Two shot after scuffle in Jahangirpuri, 1 held
NEW DELHI: Two brothers received gunshot wounds after they allegedly beat up and injured four others in a fight that broke out over a knocked down scooter in north-west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Monday night, the police said.
“One of the men, Suresh, received a gunshot wound to his shoulder and has been hospitalised. His brother, Suraj, has a bullet graze past him. He was discharged after treatment. The injuries to the other four are relatively minor,” said Usha Rangnani, deputy commissioner of police (north-west).
Police arrested the alleged shooter, Shafique, and apprehended four minors allegedly involved in the firing. They have been booked for attempt to murder and under the Arms Act.
“Around 10pm on Monday, four drunk men were walking past the house when one of them accidentally knocked down the scooter. The brothers came out on hearing the noise and a quarrel ensued,” said the DCP.
Suresh and Suraj allegedly beat up the four drunk men, including Shafaque, Rangnani said.
Soon, Shafique called two of his friends who reached the scene with guns. “Together, they opened fire on the two brothers, leaving them injured,” the officer said.
While the six suspects fled the scene, the two injured brothers were taken to a hospital.
Police arrested two men for allegedly smuggling liquor in Greater Noida
West on Monday.
The suspects were identified as West Bengal native 30-year-old Lukash Hasda and Bulandshahr native 32-year-old Ashok Kumar. Police said they seized 90 bottles of illegal liquor from them too.
The suspect would allegedly buy liquor in Haryana and sell them in western Uttar Pradesh districts.
Munish Chauhan, SHO Bisrakh police station, said they made the arrests while conducting checks near Galaxy Vega roundabout on Monday evening. “The police checked their bags and found the Haryana brand liquor,” he said.
The suspects allegedly told police they were tenants in Greater Noida and smuggled cheap liquor from Haryana. A case was registered against them under Sections 60 and 63 of the Excise Act. They were to judicial custody.
AGRA: The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has put the Agra metro rail project on the fast track by constructing the first pier (pillar) of the corridor under the 3-km-long elevated section of the priority corridor to be built between Taj East Gate and Fatehabad Road.
Under the Agra Metro Project, two corridors will be constructed. The first corridor will be built between Sikandara and Taj East Gate and the second corridor will come up from Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar. Under the first corridor, a section of about 6 kms between Taj East Gate and Jama Masjid has been marked, officials said.
Total 171 piers are to be constructed on the same stretch to prepare the viaduct of the elevated metro corridor, officials said. UP Metro is expeditiously doing piling work in the same stretch and has completed more than 100 piles, officials said.
Piling work of the stretch is to be carried out with 6 rig machines and 680 piles in all are to be constructed.
According to a press note issued by UPMRC, these piles serve as the foundation for the infrastructure of a metro corridor. “At the same time other civil works are also in progress at PAC ground for metro depot,” the release said.
“UPMRC team has made an achievement by casting 100th pile and constructing first pier on elevated portion of priority section of Agra metro project in a very short time since inauguration for commencement of this prestigious project by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 7 last year,” Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC said.