Taking a serious view on the conduct of an Investigation Officer (IO) in a road accident death case, a Delhi court has asked the Commissioner of Police (CP) to fix the liability of the erring police officer and take appropriate remedial action.

New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal went to oversee the construction process of a 330-bed government hospital in Sarita Vihar on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Rain lashed several parts of New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing relief from the hot and humid weather conditions prevailing in the city.

New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mayor Mukesh Suryan on Thursday informed that the encroachment drive in Sarita Vihar could not be carried out due to the unavailability of police staff for assisting the SDMC.

New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): An auto driver was arrested on Friday for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Delhi's Sarita Vihar, said the police.

New Delhi Nov 26 PTI A minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by an auto rickshaw driver insoutheast Delhis Govindpuri police said on Friday In her complaint the victims mother alleged that on November 22 her daughter went to play outside with her friends The accused lured her and took her to his rented room and sexually assaulted her However the incident was reported to police two days after the incident when the girl narrated her ordeal to her motherDeputy Commissioner of Police Southeast Esha Pandey said based on the complaint a case was registered under IPC sections376 rape 506 criminal intimidation 342 wrongful confinement 377 Unnatural offences and relevant sections of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences ActOn Thursday the accused Mohammed Akub a resident of Tughlakabad Extension was arrested from his locality and sent to judicial custody she saidMeanwhile in another incident an auto driver allegedly sexually assaulted a woman passenger in Sarita Vihar area in southeast Delhi police saidIn her statement the victim alleged that the accused also thrashed her when she resisted him He also stole her belongings and dropped her off at an unknown place in the south east district police saidThe accused Vajid was arrested they added PTI AMP SRY

New Delhi Nov 22 PTI A 42-year-old woman and her young son were killed on Monday when a speeding car hit them while they were crossing a road in southeast Delhis Sarita Vihar area police said According to police at 1247 pm they received information regarding an accident at Sarita Vihar opposite the Asia Pacific Mall They rushed to the spot and found an i10 Grand car that had been in an accident they said Two injured Rahela and her eight-year-old son Elamul Husain residents of Jasola village were rushed to the Apollo Hospital where they were declared brought dead a senior police officer said The woman along with her son and daughter were crossing the road when the accident occurred Her daughter escaped unhurt police said A case has been registered under sections 279 rash driving and 304A causing death by negligence of the Indian Penal Code at Sarita Vihar police station and investigation taken up the officer said During investigation they found that the accident was a result of rash and negligent driving by 26-year-old Nishkarsh Saxena He has been arrested police said Saxena was not under any influence of drugs or psychotropic substances they said The husband of the deceased works as a caretaker in a local mosque The couple had three sons and a daughter One son died on Monday and the other two had died earlier due to jaundice police added PTI NIT AAR

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI An unidentified man was found hanging from a ceiling fan at a police booth in southeast Delhis Sarita Vihar on Wednesday morning police said The man was aged around 30 and no suicide note was recovered from the spot they said Deputy Commissioner of Police Southeast Esha Pandey said that at about 845 am Constable Bharat informed the Sarita Vihar police station that a man was found hanging at the police booth of Madanpur Khaddar When our staff rushed to the spot a man aged about 30 was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the booth The door of the booth was found locked from inside The person was rushed to AIIMS where he was declared brought dead she said The police booth was locked by staff after finishing their duty The key was kept on window sill The victim found it and entered the booth she added No visible injury was found on physical examination of the body police said adding the body has been preserved and efforts are being made to trace the identity of the deceased PTI AMP CK

New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): A man was allegedly found hanging in the Madanpur Khaddar Police booth of Sarita Vihar in the national capital on Wednesday morning.

New Delhi Oct 25 PTI Over 1000 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year with more than 280 fresh cases logged in the last one weekaccording to a civic report released on MondayOf the total count ofdenguecases recorded in Delhi this season 665 have been recorded this month till October 23Cases of the vector-borne diseasehave been rising in the city in the last two weeks and the first death due to it in Delhi was recorded on October 18The deceased was identified as Mamta Kashyap aged about 35 and was a resident of Sarita Vihar in south Delhi She died ofdenguelate September at a private hospital hereAccording to the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday one death due todengueand a total of 1006denguecaseshave been recorded this season till October 23 which is the highest cases count since 2018 for the same periodThe total number ofcasesthis year till October 16 had stood at 723 So 283 fresh cases have been logged in one weekThe number of cases reported for the January 1-October 16 period in the previous three years were -- 489 2020 833 2019 and 1310 2018 as per the reportA total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report releasd by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation the nodal agency for tabulating data on vector-borne diseases in the cityThe number of deaths due todenguein years preceding to 2020 had stood at -- two 2019 four 2018 10 2017 and 10 2016 according to the official tally maintained by the SDMCThe 665 cases reported in October till date is by far the highest number of cases recorded in a month this yearThe month-wise distribution ofdenguecasesin 2021 stands as -- January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 and August 72 as per the reportIn September this season 217 cases were logged the highest count for the month in the last three yearsLast year 188denguecaseswere reported in the entire month of September and 190 in 2019 In preceding years the corresponding figures had stood at 374 2018 1103 2017 1362 2016 and 6775 2015 according to data shared by Delhi health department on September 22Denguemosquito larvae breed in clear standing water while those of malaria thrive even in dirty waterCasesof vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-DecemberAs per the civic report 154casesof malaria and 73casesof chikungunya have also been reported till October 16 this year in DelhiIn the previous years the totaldenguecasesreported were -- 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 as per the reportMalariadengueand chikungunya are accompanied with high fever and therefore doctors feel that people might suspect that they have contracted COVID-19 Amid the spike in cases ofdengue the three civic bodies have intensified their fogging and spraying drives even as officials on Friday had claimed that there was enough stock of insecticides and medicines to combat the vector-borne diseasesIn2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak ofdengue when thenumber ofdenguecases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996 PTI KND SRY