RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 NATION 5 WORLD 11 Published From LURCHING FROM SUCCESS ELUDES HONG KONG TO PUSH AHEAD WITH DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR AN32 SEARCH RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH CRISIS TO CRISIS BILL THAT SPARKED HUGE PROTEST DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 158 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, TUESDAY JUNE 11, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 ANUSHKA PRAISES VIRAT} KOHLI } 12 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Sizzling Delhi breaks record Kathua justice: 3 get At 48 degrees C, national Capital reaches all-time summer peak life, three 5-year jail STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU eatwave shattered all fast-track court in Hrecords in Delhi on APathankot on Monday Monday as Palam observatory awarded life sentence to three recorded 48 degrees Celsius, persons for the horrific gan- highest temperature in the grape-and-murder of an eight- Capital’s history while mercury year-old girl in Jammu & at Safdarjung settled at 45.6 Kashmir’s Kathua district. degrees Celsius. The national Three other convicts have been Capital had witnessed 47.8 sentenced to five-year impris- degrees Celsius, recorded at onment. Palam, on June 9, 2014. However, the court acquit- In this combination of three file images, the three main convicts in the Kathua rape- Chief of India ted the seventh accused, Vishal murder case: Sanji Ram (L), Deepak Khajuria (C) and Parvesh Kumar aka Mannu, Meteorological Department Jhangotra — son of main are being produced in the District and Sessions Court in Pathankot PTI (IMD) Kuldeep Srivastava said, accused Sanji Ram — in the “The Palam Observatory absence of any credible evi- recorded an all-time high of 48 dence. The eighth accused, a degrees Celsius on Monday. juvenile, is being tried in The factors that led to this are Kathua. dry westerly winds, no effect of Sanjhi Ram, a former rev- a western disturbance in the enue officer and caretaker of plains and intense heating in the temple where the crime the month of June.” took place, special police offi- The IMD forecast the cer Deepak Khajuria, and “severe heatwave” situation for Parvesh Kumar, a civilian, have the entire north India on been given life-term impris- In this combination of three file images, three others convicted for the destruction Tuesday. It marked the area onment after conviction under of evidence in the Kathua case: From left, Anand Dutta, Surender Verma and Tilak “Red” on the weather forecast the Ranbir Penal Code sections Raj are seen in the police custody PTI index which indicates — heat- pertaining to criminal con- wave situation. spiracy, murder, kidnapping, Judge Tejwinder Singh said, said he was away at college in “Southwesterly winds on gangrape, destruction of evi- “Perpetrators of the crime have Meerut, where he is pursuing Tuesday may cause the tem- dence, drugging the victim acted in such a manner as if a a BSc degree in agriculture, at perature to drop by one or two and common intention, the ‘law of the jungle’ prevailed. the time of the crime. notches. However, the heat A boy quenches his thirst as his younger sister tries to take the bottle from him on a hot summer day in New Delhi on Monday AP lawyers said. The three have Heaven and hell are not geo- J&K Crime Branch’s wave will persist,” IMD said. also been fined `1 lakh each. graphical locations. Our chargesheet, however, said, “In As per the private weather Station Name Max Temp Min Temp will continue over Delhi-NCR complex and Ayanagar areas Three accomplices — sub- thoughts, actions and charac- the course of investigation, it forecast agency Skymet, a low- Palam 48.0 30.2 till June 14 or 15. Thereafter, recorded 45 degrees Celsius on inspector Anand Dutta, head ter create a situation of heaven transpired that Vishal actively pressure area that is expected pre-monsoon weather activities Monday. The Safdarjung constable Tilak Raj and special or hell for us. Needless to say took part in the rape and mur- to intensify further will move Lodhi Road 46.0 27.0 will not subside and with a gap Observatory, official figures police officer Surender Verma the commission of this devilish der of the victim and later tried along the west coast i.e. from Ridge 47.9 30.0 of one or two days, another for the city, recorded a high of — who were convicted for and monstrous crime has sent to create an alibi by resorting Southeast Arabian Sea to Source : IMD — Regional Weather Forecast Department (Delhi Wing) spell of rain and thunder- 45.6 and a low of 27.2 degrees destruction of evidence have shock waves across society, to manipulating attendance Northwest Arabian Sea. Due to shower activities will occur Celsius. The maximum tem- been handed over five years which means the guilty need to records of his college in con- this, humid southwesterly Region (NCR) area. Thus, the thundercloud development and over Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, perature at Delhi Airport set- imprisonment, they added. be brought under the sword of nivance with Sanjhi Ram and winds are reaching up to Delhi increase in humidity and high subsequent rainfall. Faridabad and Ghaziabad. tled at 43 degrees Celsius. In his 400-page judgment, justice.” a relative Kishore Kumar.” and the National Capital temperatures will result in These weather activities Lodhi Road, Ridge, Sports Continued on Page 6 Pathankot District and Sessions Lawyers defending Vishal Continued on Page 6 CAPSULE ‘Wounded’ Bengal tigress pounces on BJP 12 SENIOR I-T OFFICERS Yogi warns cops on crime DISMISSED FROM JOBS New Delhi: The Government has After Guv reports to PM on violence, Mamata cries BJP trying to topple her Govt dismissed from service 12 senior income tax officers, SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA The BJP leadership, how- against minor girls including one of the ranks of the ever, dismissed her allegations joint commissioner, on charges lose on the heels of Bengal with Mukul Roy saying, “BJP PNS n LUCKNOW situation. The authorities have cases with full sensitivity and of corruption and professional CGovernor Keshri Nath does not do such things. Her blocked internet services to are acting promptly. We will be misconduct, sources said. Tripathi on Monday apprising Government will fall on its midst countrywide out- prevent rumour mongers from fast-tracking these cases. There President Ramnath Kovind, own,” adding, “her misdeeds Arage over growing sexual escalating the tension. are two factors in these recent PAK’S EX-PREZ ZARDARI Prime Minister Narendra have made her brought her crimes against minor girls, the The Chief Minister was incidents. Firstly, they took HELD IN GRAFT CASE Modi, and Home Minister where she is today. She is afraid latest reported from Aligarh reported to be very annoyed place in rural areas and second, Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Amit Shah of the continuing and distrustful of her own and Hamirpur, and criticism with UP Police brass and the crime was committed by President Asif Ali Zardari was political violence in the State, shadow now.” from opposition parties, Chief warned them of serious con- those who were known to the arrested by the country’s top Bengal Chief Minister Mamata The war of words contin- Minister Yogi Adityanath sum- sequences if rising crimes victims,” Singh said. anti-corruption body at his Banerjee accused the BJP of ued as another BJP supporter moned top officials on Monday against women and children The DGP told reporters residence here on Monday. hatching “nefarious plans” to was found dead at Amta in and asked them to perform or were not immediately checked. after the meeting that a detailed topple her Government and Howrah. With Monday’s inci- be ready to face action. He also expressed displeasure discussion took place on recent SIDHU MEETS RAHUL warned that such a move would dent, the total number of casu- The Chief Minister also on the action taken in Tappal incidents. Cases of alleged rape AFTER CAPT’S SNUB be suicidal for the BJP as a alties climbed to six in past gave directions on strengthen- incident and slammed them for of minors in Aligarh, Chandigarh: Punjab Minister “wounded tigress is more dan- three days even as the sup- ing security for women by their laxity. Kushinagar, Hamirpur, Kanpur and Congress leader Navjot gerous than a dead one.” porters of the BJP and the TMC increasing foot patrol in rural The DGP later said in and Meerut have come to light Singh Sidhu on Monday met “I have apprised the Prime West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi arrives at Home Ministry, North Block, continued to engage each other areas and ensuring that anti- Lucknow that the police had in recent days, sparking outrage party president Rahul Gandhi in Minister and the Home for a meeting in New Delhi on Monday PTI in intermittent skirmishes. Romeo squads became more acted swiftly in Aligarh and in the country. Delhi and apprised him of the Minister about the situation in Roy, however, claimed that active. already five police officials “In all these cases, the “situation” in the State, days West Bengal. I can’t disclose accused the BJP of trying to that these were only parlia- three more saffron workers Soon after the meeting, were suspended. police acted promptly and after Chief Minister Amarinder details,” the Governor told break her party and topple her mentary elections. The State were missing since Saturday Director General of Police OP “We have got assistance arrested the accused. Singh divested him of the crucial reporters after meeting Shah.