Inter-state gang kingpin involved in 5000 car thefts held in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 5: Kingpin of the car thief gang who had stolen 5000 vehicles from various parts of the country since 1998, was arrested, police said on Monday.
Anil Chauhan (52), resident of Khanpur Extention who hails from Tejpur, Assam, was also notorious for smuggling of Rhinoceros horn in the northeastern state. He was also actively involved in supply of illegal arms, they said.
He had previous criminal involvement in 181 cases.
The accused was a Class-I contractor in Assam government. Later, the Enforcement directorate raided his place and all his property was seized and auctioned. Later, he again started committing thefts, police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shweta Chauhan said that due to recent spurt in the activities of illegal arms suppliers in central district and Delhi, the special staff of central district have been tasked to check them.
An information about the arrival of the most wanted auto lifter cum supplier of illegal arms of India -- Anil Chauhan in the jurisdiction of DBG Road police station in central Delhi was received by the special staff, and the accused was arrested on August 23, she said.
"A dedicated team was constituted and accused Anil Chauhan was arrested with an illegal country-made pistol, two live cartridges, and one stolen motorcycle. During the course of the investigation, five more country made pistols, five live cartridges and one stolen car were also recovered on his instance," she added.
Chauhan has started stealing vehicles in 1998 and has stolen approximately 5000 vehicles from various parts of India. He has been arrested by police various times and sent to jail, the DCP said.
He had been convicted for five years in a criminal case of Nizamuddin police station and was previously involved in 180 criminal cases, she said.
Chauhan was also arrested in 2015 by Assam police with one sitting MLA, police said.
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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.
