Crime Briefs

A 47-year-old man was killed after his scooter was hit by a tempo on Thursday in southeast Delhi's Sarita Vihar area, police said. The deceased, Faizal Massey, is a resident of Jasola Vihar, they said.

The accident took place at the Okhla underpass. He going from Okhla to Noida, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said. The tempo driver, Ajay, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was caught by a passerby and handed over to police.

Police have registered a case under the relevant sections of the IPC. PTI AMP NIT

*********************** Man dies after being hit by dumper

New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) A 29-year-old man died on Thursday after being hit by a dumper in east Delhi's Mandawali, police said. The deceased, Amit Gupta, is a resident of Buddha Marg, Mandawali, they said.

Police were informed about the accident at 5 PM. On reaching the spot, police rushed Gupta to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.

The dumper's driver Dev Singh, a resident of Badaun in UP, was nabbed from the spot, a senior police officer said. PTI AMP

*********************** Man arrested for molesting tenant's daughter

New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting his tenant's daughter in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area, police said Thursday. The accused was arrested on Wednesday from his house after the teenage girl informed her parents about the incident. The accused had threatened her of dire consequences if reported the matter, they added.

Police have registered a case and the matter is being probed. PTI AMP

****************** Delhi Police constable's wife commits suicide New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) A Delhi Police constable's wife allegedly committed suicide here, police said Thursday.

The incident took place a couple of days back.The deceased used to live in East Delhi area. She got married to the constable around a year-back, they said. A sub-divisional magistrate has been informed about the incident and a probe is underway to ascertain the reason behind the 22-year-old woman taking the extreme step, police said.