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Rs. seven crore more for night shelters in Delhi

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Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung

New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has granted an additional Rs.7 crore for the upkeep of night shelters for the city’s homeless, his office said Monday.

He also asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide space to Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) for setting up more night shelters.

“Jung has allocated an additional sum of Rs.7 crore to DUSIB. This is in addition to the Rs.5 crores allocated to DUSIB recently,” said a statement from the Lt Governor’s office.

“In spite of the government’s best efforts to ensure that people move into the safety and warmth of the night shelters in this severe winter, some people refuse to move from places they occupy on roads and under flyovers and bridges,” said the statement.

“DUSIB is making arrangements for blankets and bedding for these establishments at the DMRC locations. DMRC has committed to provide the ground floor of metro station at Okhla to DUSIB for this purpose. In addition, it is providing portable cabins as well,” it said.

Besides, Jung instructed DUSIB to set up tents under flyovers and bridges.

The Delhi government has established 221 night shelters for the homeless people, who number over 55,000.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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