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  • Haryana Budget: CM announced multiple schemes for development of Gurugram

    Haryana Budget: CM announced multiple schemes for development of Gurugram

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    Gurugram: Multiple schemes were announced for Gurugram in Haryana Budget presented by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday.

    The Chief Minister while presenting the budget for the financial year 2023-24 said that the Gurugram Metro project has been approved by the Public Investment Board and the construction of Gurugram Metro will start this year as soon as the final approval of the Union Cabinet is received.

    Similarly, a proposal was also made to start new metro links for Gurugram city in the coming financial year. Khattar announced the commencement of work on the metro link from Rejangla Chowk to IGI Airport in Delhi, Southern Peripheral Road (SPT) to Global City, Panchgaon via Manesar.

    He also announced the construction of a 700-bed state-of-the-art multi-speciality district hospital in Gurugram which is under construction.

    It was informed in the budget that the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has given in-principle approval for setting up a new dispensary at Pataudi. For this project, land has been provided to ESIC for a new 500-bed hospital in Manesar.

    In the budget, Khattar made announcements for the expansion of public transport services in Gurugram. A multi-modal bus port will be built in Gurugram and a city interchange terminal will be set up.

    Along with this, city bus services will be expanded in Gurugram and Manesar. Khattar further noted that 26 acres of land have been made available for the proposed Helihub in Gurugram.

    The opening of two new state-of-the-art Veterinary Pet Clinics in Faridabad and Gurugram was announced by the Chief Minister during the budget speech. Model district-level e-libraries with digital content and maximum facilities will be opened in six districts of the state including Gurugram.

    Regarding the Jungle Safari to be built in Gurugram and Nuh district, the Chief Minister said that the country’s largest Aravalli Park will be developed in partnership with the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Central Zoo Authority.

    Terming the budget 2023 growth-oriented, the Gurugram industry welcomed it.

    “The vision of the Chief Minister towards industries is commendable. A budget provision of Rs 1442 crore has been made for industries that will help the industry recover from the covid-induced challenges,” Deepak Mini from the Federation of Indian Industry said.

    “The mantra adopted in the budget for the upliftment of Haryana reflects the Chief Minister’s vision of a prosperous Haryana. The increase in allocation for industries, the announcement of the Kaushal Mitra Fellowship for the skill development of the youth, as well as the announcement of setting up a venture fund in collaboration with banks and financial institutions to set up new startups are commendable steps,” K.K. Gandhi, President Industrial Development Association, Sector 37 said.

    “In the budget, the Chief Minister’s vision touches every section of the state which includes transportation, education, skill development programmes and infrastructures which is commendable,” Kamal Yadav, BJP State Executive Member said.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Gurugram: Woman locks self, son for 3 years in house to escape Covid, rescued

    Gurugram: Woman locks self, son for 3 years in house to escape Covid, rescued

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    Gurugram: A 33-year-old woman, who had locked herself and her minor son for three years in their rented house in Chakkarpur area here to avoid COVID-19, was brought out of confinement on Tuesday by a team of officials, police said.

    A team of police, health department officials and members of the child welfare department broke open the main door of the house and rescued Munmun Majhi and her 10-year-old son, they said.

    The mother-son duo was rushed to the civil hospital here.

    “The woman has some psychological issues. Both of them are referred to PGI, Rohtak where they are admitted to psychiatric ward for treatment,” said Dr Virender Yadav, Civil Surgeon, Gurugram.

    The matter came to light on February 17 when Munmun’s husband Sujan Majhi, who is an engineer with a private company, approached assistant sub-inspector Praveen Kumar deployed at Chakkarpur police post.

    During the three years of confinement with her son, the woman did not allow even her husband into the house after he stepped out to go to office when restrictions eased after the first lockdown in 2020, police said.

    Sujan spent the first few days with friends and relatives and after failing to persuade his wife, he started to stay in another rented accommodation in the same locality.

    Sujan said that video calls were the only way to stay in touch with his wife and son. He would pay the monthly rent of the house, clear the electricity bills, deposit his son’s school fees, buy groceries and vegetables and even leave the bags of ration outside the main door.

    “Initially, I didn’t believe Sujan’s claims, but when he made me talk to his wife and son over a video call, I intervened in the matter. The house where the woman was living had accumulated so much filth and garbage that if a few more days had passed, anything untoward could have happened,” ASI Kumar told PTI.

    The woman’s son had not even seen the sun in the last three years, Kumar said, adding that she did not even use cooking gas and storage water during these three years in fear of Covid.

    Sujan was overwhelmed to have his wife and son after three years, and thanked the police.

    “Now they are being treated and I hope my life will be back on track soon,” he said. PTI CORR

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Assault of domestic help: Gurugram couple sacked from jobs

    Assault of domestic help: Gurugram couple sacked from jobs

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    Gurugram: The Gurugram couple arrested for allegedly torturing and sexually abusing a minor domestic help have been sacked from their jobs, while police began a search on Thursday for the placement agency through which the girl was employed.

    The public relations agency for which the woman worked and the insurance company where her husband was employed announced their termination on Twitter.

    On Thursday, an official of the Jharkhand Bhawan in Delhi also visited the civil hospital to meet the girl, a staffer of the health facility said.

    The girl from Ranchi in Jharkhand was hired through a placement agency and the couple made her work and also beat her mercilessly daily, according to the complaint filed by Pinky Malik, the in-charge of the Sakhi centre that along with police rescued the girl.

    Several injuries were found on her hands, feet and mouth, police had said after arresting Manish Khattar (36) and his wife Kamaljeet Kaur (34), residents of New Colony here, on Wednesday.

    According to the FIR, the girl is 17 years old and not 14 as told by a police officer earlier.

    Malik claimed that the couple would not let her sleep in the night and also did not give her food. “Her mouth was completely swollen while injury marks were found everywhere on her body,” she said.

    According to the FIR, the victim said five months ago, her uncle left her at Khattar’s flat where he lives with his wife and daughter.

    The victim said she was humiliated and beaten every day, it said. Heated iron tongs were allegedly used on her.

    Khattar used to strip her naked and hurt her on her private parts, according to the FIR. The victim said the couple confined her at their house and did not allow her to talk to her family.

    The FIR has been registered against the couple under sections 323 (causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code, and provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

    The police have invoked POCSO Act’s section 12, which pertains to punishment for “sexual harassment”.

    A team on Thursday conducted searches in Delhi for the placement agency through which the victim is said to have been hired for Rs 10,000 a month, police said.

    Khattar, who is in police remand, claimed that he hired the girl five months ago for taking care of his daughter and got in touch with the placement agency online, SHO New Colony police station Inspector Dinkar said. While Khattar is a resident of Gurugram, his wife is a native of Ranchi.

    “Our team searched for the agency today in Delhi. The accused also confessed that when the victim made a mistake, he got angry and used to beat her. Further probe is underway,” he said.

    On Kaur’s job termination, the public relations agency tweeted: “We are shocked to learn about the human rights and child abuse allegations against Kamaljeet Kaur.”

    “As an organisation, we respect the Indian legal system and are strictly against any form of human rights abuse. The company has terminated her services with immediate effect,” it said.

    The insurance company, where Manish Khattar was employed, tweeted that it believes in upholding high levels of ethical and moral conduct at all times. “We have severed the employment of the individual with immediate effect,” the company said.

    The Jharkhand Chief Minister’s Office has urged office of the Haryana chief minister and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to provide support for the girl’s rehabilitation.

    “Chief Minister Hemant Soren is deeply anguished at this inhuman act of child torture that’s come to light. NCPCR & cmohry are kindly requested to take due note of this grave matter with utmost importance and provide necessary support to rehabilitate the girl back to her family” his office tweeted.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Gurugram: Minor domestic helper tortured, asked to eat leftovers from dustbin, Couple held

    Gurugram: Minor domestic helper tortured, asked to eat leftovers from dustbin, Couple held

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    Gurugram: A couple was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly torturing and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who worked for them as a domestic help, police said.

    The accused, Manish Khattar (36) and his wife Kamaljeet Kaur (34), were produced before a city court on Wednesday. The court sent Khattar to two-day police remand while his wife was sent to judicial custody.

    A joint team of police and Sakhi, a one-stop crisis center, on Tuesday, rescued the girl hired by the couple to care for their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Several injuries were found on her hands, feet and mouth, they said.

    According to the complaint filed by Pinky Malik, the Sakhi center in-charge, the girl from Ranchi (Jharkhand) was hired through a placement agency.

    The couple made her work and also beat her mercilessly daily. Along with not letting her sleep the whole night, they also didn’t give her any food. Her mouth was completely swollen while injury marks were found everywhere on her body, Malik alleged.

    The girl has been admitted to a hospital in critical condition. She is still being treated, police said.

    According to the police, the arrested couple are residents of New Colony. Kaur is a public relations officer with a private firm while her husband works with an insurance company.

    Preliminary investigations revealed that the couple hired the girl five months ago to take care of their child. During this period, they would beat her daily. She was also sexually harassed, the police said.

    The child used to eat leftover food thrown in the dustbin.

    An FIR was registered against the couple under sections 323 (causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and the POCSO Act at the New Colony police station.

    “We have arrested the accused couple who confessed to the crime,” said Inspector Dinkar, the SHO of New Colony police station.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Gurugram: Thrashed by 4 men over Rs 3K, Dalit man dies in hospital

    Gurugram: Thrashed by 4 men over Rs 3K, Dalit man dies in hospital

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    Gurugram: Four men allegedly thrashed a 33-year-old Dalit in Ghoshgarh village in Bilaspur area so severely over Rs 3,000 that he died the next day, police said on Thursday.

    The accused beat the victim with sticks on Tuesday night and left him outside his house. He died Wednesday night during treatment.

    According to the police, the victim, Inder Kumar ran a grocery shop from his house in Ghoshgarh.

    Around four days ago, one Sagar Yadav, a man from his village, had lent him Rs 19,000 to pay the electricity bill.

    Police said that Inder spent Rs 3,000 out of Rs 19,000 and failed to the pay the bill.

    According to the complaint filed by Deepchand, the father of the victim, on Monday, Sagar came to their home and took the remaining Rs 16,000 and gave Inder an ultimatum to return the rest as soon as possible.

    “On Tuesday evening, Sagar called my son near the village temple. At around 7.30 pm Sagar called me on phone and said that Inder has promised to return the money by tomorrow, and if he does not give it by then, I will have to give him the money,” Deepchand, according to the police, said in his complaint.

    “I agreed, but an hour later, Sagar and three others with him, left my son outside my house moaning in pain. My son told me that Sagar, Azad, Mukesh, and Hitesh of the village beat him with sticks.

    “We took him to a hospital in Pataudi for treatment from where he was referred to civil hospital, Gurugram, where he succumbed late Wednesday night,” he added.

    Following the complaint, an FIR was registered Thursday morning against Sagar, Azad, Mukesh, and Hitesh under sections 302 (murder) of the ICP and SC/ST Act at Bilaspur Police Station.

    “We handed over the body to kin after the post mortem. The accused are absconding but our team is conducting raids to nab them and they will be arrested soon,” said Inspector Rahul Dev, SHO, Bilaspur Police Station.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )