New Delhi, Sep 29: A Delhi Police head constable was assaulted by a group of AAP supporters while he was videographing in plain clothes during former Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to Tilak Nagar, sources said on Tuesday.

According to Delhi Police sources, the head constable was recording the proceedings when a group of AAP supporters surrounded him and allegedly assaulted him.

He was subsequently medically examined, and Delhi Police may register an FIR in connection with the incident.

Meanwhile, Kejriwal on Monday visited Tilak Nagar, a day after Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma slapped a youth during an inspection of a newly constructed road in the area. The incident took place in the presence of AAP MLA Jarnail Singh.

Kejriwal, accompanied by Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, Jarnail Singh and other party leaders, inspected the road and questioned the BJP-led Delhi government over its construction.

During the visit, he demonstrated that portions of the newly laid road surface could be pulled apart by hand and alleged irregularities in its construction.

“This road was constructed only a few days ago, yet it is completely coming apart just by hand. We have never seen a road like this being constructed in Delhi. We used to hear about such roads being built in remote villages and areas of the country. Delhi is the national capital. We also led Delhi for 10 years, but a road like this was never constructed during our tenure,” he had said.

Kejriwal said roads constructed under the previous AAP government carried a five-year guarantee and called for an investigation into the alleged irregularities.

“The roads built under the AAP government came with a five-year guarantee. Clearly, there has been a great deal of corruption in this, and there should be an investigation into where this money has gone,” he said.

Referring to Sunday’s incident, Kejriwal said, “When BJP Minister Parvesh Verma came to Tilak Nagar on Sunday to inspect the newly constructed road, people showed him the road in his presence, and he pulled aside a young man, Sahib Singh, and slapped him. I want to tell him that this is not his father’s country.”

Kejriwal demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi dismiss and arrest Verma and sought an apology from the Delhi Minister. He also called for those allegedly responsible for corruption to be jailed.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police on Monday filed a non-cognisable report (NCR) against Verma for allegedly slapping a man during the road inspection. Additionally, an FIR was registered against Jarnail Singh for allegedly obstructing public servants in the discharge of their duty.

Mumbai, Sep 29: Taking advantage of the massive crowds gathered for Ganesh Visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi, gangs of thieves stole mobile phones and gold jewellery from devotees across Mumbai. Police have arrested 18 accused, including two women and a minor, in connection with the thefts, police said on Tuesday.

More than 200 complaints related to lost and stolen mobile phones were received at various police stations during the Ganesh Visarjan celebrations. Police registered official complaints involving 192 lost or stolen mobile phones, while 10 separate cases were filed in connection with the theft of mobile phones and gold chains.

Millions of devotees gathered in areas including Lalbaug, Parel and Girgaon Chowpatty to bid farewell to Lord Ganesha. Police said pickpocketing gangs, comprising both local members and suspects from outside the state, took advantage of the huge crowds during the immersion procession of Lalbaugcha Raja in central Mumbai.

Several devotees reported that their mobile phones had been stolen from their pockets, while gold chains were snatched from their necks. Women’s purses were also targeted during the crowded processions. Preliminary investigations have indicated the involvement of organised gangs in the thefts, with women and minors being used to carry out some of the crimes.

Two women were reportedly caught red-handed with stolen belongings while attempting to steal purses from devotees during the immersion procession, also known as the Mirvanuk.

Following the increase in theft complaints, the Mumbai Police deployed teams of plainclothes personnel along the immersion routes. Suspects were detained and questioned as part of the investigation. So far, police have recovered 14 smartphones and seven gold chains from the accused.

Police are now searching for other alleged accomplices of the arrested suspects and are conducting further investigations to recover the remaining stolen mobile phones and other valuables.

Meanwhile, footage from more than 100 CCTV cameras installed along the Ganesh Visarjan routes in Lalbaug, Chinchpokli, Bharatmata Junction and Girgaon Chowpatty is being examined to identify other suspects and establish their movements.

Police officials said the Mumbai Police Cyber Cell and Technical Analysis Branch are also using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal to trace stolen mobile phones through their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers.

Hyderabad, Sep 29: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana on Tuesday recovered Rs 7 lakh cash from the residence of a barber of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) during searches as part of the investigation into the disproportionate assets case against Additional Medical Superintendent Dr Nori Lakshmi Bhaskar.

ACB officials were conducting searches at the premises linked to five employees of the premier state-run hospital, including barber Dhanraj.

The anti-graft agency, which arrested Lakshmi Bhaskar last week following searches at his premises, found during investigations that some employees of the NIMS were acting as ‘benamis’ of the senior hospital official.

The investigators were shocked to find Rs 7 lakh cash from the house of Dhanraj, whose job at the hospital is cutting hair.

The ACB officials were also examining land documents during searches. They were also looking into the financial transactions of the suspected ‘benamis’ of Lakshmi Bhaskar.

The agency had carried out searches at Bhaskar’s residence and other premises linked to relatives and associates on September 22. It had identified assets worth about Rs 6.13 crore, but the market value of the same was estimated to be around Rs 100 crore.

ACB said that a case was registered against Bhasker, 56, as he had acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income by indulging in corrupt practices and dubious means during his service.

Multiple flats, plots, luxury cars and 517.8 grams of gold are among the assets found during simultaneous searches by ACB officials at his residence and seven other places belonging to his relatives, friends, benamis, and other associates.

The officials found documents relating to one four-bedroom flat in a gated community, two triple-bedroom flats in the high-rise gated community at Kukatpally, five double room flats at Manikonda, Petbasheerabad, and Kukatpally, four open plots at Yadradi, Nandigama, Shamirpet and one 800 square yards open plot in Visakhapatnam City, Andhra Pradesh.

They also found bank balances of Rs 41 lakh, deposits of Rs 12 lakh in a Post Office, Rs 35 lakh investment in private financial institutions, Rs 29.55 lakh investment in mutual funds, gold ornaments weighing about 517.8 grams, multiple vehicles and electronic gadgets worth 5 lakh.