Seven arrested for robbing elderly woman in south Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 26 : Seven men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly robbing an elderly woman after barging into her house with weapons in south Delhi's Sainik Farm area, police said.
Five of the accused -are residents of Delhi, while two others hail from Uttar Pradesh.
They accused have been identified as Javed - 28, Lalit - 26, Pankaj - 26, Sachin - 18, Suraj - 25, Rohit - 27 and Rajpal - 28.
The woman, a resident of Western Avenue, Sainik Farm, in her complaint said on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, four robbers allegedly barged into the house with weapons, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Vijay Kumar said.
They had tied hands and legs of a guard sleeping inside the farmhouse and locked him in a room, he said.
The men broke open the door of the main entrance of the house. On hearing the commotion, another servant Sunil Kumar Rai tried to prevent them from entering the house, but they somehow managed to barged into the house, the official said.
They allegedly threatened to the woman if she did not hand over the keys of her almirah, Kumar added.
During the investigation, police analysed the CCTV footage of nearby areas. Police team had first managed to apprehend Rohit, who provided the information to the rest of them, Kumar said.
After analysing various call detail records, police rushed to Pul Prahladpur and nabbed four of them.
The seven men had hatched a plan to commit robbery during night hours and target elderly people. During the robbery, they had decamped with Rs 2 lakh in cash and some silver jewellery, the DCP said.
A loaded revolver, one chopper, two knives, a watch, robbed from the servant, seven expensive garments along with three pairs of branded shoes and Rs 40,000 were recovered from their possession, police added.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
