Gangster Romil Vohra injured in police encounter at Delhi-Haryana border
New Delhi (PTI): A wanted criminal linked to multiple murders in Haryana and arms cases in Delhi was injured in an encounter with the Delhi Police near the Delhi-Haryana border early Tuesday, an official said.
Two Special Cell officers were also injured in the encounter.
The official said the criminal Romil Vohra, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh announced by the Haryana government, is a known shooter of the notorious Kala Rana-Noni Rana gang, he said.
"Vohra opened fire on a joint team of the Counter Intelligence Unit of Delhi Police's Special Cell and Haryana Police near Dera Mandi when they attempted to apprehend him around dawn. In retaliatory firing by police, Vohra and two Special Cell officers were injured," a senior police officer added.
The injured officers have been identified as Sub-Inspectors Pravin and Rohan, who sustained bullet injuries during the exchange. All three injured have been rushed to a hospital and are currently under medical observation.
"A specific input was received from Haryana Police about the presence of wanted gangster Romil Vohra near the Delhi-Haryana border. Acting on the tip-off, a joint checking operation was conducted during the intervening night of June 23 and 24," the officer added.
Vohra was identified by an informer, and as the police teams tried to apprehend him, he opened fire.
Police said Vohra was a key operative in several high-profile criminal cases, including a recent murder n Kurukshetra and a triple murder case in Yamunanagar. He is also wanted in a case registered under the Arms Act in Delhi.
A case under appropriate sections is being registered, and further investigation is underway, including recovery of the firearm used and tracing any accomplices who may have been in the area.
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ICICI Bank trims hike, lowers min balance requirement to Rs 15,000 from Rs 50,000
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI): In a U-turn, ICICI Bank has slashed the minimum monthly average balance (MAB) requirement to Rs 15,000 from Rs 50,000, citing "valuable feedback" from customers.
The minimum balance requirement for its new savings bank accounts opened on or after August 1 was recently raised five times to Rs 50,000.
"Following valuable feedback from our customers, we have revised these requirements to better reflect their expectations and preferences. We thank our customers for their continued trust and feedback, which help us serve them better," ICICI Bank posted on its website.
Similarly, the MAB for semi-urban and rural locations has been revised downwards to Rs 7,500 and Rs 2,500 respectively, it said.
Before August 1, the MAB for semi-urban and rural was Rs 5,000.
However, the bank said the revised MAB requirements are not applicable to salary accounts, senior citizens/pensioners (above 60 years), basic savings bank deposit account/PM Jandhan Yojana, and accounts for people with special needs.
They are also not applicable to savings accounts opened before July 31, 2025.
MAB is the minimum balance that a customer is required to maintain in a bank account. If the balance falls below the required amount, the bank levies a penalty.
In case account holders fail to meet the MAB, customers will be liable to pay penal charges of 6 per cent of the shortfall in required MAB, or Rs 500, whichever is lower.
The balance in the savings bank account of ICICI Bank earns an interest of 2.5 per cent per annum, it said.
The hike in MAB comes at a time when public sector banks have rationalised their penalties or completely waived them.
