Woman injured after being hit by bullet in Central Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A woman suffered bullet injuries when a man fired his gun allegedly to threaten his girlfriend following an argument over serving food to their pet dog, police said on Sunday.
Police said the woman, who is the mother of the man's girlfriend, is stable and undergoing treatment at a hospital.
They said efforts are on to nab the accused (28) who is absconding.
The incident took place on Saturday around 6 pm in Central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road area, police said.
The woman was trying to intervene and stop the fight between the man and his girlfriend. Suddenly, the man took out a pistol and opened fire to threaten his girlfriend and her 40-year-old mother but the bullet accidently hit the woman, they said.
Sanjay Sain, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central), said on Saturday at about 6 pm, information was received at DBG Road police station regarding a firing incident at Dhobi Wali Gali, Gaushala Road in the Siddhipura area.
"When our police team reached the spot, they found a woman with a bullet injury on her shoulder. She was shifted to a hospital. The woman is around 40 years old. It was revealed that her daughter, who's aged around 22, was living with the accused," he said.
Enquiry revealed that the woman's daughter and the accused were in a relationship and had a heated argument over their pet dog, police said.
"The fight was over a petty issue. The woman wanted to feed the dog and the man didn't want it to give food. The argument led to a big fight. After hours, the woman called her mother. When the mother tried to intervene, the accused opened fire to threaten the woman and his daughter but it accidently hit the woman," a senior police officer said.
A case under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act has been registered and investigation is in progress, he said.
The accused is on the run and has a criminal record. He's also a "bad character'' of the Aman Vihar area, the officer said.
Police are looking for CCTV footage in and around the area of the scene of the crime to trace the routes taken by the accused while fleeing, he said.
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SC directs Centre to set up special POCSO courts on priority basis
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to set up on "top priority basis" dedicated POCSO courts to exclusively deal with cases of sexual offences against children.
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale said due to the inadequacy of the number of exclusive courts for the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases, the timelines mandated under the law for completion of trials weren't adhered to.
"It is therefore expected that the union of India and the state governments shall take appropriate steps to sensitise the officials associated with the investigation of POCSO cases, and also to create dedicated courts to try POCSO cases on top priority basis," the bench said.
The top court further directed filing of chargesheets within the mandatory period stipulated in law besides completing trials within the prescribed time frame.
The apex court noted while majority states, with the funding from the Centre, complied with the directions for setting up exclusive courts for POCSO cases, in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Maharashtra, and a few other states, more POCSO courts were required given the pendency of such cases.
The top court had previously directed senior advocate and amicus curiae V Giri and senior advocate Uttara Babbar to submit state-wise details on the status of POCSO courts.
The apex court was hearing a petition underlining the "alarming rise in the number of reported child rape incidents" in a suo motu case.
The top court asked states to set up two designated courts in districts where the number of pending cases of child abuse under the POCSO Act was more than 300.
It made it clear that its July 2019 direction to set up one court in each district with more than 100 FIRs under POCSO Act meant a designated court would only deal with such cases under the law.
