatherman has forecast a misty morning for the Capital on Thursday. The sky is expected to remain clear for the rest of the day. The minimum temperature is expected to be around 8 degrees Celsius.

The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at Safdarjung on Wednesday were 23.8 and 11.4 degrees Celsius respectively, while at Palam it was 23.1 and 9.5 degrees Celsius.

Safdarjung recorded a maximum humidity of 91 per cent and a minimum of 49 per cent. At Palam, the maximum and minimum humidity were recorded at 97 per cent and 60 per cent respectively.

Duo stabbed, robbed of cash

NEW DELHI FEB. 11. A 43-year-old man and his acquaintance were stabbed and robbed of cash by three unidentified young men at Paharganj in Central Delhi today. One of the accused was later arrested.

According to the police, Rajesh Kumar, a resident of JJ Colony Inderpuri in South-West Delhi, was going to meet his relative living at Ghee Mandi in Paharganj. His acquaintance, Ramesh Chandra Goel (36), a resident of Model Basti, was accompanying him.

Around 11-30 a.m., three persons intercepted the two when they reached the ghee mandi chowk on their scooter. One of them whipped out a knife and attacked Rajesh and Ramesh. Rajesh sustained injuries on his hand, while Ramesh was stabbed on his head and face. The trio then managed to escape with Rs. 18,000 in cash. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital where their condition was reported to be out of danger.

Later, the police conducted raids and arrested one of the accused, identified as Rishi Raj. His accomplices have been identified as Kalu and Bhola. The police are also trying to ascertain his previous involvements. Jessica case hearing

NEW DELHI FEB. 11. The cross-examination of the investigating officer in the Jessica Lal murder on a two-page document having alleged suggestions by the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) on how to proceed in the investigation of the case was adjourned for Thursday when Sub-Inspector Sunil Sharma said that "he was not having concentration'' due to mental fatigue.

When counsel for Manu Sharma, the main accused in the case, put a question to him regarding his presence in the interrogation of the accused on a particular date, he failed to recall the details saying that for the moment he was not in a "proper mental equilibrium'' as he had come to the court straightaway from a spot in the Janakpuri area where a couple had been murdered.

Robbers arrested

NEW DELHI FEB. 11. Four persons allegedly involved in at least five sensational cases of robbery across the Capital have been arrested by the Special Staff of the police from Dwarka in South-West Delhi. The police have recovered a stolen Maruti-800 car and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees from their possession.

The Special Staff was recently tipped off about the activities of Shahid Hussain aka Shakal, an alleged criminal from Etah in Uttar Pradesh, who along with his accomplices had been targeting houses in Delhi.

On Tuesday, Sub-Inspector Rajkumar found out that Shahid and his accomplices, Feroze and Rakesh, would come to Dwarka in a Maruti car bearing a fake number plate to rob a financer. Accordingly, a police team comprising SIs Ravinder Tyagi and Shiv Shankar laid a trap and intercepted the vehicle with that description. One of the accused tried to open fire, but was overpowered. Initial investigations revealed that the car they were travelling in had been stolen from Janakpuri.

During interrogation, Shahid disclosed that he along with five of his accomplices had robbed the occupant of a Lajpat Nagar house of Rs. 12 lakhs in cash and jewellery worth Rs. 4 lakhs last May.

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