Wanted woman involved in 113 crimes held in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 18 : A woman gangster involved in 113 crime cases and counted among top five dreaded women criminals in Delhi was arrested early on Saturday, police said.
Basiran, 62, was called 'Mummy' or mother by her gang members. Her eight sons too are involved in heinous crime along with her, ranging from murder, contract killing, robbery, bootlegging, to snatching.
Basiran had shifted base to south Delhi from her native Rajasthan some 45 years ago and began to sell illicit liquor in slum areas and entered the world of crime through petty crime.
"Basiran was arrested on a tip-off from Sangam Vihar when she arrived there to meet her family. She was on the run for the past eight months in a case and was declared a Proclaimed Offender in May," Deputy Commissioner of Police Romil Baaniya said.
"Basiran told police that she and her gang members Aakash and Vikash had take a contract to kill an Uttar Pradesh native Miraz for Rs 60,000 from his stepsister Munni Begum. Munni took Miraz to Basiran's residence in Sangam Vihar on September 9, 2017, after which Aakash, Vikash, Neeraj and a teenager took Miraz to a forest area on the pretext of drinking liquor and strangled him. They later burnt the body," the DCP said.
Police came to know of the crime a week later when a person who had gone to the forest area to attend nature's call found the decomposed body.
Police arrested the teenager, who disclosed the involvement of others in the crime. Police arrested those involved in January 2018, but Basiran was evading arrest since them.
Basiran was declared a Proclaimed Offender by a court on May 25 and her residential property sealed as per the law.
The woman had control over some government borewells in Sangam Vihar and was running a water supply mafia too, involving her sons. One of them was even booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, the officer said.
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Focus on Vijay's poll promises; TVK assured 8 gm gold for women
Chennai (PTI): As the new-entrant TVK appears likely to emerge as the single largest party and form the government, the focus has now turned into actor-politician Vijay's poll promises, including 8 gm gold for marriage, which is worth about Rs 14,000 per gram (22 carat).
Vijay's assurances in the party manifesto include Rs 2,500 monthly assistance for women below 60 years, 8 gm gold for marriage and six free cooking gas cylinders a year, per family.
By 3 PM, as per EC data, Vijay's party is leading in 105 constituencies and it falls short of a simple majority (118) in the Assembly.
The actor-turned-politician also assured a quality silk saree in addition to gold for indigent brides and interest-free loans up to Rs 5 lakh for women-run SHGs. He assured corruption-free good governance if voted to power in his maiden electoral fight.
The manifesto also laid importance on education. To prevent school dropouts, mothers or guardians of children studying in government and state-aided schools will receive Rs 15,000 annually.
Vijay promised 100 special residential schools named after iconic leader K Kamaraj, credited with revolutionising education in the state, and higher education loans of up to Rs 20 lakh. The TVK founder also assured AI Ministry, AI University and AI City.
The manifesto placed a strong emphasis on agrarian welfare, too.
The party promised a full waiver of agricultural cooperative crop loans for farmers owning less than five acres of land, while those holding more than five acres will receive a 50 per cent waiver. Additionally, the party promised a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 3,500 per quintal for paddy and Rs 4,500 per tonne for sugarcane.
Addressing youth unemployment, Vijay pledged to create five lakh new government jobs and offer as many stipendiary internships. Unemployed graduates will be provided a monthly aid of up to Rs 4,000. For government employees, the party assured consideration of the Old Pension Scheme and the regularisation of contract workers, including nurses.
On the health front, he promised a drug-free Tamil Nadu. Vijay also committed to modernising hospitals, providing free annual health checkups, and introducing a Rs 25 lakh family health insurance scheme.
The manifesto also included a Rs 3,000 monthly pension for the elderly and the differently-abled, 200 units of free power, patta (land deed) regularisation, and 100 per cent piped drinking water supply for all households.
Some of the policy intereventions promised by TVK include a legal guarantee to provide essential government services like community certificates, and land pattas, within a strictly specified timeframe.
Vijay also promised doorstep delivery of governance by implementing a system to deliver services, such as ration supplies, directly to the people. He also assured that ease of doing business will be paramount to his government and promised a strict guarantee that business licences will be issued within 21 days.
Elections to 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu were held on April 23.
