The Hindu : Around The City

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Sunday, Feb 15, 2004

New Delhi

New Delhi

Around The City

Clear sky likely

NEW DELHI FEB. 14. Delhi will witness another pleasant day on Sunday with the weather office predicting a mainly clear sky following mist in the morning. However, strong surface winds are likely to blow later in the day, and the minimum temperature is likely to hover around 9 degrees Celsius.

The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at Safdarjung on Saturday were 24.8 and 9.2 degrees Celsius respectively, while at Palam it was 23.9 and 7.8 degrees Celsius.

Safdarjung recorded a maximum humidity of 92 per cent and a minimum of 26 per cent. At Palam, the maximum and minimum humidity were 100 per cent and 36 per cent respectively.

Man's body found

NEW DELHI FEB. 14. A 24-year-old man was found dead under highly mysterious circumstances on a desolate stretch at Vasant Kunj in South-West Delhi today.

According to the police, the body was discovered near bushes at RBI Colony on the road from Vasant Vihar to Mahipalpur around 2 p.m. The assailant had completely smashed the head of the man. An empty bottle of liquor and an empty glass were also found near the body. Later, the body was identified as that of Surender, a resident of Vasant Vihar jhuggies.

Investigations revealed that Surender, who originally hailed from Banda in Uttar Pradesh, used to drive an autorickshaw. The police suspect that the incident could be a result of personal enmity or even that of sudden provocation after consuming alcohol. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

Meanwhile, a case of murder has been registered at Vasant Kunj police station and further investigations are on.

Woman drowns

NEW DELHI FEB. 14. In a freak incident, a 23-year-old woman was drowned in a gurdwara pond at Model Town in North-West Delhi today.

According to the police, Taranjit Kaur, daughter of Daleep Singh, a resident of Gurmandi in Model Town had come to Nanak Pyao Gurdwara around 5-30 p.m. As she went down the stairs near the pond, she apparently slipped and fell into the water. It was some time before Taranjit was fished out by the people present there. The doctor of the gurdwara reached the spot and tried to resuscitate her but in vain. The police are, however, trying to ascertain the exact sequence of events.

Meanwhile, the Model Town police have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code and would proceed after the cause of death is ascertained. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

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