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NEW YORK: A 46-year-old Indian-American man in New Jersey has been arrested and charged with murder for stabbing his wife to death in their apartment while the couple's three children were asleep.
Nitin Singh was charged with murder, aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Singh is accused of stabbing his wife Seema Singh, 42, multiple times last week and has been remanded to the Salem County Correctional Facility in default of bail of a million dollars cash, the Pennsville Police Department said.
A report in NJ.com said Singh was found covered with blood standing over his wife's body in their kitchen when emergency personnel arrived early Tuesday morning, according to Pennsville Chief of Police Allen Cummings.
Cummings said Singh himself had called 911 seeking help for his wife.
The couple's three children - two boys, aged 16 and 6 and a 5-year old girl - were taken from the apartment through a side door so they did not see the crime scene in the kitchen, authorities said.
The children were taken to the Pennsville police station and state protective services workers took custody of them, the report said.
"This is a very horrific scene. It's a situation where there are children involved and they have lost their mother and their father is probably going to be incarcerated," Cummings said.
Singh's wife was pronounced dead at the scene and had been stabbed multiple times in the face, chest and abdomen.
While authorities are investigating the cause of the murder, police have indicated it could have been some sort of domestic dispute.
Cummings said that Pennsville police had never been called to the Singhs' apartment for any type of domestic troubles in the past.
The Singhs owned the building where the murder took place and had owned a convenience store in the locality.
Neighbours expressed shock at the murder, saying it was hard to believe Singh could commit such a crime.
"He's the nicest person I ever met. I never heard any type of fighting going on. They never raised their voice or anything," Singh's neighbour George Hemple said of him
A priest was arrested by Cops in Viittalwadi on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a Delhi woman in the temple premises.
The Victim went to Sai Baba Temple in Vittalwadi to offer prayers. Noticing her weeping, Temple Priest K Rama Rao asked her why she is in distress. Then, The 45-Year-Old Woman told him that her Daughter was arrested two months ago at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for allegedly smuggling 1.99 kg Cocaine. Upon giving a patient hearing, The 25-Year-Old Priest suggested her that performing a special puja will end her troubles and asked her to comeback at 2 PM. Believing his words, The Woman reached Temple with five lemons and turmeric powder. It was then Priest took her to his room and raped her.
Soon after the sexual assault, The Victim approached Narayanguda Police to lodge a complaint. A rape case under Section 376 of IPC was booked immediately and the priest was taken into custody.
The Victim went to Sai Baba Temple in Vittalwadi to offer prayers. Noticing her weeping, Temple Priest K Rama Rao asked her why she is in distress. Then, The 45-Year-Old Woman told him that her Daughter was arrested two months ago at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for allegedly smuggling 1.99 kg Cocaine. Upon giving a patient hearing, The 25-Year-Old Priest suggested her that performing a special puja will end her troubles and asked her to comeback at 2 PM. Believing his words, The Woman reached Temple with five lemons and turmeric powder. It was then Priest took her to his room and raped her.
Soon after the sexual assault, The Victim approached Narayanguda Police to lodge a complaint. A rape case under Section 376 of IPC was booked immediately and the priest was taken into custody.
Family of Ramkumar, Infosys Techie Swathi's killer, has hired a Lawyer to bail out him from the murder charges.
Ramkumar's Younger Sister Madhubala who is a Teacher working in private school believes her brother has been falsely implicated in the murder case. She complains Police passed orders to the family not to speak to media and they weren't even allowed to contact close relatives. She also faults Media for publishing the photographs of entire family.
Paramasivam and Pushpam are the parents of Ramkumar. He have two sisters, Kaleeswari and Madhubala.
Lawyer Krishnamurthy who filed the bail petition of Ramkumar without the consent of his family has finally withdrawn it. Ramkumar's Father hired Lawyer Ramaraj to obtain bail for his son. The bail petition to be filed on Monday will come up for hearing on July 15th.
After meeting Ramkumar in Jail, Lawyer Ramaraj rubbished the claims of police that there is no communication between the Accused and Victim. He told Ramkumar came to Chennai only after Swathi asked him to do so. He also maintained the guy who was riding bike in the CCTV footage shown wasn't Ramkumar and his client don't even known how to ride a two wheeler.
Ramkumar's Younger Sister Madhubala who is a Teacher working in private school believes her brother has been falsely implicated in the murder case. She complains Police passed orders to the family not to speak to media and they weren't even allowed to contact close relatives. She also faults Media for publishing the photographs of entire family.
Paramasivam and Pushpam are the parents of Ramkumar. He have two sisters, Kaleeswari and Madhubala.
Lawyer Krishnamurthy who filed the bail petition of Ramkumar without the consent of his family has finally withdrawn it. Ramkumar's Father hired Lawyer Ramaraj to obtain bail for his son. The bail petition to be filed on Monday will come up for hearing on July 15th.
After meeting Ramkumar in Jail, Lawyer Ramaraj rubbished the claims of police that there is no communication between the Accused and Victim. He told Ramkumar came to Chennai only after Swathi asked him to do so. He also maintained the guy who was riding bike in the CCTV footage shown wasn't Ramkumar and his client don't even known how to ride a two wheeler.
After he filmed a swing seat moving on its own inspite of lack of any win as if a 'ghost' was present, A Father refused to let his Children play in the ground.
Scotty Denton, who filmed the erratic swaging of the swing, has given a running commentary of the chilling scene. The swing seat kept moving over more than 2 minutes to send shivers down the spine. Most importantly, None of the other swings have moved. This scary scenes were witnessed when the whole family have gone out to the play area in Warwick of Rhode Island, USA.
This viral video received over 5 millions views and 90,000 shares so far.
Terrorists have slaughtered about 20 people at a restaurant in Dhaka. Apart from an Indian Teenager, The deceased include Italians, Japanese and South Koreans.
Indian Girl Tarishi Jain, who is studying at University of California at Berkeley in USA, is one among the victims. Sanjeev Jain, the father of this 18-Year-Old, is into garment business in Bangladesh. Indian Government provided Visas for Tarishi's family members to visit Dhaka.
Satyapal, an Indian doctor escaped luckily, as the Terrorists mistook him for a Bangladeshi after spoke Bengali. The Doctor was released unhurt along with few Bangladeshi hostages.
PM Narendra Modi spoke to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and expressed concerns over the rise in attacks against foreigners in Bangladesh.
Indian Girl Tarishi Jain, who is studying at University of California at Berkeley in USA, is one among the victims. Sanjeev Jain, the father of this 18-Year-Old, is into garment business in Bangladesh. Indian Government provided Visas for Tarishi's family members to visit Dhaka.
Satyapal, an Indian doctor escaped luckily, as the Terrorists mistook him for a Bangladeshi after spoke Bengali. The Doctor was released unhurt along with few Bangladeshi hostages.
PM Narendra Modi spoke to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and expressed concerns over the rise in attacks against foreigners in Bangladesh.
Banda Rupesh and the Victim had been in a relationship when they were studying in a college. After a while, The Girl parted ways with him and got married to an another guy. Rupesh who couldn't deal with it resorted to taking revenge on her.
At first, Rupesh uploaded their intimate video clips on few porn sites. There after, He sent the copies of it to his Ex-Girlfriend's Husband, in-Laws and their Neighbours.
The victim, who is an employee of a software firm, lodged a complaint with Cyberabad SHE Teams. Rupesh who owns a car washing centre in Madhapur has been arrested and he confessed to have committed the crime during the questioning. The videos upload on the porn sites have been deleted.
In a shocking development, A priest from Mysore Maharaja Palace committed suicide at Irangal in Kurnool district.
Priest Balasubramanyam choose a deserted place to set himself ablaze with petrol. He was taken to the Government hospital in Adoni with severe burns. On Thursday evening, He breathed his last.
Balasubramanyam's Family told that the 54-
Year-Old committed suicide due to poor health. His Wife Sri Lakshmi revealed, 'Balasubramanyam was suffering from diabetes and hyper-tension. He told us that he was going to Mantralayam for the darshan of Guru Raghavendra Swamy'.
After boarding Basava Express, Balasubramanyam got down at Irongal railway station. Thereafter, He attempted suicide. Cops registered a case and investigation is under progress.
Balasubramanyam is one among the priests who performed the marriage rituals of Mysore Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on june 27th. After the death of Maharaja Srikantadatta Wadeyar on Dec 10th, 2013, His Wodow adopted Yaduveer as his successor. Mysore Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar tied the nuptial knot with Trishika Kumari Singh, a girl from royal family, at Mysore palace on Monday.
Priest Balasubramanyam choose a deserted place to set himself ablaze with petrol. He was taken to the Government hospital in Adoni with severe burns. On Thursday evening, He breathed his last.
Balasubramanyam's Family told that the 54-
After boarding Basava Express, Balasubramanyam got down at Irongal railway station. Thereafter, He attempted suicide. Cops registered a case and investigation is under progress.
Balasubramanyam is one among the priests who performed the marriage rituals of Mysore Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on june 27th. After the death of Maharaja Srikantadatta Wadeyar on Dec 10th, 2013, His Wodow adopted Yaduveer as his successor. Mysore Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar tied the nuptial knot with Trishika Kumari Singh, a girl from royal family, at Mysore palace on Monday.
Indrani Mukherjea's Driver Shyamvar Rai confessed how Sheena Bora has been murdered inside a car on April 24th, 2012.
Shyamvar Rai who turned Approver and sought pardon in the murder case disclosed: 'I covered Sheena's mouth and Indrani's 2nd Husband Sanjeev Khanna held her tightly. Then, Indrani Mukherjea sat on top of Sheena and kept strangling her. That's when, Sheena has bitten my finger and I was bleeding'.
The Driver even revealed the pistol found in his possession when Cops arrested him last year was received by him in a parcel sent by Indrani. He, however, didn't make any accusations against former Star India CEO Peter Mukherjea whom CBI named as one of the accused.
Indrani Mukherjea, Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamvar Rai have been in prison since August 2015. Peter Mukhejea who was arrested in November last year was also involved in the murder conspiracy.
Shyamvar Rai who turned Approver and sought pardon in the murder case disclosed: 'I covered Sheena's mouth and Indrani's 2nd Husband Sanjeev Khanna held her tightly. Then, Indrani Mukherjea sat on top of Sheena and kept strangling her. That's when, Sheena has bitten my finger and I was bleeding'.
The Driver even revealed the pistol found in his possession when Cops arrested him last year was received by him in a parcel sent by Indrani. He, however, didn't make any accusations against former Star India CEO Peter Mukherjea whom CBI named as one of the accused.
Indrani Mukherjea, Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamvar Rai have been in prison since August 2015. Peter Mukhejea who was arrested in November last year was also involved in the murder conspiracy.
On Tuesday night, About Six Hyderabadi Youth from the Old City were taken into custody by the Cops and NIA for allegedly preparing to join ISIS. They seems to be in regular touch with an ISIS recruiter operating through social networking sites from Abroad. Explosive materials have been seized from few of them.
During the interrogation, It came to limelight that blasts have been conducted in Narsapur forest of Medak district to check if what they have learnt is working.
NIA has been conducting the interrogation of these youngsters to find out who has influenced them and how many other had fallen in the IS trap.
Actually, Kairavi Sharma has completed XI Standard few weeks ago. She has gone missing at Hyderabad on June 14th while returning to Pune from Visakhapatnam. Family Members lodged a Police Complaint and subsequently a missing case has been filed.
Ever since she went missing, Kairavi Sharma's mobile has been switched off. Cops were investigating the case from multiple angles and not leaving any stone unturned to trace the teenager.
May be, This is the first of its kind incident involving Naval Officer's family at Shamshabad airport. One can only hope the 17-Year-Old returns home safely.
n yet another shocking incident of fraudulent babas exploiting their gullible victims, a couple of dressed up as babas conned a hyderabad lifestyle building owner Madhusudhan Reddy and stole nearly 1.30 crores worth of valuables from Madhusudhan's Banjara Hills residence tonight.
According to the reports, the fake babas visited Madhusudhan's home in MLA Colony and convinced them of performing special prayers in their house. After the prayers, the babas offered the 'holy prasadam' to Madhusudhan and his family members.
Within a minute of eating the prasadam, they all fell unconscious and the fake babas went on a rampage in Reddy's house stealing 1.30 crores, according to police estimations.
Soon after being tipped about the theft, the Banjara Hills cops shifted Madhusudhan Reddy his family members to Apollo hospital, while clues team, dog squads and forensic experts reached the spot and carried out their investigation.
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According to the reports, the fake babas visited Madhusudhan's home in MLA Colony and convinced them of performing special prayers in their house. After the prayers, the babas offered the 'holy prasadam' to Madhusudhan and his family members.
Within a minute of eating the prasadam, they all fell unconscious and the fake babas went on a rampage in Reddy's house stealing 1.30 crores, according to police estimations.
Soon after being tipped about the theft, the Banjara Hills cops shifted Madhusudhan Reddy his family members to Apollo hospital, while clues team, dog squads and forensic experts reached the spot and carried out their investigation.
A Man from Paksitan who has been working as cab driver in Dubai was arrested by cops for allegedly filming and blackmailing Indian couple after recording their intimacy act. The Indian couple were in Abu Dhabi for their honeymoon and hired a luxury limousine car. The couple got intimate in the tinted cabin of the car after arrived at a conclusion, that no one will watch them.
But much to their shock the driver installed a secret camera in the backseat of the car and recorded their private act. He started blackmailing them with the footage. The driver sent the footage through Whatsapp to the husband and demands him for the money.
He threatened to circulate the clip on social media sites if they failed to respond to his demand. The distressed husband seek the help one of his friend and lodged a complaint against the driver. In the pretext of giving money they lured the driver and Police arrested the driver at the hotel after he went to collect the money from the husband.The driver was charged with several offences including blackmailing and breaching others' privacy.
But much to their shock the driver installed a secret camera in the backseat of the car and recorded their private act. He started blackmailing them with the footage. The driver sent the footage through Whatsapp to the husband and demands him for the money.
He threatened to circulate the clip on social media sites if they failed to respond to his demand. The distressed husband seek the help one of his friend and lodged a complaint against the driver. In the pretext of giving money they lured the driver and Police arrested the driver at the hotel after he went to collect the money from the husband.The driver was charged with several offences including blackmailing and breaching others' privacy.
A Railway Ticket Collector was taken into custody by Ghaziabad Police for allegedly raping a 20-Year-Old Woman Passenger on an Express Train.
Ticket Collector Ravi Meena has sexually assaulted a woman passenger who was caught travelling without ticket on Ala Hazrat Express from Rampur to Jaipur. The Victim lodged a police complaint after reaching Jaipur.
In her complaint, The Woman mentioned that she left her parental house out of anger and board the Express Train with a ticket as she didn't carry any money with her. When she told him about not buying a ticket, TC took her to Second Class AC compartment and raped her twice. Later, He threatening her not to reveal about the sexual assault to anyone by saying she would be booked for ticket less travel and send to jail.
Ghaziabad Cops arrested Ravi Meena and produced him before the Magistrate. He was immediately sent to Judicial Custody.
Ticket Collector Ravi Meena has sexually assaulted a woman passenger who was caught travelling without ticket on Ala Hazrat Express from Rampur to Jaipur. The Victim lodged a police complaint after reaching Jaipur.
In her complaint, The Woman mentioned that she left her parental house out of anger and board the Express Train with a ticket as she didn't carry any money with her. When she told him about not buying a ticket, TC took her to Second Class AC compartment and raped her twice. Later, He threatening her not to reveal about the sexual assault to anyone by saying she would be booked for ticket less travel and send to jail.
Ghaziabad Cops arrested Ravi Meena and produced him before the Magistrate. He was immediately sent to Judicial Custody.
An Indian-American doctoral student named Mainak Sarkar was reportedly the man who gunned down his professor William Klug at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) yesterday. Mainak hailed from West Bengal and he was a student of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kharagpur.
On Wednesday, Mainak reportedly shot dead his professor for stealing his computer code and giving it to someone else, before killing himself. Klug, 39, had been the target of Mainak's fury on his social networking profile for months as Mainak accused Klug of stealing his computer code and giving it to someone else.
"William Klug, UCLA professor is not the kind of person when you think of a professor. He is a very sick person. I urge every new student coming to UCLA to stay away from this guy", Mainak wrote on his social networking on March 10th. "He made me really sick. Your enemy is my enemy. But your friend can do a lot more harm. Be careful about whom you trust", Mainak added.
Incidentally, Mainak, in his doctoral dissertation submitted in 2013, thanked Klug for his help and support and for being his mentor. The murder and the following suicide led to complete lockdown of the campus as hundreds of police officers and federal agents were deployed on the UCLA campus. -
On Wednesday, Mainak reportedly shot dead his professor for stealing his computer code and giving it to someone else, before killing himself. Klug, 39, had been the target of Mainak's fury on his social networking profile for months as Mainak accused Klug of stealing his computer code and giving it to someone else.
"William Klug, UCLA professor is not the kind of person when you think of a professor. He is a very sick person. I urge every new student coming to UCLA to stay away from this guy", Mainak wrote on his social networking on March 10th. "He made me really sick. Your enemy is my enemy. But your friend can do a lot more harm. Be careful about whom you trust", Mainak added.
Incidentally, Mainak, in his doctoral dissertation submitted in 2013, thanked Klug for his help and support and for being his mentor. The murder and the following suicide led to complete lockdown of the campus as hundreds of police officers and federal agents were deployed on the UCLA campus. -
Men were usually read about in epics like Mahabharata and this generation films live in our real world too. As Dharmaraju puts his wife Draupadi at stake at his game and loses her for Kauravas, a man in Kanpur lost his wife in betting for IPL matches to his fellow gamblers.
The woman filed a complaint at police when his friends and fellow gamblers were seen making rounds at her house and harassing her on phone too. It is then revealed that he lost all his money in betting and share market and finally put his wife at stake, losing her too.
There were many atrocities by this betting husband in their 5 year married life. He is addicted to drinking, gambling and used to beat her up for money, jewelry and other valuables. He even planned to sell his house for the money he lost in gambling and now with police searching for him, he is still at large. -
The woman filed a complaint at police when his friends and fellow gamblers were seen making rounds at her house and harassing her on phone too. It is then revealed that he lost all his money in betting and share market and finally put his wife at stake, losing her too.
There were many atrocities by this betting husband in their 5 year married life. He is addicted to drinking, gambling and used to beat her up for money, jewelry and other valuables. He even planned to sell his house for the money he lost in gambling and now with police searching for him, he is still at large. -
In yet another horrific incident which is similar to the Delhi's Nirbhaya gangrape, a 25-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by four persons in a moving car in the prominent IT area of Salt Lake in Kolkata last night.
According to the complaint lodged with the police, the victim, a Nepali origin who has been staying in the area for the last three years, left her residence in an Uber cab around 11 pm on Sunday to a coffee shop. However, she mistook the location and got off near College More at Sector V.
She then asked a young man nearby for the coffee shop address and he called three of his friends on the pretext of locating the address. His friends arrived in an SUV and offered her lift to the coffee shop. Unaware of the impending horror, the lady stepped in the car as it sped away.
All the four accused took turns to rape her and after nearly four hours at around 3 am on Monday, they pushed the victim out of the car in Salt Lake. A taxi driver spotted her and took her to the police station and the police admitted her to Bidhannagar Sub-Division Hospital, where medical tests confirmed rape
Till now, all the four accused are absconding and cops are conducting raids besides checking the CCTV footage to trace the vehicle. The incident has been informed to the officials at the Nepal Consul General. -
According to the complaint lodged with the police, the victim, a Nepali origin who has been staying in the area for the last three years, left her residence in an Uber cab around 11 pm on Sunday to a coffee shop. However, she mistook the location and got off near College More at Sector V.
She then asked a young man nearby for the coffee shop address and he called three of his friends on the pretext of locating the address. His friends arrived in an SUV and offered her lift to the coffee shop. Unaware of the impending horror, the lady stepped in the car as it sped away.
All the four accused took turns to rape her and after nearly four hours at around 3 am on Monday, they pushed the victim out of the car in Salt Lake. A taxi driver spotted her and took her to the police station and the police admitted her to Bidhannagar Sub-Division Hospital, where medical tests confirmed rape
Till now, all the four accused are absconding and cops are conducting raids besides checking the CCTV footage to trace the vehicle. The incident has been informed to the officials at the Nepal Consul General. -
Suspicious death of Ramya Krishna in Australia came as a big shock to her family members and relatives.
Ramya Krishna's Mother Usha Rani told that her Daughter spoke with her over phone just 1 hour before the death. 'Something happened in the last 1 to 2 hours before her Death. Mahanth didn't even inform us about her death. One of his Colleagues passed on the information to us. My Daughter isn't a coward but very brave girl and have the courage to face any problem. Few days ago, A car mishap took place and even then she didn't panic or worry about it,' she told.
Ramya Krishna's Father alleged Mahanth's Parents used to harass his Daughter. He accused Mahanth of keeping them under his control until Ramya Krishna's body reached Hyderabad. He demanded stringent action against the people who were behind the death of his Daughter.
On the other hand, Mahanth's Father has given a clean chit to his Son and accused Ramya Krishna's Family of trying to malign their image intentionally.
Ramya Krishna's Mother Usha Rani told that her Daughter spoke with her over phone just 1 hour before the death. 'Something happened in the last 1 to 2 hours before her Death. Mahanth didn't even inform us about her death. One of his Colleagues passed on the information to us. My Daughter isn't a coward but very brave girl and have the courage to face any problem. Few days ago, A car mishap took place and even then she didn't panic or worry about it,' she told.
Ramya Krishna's Father alleged Mahanth's Parents used to harass his Daughter. He accused Mahanth of keeping them under his control until Ramya Krishna's body reached Hyderabad. He demanded stringent action against the people who were behind the death of his Daughter.
On the other hand, Mahanth's Father has given a clean chit to his Son and accused Ramya Krishna's Family of trying to malign their image intentionally.
A minor girl was reportedly abducted, gang-raped and murdered by three people in Uttar Pradesh’s Baharaich district.
The body of the 15-year-old was found tied to a tree near her house in Nanpara area in the district, about 200 kilometres from here, on Saturday. Police have arrested two people and a manhunt is on for the third accused, who is absconding. Four constables of the local police station were suspended on charges of dereliction of duty. According to the police, the incident took place on Friday night. The girl had stepped out of the house to attend to nature’s call, but never returned.
The accused are residents of the same village. They killed her as they feared she would reveal their identities, police said.
The body of the 15-year-old was found tied to a tree near her house in Nanpara area in the district, about 200 kilometres from here, on Saturday. Police have arrested two people and a manhunt is on for the third accused, who is absconding. Four constables of the local police station were suspended on charges of dereliction of duty. According to the police, the incident took place on Friday night. The girl had stepped out of the house to attend to nature’s call, but never returned.
The accused are residents of the same village. They killed her as they feared she would reveal their identities, police said.
Nearly 600 app-based taxis have been impounded by the enforcement wing of the Transport Department for using surge pricing despite a ban, an official said.
“Out of the 591 taxis impounded, 400 belong to a controversial big player whose drivers have been involved in crimes against commuters,” said an official, adding that checking surge-pricing was proving to be a big challenge for the transport department due to its limited resources.
During the action against app-based cabs and private buses between May 1-26, enforcement teams also caught vehicles from other states which were running as taxis in Delhi.
Surge pricing was banned by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during the odd-even scheme last month when commuters complained of exploitation by the app-based aggregators.
“Over 60 teams of the enforcement wing were deployed during the drive. The focus of the drive was around inter-state bus terminals and Ring Road,” said an official.
During the drive, the Transport Department also penalised 166 contract buses for violating permit conditions during focused action on buses between May 13-24.
“Many of the buses impounded by us were holding national permit but these were functioning like stage carriages and picking up passengers from different points and ferrying them to NCR towns. This is not permitted under the rules,” he said.
On disciplining app-based cab aggregators, an official said a major app-based taxi operator recently assured the Delhi government that it would follow the rates set by the Delhi government yet its cabs were found collecting surge price from commuters.
“The company even claims that the per km rate it charges is less than the rate fixed by the government,” said the official.
The action against cab aggregators and contract buses comes close to the proposed rollout app based premium buses in the city from June 1. Registration of bus aggregators is likely to begin in the first week of next month, while the premium buses would hit the road by mid-June.
The proposal has run into trouble with Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung showing a red light to it. Jung has sought clarification from the AAP government on the proposal amid reports that his name was illegally used in a notification by Arvind Kejriwal government early this month.
Sources said Jung was also looking into allegations that there was an attempt to favour a particular aggregator in the premium bus scheme.
According to Transport Minister Gopal Rai, the introduction of app-based buses will encourage car users to switch to air-conditioned buses, with facilities like app-based seat booking, GPS tracking, availability of free WiFi and CCTV monitoring.
Private passenger aggregators with a minimum of 50 buses can register under the scheme, recently notified by the government. Fine ranging from Rs 2,500-5,000 would be imposed on app-based bus aggregators if their vehicle’s staff ferries commuters without advance ticked booked through app.
Rai has made it clear that the fares of premium buses will not be regulated or subsidised by the government.
“Out of the 591 taxis impounded, 400 belong to a controversial big player whose drivers have been involved in crimes against commuters,” said an official, adding that checking surge-pricing was proving to be a big challenge for the transport department due to its limited resources.
During the action against app-based cabs and private buses between May 1-26, enforcement teams also caught vehicles from other states which were running as taxis in Delhi.
Surge pricing was banned by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during the odd-even scheme last month when commuters complained of exploitation by the app-based aggregators.
“Over 60 teams of the enforcement wing were deployed during the drive. The focus of the drive was around inter-state bus terminals and Ring Road,” said an official.
During the drive, the Transport Department also penalised 166 contract buses for violating permit conditions during focused action on buses between May 13-24.
“Many of the buses impounded by us were holding national permit but these were functioning like stage carriages and picking up passengers from different points and ferrying them to NCR towns. This is not permitted under the rules,” he said.
On disciplining app-based cab aggregators, an official said a major app-based taxi operator recently assured the Delhi government that it would follow the rates set by the Delhi government yet its cabs were found collecting surge price from commuters.
“The company even claims that the per km rate it charges is less than the rate fixed by the government,” said the official.
The action against cab aggregators and contract buses comes close to the proposed rollout app based premium buses in the city from June 1. Registration of bus aggregators is likely to begin in the first week of next month, while the premium buses would hit the road by mid-June.
The proposal has run into trouble with Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung showing a red light to it. Jung has sought clarification from the AAP government on the proposal amid reports that his name was illegally used in a notification by Arvind Kejriwal government early this month.
Sources said Jung was also looking into allegations that there was an attempt to favour a particular aggregator in the premium bus scheme.
According to Transport Minister Gopal Rai, the introduction of app-based buses will encourage car users to switch to air-conditioned buses, with facilities like app-based seat booking, GPS tracking, availability of free WiFi and CCTV monitoring.
Private passenger aggregators with a minimum of 50 buses can register under the scheme, recently notified by the government. Fine ranging from Rs 2,500-5,000 would be imposed on app-based bus aggregators if their vehicle’s staff ferries commuters without advance ticked booked through app.
Rai has made it clear that the fares of premium buses will not be regulated or subsidised by the government.
At least 4 Africans were attacked by a local mob with bricks, bats and iron rods in an urban village in south Delhi’s Mehrauli area on Thursday night. Two of them needed medical treatment.
The mob targeted them as they passed through the same lane, at different time during a half-hour period in Rajpur Khurd village. The attacks come six days after a Congolese French language teacher was bludgeoned to death on a south Delhi street. “None of the African nationals agreed to give a complaint. However, the local police acting on their own have registered criminal cases,” said a senior police officer.
The victims told DH that racist slurs were hurled at them, but police denied any racist angle. “The accused involved in the incidents have been identified and efforts are on to arrest them soon,” said a senior police officer. The victims charged that their attackers told them to “go back to Africa”. They also used slurs like ‘habshi’.
One of the victims is Kenneth, 27, a Nigerian who sings gospels at a local church.
He told DH that around 10.45 pm, he was returning home from a church meeting with his wife and their 4 month-old-son in his car when a mob of local residents blocked his path. “As I was driving back home, a group of 15-20 people with iron rods, bricks and cricket bats in their hands asked me to stop the car,” said Kenneth.
As he stopped a few metres away from the group, the men shouted: “You African baba come down,” asking him to get out of the car.
Kenneth initially didn’t open the car door, but then they started banging on it. One of them hit the back windshield with a heavy object. The moment Kenneth stepped out, he was hit with an iron rod on the shoulder and the face. “The mob attacked every African who passed through the lane between 10.30 pm to 11 pm.
We asked help from the locals, but no one came forward,” Shamira, another victim who is an Ugandan national, told DH. “I was also beaten up in the melee. However I told them that I was also an Indian and spoke to them in Hindi. They let me go, but chased Shamira,” said Sonia, Shamira’s friend.
We asked help from the locals, but no one came forward,” Shamira, another victim who is an Ugandan national, told DH. “I was also beaten up in the melee. However I told them that I was also an Indian and spoke to them in Hindi. They let me go, but chased Shamira,” said Sonia, Shamira’s friend.
Police said the reason for Thursday’s attacks is not clear.
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