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Red Fort Case: SC Confirms Death Penalty To Mohammad Arif In 2000 Attack Case

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The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the petition of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq seeking a review of the top court’s earlier order, upholding the death sentence awarded to him in connection with the 2000 Red Fort attack case.

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the petition of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq seeking a review of the top court’s earlier order, upholding the death sentence awarded to him in connection with the 2000 Red Fort attack case.

A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi confirmed the death penalty sentencing to Mohammad Arif observing that his guilt has been proved.

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According to the prosecution, on the night of December 22, 2000 at about 9 pm terrorists belonging to a banned militant organization Lashkar-e-Toiba armed with AK-56 rifles and hand grenades entered the Lal Quila and started firing indiscriminately and gunned down three Army jawans of 7 Rajputana Rifles.

When the personnel of the Quick Army Reaction Team returned the fire, the intruders made good their escape by scaling the rear side boundary wall of the Lal Quila towards the Ring Road side.

The trial court on October 31, 2005 convicted seven accused including Arif and awarded him the death penalty in the matter. The death sentence was confirmed by the Delhi High Court and thereafter by the Supreme Court.

Arif filed a review petition against the top court judgement upholding his death penalty in the matter.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Delhi-NCR People Report Respiratory Illnesses As AQI Drops To “Severe” Category

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People of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday woke up with complaints of choking and ‘eye burning’ due to smog and air pollution leaving people gasping for breath.

New Delhi:  People of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday woke up with complaints of choking and ‘eye burning’ due to smog and air pollution leaving people gasping for breath.

Arjun Prajapati, a resident of Noida, alleged that despite ban being imposed by the government, there was unreportedly a huge amount of cracker sales made across Delhi and NCR region.

“Despite the government’s ban, so many firecrackers were sold leading to this condition post-Diwali. There is so much difficulty in breathing that I cannot even breathe. There is burning in the eyes. Pollution is increasing. The government should take cognizance of it,” he said.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital at 8 am was at 364 (in the ‘Very Poor’ category) and at 7 am the recorded AQI stood at 408 (‘Severe’). Unfavorable meteorological conditions with slower wind speed and sudden spike in farm fire incidents are attributed to the dip in air quality.

Apart from this, elder people are complaining of respiratory illness as the city reels under smog. “Amid the baseload of the pollution, we suffer difficulty in breathing, burning in the nose. When we came here for a morning walk, the whole area was covered in smog,” an elder person said.

The National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed bad air as Noida, which is part of the national capital region, slipped to an AQI of 393, in the ‘very poor’ category, while Gurugram’s AQI stood at 318 and continued to remain in the ‘very poor category, as per data released by SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) India.

Another resident of the NCR, also woke up to a thick layer of smog today morning. “The government is putting a lot of restrictions but nobody followed, recently in Diwali, despite the crackers ban. Lots of people burst firecrackers,” he said.

“When I came for a morning walk I suffered from eye-itching and throat infection. The neighboring states are failing to stop the farm fires. As of now, we are entering into the winter season which is contributing to the pollution,” he added.

The locals are complaining about stubble burning from the adjoining states, Punjab and Haryana. “We should hold ourselves accountable, along with the politicians. People are suffering due to stubble burning too,” locals in New Delhi said.

Meanwhile, schoolchildren unanimously demanded to their school administration to shut down schools until the situation normal. Divyansh, a student of Gyan Ganga Siksha Niketan School, Haldoni indicated emissions from the tail-end pipes of the private vehicles.

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“The schools should also be shut down, apart from this government should close factories and offices, so that people do not use private vehicles,” Divyansh said.

According to data by SAFAR, Dhirpur in Model Town plunged to an AQI of 457-a level at which even healthy people can fall ill. The AQI near IGI Airport (T3) also stood in the ‘Very Poor’ category today at 346. On Wednesday, the AQI in the area was recorded 350.

With air pollution worsening in the national capital, Delhi authorities halted all construction work and demolition activities till further orders.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has urged the Delhi government to shut schools till air quality improves.

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