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Woman allegedly commits suicide

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at Janakpuri here on Saturday.

According to the police, Prerna jumped down from the eighth floor of Janakpuri District Centre's Jena Tower-1around 7 p.m. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead.

Prerna's husband Manjeet owns a mobile repair shop in Azadpur. She married Manjeet two years ago and they have a one-year-old daughter.

Liquor seized,

man arrested

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old man has been arrested at Lajpat Nagar here for allegedly being in possession of illegal liquor worth over Rs. 2 lakh.

Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap near Neem Chowk on Friday and intercepted an auto-rickshaw. The auto-driver, later identified as Upender Singh, was arrested when he tried to flee. The vehicle was searched and 192 bottles of imported wine and 48 bottles of France-made champagne were seized, the police said.

During interrogation, Upender purportedly told the police that he worked for one Manoj Kumar who deals in Indian-made foreign liquor.

Four held on theft charge

NEW DELHI: Four men have been arrested at Pandav Nagar here for alleged involvement in several cases of robbery, dacoity and attempt to murder.

According to the police, the accused -- Jahangir, Abu Hanif, Ramesh and Raj Kumar -- were arrested at Sanjay Jheel Park on Friday when they were planning to commit a dacoity in Mayur Vihar Phase-I. One of their accomplices managed to escape.

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