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Arrested in snatching case

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI JUNE 25. One person has been arrested for allegedly robbing a man of his mobile phone and cash at an intersection on Mandir Marg here on Monday. His two accomplices managed to escape.

According to the police, one Sharad Srivastava had stopped his scooter on Shamshanghat-Link Road intersection around 4 p.m. Two young men came on a scooter and hit him from behind. Sharad's scooter hit a man standing in front of his scooter. The three picked up a fight with him and forced him to part with Rs. 500 and his mobile phone.

A Delhi Traffic police constable, deployed at the intersection, took note of the incident and rushed to help Sharad. He managed to nab one of them, identified as Vijay (22), a ruffian of Nabi Karim. Vijay's associates managed to escape along with the booty. They have been identified as Aman, a ruffian of Sadar Bazar and Naveen, a ruffian of Nabi Karim.

A case of snatching has been registered at the Mandir Marg police station and efforts are on to nab the absconding accused.

Burnt to death

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death by her in-laws at Bhajanpura in North-East Delhi on Monday. The father-in-law and the sister-in-law of the deceased were arrested today.

According to the police, Radha, who was married to Mahesh, a resident of Vijay Park in Bhajanpura, 45 days ago, was admitted to GTB Hospital with burn injuries under mysterious circumstances and died yesterday.

Radha's family members told the sub-divisional magistrate conducting the inquest that they had given a scooter as dowry in the marriage.

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