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Thursday, Jun 03, 2004

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Around The City

Cloudy sky likely

NEW DELHI JUNE 2. The first day of college hunting in Delhi University may just oscillate between good and bad as far as the weather is concerned, what with the Met department's forecast being a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of a dust storm or thunderstorm accompanied by squall in some areas.

The maximum temperature recorded at Safdarjung and Palam was 39.8 and 39.6 degree Celsius, while the minimum was 27.3 and 27.6 degree Celsius. While Safdarjung recorded trace rainfall in the last 24 hours, Palam did not experience any rain. The maximum and minimum humidity at Safdarjung was 72 and 20 per cent while Palam recorded 67 and 29 per cent respectively.

Held for prostitution

NEW DELHI JUNE 2. Three women allegedly involved in prostitution and operating mostly in five-star hotels have been arrested from Hauz Khas here by the Crime Branch of the Delhi police.

Acting on a tip-off that some women would come near the IIT flyover, the police sent a decoy customer to strike a deal. As soon as the deal was struck for Rs. 20,000 for a woman, the police team arrested the three women, who were in a Maruti car. The police found out that all the three women were well educated and had a lavish lifestyle. During interrogation, they disclosed that they were into prostitution for the past three years.

Minor assaulted

NEW DELHI JUNE 2. A 13-year-old girl was allegedly criminally assaulted by a young man after his two accomplices overpowered her father in his house at Wazirabad village in North Delhi in the wee hours of Tuesday.

According to the police, the incident occurred around 1 a.m. when the victim and her father, a carpenter, were asleep in their house. As they had left the front door open, three young men entered the house and two of them subsequently overpowered the victim's father. The third then criminally assaulted the girl.

Meanwhile, her father managed to free himself and came out shouting for help. Fearing that they would be caught, the culprits panicked and fled from the scene. The police have registered a case and launched a hunt for the culprits, who are not known to either the victim or her father. The victim's father disclosed that he earlier lived in the Yamuna Pushta area and was recently rehabilitated at Wazirabad village after the demolition.

Programme on college forms

NEW DELHI JUNE 2. To discuss and understand the newly-developed ICR admission application forms of Delhi University, a special programme will be aired on DD-1 and Vyas Channel GD-4 on Thursday and Friday. Aimed at addressing the needs of students applying for admission, the programme is aptly titled "Reaching out to the students'' and will be aired on June 3 and 4 at 5-30 a.m. with a repeat telecast at 11-30 a.m.

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