New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Wednesday apprehended a man from a house in the Maujpur area of the national capital for being involved in several crimes and recovered one semi-automatic pistol and two live cartridges from his possession.

New Delhi Sep 20 PTI A Congress councillor in the BJP-led East Delhi Municipal Corporation EDMC has alleged that an old temple in his ward is lying neglected for long and being eyed by anti-social elements following which the areas mayor visited the site on MondayEast Delhi Mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal said the temple built about 50 years ago is located on a 600-square yard premises in Gali number 2 of the Chauhan Bangar wardAggarwal visited the area along with Chauhan Bangar Councillor Zubair Ahmad who told him that anti-social elements are eying the temple premises which is lying neglectedThe temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and there is a Shivling installed inside it but for the last around 15 years it has suffered neglect and decay the councillor saidHe appealed to the mayor to get the temple restored which will augment the feeling of communal harmony in the areaAggarwal said the temple is located in an area where only members of the Muslim community live so no one has visited it for a very long time leading to its neglectWe will seriously consider Ahmads demand for the restoration of the temple the mayor saidIn another development as part of an anti-encroachment drive EDMC authorities demolished illegally built shops in the fish market and murga mandi and sealed four fish-selling shops for operating without a licence officials said PTI KND RC