Girl burgles home for love & revenge

January 20, 2012


New Delhi, January 20: She was young, suave with dreams of a life in bliss with her boyfriend. But love failed to blur caste barriers at home. Her uncle stood in the way of marriage. So she decided to get even.

However, law finally caught up with the couple, Shruti and Rohit.

Shruti Khosla, who is pursuing second-year BCom through correspondence from Delhi University and working with a multi-national company, decided to burgle her uncle's house with help from her boyfriend, police said.

The incentives were three-fold. Besides seeking revenge, this was also a way for the couple to financially secure their future and set aside a part of the booty for Rohit's family, the police said.

Shruti's boyfriend Rohit works with a leading power company.

And the couple was assisted in the crime by servant of the house, Pradeep. Police recovered most of the booty comprising jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh and Rs 2.8 lakh out of stolen cash worth Rs 10 lakh.

The police had received a PCR call on January 16 morning from Shruti's uncle, Rajesh Puri, about a burglary.

He said he had gone to Ambala to attend a marriage when his house was burgled. Surprisingly, Puri's son and parents were present in the house at the time of the incident. Police were puzzled at the way the crime was committed, despite the family's presence in the house.

"A special team under the supervision of ACP, Kamla Market Estate was set up. Investigations revealed there was no access to the house except through the stairs of their house or through the terrace of the adjoining house of the victim's brother. We suspected an insider role in the burglary. Surveillance of mobiles revealed that Shruti was in touch with Rohit on the day of the incident. "We found Rohit was present in the area. During interrogation, Shruti broke down after giving conflicting statements to mislead us and confessed to her involvement in the crime," said Devesh Chandra Srivastava, additional CP, central district.

Rohit and Pradeep were also nabbed on the basis of her statement made to the police.

The trio told the interrogators they had together hatched the conspiracy. When Rajesh left for Ambala and the family was asleep, they entered through the terrace door, broke open the ventilator and got inside the house.

As they were familiar with where the valuables were kept, they quickly laid their hands on them and fled.

Shruti told the SHO, IP Estate, she had been adopted by her family and that she wanted to help her boyfriend marry off his three sisters as soon as possible so that they could get married.

She also wanted to seek revenge, as her uncle had upbraided her and had not approved of her relationship with Rohit, the police said. They said investigations were underway.

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January 21,2020

Tengnoupal, Jan 21: A woman IPS officer has alleged that a rifleman of Assam Rifles physically assaulted and molested her at a check post near Moreh town in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, police said on Tuesday.

Based on a written complaint of the IPS officer, an FIR has been registered against rifleman P K Pandey and a summon has been issued to him to appear before the concerned police station, the police said.

Manipur DGP L M Khaute told reporters on Monday, "We have made contacts with the Assam Rifles authorities. A complaint has been lodged by the officer." In her complaint, the IPS officer said that on reaching Khudengtabi check post on Sunday afternoon one of her escorts, who was not in uniform, told the frisking party of Assam Rifles to register their entry.

Despite showing their identity cards, the rifleman allegedly detained them, she said.

"We offered to search ourselves and the vehicle, but he was not interested", she said.

The rifleman began hitting the official vehicle and "misbehaved, humiliated, harassed and assaulted me and my escort personnel," she alleged.

The IPS officer also alleged that the rifleman molested her and when her escorts tried to intervene, he thrashed them.

She further accused the rifleman of making "sexually coloured" remarks against her, using abusive language and even tried to snatch her phone when she tried to call her senior officers.

The issue was brought under control after the matter was reported to the Brigadier of 26th Assam Rifles and the Major of the D-company of 12th AR, police said.

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March 26,2020

Puducherry,Mar 26: Congress legislator from Kamaraj Nagar constituency John Kumar has been booked on charges of violating lock-down rules, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi said on Thursday.

In a Whats app posting she further said that an FIR has been registered under the Disaster management Act.

She stated John Kumar in an irresponsible manner allowed more than 200 people to gather outside his house and distributed doles personally when lock down was enforced in the country.

A criminal case has been registered against him for blatant violation of law despite mass information and media messages.Instead of following the law, he chose to violate it,she further stated.

The LG added that as per the ground report by IGP Surendra Yadav, there was perceptible improvement in enforcement of lock down and public were aware and cooperative.Vehicles carrying essential supplies and personnel were moving and every day is an improvement.

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January 12,2020

Mumbai, Jan 12: At least eight persons were killed and several others injured when a massive blast followed by a fire ripped a chemical factory at Boisar in Palghar district, nearly 100 km north of Mumbai, on Saturday, officials said.

Top Palghar district administration, police and fire brigade officials have rushed to the spot for the rescue operation, while Fire Brigade teams from Boisar MIDC industrial area and Tarapur Atomic Power Station are engaged in dousing the flames.

As per local witnesses, the intensity of the explosion was so severe that it was audible in a 35-km range and one building in the factory collapsed.

Besides, many homes in the immediate vicinity were shaken and people ran outside thinking it was an earthquake, as power lines also failed.

The exact cause of the explosion-cum-blaze which occurred around 7 p.m. is not immediately available.

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