Bus driver shot in Delhi road rage incident
New Delhi: A 32-year-old bus driver was shot in the stomach by a property dealer here in an incident of road rage, police said Monday. The shooting was reported around 9.30 p.m. Sunday from Jagatpuri area in east Delhi, according to police. Mohammed Nazim, a private bus driver, was shot in the stomach by the 26-year-old property dealer, identified as Punit Gupta. Police said Gupta was forced to follow the bus for a long time as he could not get enough space to overtake it — and when he finally did overtake the bus, he scrapod his car slightly. This angered Gupta who stopped his car in front of the bus and got into a heated argument with Nazim. “During the argument, Nazim first slapped one of Gupta’s friends and then injured his three other friends with a knife. Later, Gupta pulled out a pistol and shot Nazim and fled from the spot,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Ajay Kumar told IANS. Nazim was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is stated to be out of danger. Gupta was travelling in a Santro car along with his four friends – identified as Ankit, Pranab, Harsh and Yogi – when the incident took place. “Ankit, Pranab and Harsh were arrested near Mayur Vihar area after chasing the car they were travelling in but Gupta and Yogi managed to escape,” said the official. The official said that Ankit, Pranab and Yogi received minor injuries in the fracas. (IANS)
SC: EC can probe ‘paid news’ cases against political leaders
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Election Commission has the jurisdiction and can enquire into complaint on paid news against a political leader if the expenditure incurred on it is not disclosed. A bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik dismissed the plea of former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan challenging the Commission’s jurisdiction to enquire into such issues. It directed the Commission to enquire into the complaint against Chavan within 45 days. The apex court passed the order on an appeal filed by Chavan challenging the Delhi High Court verdict which had refused to grant any relief to Chavan on the issue of paid news. The apex court in 2011, had stayed a probe by EC into the authenticity of Chavan’s spendings during the 2009 state assembly polls allegedly involving expenses on “paid news”. The probe was launched by EC on the complaints filed by BJP leaders Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Kirit Somaiyya. (PTI)
