Ghaziabad, (PTI) A special CBI court here has convicted six policemen for their role in a 7-year-old custodial death case. Special CBI judge A K Singh however acquitted a police constable in the case. The accused police personnel had in May 7, 1995 tried to detain Raju along with eight other persons suspecting them of being robbers, prosecution said. They tried to escape, however, except Raju, rest were caught by the police. Raju jumped into a river and was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment. The police claimed Raju was a robber, who along with others, jumped into the river in order to evade arrest and was seriously injured. However, alleging custodial death mother of the deceased approached Supreme Court, which in turn asked for agency's probe. Umashakar(former SHO Khurja, rural), Dinanath Mishra(SHO Khurja, City), Dataram Nanoria (former SHO, Gulabati), Vishwanath Mishra(Sub-inspector of police Khurja, city ), head constable Ranjit Singh and constable Pramod Kumar (Khurja rural) were held guilty of killing Raju, the prosecution said. Quantum of the sentence would be pronounced later. PTI Corr DBR
Auto rickshaws were seen plying on city roads on Monday. (TOI Photo) GHAZIABAD: Three-wheeler autos -- including 3+1 seaters and 6+1 seaters -- have been plying in regular fashion since Monday morning in Ghaziabad despite an indefinite strike called by the union. Autos were seen ferrying passengers at the Vaishali metro station, the terminal point of the metro line in Ghaziabad, on Monday. Autos also have been moving through Mohan Nagar, Link Road, GT Road and other parts of Ghaziabad. Members of the Ghaziabad Three-Wheeler Auto Chalak Union, however, said the strike has not been called off. Regular movement of autos in the city on Monday has spared commuters from inconveniences that were faced a day earlier on roads. Union president Dilshad Ahmed was not available for comments. The union has called the strike citing a slew of demands. Among other demands, the union has asked for the raising of life span of autos with 3+1 capacity from the current eight...
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