E-rickshaw driver arrested for alleged knife attack on woman in Majnu Ka Tila, Delhi
New Delhi: An e-rickshaw driver in North Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila area was arrested on Saturday for allegedly attacking a woman with a knife at his residence, where police suspect he attempted to sexually assault her. The accused has been identified as Kannu Dayadham Naganshi, 31.
The Indian Express said that the police received a PCR call about 5 a.m. The caller stated that a woman had been attacked and her clothing were torn. Responding cops discovered her unresponsive, with injuries to her head and face. She was brought to the Trauma Centre and then referred to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital for further treatment. Her statement is yet to be recorded. A medical examination for sexual assault has been conducted, and an FIR has been registered under sections related to attempt to murder.
Naganshi was traced through CCTV footage and local enquiries, while the police revealed that he had previously been arrested in 2013 in a rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case in the Civil Lines area.
During questioning, Naganshi told police he had picked up the woman from Gate No. 2 of Vidhan Sabha Metro Station on Friday. He had taken her to his home in his e-rickshaw and allegedly offered her alcohol before assaulting her. When she resisted, he reportedly beat her, threw her outside the house and fled.
Eyewitness accounts from the Metro station and nearby residents are said to support the sequence of events described by the police. A case under Section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered.
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Jawan found dead in CRPF camp in J-K's Shopian
Srinagar (PTI): A CRPF jawan died inside a camp in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.
Head constable Surinder Singh, who hails form Hyderabad, fell unconscious late Tuesday night at the Zainapora Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Shopian, the officials said.
Singh was shifted to Zainapora hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Police has taken cognizance of the incident and started proceeding to ascertain cause of Singh's death.
