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Two killed in collision

NEW DELHI: Two young men were killed and 22 others injured in a head-on collision between two Blueline buses near Batra Hospital in South Delhi on Sunday. The injured, two of whom are stated to be in serious condition, have been admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

According to the police, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. when a bus plying on route No. 511 hit a bus (route No. 34), which was coming from the opposite site.

The driver of the Blueline bus and its 22 passengers sustained injuries. While others were taken to AIIMS, one of them died on the spot. He was identified as Sanjay, a resident of Govindpuri, who was a labourer. The police said another injured, whose identity is yet to be established, succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

A case of causing death due to rash and negligent driving has been registered and a hunt launched for the driver of the other bus.

Boy commits suicide

NEW DELHI: A young boy, who failed in his Class X examinations, allegedly hanged himself at his Shahpur Jat residence in South Delhi on Sunday.

Puneet Pawar had appeared from his Class X examinations from an open school, in which he failed. He was upset over his performance, due to which he took the extreme step, the police said.

Two arrested

NEW DELHI: Two young men, who were allegedly involved in auto-lifting cases, were arrested at Prashant Vihar in North-West Delhi on Saturday. At their instance, four stolen vehicles were recovered.

Acting on a tip-off that two auto-lifters would come to Mange Ram Park, the police laid a trap and arrested them. They were identified as Shankar Kumar and Gulab Chand Mishra. The scooter on which they were travelling was found stolen from Saraswati Vihar.

The police recovered three motorcycles allegedly stolen by the duo.

Abducted kid rescued

NEW DELHI: A three-and-half-year old boy, who was abducted by his uncle from Sultanpuri and abandoned at Shahdara in North-East Delhi on Thursday, has been rescued by the North-West Delhi police. The accused has also been arrested.

On Friday morning, the police received a complaint from Surender Singh alleging that his son, Manjeet, had one missing on Thursday evening. The police zeroed in on Surender's brother-in-law, Vinod, as he used to have frequent fights with Surender. During interrogation, he confessed to having abducted Manjeet after which he abandoned him at Shahdara to take revenge from Surender.

At his instance, the police launched a hunt and traced the boy to the Child Line Centre at Tahirpur.

Vinod was subsequently arrested.

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