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Wednesday, Aug 25, 2004

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Around the City

More rain

NEW DELHI AUG. 24. A generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers is in store for the Capital on Wednesday. One or two spells of rain or thundershowers may also be heavy in some areas.

The maximum and minimum temperature recorded on Tuesday at Safdarjung was 29.5 degrees Celsius and 24.5 degrees Celsius respectively. At Palam, the maximum and minimum temperature was 29.4 degrees Celsius and 24.6 degrees Celsius respectively.

A rainfall of 11.9 mm and 3.4 mm was recorded at Safdarjung and Palam respectively.

The maximum humidity at both Safdarjung and Palam was 98 per cent while minimum humidity was 90 per cent and 85 per cent respectively.

Killed

NEW DELHI AUG. 24. A 24-year-old man was found dead in a shop at Adarsh Nagar in North-West Delhi today. According to the police, the body of Sanjeev, an employee in a tyre shop owned by Kishan Lal, was found in the shop, D-49, Transport Centre, in Adarsh Nagar this morning. Sanjeev had sustained head injuries.

Suicide

NEW DELHI AUG. 24. A 20-year-old man allegedly hanged himself to death in his house at Ambedkar Nagar in South Delhi today. According to the police, Vijay Chaurasia, a book-binder living in Sanjay camp, was found hanging from the ceiling around 8 a.m. No suicide note was recovered from the spot.

Undertrial flees

NEW DELHI AUG. 24. An undertrial, allegedly owing allegiance to the Khalistan Commando Force, managed to escape from the custody of the Punjab police who had brought him to the Capital in connection with a case, from near a hospital in North Delhi on Monday night.

According to the police, Gursewak, who was lodged in Nabha jail in Punjab, was charged with sedition and carrying explosives in a case registered at Punjabi Bagh police station in West Delhi in 1998. The case had come up for hearing in the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Yogesh Khanna, at Tis Hazari. Gursewak was supposed to appear between August 23 and 26.

Punjab police brought Gursewak to the Capital on Monday evening and lodged him in Subzi Mandi lock-up. Around 10 p.m., Gursewak complained of chest pain. The Punjab police team, comprising a head constable and three constables, decided to take him to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital in their vehicle. On the way, their vehicle developed a snag and they decided to take Gursewak to the hospital on foot.

After walking a few yards, Gursewak told the team that he needed to relieve himself. He went over to one side and then fled taking advantage of the darkness.

Held for graft

NEW DELHI AUG. 24. A bailiff has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi Government for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a person to serve the notices issued by the court on the woman against whom the complainant had filed a civil suit.

According to the police, Dharambir Singh, a resident of Brahmpuri in North-East Delhi, had informed the ACB that Kuldeep, the bailiff in a Karkardooma Court was demanding Rs. 1,200 to serve notices to one Shakuntala Aggarwal. Mr. Singh had filed a civil suit in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Pratap Singh Malik, in connection with a cheque, given to him by Shakuntala, which had bounced. The court had issued three notices to Shakuntala for appearing in the court. However, Kuldeep did not serve the notices. Following the complaint, the ACB laid a trap and arrested Kuldeep.

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