The incident occurred on the intervening night of February 19 and 20 and was reported from Hindu Rao Hospital, where the victim, identified as Pulkit Singh, a handcart pusher, was brought in an unresponsive state.
The event saw active participation from students and educators across various institutions, engaging in in-depth discussions on nation-building, youth empowerment, and societal transformation.
The campaign was launched in the presence of all school principals of Rohini Zone.
Firefighters managed to douse the flames, and upon searching the premises, they discovered a charred body.
The arrests led to the seizure of a sophisticated pistol, two country-made pistols, and five bullets. One of the arrested gangsters was involved in making extortion calls to a politician, the police said.
"Our graded response action plan is ready, as the cases increase or the positivity increases, we will implement it," Jain said while urging people to take the second dose of vaccines if they are due.
One fresh fatality took the death toll to 8,423 while the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) at 0.20% continued to remain below 1% for the past one-and-a-half month.
In an attempt to improve road safety, the State Transport Authority (STA) has initiated a training programme ‘Vahak’ for heavy vehicle drivers of the State.
The Woman and Child Development Department and School and Mass Education Department have directed the district Collectors for expeditious relocation of AWCs to government-run primary schools.
There were no deaths of Covid-19 patients during the past 24 hours and 15 such recovered cases were discharged by various hospitals of the city.
