The accused Shrikant Tyagi continues to be on the run. (Express)Delhi news live updates (August 8): Bulldozers rolled in as demolition started at the home of the man who abused and pushed a woman at a housing society in Noida. The glass roof and wooden panels of accused Shrikant Tyagi’s balcony area have been demolished partially. This comes a day after his associates turned up at the society asking for the woman’s address. Tyagi continues to be on the run. 81,000 followers on Facebook and 52,400 on Instagram — social media profiles purportedly belonging to Tyagi, who abused and pushed a woman in a Noida residential society on Thursday, describe him as the National Executive Member, Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha.
In other news, with Delhi seeing an increase in street crime, especially phone snatching cases, the Delhi Police is planning to team up with internet service providers and the department of telecommunications to block stolen or robbed phones through the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. Senior police officers said they will note down the stolen/robbed phone’s IMEI number on a server and block the device immediately. This will act as a deterrent for criminals as they can no longer use the device, they said.
Also, to check alertness of staff ahead of Independence Day, senior officers in Delhi’s Central District planted four ‘dummy improvised explosive devices (IEDs)’ in markets and high footfall areas, said police Sunday. According to police, four tiffin boxes (dummies) were planted in Jama Masjid, Gaffar Market, New Delhi Railway Station and Paharganj and all were recovered by staff.
safer practices, the Delhi transport department is planning to modify various driving tests as it has been witnessing increasing failure in attempts to clear the tests on automated tracks, officials said.
According to officials, the department has issued an order regarding the changes. “Driving tests after the introduction of automated driving test tracks have become difficult and this is also leading to high failure in driving tests. Thus, the department has decided to bring some changes and modifications for public convenience. About 60-70% candidates who used to fail the DL earlier will now pass the test without comprising road safety,” said an official.
The official added that the department constituted a committee in this regard and its recommendations will soon be implemented in all test tracks, starting this week. (Read More)
The roof in the back area of Shrikant Tyagi’s home has come down
Workers demolish Shrikant Tyagi's home from inside
Bulldozers have left Shrikant Tyagi's home for the moment. However, workers continued to Tyagi's house from inside. Since bulldozers cannot enter the inside Tygai’s home, workers are using hammers to break the glass roof and wood panels inside the back area in Tyagi’s home.
Two large glass roofs lay shattered at Tyagi’s home as bulldozer’s continue to demolish
Ishtiak Ahmed GM planning Noida Authority, is at the demolition site.
Panels of the balcony area of Shrikant Tyagi’s home being demolished by the bulldozer. Noida police and Noida authority present at the demolition site.
Noida Police Commissioner Alok Singh arrived at Grand Omaxe society in Noida’s Sector 93B, after a group of men forcibly entered the premises. Alok Singh is currently speaking with the residents of the society.
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A day after reports emerged that a man seen abusing and pushing a woman during an argument in their residential society was from the BJP, a group of people entered the Grand Omaxe society in Noida’s Sector 93B and allegedly threatened the complainant.
According to Noida police: “A group of men entered the Grand Omaxe society in Noida's Sector 93. We have detained 5-6 men and are questioning them. Senior officials of the Noida police, along with a team from Noida Phase-2 police station, have reached the society. Allegations regarding stone-pelting or use of lathis are completely misleading. Detailed information will be provided soon.”
Meanwhile, the Youth Congress alleged that these men were followers of Shrikant Tyagi.
Wrestler Divya Kakran, who won a bronze medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, on Sunday tweeted that despite practicing and living in Delhi for the past 20 years, she had never been awarded any money by the state government, nor has she received any help till date.
She was reacting to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal congratulating her for the latest win.
“I thank the honourable Chief Minister from the bottom of my heart for congratulating me. For the past 20 years, I have lived and practiced wrestling in Delhi but till now, I have not been awarded any money or received any help from the state government,” she tweeted. (Read more)
Delhi on Sunday reported 2,423 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 14.97 per cent, the highest since January 22, while two more people died due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. On January 22, the positivity rate stood at 16.4 per cent. This is the fifth consecutive day when the daily case count has remained above 2,000. The positivity rate has remained above 10 per cent for seven straight days.
The fresh cases on Sunday came out of 16,186 COVID-19 tests conducted the previous day, the health department bulletin stated. Delhi on Saturday recorded 2,311 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 13.84 per cent and one fatality. On Friday, it logged 2,419 cases with a positivity rate of 12.95 per cent, while two people died due to the disease. On Thursday, the city saw 2,202 cases with a positivity rate of 11.84 per cent and four deaths.
On Wednesday, Delhi recorded 2,073 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 11.64 per cent and five fatalities. Wednesday's death toll was the highest since June 25, when six people succumbed to the disease. (PTI)
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has conducted the maiden test run of the RRTS train-set on its depot tracks at Duhai in Ghaziabad, the transport body said on Sunday. The NCRTC is establishing India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) — a rail-based, high-speed regional commuter transit system — from Delhi to Meerut via Ghaziabad.
The first RRTS train-set had arrived at Duhai depot in June from its manufacturing unit in Savli in Gujarat. The test run was conducted at Duhai depot on Saturday evening.
"The NCRTC achieved an important milestone towards bringing in India's 1st Regional Rail on time, yesterday, RRTS trainset did a maiden test run on its depot tracks. The trainset was fed by recently charged NCRTC's 25 kV Traction system," the NCRTC said in a tweet on Sunday. (PTI)
The Delhi's excise department officials made changes in provisions of excise policy 2021-22 and executed it without the consent of the council of ministers, causing "windfall gains" to licensees and losses to the Delhi government, sources said on Sunday.
The inquiry report of the Vigilance Directorate of the Delhi government, based on which LG VK Saxena has approved suspension and major disciplinary action against 11 excise officials, listed various "arbitrary and unilateral" decisions allegedly taken by the department officials and approved by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. No immediate reaction was available from Delhi government's excise department or Sisodia over the findings of the report.
The findings of the inquiry report on the levy of import pass fee and profit margin in case of foreign liquor, reduction in the number of dry days and illegal extension of Excise Policy show what caused the loss of revenue to the government, sources said. Sisodia, who had earlier projected that the excuse policy will earn a revenue of Rs 9500 crore, accused former LG Anil Baijal on Saturday of modifying liquor policy overnight due to which liquor stores could not open in non-confirming areas, causing a loss of "thousands of crores of rupees" to the Delhi government. (PTI)
A 28-year-old man, suspected to be the kingpin of an interstate gang involved in extortion, has been arrested from South Delhi, police said on Sunday. Accused Saddam Hussain was carrying a reward of Rs 20,000. He had been absconding for nine months, they said.
According to police, Hussain has confessed to the police that he and his gang members extorted money from at least 50 people in Delhi in the last six months. The gang had also tried to extort Rs 20 lakh from an advocate in the national capital, they said. Explaining the gang's modus operandi, a senior police officer said its members used to befriend people on social media by posing as women and offered them "online services".
Hussain's role was to record the targets in compromising position while on video calls and later extort money, threatening that they would otherwise upload the footage on social media. (PTI)
A campaign to encourage people to quit drugs will be launched on Tuesday here as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Union minister Kaushal Kishore said. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be the chief guest at the launch of Hindustaniyo Nasha Chhodo (Indians, quit drugs) campaign, while Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh will preside over by the event.
Kishore, the minister of state for housing and urban affairs, would be the keynote speaker. Addressing a press conference, Kishore said, "I lost my son (Aakash Kishore) to alcohol in 2020 and I pledged to make India drugs free. Then I started a campaign and so far 18 lakh people have pledged to not do drugs and 10,000 have stopped using drugs." "As India is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mohastuv, we have decided to launch a campaign Hindustaniyo Nasha Chodo' on August 9 at Delhi University's Sports Complex," he added. (PTI)
AAP MP Raghav Chadha sought suggestions from the people of Punjab on Sunday on issues they want to be raised in Parliament. The Rajya Sabha MP said he has been inspired by the firm commitment of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann to work for the welfare of people.
He said people can call on 9910944444 with their suggestions or feedback on issues they feel should be raised in Parliament. They can also send videos or documents through WhatsApp on this number, Chadha added. (PTI)
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Saturday a person from Batla House in New Delhi on charges of being an active member of the Islamic State (IS). The accused has been identified as Mohsin Ahmed, a permanent resident of Patna.
Ahmed was arrested after searches conducted at his premises and elsewhere Saturday in a case pertaining to “online and on-ground activities of the ISIS” registered by the agency on June 25.
“Accused Mohsin Ahmad is a radicalised and active member of ISIS. He has been arrested for his involvement in collection of funds for ISIS from sympathisers in India as well as abroad. He was sending these funds to Syria and other places in form of cryptocurrency in order to further the activities of ISIS,” the NIA said in a statement Sunday. (Read more)
A significant number of passengers who disembarked from SpiceJet’s Hyderabad-Delhi flight on Saturday night walked on the airport’s tarmac as the airline could not provide a bus for around 45 minutes to take them to the terminal, sources said. Aviation regulator DGCA is investigating the incident, sources told PTI on Sunday.
Spicejet, however, said there was a brief delay in the arrival of coaches, and once the buses came, all the passengers, including those who had started walking, travelled on them from the tarmac to the terminal building. (Read more)