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Friday, May 14, 2004

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Around The City

Partly cloudy day forecast

NEW DELHI MAY 13. The weatherman has forecast a partly cloudy sky for the Capital on Friday. The possibility of thundery development in some parts of the during the afternoon or evening cannot be ruled out, he said. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 41 degrees Celsius.

The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded on Thursday at Safdarjung were 41 degrees Celsius and 28.4 degrees Celsius respectively. At Palam, the maximum and minimum temperature stood at 42.2 degrees Celsius and 26.9 degrees Celsius respectively.

While the maximum and minimum humidity at Safdarjung was 59 and 22 per cent, at Palam it was 47 and 20 per cent respectively.

Three arrested

NEW DELHI MAY 13. Three persons allegedly involved in cases of robbery and snatching were arrested following a brief encounter with the Crime Branch of the Delhi police at Pitampura here on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off that some criminals would come to Pitampura on a motorcycle to commit a robbery, the police laid a trap in the area to intercept the vehicle. Upon spotting the motorcycle, they signalled to the riders to apply the brakes, but the suspects allegedly tried to speed away instead and opened fire at the police party.

However, the police managed to overpower all the three and seize the firearm. During interrogation, the accused identified themselves as Diwan Chand, Ajay Kumar and Rajesh.

Nabbed

NEW DELHI MAY 13. Three persons, who allegedly tried to cheat a man on the pretext of doubling his money, were arrested at Connaught Place in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The accused have been identified as Pritam Singh, Nabbu Miyan and Amir Hassan. The police said the three were trying to cheat one Ashutosh, a resident of Kishanganj, of Rs. 40,000.

During interrogation, they disclosed that they searched for their prey mainly in five-star hotels. After alluring them by returning more than double the amount given to them, the accused would ask their prospective victim to deposit more money for more profit and this time they would flee with the money.

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