New Delhi:

A 32-year-old mentally challenged man was beaten to death allegedly for breaking the glass of a tempo parked near his house in Rohini’s Prem Nagar area, police said on Tuesday.

The police said five suspects have been caught in connection with the incident while the probe was on to identify others.

According to a police officer, the incident took place in Agar Nagar locality of Prem Nagar on Monday night. Deepak was standing outside his house when a group of men attacked him with rods and sticks.

During the course of interrogation, it was found that Deepak was mentally challenged and had broken the glass of tempo belonging to his neighbour. Some people got agitated and beat him up at about 9.20 pm, the officer said.

Deepak was taken to a hospital by his family members where he was declared dead. On the statement of the victim’s father, a case of murder was registered and five suspects were caught and interrogated further, the officer said.

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New Delhi:

An 11-year-old student of a government school was allegedly sexually assaulted in her classroom by a self-defence trainer on Friday in Sultanpuri area of outer Delhi, triggering protests, police said.

The police have arrested the accused, Satish (45), who was conducting self defence classes for free of cost through an NGO, they said. He was not a regular teacher at the school.

Education minister Atishi has ordered an “immediate comprehensive and detailed inquiry” into the matter, said a statement from the Delhi government.

“The most stringent and decisive actions will be be taken based on the findings. The government remains firmly committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all students,” it said.

A senior police officer said the family members and their neighbours gathered outside the police station and demanded action against the accused.

According to the victim’s father, his daughter called him in the afternoon stating that her sports teacher touched her inappropriately during the class and threatened her during the act.

He further said that they approached the school principal and also informed the local police about the matter.

On Friday at 12.12 pm, information was received regarding sexual harassment by school teacher, police said.

A case under sections 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been registered at Sultanpuri police station. Her counselling and medical examination is being conducted, police said.

Further investigation is underway, police added.

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New Delhi:

A Delhi court has awarded life sentence to a woman for smothering to death her two minor daughters in 2018, terming it a “cold-blooded murder” and the rarest of rare cases.

The court observed that the gruesome offence shook the court’s conscience as mothers were idolised by society because of their nurturing role, sacrifices, emotional resilience and selflessness.

Announcing the punishment to Leelawati (32) who was earlier convicted for murder, Additional Sessions Judge Sachin Jain of Tis Hazari court said considering the well-being of the two surviving children of the convict and since there was a possibility of her rehabilitation and reintegration into society, life term was more appropriate than a death sentence.

According to the prosecution, she brutally murdered her two daughters, aged five years and five months respectively, by smothering them on February 20, 2018.

In its order, the court said, “No doubt, mother is always seen as a saviour because of her nurturing role and perceived sacrifice and for that reason, society intends to idolise motherhood, expecting women to be selfless, nurturing and emotionally resilient.

“Therefore, the act of murder of her own two daughters shakes the conscience not only of the court but of the society at large. Further, the act of smothering both the daughters by the convict is a clear-cut cold-blooded murder, bringing the present case into the category of rare of the rarest case.” It, however, said that the woman had two surviving children, a daughter (7) and a son (2), and their well-being and future needs had to be considered.

“The complete removal of their mother from their lives could have a profound and adverse impact on their upbringing. The convict is relatively young and there remains the possibility of her rehabilitation and reintegration into society after serving a substantial period of incarceration,” the court said.

It said when the aggravating and mitigating circumstances were weighed, the scale tilted towards the latter and it would be appropriate to award her a life sentence instead of the death penalty.

It sentenced the convict to imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs 10,000.

The court further observed that there was no ground for payment under the Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme as the “beneficiary was the culprit” in the case.

“In the present case, this court is dealing with a peculiar case in which the convict is the real mother of the victims or in other words the beneficiary is the culprit itself.

“Since both the girls/daughters have already lost their lives and the beneficiary is the culprit, who committed the gruesome murder and the father tried his level best to save the convict, instead of fighting for justice, therefore, no ground for grant of compensation is made out in the present case,” the court order read.

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New Delhi:

A 16-year-old boy was detained on Sunday for allegedly killing his father in a fit of rage, police said.

Police said the boy allegedly smashed a plastic pipe on his father’s head when the man was beating his wife in Delhi’s Rohini, resulting in his death.

“On Sunday, a call was received at 10.58 am regarding the murder of a person at the Aman Vigar police station,” a senior police officer said.

The man’s body has been preserved in the hospital for postmortem, police said.

Initial inquiry revealed that the killed man used to beat his wife and children on trivial issues under the influence of alcohol, said the officer.

“On Sunday, the killed man picked up a quarrel with his wife and was thrashing her, when his son intervened and hit his father’s head with a plastic pipe which resulted in his death,” said the officer.

Police said that an FIR under relevant sections of the BNS has been registered at the Aman Vihar police station.

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New Delhi:

A case of alleged sexual assault on a 7-year-old girl in South Delhi has been registered, Delhi Police confirmed on Saturday.

According to police officials, the mother and father of the girl live in a rented accommodation in the house of a 72-year-old man identified as Gian Messay, who is accused of sexually assaulting the minor.

The girl had informed her parents that the man found out when the parents would be out of the house. Then he sexually assaulted her. The accused had allegedly been sexually assaulting the minor for the past month. After the information had been revealed to the parents, they filed a police report.

A medical examination was carried out of the minor and the accused has been arrested.

According to Delhi Police officials, the father is a labourer and the mother is a housewife.

The investigation is still ongoing and more details are awaited.

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New Delhi:

A 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death while her mother suffered stab wounds after they were attacked allegedly by her father over money issues in the Dwarka area on Sunday, police said.

According to the police, the victims were identified as Rashmina Khatoon (22) and her mother, Sufia. The incident occurred in the Najafgarh area.

“On Sunday, a PCR call regarding murder was received at Najafgarh police station. Police reached the spot and found a 13-year-old girl, who took the support of her neighbour to make a PCR call,” said a senior police officer.

The officer further said that she stated that on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, an argument broke out between her mother, Sufia and father, Abas Ali, over money.

“Her father took a knife and stabbed her mother’s head. When her sister Rashmina Khatoon came to her rescue, he father stabbed her in her head, due to which she fell unconscious,” said the police officer.

According to the police, the team reached the RTRM Hospital in Jaffarpur, where injured Rashmina Khatoon was declared dead, and Sufia was injured.

“An FIR has been registered, and an investigation has been taken up,” the officer said. Multiple teams have been formed to arrest the accused.

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New Delhi:

A 50-year-old woman was shot at by two people while she was asleep in her house in northeast Delhi on Saturday, police officials said.

The woman, identified as Shakila, received a bullet wound on her left shoulder, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said the incident took place at Janata Mazdoor Colony at 2 am.

During the initial investigation, the police found that two people came to Shakila’s house and opened fire at her. She was sleeping at the time of the incident, Tirkey said.

On the complaint of the victim’s son Mohammad Ishtikar, a case under section 109(1)/3(5) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita & Arms Act has been registered at Welcome police station.

Shalika’s son used to work in a courier company, but he has been jobless for the past five months, police said.

“Reason behind firing is being ascertained. Efforts are being made to identify and catch the accused persons,” the officer said.

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