Noida:

Two men were arrested for allegedly selling juice contaminated with their spits here, police said on Sunday.

The alleged incident took place on Saturday evening at a juice stall located near Garhi Chaukhandi village in Sector 121 when a local resident, Satish Bhatia, went there to have juice, they said.

“An FIR was lodged at the local phase 3 police station on Sunday morning and later in the day both the accused — Jamshed (30) and Sonu alias Sahabe Alam — were taken into police custody,” a police spokesperson said.

The accused were booked under sections 153A(1)(b) (disturbing public tranquility), 270 (malignant act of spreading infection of disease dangerous to life) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the spokesperson said.

Further appropriate legal action has been initiated against the accused in the case, the official added.

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Noida:

In a concerted effort to maintain public order, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police conducted a daylong campaign and targeted individuals consuming alcohol in public spaces across Noida and Greater Noida, taking action against 670 people, officials said on Sunday.

“Operation Street Safe” was carried out on Saturday on the instructions of Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh across all three police zones of the district.

“Across the three zones of Noida, Central Noida, and Greater Noida, a total of 4,630 individuals were checked during the operation, leading to action against 670 individuals under Section 290 (public nuisance) of IPC (Indian Penal Code),” a police spokesperson said.

Led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vidya Sagar Mishra, the Noida zone police conducted checks at 46 locations, including Sector 51 VDS Market, Haridarshan Chowki Sector 12, and several village areas.

“A total of 1,807 individuals were inspected and 221 offenders booked in the Noida zone,” the official said.

In the Central zone, the campaign was supervised by DCP Suniti as the police inspected 28 locations, such as Yakubpur Tiraha and the area near NSEZ liquor shop.

“They checked 1,860 individuals, resulting in 258 being booked under Section 290,” the spokesperson said.

DCP Saad Miya Khan led the operations in the Greater Noida zone, covering 33 locations, including Ansal Plaza and Pari Chowk, and, out of 963 individuals checked, 191 were booked for creating public nuisance, the official added.

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Noida:

A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a renowned businessman and president of an entrepreneurs association here, police said on Monday.

Accused Manohar Lal Sharma admitted that he made the prank call identifying himself as a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang because he suspected his wife was in touch with the businessman, they said.

According to the police, a complaint was received on May 4 at the Phase 1 police station regarding a threat call made to Vipin Malhan, the president of Noida Entrepreneurs Association (NEA).

“Our NEA office landline phone received repeated calls from a number between 2 pm and 2.15 pm from an unknown person who claimed to be a member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang,” NEA general secretary V K Seth said in the complaint.

“He (the unidentified caller) used abusive language while threatening to kill NEA president Vipin Kumar Malhan and NEA staff,” Seth stated.

An FIR was lodged in the case under sections 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and 507 (anonymous criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

“The caller, Manohar Lal Sharma, has been arrested. He is a professional pickup driver,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Vidya Sagar Mishra said.

“During questioning, Sharma told the police that he has no links with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Sharma admitted that he made the prank call suspecting that his wife was in touch with Malhan,” DCP Mishra said.

The accused also admitted that he had done a similar act in 2019, the officer said.

Further legal proceedings in the case are underway and the accused has been presented in a local court which has remanded him in judicial custody, the police said.

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Noida:

The administration of a private college in Greater Noida and its canteen operator were served notice by the Food Safety Department for alleged poor food quality and unhygienic conditions on Saturday, officials said.

Purported pictures also surfaced on social media, showing mosquitoes and insects in certain food items.

The inspection was carried out over complaints by some students who expressed dissatisfaction about cleanliness and standards of the food quality served to them by the canteen, a senior official said.

Assistant Food Commissioner (II) Archana Dheeran said the inspection was carried out at the canteen of Aryan Residency of Lloyd College in the Knowledge Park area of Greater Noida.

“The inspection was carried out under the leadership of Chief Food Safety Officer Akshay Goyal and items were inspected by Food Safety Officer RP Gupta. During the inspection, cleanliness arrangements and other standard compliances were not found satisfactory for which notice was given to the college administration and the canteen operator,” Archana Dheeran said.

During the visit, the officials also had a discussion with the students living in the hostel about their concerns, in which most of the students expressed dissatisfaction regarding the cleanliness and quality of food, she said.

“In this regard, a suggestion was made by the college administration after talking to the warden and canteen operator, that a committee of students would be formed for weekly feedback on the food quality,” Archana Dheeran said.

The college administration also assured that very soon they will take necessary steps given this complaint, the assistant commissioner said.

“Samples of the biryani being served to the students (on Saturday) have been collected and sent to the government laboratory for testing of quality,” Archana Dheeran said.

Further action will be taken upon receiving the investigation report, she added.

On March 9, around 80 students living in the same hostel were hospitalised with food poisoning after they consumed ‘puris’ made of ‘kuttu ka atta’ (buckwheat flour) on account of Mahashivratri, according to police.

After lab tests, the quality of buckwheat flour was found not to be of standard quality, a food safety official said.

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Noida:

With the arrest of two men, the Noida Police on Friday claimed to have busted a gang of thugs that duped money from people on the pretext of helping them get employment in foreign countries.

The gang has been operational for about six years now and cheated gullible people by assuring them jobs in countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, police said.

The police said they have seized 104 passports and 31 forged visa documents, 36 fake work contracts, among other items, from the possession of the duo, one of whom is a qualified software engineer.

“A team led by ACP 3 (Shavya Goyal) has arrested two accused. During inquiry it has come to light that the gang was making money from people on the pretext of sending them to foreign countries and getting them employment there,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Vidya Sagar Mishra said.

“They were using forged visa documents, Aadhaar cards, work contracts. 104 passports have been seized from them. These passports belonged to people whom they were duping. An FIR was lodged against them in Delhi in the past and we are gathering more details about it,” Vidya Sagar Mishra told reporters.

Ishaq Yunus alias Robin alias Jitendra (30), and Rohit Oberoi (27) were arrested near Hoshiarpur on Friday by officials of Sector 49 police station team on the basis of a tip-off, police said.

During interrogation, it was revealed that Jitendra is the leader of the gang and this work was being carried out by him for the last six years, a police spokesperson said.

“This gang misleads youth with job offers in foreign countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia etc. For this work, the accused takes Rs 80,000- Rs 90,000 from a candidate, and if they find any shortcoming in official papers, they would increase the rate and demand more money from them to fix the issue,” the official said.

The gang promoted its fake consultancy firm using various social media platforms and when a victim contacts them after seeing this advertisement, they are told that if they bring more candidates, their charge would be reduced, the official said.

“After this, in the name of getting jobs abroad, they extort money from the unemployed persons by showing them fake visas and company contracts, they are not given jobs anywhere. As soon as the money was collected, they closed the office and would run away,” the spokesperson said.

The gang has carried out such incidents in the past in Delhi, Haryana and other parts of Uttar Pradesh also, the police said.

An FIR has been lodged against the accused, who were produced in a local court which has sent them to jail, the police added.

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Noida:

A wine shop salesman in Greater Noida was assaulted and shot dead allegedly by three unidentified young men who demanded liquor from him at around 2 am on Sunday but were denied, police said.

The incident took place at the authorized wine shop located at New Haibatpur village under Bisrakh police station area and the killed has been identified as Hari Om, a native of Amroha district in western Uttar Pradesh, they said.

“Around 2 am, three boys landed up at the shop, which was closed at the time. However, they went to the rear side of the shop and started banging a door there, demanding liquor be sold to them. The rear opens into a small residential locality. The salesman refused their demand which led to a fight between them,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Suniti said.

“Among those boys, one of them had a country-made pistol, which was used to open fire and a bullet hit the salesman after which the trio fled the spot. By then, the colleagues of the salesman gathered there and rushed Hari Om to a hospital where he died during treatment,” the DCP said.

Suniti said police officers reached the spot for inspection after being alerted and an investigation has been launched into the case.

“The CCTV footage and other surveillance cameras installed at the location and nearby are being analyzed to trace the culprits. We have been able to get hold of some useful information about the accused, which is being developed further,” she said.

An FIR is being lodged in the case and further legal proceedings, including the post-mortem examination, are being carried out, she added.

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Noida:

A 28-year-old man died and two others got injured while working at a warehouse in Greater Noida after a rack fell on them, police officials said on Tuesday.

The incident took place at the warehouse located in Achcheja village, under Badalpur police station limits, on Monday evening, the police said.

The killed has been identified as Manish Singh, a resident of the Jarcha area in Greater Noida, a police spokesperson said.

“Manish died after the rack fell on him inside the warehouse yesterday (Monday). The post-mortem examination was being conducted today (Tuesday),” Additional DCP (Central Noida) Hirdesh Katheriya said.

Those injured were taken to a local hospital for treatment and are out of danger, police said.

Further legal proceedings in the case are underway, the police added. 

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