New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Delhi Police saved the life of a person who was allegedly attempting suicide by hanging himself from ceiling of his house in Jahangirpuri area of the national capital on Thursday.
New Delhi Apr 22 PTI My children are demanding new clothes on Eid what should I tell them asks Sheikh Akbar sitting close to the ruins of his kiosk at Jahangirpuris Kushal Chowk Akbars kiosk was among many structures destroyed in violence-hit Jahangirpuri during an anti-encroachment drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation NDMC on Wednesday For the past 15 years the kiosk was the source of income for Akbars family and now the rubble lying there foretells their shattered hopes and dreams Akbar is still processing the events of the last few days which have turned his life upside down With the festival of Eid around the corner the sole breadwinner of the family is worried about how he is going to buy new clothes for his children and other household items This Eid is not the same I wanted to buy clothes for children which I cannot do now It is not feeling like a festival Our livelihood is destroyed said Akbar who lives in a one-room set with his family He has three sons -- two in their teenage years and one a toddler I have a family to feed With the source of our income gone wherefrom should I bring the food for them Two of my sons are in school How will I pay their fees he sighed Akbar claimed that he suffered losses of around Rs 5-6 lakh as his kiosk was razed by the NDMC bulldozers He said no warning or notice was issued before the demolition drive I was at the shop when these clashes broke out I shut down the kiosk and ran inside And a few days later we heard NDMC people are coming but we were told that they are to clear the road from scrap lying around Nobody told us they will remove my kiosk too If I had known this in advance I would have emptied the shop Everything is gone now There were three fridges in the kiosk he said Much like Akbars home the sombre mood has engulfed Jahangirpuri where clashes broke out last week and the whole area has been barricaded since then The violence has forced people to confine themselves to their homes as police along with Central Reserve Police Force CRPF and Rapid Action Force RAF personnel are manning the roads The majority of the shops in the area are still lying closed and businesses are not operating A resident of G block Aslam said usually there is a lot of hustle-bustle around Eid but the violence has ruined the festivity spirit Around this time of year people come out and shop for Eid And there is a mood of cheerfulness in the area People buy new clothes and prepare for Eid But this time it is not the same he said pointing toward the shuttered shops and barricaded roads It is like living in some kind of a jail Festivals are meant to be enjoyed but we are unable to do so because of the current situation he added Salma 28 was standing near a barricade in the H block and was visibly angry When PTI team approached her she accused the police of ruining the festival We want to celebrate our festival with the same freedom Hindus are allowed to celebrate theirs They police are preventing us from enjoying our rights No shop is open and no business is being carried out How are we supposed to earn money and buy things A shopkeeper in C block who does not wish to be named said business has been impacted badly This time sales were supposed to triple and quadruple But violence has impacted everything I was very hopeful for the coming Eid as the economy was finally getting back on track after two years of the Covid pandemic Now this happened he said DCP northwest Usha Rangnani on Friday said the police will facilitate the opening of shops and businesses in the area I am happy Peaceful existence between two communities must remain I have never stopped shops in H and G blocks from opening I dont know why these shops are closed We will facilitate the opening of shops and businesses in these blocks she said VA VA AQS AQS
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested a person for allegedly giving a pistol to an accused in the Jahangirpuri violence that erupted between members of two groups during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on April 16.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Delhi Police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man who allegedly opened fire during the Jahangirpuri violence in Delhi on April 16.
New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Delhi Police has arrested a 28-year-old man who was seen opening fire during a clash in the citys Jahangirpuri area officials said on MondayThe accused has been identified as Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus a resident of C-Block in Jahangirpuri they addedA video was being circulated on social media platforms on Sunday showing a man in a blue shirt opening fire during the riots in Jahangirpuri He has been nabbed by the special staff of northwest district Deputy Commissioner of Police Northwest Usha Rangnani saidClashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession at Jahangirpuri on Saturday in which eight police personnel and a local resident got injured PTI NIT RC
New Delhi Apr 18 PTI A 36-year-old man was on Monday arrested for allegedly supplying bottles which were used for pelting during the clash in Northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti police said The accused Sheikh Hameed is a scrap dealer and a resident of Jahangirpuri they saidWith the latest arrest the Delhi Police has so far held 22 people and apprehended two juveniles in connection with the incident that took place on SaturdayDuring investigation one more accused Sheikh Hameed was arrested in connection with the case During the interrogation he told police that he had supplied bottles which were used for pelting during the clashes Usha Rangnani Deputy Commissioner of Police Northwest saidThe total number of arrests made so far in connection with the case also includes that of Md Aslam who had fired a bullet that hit a sub inspector of the Delhi Police The pistol used by the accused during the commission of crime was seized from his possession Besides him Ansar 35 alleged to be the main conspirator behind the violence was also arrested according to the policePolice said there was stone-pelting and arson during the clashes between two communities that left eight police personnel and a local injured Some vehicles were also torchedAn FIR was registered on Saturday under Indian Penal Code sections including 307 attempt to murder 120 B criminal conspiracy and 147 rioting and provisions of the Arms Act in connection with the incidentThe case has been transferred to Crime Branch while the northwest district police and the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations IFSCO of the Special Cell will also help them in probing the case police saidPTI AMP SRY
New Delhi Dec 29 PTI Two persons were arrested for allegedly robbing a cab driver of his car in northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri area police said on WednesdayThey identified the accused as Nitin 23 and Manoj Kumar Prajapati 31 both locals Naveen a driver with an app-based cab service in his police complaint alleged that he received a booking from G-block Jahangirpuri to the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 217 am on Monday However as he reached the pickup point he did not find anybody and hence decided to rest in his car At around 3 am the two men allegedly arrived at the spot and took away his car after threatening him They moved towards Shah Alam Bandh Road a senior police officer said quoting Naveen Raids were conducted at multiple locations after analysing CCTV footage and traced the accused and the car to C-block Jahangirpuri Deputy Commissioner of Police northwest Usha Rangnani said The DCP said Nitin is a habitual criminal and was previously involved in four cases PTI NIT NIT CJ CJ
New Delhi Dec 23 PTI Two men were arrested for allegedly abducting an eatery owners relative in northwest Delhis Shalimar Bagh area police said on ThursdayThey have been identified as Dushyant alias Harsh 26 and Vishal 24 residents of Badli village here They are cab drivers police said The eatery owner complained to the police that two parties -- two people on a motorcycle and three others in a car -- picked up a fight with each other at his outlet over parking on Tuesday night Though both parties left the place in sometime the three men in car arrived back at the eatery about an hour later and demanded details about the men on the motorcycle from the eatery owner When he refused to entertain them they forcefully took away his 28-year-old cousin police said The accused allegedly released the man after robbing him of Rs 10000 cash and another Rs 15000 that they forcefully withdrew from his ATM card Deputy Commissioner of Police northwest Usha Rangnani said the car was registered with a cab aggregator and that the vehicle has been seizedA mobile phone and Rs 21000 were recovered from their possession she said Efforts to nab the other accused are on the DCP said PTI NIT NIT CJ CJ
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Two bike-borne assailants snatched a woman's phone in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, the Delhi Police informed on Friday.