Singhu border murder case: Haryana Police detains one person

With the arrest of three people, including a woman, the cyber cell of Ghaziabad police has busted a gang which allegedly cheated people by posing as representatives of private banks and even as officials of Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA).

Thirty jail officials who were found hand in glove with the Unitech promoters, Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra, were suspended, Delhi Prisons Authority said on Wednesday. Sandeep Goel, Director General (Prisons) said they had received a letter from Delhi Police with names of 32 jail officials who had been prima facie complicit during the inquiry “Of the 32 personnel, 30 are regular employees, while two are contractual staff (one data entry operator and one nursing orderly),” the DG said.

Singh was admitted to AIIMS yesterday.

"People are following SOPs. Temple management has prohibited the entry of devotees inside the temple, in view of Covid. I've offered prayers from outside," says Kirti Gupta, a devotee.

"The initiative aims to provide relief to people affected by Covid-19. Charge of Rs 10 is to ensure that food is not wasted," NGO founder Kiran Verma says.

With just a day left for Dussehra, many Ramlila organisers in the city are playing it safe, having either given up the idea of setting aflame the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnath or keeping the traditional event a muted affair.

"We're not going to get relief till these restrictions continue," magician Raj Khan said.

Delhi reported 31 fresh Covid-19 cases and zero death due to the infection on Wednesday. The positivity rate, meanwhile, stood at 0.05%, according to data shared by the state government.

A private bus ferrying three LG employees from their Noida office late Wednesday evening lost balance while descending the Bhatia Mor flyover, hit a biker and fell at least 15 feet. While the biker was killed, four people, including the bus driver, two employees of the firm and a passerby, were injured. The condition of the fourth passenger is not yet known.

Two labourers died and two others had a narrow escape after they were asked to enter and clean an underground tank containing petrochemicals on the premises of a factory in Site V, Kasna, on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, the contractor who had contacted them for the job was arrested.

A youth was tied to a pole and thrashed to death by a group believing him to be a thief in Outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar in the wee hours of Tuesday. Police learnt of the killing when they got a call from a resident about a body lying on the road and disrupting traffic movement.