Hindustan Times (Noida)

ABDUCTED MINOR RESCUED FROM DANKAUR

- HT Correspond­ent htreporter­s@hindustant­imes.com

GREATER NOIDA: A 13-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped on Saturday morning from outside his house, was recovered in Dankaur by police on Sunday evening. Police said that the abductors, fearing arrest, dropped the boy near a fuel station and fled the spot.

The family members and local people on Sunday had held a protest at Dankaur police station demanding the child’s recovery. The boy is a student of class 4 in a local school, police said.

Rajesh Kumar Singh, deputy commission­er of police, Greater Noida, said that the boy had gone missing from Noranpur village. “Police formed 15 teams and launched an intensive search in Greater Noida. Police also received informatio­n that two suspects were seen going with the child on a motorcycle through Amarpur village. Soon, a police team reached the village,” he said.

The suspects had realised the police movement and they dropped the child near a fuel station and fled, Singh said.

Sandeep, the boy’s uncle, said that two suspects had locked the child in a room. “The suspects threatened him and asked him to share his father’s contact number. But he was unable to recall it,” he said. On Monday, the boy’s family members protested outside Dankaur police station.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Developmen­t Authority (DDA) has received 26,365 applicatio­ns so far, for its 1,354 flats put on sale under the Housing Scheme 2021, mostly in the high income and middle-income group categories.

The DDA plans to hold the draw of lots on March 3 and the last date to apply is February 16.

A senior DDA official said on condition of anonymity, “We have received 26,365 applicatio­ns and 15,103 applicants have already made the payment.”

The DDA has received over 6,000 applicatio­ns along with payment for its 1,011 HIG and MIG category flats. A total of 254 HIG flats are located in Jasola, Vasant Kunj, Rohini and Dwarka. Apart from that, there are 757 two- and three-bedroom MIG flats located in Dwarka, Rohini, Vasant Kunj, Jahangirpu­ri and Madipur.

It is after nearly a decade that MIG flats in such large numbers have been put on sale in Dwarka, DDA officials said.

Apart from the location of these flats, the quality of constructi­on, facilities at the housing complex, two parking slots per flat (in HIG complexes) are a few of the reasons why people are keen on applying for these flats, DDA officials said.

Despite the slump in the real estate market, DDA officials are optimistic that 254 HIG flats in Jasola will find many takers. The HIG flats (87.9 square metres (sqm) to 177.3 square metres) are priced between ₹69.62 lakh to ₹2.14 crore. “These are spacious flats, located on the Delhi-noida border and well-connected with the rest of the city via the Metro and other public transport systems. There is a dual piping system as the complex has its own sewage treatment plant. The most important thing is that each flat has two parking slots. The ₹2.14 crore cost is as per the market rate,” said the official.

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