'Over 80% of Delhi can be called encroached, will you demolish all?'
Kejriwal targets BJP over anti-encroachment drive
New Delhi, May 16: Slamming the anti-encroachment drive being carried out in various parts of the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said if bulldozers raze shops and houses of 63 lakh people in Delhi, which are considered illegal, it will be the "biggest destruction" in independent India.
At a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on the matter, Kejriwal told them that they should be ready to go to jail for opposing the anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the BJP-led municipal corporations in various parts of Delhi.
"They are reaching colonies with bulldozers and razing any shop and house. Even if people show them papers to prove that the structure is not illegal, they do not check them," he said.
"Delhi has not been made in a planned way. More than 80 per cent of Delhi can be called illegal and encroached. Does that mean you will destroy 80 per cent of Delhi?" he said in an online briefing.
The party is against the way the anti-encroachment drive is being carried out, he said, adding nearly 50 lakh people stay in unauthorised colonies, 10 lakh in 'jhuggis' and there are lakhs of people who have modified balconies or done something that does not conform to original maps.
"That means homes and shops of 63 lakh people will be bulldozed. This will be the biggest destruction happening in independent India," he said.
While noting that the Aam Aadmi Party is against encroachment and wants Delhi to look beautiful, he said razing homes and shops of 63 lakh people will not be tolerated.
"In the last 15 years, the BJP was in power in MCD and took money. Their tenure will be ending on May 18. Do you have constitutional power to take such a big decisions. Let elections happen and let that party take the decision. Everyone knows that the AAP will come to power in MCD," he said.
He assured people that the AAP will solve the problem of encroachment and people residing in unauthorised colonies will get ownership rights.
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Police file chargesheet in Rs 7.11 cr ATM cash robbery case
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bengaluru police have filed a comprehensive charge sheet against nine accused, including a serving police constable, Annappa Naik, in connection with the Rs 7.11 crore dacoity case, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Lokesh Jagalsar said on Thursday.
The case pertains to the high-profile armed robbery of Rs 7.11 crore from a cash logistics vehicle in South Bengaluru on November 19 last year.
The charge sheet has been filed before the 56th ACMM CCH Court under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, including sections relating to dacoity, wrongful restraint and confinement, causing disappearance of evidence, criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation and other relevant offences.
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“The Investigating Officer has concluded the investigation regarding the high-profile dacoity case and has submitted the final report to the Honorable Court,” the DCP said in a press release.
Providing further details of the prosecution’s action, he said, “A comprehensive charge sheet has been filed before the 56th ACMM CCH Court against 9 accused individuals involved in the crime.”
The accused include multiple suspects arrested in phases during the investigation, with Naik’s involvement drawing particular attention as a police constable attached to Govindapura Police Station who allegedly aided the execution and planning of the crime.
Jagalsar noted that the investigation team compiled a robust case file comprising 129 pieces of evidence to substantiate the charges, including statements from eyewitnesses, crucial technical evidence and forensic material such as fingerprints identifying the accused.
The DCP said, “The prompt filing of this charge sheet underscores the department's commitment to ensuring swift justice in cases of serious financial crimes.”
He also lauded the Investigating Officer, ACP Jayanagar, and his team for completing the probe in a time-bound manner, adding that the trial would be monitored to ensure it reaches its logical conclusion in a court of law.
According to earlier police updates, the robbery occurred near Ashoka Pillar in Jayanagar when assailants posing as RBI officials intercepted a CMS Info Systems cash-van and fled with the currency after forcing the crew off the vehicle.
Police had earlier arrested several suspects, including Naik and former CMS employees, and recovered a substantial portion of the stolen amount during the investigation.
