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New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the amalgamation of shops in DDA markets in Delhi, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said subdivision or amalgamation of units is allowed for freehold conversion, wherever the competent authority has approved such sub-division/amalgamation.

He said that for freehold conversion, the DDA has a specially dedicated portal ‘Interactive Disposal of Land Information’ (IDLI) for online submission and processing of applications.

Responding to a question from Praveen Khandelwal of the BJP, MoS Sahu said the Deed of Apartment policy has been implemented in the DDA, under which, applications for freehold conversion are being processed offline.

The Authority has also simplified documentation to streamline the process of freehold conversion of Space Units in Multi-Storeyed Buildings under the Delhi Apartment Ownership Act 1986.

In place of several separate documents (affidavit, indemnity bonds, undertakings), now the applicant needs to submit only one affidavit and one Indemnity bond as per the specimen prescribed, the MoS said.

Allotment letters, agreements, demand letters accompanied by proof of purchase with consideration and receipts of payments are now being accepted in lieu of Builder Buyer Agreement (BBA) as an alternative document, Sahu said.

Earlier in a related answer in the House on December 5, the MoS, while replying to a query on steps to address freehold conversion grievances of long-time leaseholders and property owners in DDA markets, said that regular monitoring of pendency of conversion cases was being done on monthly basis on IDLI system in online mode.

IDLI was launched in DDA for quick processing of conversion cases. The IDLI System facilitated ease of applying for conversion and fast processing of the cases. In the Housing Department, the same process is being followed on the Citizen Services Portal which is an end-to-end web-based online portal.

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Patna, Dec 16 (IANS) The Patna Police have apprehended two individuals involved in a unique modus operandi for committing robberies in households.

The accused, who worked as masons and labourers, used their access to homes as an opportunity to recce potential targets before carrying out thefts.

The breakthrough occurred when the two suspects Gaurav Kumar and Suman Kumar were intercepted by the police while fleeing on a motorcycle after snatching a woman’s gold chain on Monday. During the chase, the police apprehended them and recovered the stolen chain, a mobile phone, and the motorcycle used in the crime.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that they were part of an eight-member gang. They pose as masons and labourers to gain employment in houses. While working, they meticulously plan their robbery.

Their crimes are not limited to households; they also carry out street robberies whenever an opportunity arises.

“The arrested individuals have a history of criminal activities and are linked to multiple robberies, chain and mobile snatching cases across various parts of Patna. Their method of blending into households as labourers made them difficult to detect until now,” said Sashi Kumar Rana, SHO of Chowk police station Patna.

The police are conducting raids to apprehend the remaining members of the gang.

In another significant crackdown, a joint team of Bihar Police and the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two notorious criminals in separate operations.

Bihar STF and Jehanabad police arrested Sudama Yadav, a wanted criminal from the district. He was among the district’s top ten most-wanted criminals. He carried a bounty of ₹50,000 on his head.

Yadav has multiple cases of murder, loot, rape and extortion registered against him across various police stations in Jehanabad. He and his associates were involved in the murder of Jagdev Prasad, a resident of Mishra Bigha in Jehanabad in 2022.

In another joint operation, STF and Gaya Police arrested Dilip Kumar, an interstate arms smuggler, during a raid in Gaya’s Chandauti police station area. The joint team has seized 130 live cartridges from his possession.

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Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Police have booked an attempt to murder case against veteran Tollywood actor Mohan Babu for attacking a television journalist at his residence recently.

Rachakonda Police, which earlier registered a case under Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 118 (1) (causing hurt with dangerous weapons or substances), has added Section 109 (attempt to murder).

Police said that after taking the legal opinion they added Section 109 to the First Information Report (FIR) registered at Pahadi Shareef Police Station.

The FIR was registered on a complaint by M. Satyanarayana, a reporter of Telangana news channel TV9.

Mohan Babu attacked the TV reporter when the latter had gone to his residence in Jalpally to cover the ongoing dispute between him and his actor son Manchu Manoj.

Journalists had staged protests on Wednesday, demanding the police book an attempt to murder case. They had also demanded an apology from Mohan Babu, who is also a former Member of Parliament.

Meanwhile, Mohan Babu remained in hospital. He was admitted on Tuesday night with high blood pressure and anxiety.

He could not appear before Rachakonda Police Commissioner, who had served notices to him and his two sons. The senior actor approached Telangana High Court, which exempted him from appearance till December 24.

Mohan Babu’s elder son and actor Manchu Vishnu on Wednesday termed the Tuesday night attack on the journalist unfortunate. He claimed that the act was not deliberate. He said that their father came before the media by doing ‘namskar’ but when a mike was put close to his mouth, he attacked on an impulse. He assured all help to the family of the injured journalist.

Manchu Manoj, who is locked in a bitter fight with his father, said that he was apologising to the media on behalf of his father. He said the media persons came under attack while supporting him.

The injured reporter stated in his complaint that when Manchu Manoj and other journalists went into the house on the invitation of Manchu Manoj, Mohan Babu confronted them aggressively, used abusive and foul language, grabbed the mike and attacked him with the mike. This resulted in severe head injury.

The incident occurred when Manchu Manoj broke the gate to enter the house after an argument with the bouncers deployed there. Along with Manoj and his private security men, some journalists also entered the house.

When the TV 9 reporter asked a question to Mohan Babu about the dispute with his son, he got enraged, grabbed the mike and attacked the reporter with the mike. The journalist collapsed on the ground. The bouncers drove all the journalists out of the house.

The injured reporter was admitted to a hospital in Shamshabad. According to doctors, he has suffered three fractures in zygomatic bone (cheekbone) and needs plastic surgery.

–IANS

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