15 October,2023 05:48 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
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The Delhi Police has arrested five persons for allegedly robbing a petrol pump at gunpoint in outer Delhi's Mundka area, an officer said on Sunday, reported the PTI.
He said they have recovered two country-made pistols, five live cartridges, and two motorcycles used in the crime from their possession.
"On October 11, the Mundka Police Station had registered a case of robbery and relevant provisions of Arms Act after they got a complaint regarding the incident. We procured CCTV footage of the incident and started an investigation into the matter," Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer district) Jimmy Chiram told the PTI.
He said a police team formed for the task arrested five men identified as Kailash Mehto, 30, Pandav Kumar, 20, Guddu, 27, Mahavir Kumar, 30, and a 19-year-old
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Ashish Kumar. All five confessed to their crime, said Chiram.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, five students have been booked for allegedly assaulting and molesting their classmate on the school premises in Noida and an investigation has been initiated into the matter, police said on Sunday, as per the PTI.
The news agency reported, the girl's father claimed that she had reported the first instance of "sexual harassment" on October 9 to the principal of the school. But the accused misbehaved with her again on October 13 after which he approached the police, the father said.
The private school, located at Noida Sector 100, said it has also started its own probe into the "interdisciplinary" matter.
According to a police spokesperson, "The girl, who studies in Class 11, was assaulted by her classmates. An FIR has been lodged at the local Sector 39 police station after which the girl was sent for medical examination."
All allegations in the case are being looked into and investigated appropriately, the spokesperson said, adding, "The complainant and the accused all are minors.
The school principal was informed about the episode over mail by the girl. What action did the school take after her complaint, that is also being checked."
An FIR has been lodged under Indian Penal Code sections 147 (rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 352, (assault or criminal force), 345A (sexual assault), and 506 (criminal intimidation), the police said.
(PTI inputs)
