The two criminals have been identified as Ankit Dabas and Joginder Kala who were arrested by the team of ARSC/Crime Branch, led by Inspector Mangesh Tyagi and Inspector Robin Tyagi under the close supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Arvind Kumar.
New Delhi Oct 29 PTI With the Delhi Police beginning to remove barricades at two farmer protest sites -- Tikri and Ghazipur -- farm union leaders on Friday said the move vindicates their stand that they never blocked roads at the city border pointsIn a statement the Samyukt Kisan Morcha an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions spearheading the anti-farm law agitation said the partial removal of barricades is being done by the police to impress the Supreme Court of IndiaFarmer leaders said any decision to entirely clear both the carriageways at the protest sites will be taken by the SKMThey however said way will be made for traffic to move in the coming daysThe Delhi Polices decision comes days after a Supreme Court hearing that saw farmer unions arguing that the police were responsible for the blockade at the citys bordersBhartiya Kisan Union BKU office-bearers said the police and not the farmers had blocked roads adding that they are being reopened on the directions of the Supreme CourtIn light of the removal of barricades at the Ghazipur border protest site BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said The future course of the ongoing farmers protest would be decided by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha which is leading the movement against the three farm laws Senior farmer leader and SKM member Darshan Pal said false allegations were being levelled against farmers that they have blocked roads which have been rejected by us since day onePal said at Singhu border farmers have occupied the portion of road which is already closed for traffic due to construction of a flyoverNow the exercise of removal of barricades by the police clearly proves our point that it was the police that have blocked roads and not the farmers We never created any problem Any bottleneck from our side will also be cleared for traffic movement Pal told PTIAny decision to entirely clear both carriageways of roads or march towards Delhi will be taken by the SKM he addedSo far there is no call to go to Delhi Any future course of action will be decided in a meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha Pal saidThousands of farmers have been camping at the three borders points -- Tikri Singhu and Ghazipur -- protesting the Centres three farm laws since November 26 last yearWhile the protesting farmers have been claiming that the three laws enacted last year are against their interest the Centre has been saying these legislations are pro-farmerThe Delhi Police on Thursday evening started removing the barricades and concertina wires it had put in place at the anti-farm laws protest site at Tikri Border on Delhi-Rohtak highway Similar action was initiated at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Friday morningLater in a statement the SKM said traffic movement was allowed by the protestors in the past and will be done so now tooIn the latest narrative that they are seeking to spin partial removal of these barricades is being taken up ostensibly to impress the Supreme Court of India SKM takes note of these development and is watching the manoeuvres of the BJP government the SKM said in the statementSKM leaders have also said that the protesting farmers stand vindicated - it is the police who have barricaded and blocked the roads and not the farmers and this is something that the farmers have explained in the past too it added Farmer leader and a representative of Rastriya Kisan Majdoor Sabha Abhimanyu Kohar said the decision to remove barricades has vindicated the farmers stand and will ease traffic movement at the bordersFor the last 11 months we have been saying that farmers never blocked roads as we are simply protesting the farm laws Today we are proved right It is good that traffic will now be able to move at borders Kohar saidAnother farmer leader at Tikri Border and a member of SKM Sudesh Goyat accused the Delhi Police of obstructing vehicular movementIn February protesting farmers at Tikri Border cleared the way for an ambulance but it had to return as the Delhi Police had blocked the road she claimedWe are happy that roadblocks are being removed and now traffic will be able to move It will also help in reviving economy here as petrol pumps shops which are shut for 11 months due to road closure will now start functioning again Goyat saidFarmer leaders also hoped that the Centre would invite farmers for a dialogue to break the logjam over the farm lawsBKU spokesperson Saurabh Upadhyay said farmers want to go to Delhi but the SKM will take the final callIf the government wants the logjam to end it should talk to the farmers now and we are ready for it But if it wants the farmers movement to continue we are determined to prolong it as it has already been 11 months since the protests began Upadhyay told PTIOn October 21 the Supreme Court had said farmers have the right to protest and was not against this even when a legal challenge against the three farm laws is pending but they cannot block roads indefinitely an observation that came amid a blame game between the Centre and the farmer unionsWhile the farmers unions alleged that the police were responsible for the blockade at the Delhi borders as it suits them to allow a feeling in the minds of the citizens that farmers are blocking the road the Centre claimed there was an oblique purpose behind the protests PTI AKM KIS BUN TDS TDS
New Delhi Oct 29 PTI With the Delhi Police beginning to remove barricades at two farmer protest sites -- Tikri and Ghazipur -- farm union leaders on Friday said the move vindicates their stand that they never blocked roads at the city border pointsWith the Delhi Police beginning to remove barricades at two farmer protest sites -- Tikri and Ghazipur -- farm union leaders on Friday said the move vindicates their stand that they never blocked roads at the city border pointsFarmer leaders said any decision to entirely clear both the carriageways at the protest sites will be taken by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha SKM an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions protesting against the Centres farm laws They however said way will be made for traffic to move in the coming days The Delhi Polices decision comes days after a Supreme Court hearing that saw farmer unions arguing that the police were responsible for the blockade at the citys borders Bhartiya Kisan Union BKU office-bearers said police and not farmers had blocked roads adding that they are being reopened on the directions of the Supreme Court In light of the removal of barricades at Ghazipur border protest site BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said The future course of the ongoing farmers protest would be decided by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha which is leading the movement against the three farm laws Senior farmer leader and SKM member Darshan Pal said false allegations were being levelled against farmers that they have blocked roads which have been rejected by us since day one Pal said at Singhu border farmers have occupied the portion of road which is already closed for traffic due to construction of a flyoverNow the exercise of removal of barricades by the police clearly proves our point that it was the police that have blocked roads and not the farmers We never created any problem Any bottleneck from our side will also be cleared for traffic movement Pal told PTIAny decision to entirely clear both carriageways of roads or march towards Delhi will be taken by the SKM he addedSo far there is no call to go to Delhi Any future course of action will be decided in a meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha Pal said Thousands of farmers have been camping at the three borders points -- Tikri Singhu and Ghazipur -- protesting the Centres three farm laws since November 26 2020 While the protesting farmers have been claiming that the three laws enacted last year are against their interest the Centre has been saying these legislations are pro-farmer The Delhi Police on Thursday evening started removing the barricades and concertina wires it had put in place at the anti-farm laws protest site at Tikri Border on Delhi-Rohtak highway Similar action was initiated at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Friday morningFarmer leader and a representative of Rastriya Kisan Majdoor Sabha Abhimanyu Kohar said the decision to remove barricades has vindicated the farmers stand and will ease traffic movement at the bordersFor the last 11 months we have been saying that farmers never blocked roads as we are simply protesting against farm laws Today we are proved right It is good that traffic will now be able to move at borders Kohar saidAnother farmer leader at Tikri Border and a member of SKM Sudesh Goyat accused the Delhi Police of obstructing vehicular movementIn February protesting farmers at Tikri Border cleared the way for an ambulance but it had to return as the Delhi Police had blocked the road she claimedWe are happy that roadblocks are being removed and now traffic will be able to move It will also help in reviving economy here as petrol pumps shops which are shut for 11 months due to road closure will now start functioning again Goyat saidFarmer leaders also hoped that the Centre would invite farmers for a dialogue to break the logjam over the farm lawsBKU spokesperson Saurabh Upadhyay said farmers want to go to Delhi but the SKM will take the final callIf the government wants the logjam to end it should talk to the farmers now and we are ready for it But if it wants the farmers movement to continue we are determined to prolong it as it has already been 11 months since the protests began Upadhyay told PTI On October 21 the Supreme Court had said farmers have the right to protest and was not against this even when a legal challenge against the three farm laws is pending but they cannot block roads indefinitely an observation that came amid a blame game between the Centre and the farmer unionsWhile the farmers unions alleged that the police were responsible for the blockade at the Delhi borders as it suits them to allow a feeling in the minds of the citizens that farmers are blocking the road the Centre claimed there was an oblique purpose behind the protests PTI AKM KIS BUN RHL
New Delhi Oct 26 PTI Amid growing demand for reopening of the campus Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh on Tuesday said a decision in this regard will be taken after Diwali as there is a fear of recurrence of COVID-19 cases Singh also said that in a recent meeting of teachers and principals he had suggested increasing the timing of colleges by a couple of hours to accommodate the extra number of students admitted and to avoid overcrowding Members of the Left-affiliated All India Students AssociationAISAand other student bodies are on a hunger strike to press for their demand of reopening the campus for students The Delhi University had resumed laboratory classes for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students from September 16 but the attendance has been thin We will decide after Diwali There is a fear that Covid might recur If the situation remains fine we will think Singh toldPTI The vice-chancellor also shared that there are plans to increase college timings by a couple of hours He had made the suggestion at a recent meeting of principals and teachers The Delhi University already has some evening colleges We can increase the timing of the existing colleges by a couple of hours which could lead to the addition of more sections This can help in adjusting the extra seats created and the EWS seats This will be better than opening new colleges In Delhi Technological University where Singh was the VC earlier we had kept the timings from 8 am to 6 pm which was helpful In case it is done the staff will come in a staggered manner and the teachers who have classes in the latter half of the day can come late This was a suggestion in case colleges want to do it he added Singh the move will lead to flexibility and avoid overcrowding during the time of a pandemic while the timings of administrative staff will be from 9 am to 5 pm In a related development members of the AISA and other student outfits continued with their hunger strike for the second consecutive day to demand the reopening of the campus On the second day of the strike students raised slogans against the pro-corporate methods of the education establishment according to a statement said An all out attack on corporatisation must take place and the students farmer and workers will continue to lead the way said Jasbir Natt leader of the farmer movement at Tikri Border addressing the students Professor Nandita Narain former DU Teachers Association president spoke about the pitfalls of online education Our students the thinking minds of our country are being converted into cheap labour for corporates This plot of the government must be resisted she said The students have decided to continue the hunger strike and shall assemble at the Arts Faculty Earlier they had decided to hold a 48-hour hunger strike but on Tuesday decided to continue it till they get an assurance from the administration on reopening of the campus PTI SLB CK
New Delhi Oct 25 PTI Four members of a gang were arrested after they allegedly fired outside the office of a property dealer in outer Delhis Mundka to extort money police said on Monday The accused all members of Cheeta gang had taken up this modus operandi to make money and settle the loan of approximately Rs 3 lakh taken by one of the accused police said on MondaySahil 21 Lalit Mehra 22 Bharat 24 and Manoj 20 were nabbed on October 23 almost a week after the incident they saidOne of the accused had taken a loan of approximately Rs 3 lakh from a person who was pressurising him to return the amount To repay the amount the accused took to crime the police saidAccording to the police the firing incident took place on October 16 outside the office of a property dealer who along with brother and a staff were sitting insideAt around 3 pm two bike-borne men who had their faces covered arrived at the spot and fired One of the bullets hit a wall at the office police saidA case was registered and the possible routes taken by the accused were tracked They also checked the footage of around 350 CCTV cameras installed in nearby areas of Delhi and HaryanaDeputy Commissioner of Police Outer Parvinder Singh said during investigation head constable Sunil Kumar received an input about possible movement of criminals involved in the firing incident from Geetanjali Enclave to Tikri Border and that they were planning to commit another crimePolice said the team managed to nab the three criminals --Sahil Lalit and Manoj on October 23When questioned Lalit told the police that he had taken a loan from a person named Pandit Ji who was pressurising them to return the amount However he could not arrange the amount Sngh saidWhen he failed to generate any income from their ventures he along with his associates finally agreed to form an extortion gang and named it Cheeta Gang Singh saidLalit knew a man named Bharat whose brother Kaptan alias Cheeta was a dreaded criminal who was involved in nine cases including four murder cases and is presently lodged in Bhondsi Jai Bharat himself was also earlier involved in an attempt to murder case the police saidThereafter Bharat joined the three accused and used the nickname of his bother in order to create fear and dominance in the area They planned to commit one crime after another within a short span of time to demand protection money said the DCPBharat who had two country-made firearms gave his associates one firearm and live cartridges On Bharats direction Lalit along with the other three fired outside the property dealers office police saidBharat was also nabbed following raids police said adding two country-made pistols and five live cartridges were recovered from him PTI AMP TDS TDS
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