4 auto drivers held for fleecing tourists
New Delhi, June 6: Four auto-rickshaw drivers have been arrested for convincing foreign tourists they were transporting to buy costly ornaments and jewellery from a certain shop from where they received a commission, police said on Wednesday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, Madhur Verma said various complaints were received regarding this gang that would pick up foreigners and misguide them.
"The TSR (three-seater rickshaw) drivers were targeting foreigner tourists roaming in the New Delhi district," he said.
Accordingly, two cases were registered under the Delhi Prevention of Touting and Malpractices Against Tourists Act, 2010.
All the four accused -- Manoj Kumar, 50, Ritesh, 36, Jitender Kumar, 41, and Amit, 26 -- have been arrested and their vehicles seized, the officer said.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
