Transgender person murdered in Delhi’s Seemapuri, 2 arrested
Transgender person murdered in Delhi’s Seemapuri, 2 arrested
A transgender person was murdered in Seemapuri area of Delhi on July 15. The Delhi police have arrested two people in the case.
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UPDATED: July 19, 2021 07:29 IST
A transgender person was murdered in Seemapuri area of Delhi on July 15. The Delhi police have arrested two people in the case.
A transgender person was murdered in Delhi’s Seemapuri on July 15. The Delhi police have arrested two accused in the case so far.
CRIME SCENE
After receiving a call regarding the murder on Thursday, the police rushed to the spot in New Seemapuri, Delhi. The site was inspected and a crime team called in.
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The Delhi Police on Thursday said that it had busted a gambling racket and arrested 15 people along with Rs 4.73 lakh in cash.
Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) R Sathiyasundaram said 15 persons who were allegedly involved in gambling have been arrested and Rs 4.73 lakh and other gambling accessories recovered from them.
Sathiyasundaram said that a team of the Seemapuri police station got the information that gambling is going on in DDA flats in the New Seemapuri area.
He said that after taking all the due permissions, the team reached the spot and apprehended 15 persons red-handed.
The arrested accused have been identified Shahrukh, Arun, Milan Kumar, Raj Kumar, Suraj Singh, Mallik Mojjam, Suresh Ahirwal, Mujahir, Mohammad Waris, Saleem, Sameed, Nishu, Mohammad Irshad, Sanjay and Suresh Kumar.
‘Only 44 of 110 shops were functioning’
According to an audit of ration shops conducted by the Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, 40% of the shops visited by volunteers were found closed during working hours. Of the 110 shops visited by the volunteers, only 44 were found to be distributing grains to ration cardholders.
The audit of the ration shops was conducted between May 15 and May 20 across the city including, locations like Chirag Delhi, Mangolpuri, Kalkaji, New Seemapuri, Begumpur and Greater Kailash among other areas, the DRRAA said.
“Nearly 40% ration shops that were visited [43 out of 110] were closed during working hours. Only 44 shops were found to be distributing grains to cardholders. Over 23 ration shops at the time of our visit claimed that they were awaiting the full stock of ration,” the report said.