Woman 'unintentionally' carrying pistol caught at Chandni Chowk metro station
A 27-year-old Jahangirpuri resident was detained for carrying a country-made gun hidden inside the packaging of her music system; she claimed to be unaware about the same. An FIR has been filed against the seller. Police is looking for CCTV footage of their meeting in Tis Hazari. Communal tension in Ghaziabad locality, sex ring in Greater Noida: tap in for more local news!
Rain, cold marr R-Day celebrations in NCR
Delhi had its wettest January day this century with 23mm of rain. Temperatures dropped in Gurugram too, to 16°C. Additionally, residents of Gaur Grandeur Sector 119 and Alok Vihar-II in Noida organized various competitions for children. Locals of Mahagun Mansion Phase-1 and Ashiana Upvan apartments of Ghaziabad went for sports and self-defence skits.
Sex ring unearthed in Greater Noida
Police arrested five for luring poor girls with academic allures, but selling them off in Rajasthan and Haryana instead. Three sisters were rescued. The ring was discovered after the girls' father couldn't locate them in the address given by the "wealthy" man, who had promised them education. The girls had been sold off and asked to run away after their wedding to their 'customers'.
'Suspicious' candidates in UP elections
Ghaziabad officials are looking out for 'dummy' candidates, who covertly publicize for other candidates. They are fielded to obtain a higher spending limit. Attention is on Loni, home to seven candidates including Madan Bhaiya and wife Geeta Devi. Bhaiya is believed to have fielded her as a backup. Meanwhile, an applicant in Noida was rejected after he declared Russian President Vladimir Putin a friend.
Communal tension in Ghaziabad locality
A murder got a communal hue after attackers from another community stabbed to death Singhasan Yadav, a trader in Shaheed Nagar, in his sleep. Police were heavily deployed on January 26. Yadav allegedly had an altercation with his murderers after they made indecent remarks against his family. Members of Hindu Raksha Dal also reached the Yadav house in protest.
Gurugram Municipal Corporation to repair all broken roads by June
The MCG will start maintenance work by February 15. Earlier, it had planned to finish repairs by December 2016. "The schedule of work will be uploaded on our website so that residents know exactly where and when the repair work will be carried out," said MCG commissioner V Umashankar. MCG authorities have faced backlash for delaying the work with irrational excuses.
Online petition against CP pedestrianization
The NDMC plans to start a pedestrianization drive at Connaught Place from February, where people will park their vehicles at sites outside the area and then take an electric vehicle towards Inner. However, traders have launched a petition on change.org, saying, "This [pedestrianization] will not only drop the economic activity in the area but will also result in job losses in huge numbers."
