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Two dead, 1 injured after bikes collide near Bilaspur Chowk

Vivek is survived by a nine-month-old daughter and Monu’s marriage was scheduled to take place on February 8 next year

The deceased persons, Vivek (26) and Monu (25), who are brothers, worked in the human relations department of a steel manufacturing plant in Pathreri on Bilaspur-Tauru Road. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 18, 2022 11:44 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

MCG officials and shopkeepers sustain injuries in scuffle during anti-encroachment drive at Sadar Bazaar

Inspector Ved Pal, station house officer of Gurugram City police station, said those involved in the incident will be arrested soon. Some shopowners have submitted written complaints against the MCG team and police officers, and their allegations will be probed simultaneously, he added

An anti-encroachment drive conducted by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) in 2018. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 18, 2022 12:00 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Man booked on mother’s complaint for stealing ₹25 lakh from parents, running away

The parents allege that their son, who has studied abroad, has been trapped by a Moroccan woman and his actions may be influenced by this, said a police officer aware of the matter

The police said they will get a lookout notice issued against the man if he does not join the investigation even after further notices. They said he has not responded to messages sent on WhatsApp. (AFP)

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Updated on Nov 17, 2022 11:45 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Seven booked for cheating firm of over ₹1 crore , woman of ₹1.1 crore

The matter came to light when Rakesh Kumar Sharma (57) and his wife Radha Sharma (55), saw a notice pasted on the main door of their newly purchased two-storey house in Ram Nagar on September 27, that there is a loan of ₹1,38,97,842 against the house pending payment and the property will be auctioned on October 28 if the debt is not cleared

Police said the property was originally owned by a certain Pawan Kumari, who had sold it to Rekha Devi (52) in 2018. Rekha then sold it to Radha and the registration of the property took place on July 28 this year, police said. (Representative image/Getty Images)

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Published on Nov 16, 2022 11:55 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Fight breaks out in Khandsa market over body shaming

Police said the woman’s brother-in-law sustained injuries in the incident and was admitted to the government hospital in Sector-10A for treatment. They said the woman also sustained minor bruises while trying to save him

According to the police, the woman and her 35-year-old brother-in-law were passing through the market after making purchases around 10.30pm on November 13 when a suspect allegedly called her ‘fat’. (Representative Image/HT)

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Published on Nov 16, 2022 11:52 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Three ‘cow smugglers’ arrested after 25km chase by vigilantes, police

Three suspected cow smugglers were arrested from Palwal in the early hours of Wednesday after a 25km-long chase that began from Sector 37 in Gurugram

The suspects pushed off four cows from their moving vehicle in an attempt to block the movement of the vehicles chasing them, police said. (Representative Image/AFP)

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Published on Nov 16, 2022 11:51 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Newly elected Gurugram sarpanch booked for assaulting law intern for ‘refusing bribe hours before vote’

The suspects, armed with wooden bats and rods, intercepted him 500 metres away from his residence, police said, adding that they kept hitting him until he fainted. Then they woke him up and resumed the assault until he could no longer move, after which they left the spot, police said

Police said that some residents of the village have been called in for questioning. (Representative Image/Getty Images)

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Updated on Nov 15, 2022 10:20 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Woman run over on Golf Course Extension Road, husband critically injured

Police said that they will question the truck driver, who did not flee from the spot after the mishap and has been arrested, to determine the sequence of events that led to the accident

A view of Golf Course Extension Road in Gurugram, India. The couple was travelling towards Kherki Daula and attempting to cross the road when the truck hit them. (Yogendra Kumar/HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 15, 2022 09:55 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

DHBVN takes over 62 independent feeders supplying power to townships, colonies

Operation and maintenance of these feeders will ensure regular inspection and quick repair in case of any fault so that consumers don’t suffer from long power outages

PC Meena, managing director of DHBVN (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 12, 2022 11:24 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Kicked out of spiritual gathering, man sets organiser’s shop on fire

The suspect, Harish alias Honey, went to the satsang in an inebriated condition, police said, adding that the organisers asked him to leave but he refused

The fire spread and damaged two vehicles, a Honda WRV and a Maruti Celerio, that were parked in front of the shop and belonged to local residents. Fire tenders were called to douse the flames. (Representative Image/HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 12, 2022 11:16 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar, Gurugram

Banking, registry officials booked for repeated mortgage and sale of plot on forged documents

The plot was mortgaged to the Karnataka Bank’s Sector 14 branch in 2009 for a loan of ₹22 lakh and in 2010 to the Sarv Haryana Gramin Bank (SHGB) for a loan of ₹20 lakh, police said

The SHGB had filed a complaint after its senior officials became aware that another loan was taken from its Jharsa branch in 2010 for the same plot on the basis of forged documents. (Representative Image/Getty Images)

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Updated on Nov 12, 2022 11:13 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

72-year-old woman tortured, assaulted ‘by sons and their wives over property’ in Gurugram

The police said that when they found the woman, they saw a ligature mark around on her neck and it came to light that her sons and their wives had attempted to strangle her

The woman’s elder son, who is 40 years old, and the younger one who is 37, and their wives kept her hungry for several days to force her to transfer her property to them, police said. (AFP)

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Published on Nov 11, 2022 11:50 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

32-year-old man bludgeoned to death at bus stop near Huda City Centre Metro Station

Kumar was found with his head smashed with a concrete block, police said, adding that all his possessions, including his phone and wallet, were missing

Police have cordoned off the bus queue shelter on August Kranti Marg, where the murder took place, near Huda City Centre Metro Station, in Gurugram, India, on Friday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 11, 2022 07:31 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram man exempt from paying toll assaults staff for being made to wait in queue

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly vandalising 17 toll booths at Kherki Daula toll plaza in Gurugram district and assaulting staff after he was not given passage immediately

(HT PhotoA video grab of the incident at Kherki Daula toll plaza in Gurugram district.)

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Updated on Nov 11, 2022 12:08 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram collection agent shot at in bid to loot cash near Galleria Market

The assailants fled the area after the botched robbery attempt. The collection agent ran inside a bakery shop to save his life

The bullets missed the collection agent, who quickly dropped his motorcycle to the ground and sprinted for more than 150 metres with the bag containing cash. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 10, 2022 12:30 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Imposter dupes bank manager, gets ₹16.7 lakh transferred from car showroom owner’s account

The suspect called from a mobile phone number saying his phone number -- meaning the car showroom owner’s phone number -- registered with the bank was not working, police said

The suspect sent a company letterhead with the showroom owner’s forged signature to the Yes Bank manager on WhatsApp as a mandate for the transactions (HT Archive)

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Published on Nov 10, 2022 12:27 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Farrukhnagar doctor stabbed for resisting land grab bid next to her hospital

The doctor said they attempted to mow her down with the earthmover but was saved by locals who gathered at the spot on hearing the brawl

Police said the two parties are engaged in a land dispute, and there is a court case regarding this as well. (Reuters)

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Published on Nov 10, 2022 12:24 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Strong winds clean up Gurugram’s air, AQI now ‘moderate’

The 24-hour average AQI in Gurugram on Wednesday was 174, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s 4pm daily bulletin, in comparison to Tuesday’s reading of 287

Officials say the AQI situation will continue to improve in Gurugram till November 12. (Vipin Kumar/ HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 10, 2022 12:22 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Three arrested in Gurugram for stealing 73 vehicles

Sharma was running the interstate gang that used to steal vehicles from Gurugram, Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region and supply them to northeastern states, where they would be sold at cheap rates on the basis of forged registration documents, police said

Two of the suspects in custody. (Sourced)

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Published on Nov 08, 2022 12:32 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Property dealer murder case: Two suspects, including wife held

Gurugram: Police arrested two suspects, including the wife of a property dealer, who was shot dead in his sleep inside his under-construction residence at Sector 22 in Palam Vihar on October 30

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Updated on Nov 08, 2022 12:18 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram AQI ‘very poor’ for third consecutive day

However, individual readings from the three AQI monitors in Gwal Pahari, Sector 51 and Teri Gram were 342, 324 and 320, respectively, at 11am Monday, which were higher than the average AQI

Sachin Panwar, an environmentalist, said east and south-easterly winds are helping disperse pollutants that remained suspended in the air over the past week. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 08, 2022 12:06 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Councillor’s husband booked for allegedly selling land by forging deed papers

GURUGRAM: A municipal councillor’s husband and other suspects were booked for allegedly selling a plot owned by a woman in Palam Vihar Extension by forging deed papers, police said on Saturday

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Published on Nov 07, 2022 12:26 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Investor booked for threatening developer

On the complaint of the builder VK Jain, an FIR against the investor and other suspects was registered at Sector56 police station on Thursday night, said police

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Published on Nov 05, 2022 04:04 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Suspect undergoing treatment in police custody escapes from Gurugram hospital

Police said that Parveen Sharma (the suspect) had allegedly entered into a brawl with two persons —Inderjeet Sharma and his friend Gopal Saini — in Moti Vihar area of Sector41 on October 20.

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Updated on Nov 05, 2022 01:48 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

NCR air ‘severe’, Haryana to take call on school closure today

Haryana now has to decide on the closure of schools/ colleges/ educational institutions, ban on plying of four-wheeler diesel vehicles, allowing public, municipal and private offices to work on 50% strength and the rest to work from home, and the closure of all industries in the district under the Stage 4 guidelines of Grap

On Thursday, three functional AQI monitors of four in Gurugram all recorded severe AQI levels at 407 (Gwal Pahari), 420 (Sector 51) and 402 (Teri Gram) at 12pm. The AQI kept deteriorating as the day progressed. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 04, 2022 01:05 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar and Debashish Karmakar

Thieves decamp with transceivers from mobile phone tower in Sector 30

Police said that a transceiver is called a remote radio unit (RRU), which provides network to a mobile phone and enables it to send or receive messages and calls and their disconnection disrupts communication in a specific area

Investigators said that a RRU costs at least <span class='webrupee'>₹</span> 1.75 lakh and is a sophisticated instrument that can receive as well as send high frequency radio waves. (Representative image/AFP)

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Updated on Nov 03, 2022 02:51 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram hospital booked for risking lives by continuing to run without fire safety clearance

Police said the MCG filed a petition before the court on September 26 seeking a police investigation after the administration of the hospital, World Laproscopy Hospital, failed to reply to its three notices that were served on them for running the facility without a no-objection certificate from the fire department and also without an occupancy certificate

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Updated on Nov 01, 2022 12:24 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Air still poor, admn, MCG start penalising violators

The third phase of graded response action plan (Grap) came into force in Delhi-National Capital Region region after Delhi’s pollution levels briefly breached the “severe” level on the AQI on Saturday afternoon.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s 4pm bulletin, the AQI in Gurugram was 376 on Monday, a further rise from Sunday’s 327. On CPCB’s Sameer app, of the three functional AQI monitors in the city, two hit ”severe” levels after 8pm on Monday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 01, 2022 12:27 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar and Leena Dhankhar

18-yr-old student dies after being hit by car on Sohna Road

Gurugram: An 18-year-old man died and his relative was severely injured when a speeding car coming from the wrong side hit their motorcycle on Sohna Road in Sector 68 on Sunday, police said on Monday

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Updated on Nov 01, 2022 12:07 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Suspended Gurugram cop faces inquiry over campaigning for wife in Rewari municipal polls

Abhilaksh Joshi, assistant commissioner of police(ACP) (headquarters), said that a person from Rewari sent a complaint to Gurugram police on Wednesday along with photographic evidence stating a serving officer of the police force took part in an election campaign for his wife

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Published on Oct 30, 2022 05:55 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

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Vivek is survived by a nine-month-old daughter and Monu’s marriage was scheduled to take place on February 8 next year

Inspector Ved Pal, station house officer of Gurugram City police station, said those involved in the incident will be arrested soon. Some shopowners have submitted written complaints against the MCG team and police officers, and their allegations will be probed simultaneously, he added

The parents allege that their son, who has studied abroad, has been trapped by a Moroccan woman and his actions may be influenced by this, said a police officer aware of the matter

Police said the woman’s brother-in-law sustained injuries in the incident and was admitted to the government hospital in Sector-10A for treatment. They said the woman also sustained minor bruises while trying to save him

Three suspected cow smugglers were arrested from Palwal in the early hours of Wednesday after a 25km-long chase that began from Sector 37 in Gurugram

The suspects, armed with wooden bats and rods, intercepted him 500 metres away from his residence, police said, adding that they kept hitting him until he fainted. Then they woke him up and resumed the assault until he could no longer move, after which they left the spot, police said

Police said that they will question the truck driver, who did not flee from the spot after the mishap and has been arrested, to determine the sequence of events that led to the accident

Operation and maintenance of these feeders will ensure regular inspection and quick repair in case of any fault so that consumers don’t suffer from long power outages

The suspect, Harish alias Honey, went to the satsang in an inebriated condition, police said, adding that the organisers asked him to leave but he refused

The plot was mortgaged to the Karnataka Bank’s Sector 14 branch in 2009 for a loan of ₹22 lakh and in 2010 to the Sarv Haryana Gramin Bank (SHGB) for a loan of ₹20 lakh, police said

The police said that when they found the woman, they saw a ligature mark around on her neck and it came to light that her sons and their wives had attempted to strangle her

Kumar was found with his head smashed with a concrete block, police said, adding that all his possessions, including his phone and wallet, were missing

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly vandalising 17 toll booths at Kherki Daula toll plaza in Gurugram district and assaulting staff after he was not given passage immediately

The assailants fled the area after the botched robbery attempt. The collection agent ran inside a bakery shop to save his life

The suspect called from a mobile phone number saying his phone number -- meaning the car showroom owner’s phone number -- registered with the bank was not working, police said

The doctor said they attempted to mow her down with the earthmover but was saved by locals who gathered at the spot on hearing the brawl

The 24-hour average AQI in Gurugram on Wednesday was 174, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s 4pm daily bulletin, in comparison to Tuesday’s reading of 287

Sharma was running the interstate gang that used to steal vehicles from Gurugram, Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region and supply them to northeastern states, where they would be sold at cheap rates on the basis of forged registration documents, police said

Gurugram: Police arrested two suspects, including the wife of a property dealer, who was shot dead in his sleep inside his under-construction residence at Sector 22 in Palam Vihar on October 30

However, individual readings from the three AQI monitors in Gwal Pahari, Sector 51 and Teri Gram were 342, 324 and 320, respectively, at 11am Monday, which were higher than the average AQI

GURUGRAM: A municipal councillor’s husband and other suspects were booked for allegedly selling a plot owned by a woman in Palam Vihar Extension by forging deed papers, police said on Saturday

On the complaint of the builder VK Jain, an FIR against the investor and other suspects was registered at Sector56 police station on Thursday night, said police

Police said that Parveen Sharma (the suspect) had allegedly entered into a brawl with two persons —Inderjeet Sharma and his friend Gopal Saini — in Moti Vihar area of Sector41 on October 20.

Police said that a transceiver is called a remote radio unit (RRU), which provides network to a mobile phone and enables it to send or receive messages and calls and their disconnection disrupts communication in a specific area

The third phase of graded response action plan (Grap) came into force in Delhi-National Capital Region region after Delhi’s pollution levels briefly breached the “severe” level on the AQI on Saturday afternoon.

Gurugram: An 18-year-old man died and his relative was severely injured when a speeding car coming from the wrong side hit their motorcycle on Sohna Road in Sector 68 on Sunday, police said on Monday

Abhilaksh Joshi, assistant commissioner of police(ACP) (headquarters), said that a person from Rewari sent a complaint to Gurugram police on Wednesday along with photographic evidence stating a serving officer of the police force took part in an election campaign for his wife

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