Shrikant Tyagi, was on Friday booked by Noida police after a video of the incident came to light. (Express Photo)Delhi News Today: The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Shrikant Tyagi on Tuesday, days after he went missing. Tyagi has been booked for verbally abusing and pushing a woman. Two bulldozers rolled into Noida’s Grand Omaxe society on Monday morning to raze portions of the extended balcony area — wooden panels and glass roofs — of Tyagi’s residence which encroached into common areas.
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man was arrested in Delhi’s Northeast district for allegedly injuring three children Saturday after he fired a pistol, said the police. Officials said the accused, Amir, is a labourer who had previously been involved in an alleged case of wrongful restraint and voluntary hurt in Seelampur. When the police reached the spot in the slum area of Seelampur’s J Block, they found that the children had already been taken to JPC Hospital by local residents and their parents.
In other news, days after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said he has written to the CBI requesting a probe into what he claimed was a sudden change in former L-G Anil Baijal’s decision on opening vends in unauthorised areas, current L-G Saxena sought an immediate apology from the AAP for using the term ‘L-G’ instead of ‘ex-L-G’ and removal of all “defamatory” tweets from AAP’s social media handle.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Covid cases are on the rise in Delhi but there is no need to panic as most new cases were mild in nature.
Kejriwal said his government is keeping a close watch on the situation. "Covid cases are rising. We are keeping watch on it and whatever steps needed will be taken. But most cases are mild and there is no need for panic," the chief minister told reporters here.
Delhi on August 7 reported 1,372 new Covid infections and six deaths as the case positivity rate rose to 17.85 per cent, the highest since January 21, according to health department data. (PTI)
Shrikant Tyagi was arrested from Meerut, days after he was seen in a social media video abusing and assaulting a woman for objecting to his illegal construction at a housing society in Noida. Three aides of Tyagi's were also arrested.
Tyagi, who was absconding since Friday evening, had Monday moved a court in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district with a plea for surrender-related procedures. The hearing in the matter has been listed for August 10. He moved the court plea soon after the Noida Police declared him "absconding" and announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest.
Before the arrests, Tyagi's wife was once again detained for questioning Tuesday morning in the case lodged at the Phase 2 police station, officials told PTI.
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Shrikant Tyagi, who had been absconding since Friday, on Tuesday for assaulting a woman at a housing society in Noida.
Barring west and northeast Delhi, all districts in Delhi have recorded normal rainfall this monsoon season so far, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
On an average, Delhi as a whole has recorded 283.6 mm of rainfall against a normal of 300.8 mm since June 1, when the monsoon season starts.
Northeast Delhi has logged 211 mm of precipitation against a normal of 368.2mm, while West Delhi has recorded just 194.4m of rainfall against an average of 332.4mm. West Delhi's rainfall deficit stood at 60 percent on July 12. Southwest Delhi has gauged 344.7 mm of rainfall against a normal of 368.2 mm. (PTI)
Delhi has reported 1,372 new Covid infections and six deaths as the case positivity rate rose to 17.85 percent, the highest since January 21, according to health department data.
The figures pertain to August 7 (Sunday) as the government did not release the daily health bulletin on Monday. On January 21, the positivity rate stood at 18.04 per cent.
The new cases came out of 7,686 Covid-19 tests, the health department bulletin stated.
With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's caseload increased to 19,70,899 and the death toll to 26,336, it said. The number of active Covid-19 cases in Delhi stands at 7,484, down from 8,048 the previous day. As many as 5,650 patients are in home isolation, the bulletin said. (PTI)
People will now be able see the newly renovated British-era "Phansi Ghar" (execution room) on the Delhi Assembly premises which is set to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The chief minister will also unveil a 'Corona Warriors Memorial' on the premises during the event, an official invite said.
Officials said people will be allowed to visit these two places when the Delhi Assembly is not in session.
The 'Phansi Ghar' was used for the execution of freedom fighters. The Public Works Department started the renovation in September last year.
The Corona War Memorial has been built to honour Covid warriors, including doctors, nurses and paramedic staff, sanitation workers and teachers for their supreme sacrifice and remarkable work towards society during the pandemic. (PTI)
BJP leaders deny any link with Shrikant Tyagi, booked by Noida police last Friday after he was caught on video pushing and abusing a woman at the Grand Omaxe residential society in Noida’s Sector 93-B, but a 2018 letter confirms Tyagi’s affiliation to the party.
The appointment letter, dated August 27, 2018, states that he is national co-coordinator (sah-sanyojak) of the BJP Kisan Morcha’s Yuva Kisan Samiti. A BJP leader, whose tenure coincided with Tyagi’s, confirmed to The Indian Express that the letter was genuine and that Tyagi was part of the team from August 2018 to April 2021. Read more
“Ye jo step liya gaya hai ye sirf mahilayon ki wajah se liya gaya hai (this step has only been taken because of the women here),” said one of the several residents of Noida’s Grand Omaxe society on Monday, referring to the FIR against Shrikant Tyagi, booked for abusing and pushing a woman on Friday.
In fact, it was after a video went viral, showing a woman standing up to an abusive Tyagi, that police and BJP leaders jumped into action. Read more
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Two bulldozers rolled into Noida’s Grand Omaxe society on Monday morning to raze portions of the extended balcony area — wooden panels and glass roofs — of Shrikant Tyagi’s residence which encroached into common areas.
Tyagi has been booked for verbally abusing and pushing a woman and is yet to be arrested. The action comes a day after a group of men allegedly supporting Tyagi barged into the society on Sunday night in an unauthorised manner. Read more