Sunita is 26 but she looks older, and tired. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t remember the first time I stepped out of my house.&rdquo; she says staring out of the window with kohl-rimmed eyes.&nbsp;&ldquo;Since then every day has been the same. My husband had no work and with so many people in the family to feed, I did what other women in my community do.&rdquo; 
 
She&#39;s talking about sex work. 
 
Sunita is a Perna, a member of a nomadic tribe that moved from the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan to the capital city sometime in the 1950s and settled in the Najafgarh area. They are also found in the north Indian state of Haryana. They came to Delhi in search of better lives but have found themselves unable &ndash; or unwilling &ndash; to leave behind the community profession. 
 
That, unfortunately, is what they have gained notoriety for &ndash; a community whose women prostitute themselves while the men do the pimping. 
 
But Taw Nana, who works for the non-governmental organisation Apne Aap Worldwide (On Your Own Worldwide), says the custom can be looked at from another angle and that marriage here is nothing but &ldquo;societal cover for the commercial exploitation of women&rdquo;. 
 
&ldquo;Why would the men let go of the easy money coming from their wives? Tradition is an excuse to live off their wives&#39;&nbsp;earning. Also, it is not women who decide but the men. The woman earns her &nbsp;money by selling her body to five to 10 men in one night. Unfortunately, it is the male who decides when women should stop allowing strangers to invade their body,&rdquo; says Nana. 
 
To back up her argument she says that even though most Perna women deny they are prostituted by their husbands or in-laws, a majority of the men from the 50-odd households in the Perna settlement at Najafgarh do not work. The few that do, work odd jobs. &nbsp; 
 
A long history of stereotyping 
 
The Pernas have suffered a long history of stereotyping. In colonial times, the British &ndash; who ruled India from roughly 1757 to 1947 &ndash; labelled them -- this was officially -- a criminal tribe. Ethnology of this sort was common, with entire communities stereotyped as &ldquo;martial&rdquo;, &ldquo;non-martial&rdquo;, &ldquo;criminal&rdquo; etc. And while the Supreme Court of India did away with the idea of &quot;criminal&quot; tribes in 1952, the label continues to stick, and do continued damage. 
 
&ldquo;We know for certain that the girls are groomed to become a prostitute, and on the same side even the boys are groomed to become pimps. Most of them do not go to school. They are married off early. They are trained to eye their wife as their property as the girls are bought in the name of marriage. Hefty amounts are paid to the girls&#39; parents during marriage,&rdquo; says Nana. 
 
Most Perna women take to prostitution soon after giving birth to their first child. This might seem ironic but to ensure racial purity, it is thought important that the first child be sired by the husband. 
 
And it is possible that after years of conditioning, prostitution has become the default fallback option. 
 
&ldquo;I was thirteen when I got married. My firstborn died soon after her birth because we didn&rsquo;t have the money to go to a good hospital. My sister-in-law and other women in the community were getting money from this work and so I decided to follow the tradition,&rdquo; says Sunita, sitting in a carefully decorated room in her two-story home. &ldquo;I would have done any other work if I had the choice.&rdquo; 
 
Heerabai, a friend of Sunita&#39;s, says she did not take up the &ldquo;Perna&rdquo; trade until her husband died. 
 
&ldquo;He died of tuberculosis and I was left with four daughters. I was young and vulnerable with no relatives. How could a widow have survived away from a community of her own people? So I did what other Pernas do,&rdquo; says the 36-year-old. 
 
Today, she is one of the older sex workers in the settlement. 
 
Nana says &quot;there is a 10-point approach to help uplift the Pernas which includes providing safe houses, government ids, and legal empowerment&quot;. 
 
Until then, Heerabai and Sunita will continue to live the life of their foremothers. 
 
Two to five customers a day 
 
&ldquo;In the morning we Pernas live like all other housewives cooking, cleaning, taking care of children. Our work can start as late as 3 am when we step out of the locality in small groups and hire cabs to go to our usual spots, mostly around west Delhi. We then get back around 6 am and after a small nap prepare for another long day,&rdquo; say Heerabai.&nbsp; 
 
Sunita says a &quot;group leader&quot; takes care of the younger women when they go out for the first time.&nbsp; 
 
&ldquo;Pernas never go with customers to their house or even to hotels. Secluded spots are better because you can run if your client gets abusive.&rdquo; 
Most women service two to five customers a day, which means they come home with about Rs 500 or $8. 
 
Heerabai: &ldquo;We are the ones who decide the rates but with so much of haggling by the clients it never goes beyond Rs 200 ($3) per client. There are also times when the customer goes without paying.&rdquo; 
 
Heerabai married her two elder daughters within the community &ndash; they got married when they were about 13 &ndash; but &nbsp;dreams of a better life for her two younger ones who study in a nearby boarding school. Apne Aap Worldwide, which started working with the Pernas in 2008, helped with the admissions. As they did with Sunita&#39;s daughter. Since then, the two ladies have become more vocal about stopping their daughters from entering the community trade. 
 
&ldquo;I will marry my other two daughters only when they have a respectable job in their hands,&rdquo; says Heerabai. 
 
Sunita shows us a music system she has bought her daughter. The eight-year-old puts on an uptempo Bollywood number and begins to dance; she says she wants to become a choreographer. Her mother shows off a certificate of appreciation the child has got from a popular dance school. 
 
&ldquo;My daughter is fortunate to be living away from home. I don&rsquo;t get to see her much but her progress keeps me motivated. We could never get out of this morass but she will,&rdquo; says Sunita 
 
A number of communities in South Asia practice intergenerational prostitution. The Indian Supreme Court recently asked state governments to act against the &ldquo;Devadasis&rdquo;, women who would become &quot;temple servants&quot;, remain unmarried, and end up mistresses of powerful patrons. Today, they are prostitutes. The court also called upon the states to look into similar practices among other communities. 
 
Sunita&rsquo;s sister Rita worries about the day her children will discover what it is she does for a living. She has taken a temporary hiatus from sex work while she is pregnant with her third child. 
 
&ldquo;The more they stay away from the community, the better. I am trying to get my children enrolled in a residential school,&rdquo; she says. And then goes silent as her husband enters the room. 
 
The names of some people in this story have been changed in order to protect their identities. 
 
(WION)

Perna women have been sex workers for generations. They have a first child and are then pushed into prostitution by their husbands

Sunita is 26 but she looks older, and tired. “I don’t remember the first time I stepped out of my house.” she says staring out of the window with kohl-rimmed eyes. “Since then every day has been the same. My husband had no work and with so many people in the family to feed, I did what other women in my community do.” She's talking about sex work. Sunita is a Perna, a member of a nomadic tribe that moved from the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan to the capital city sometime in the 1950s and settled in the Najafgarh area. They are also found in the north Indian state of Haryana. They came to Delhi in search of better lives but have found themselves unable – or unwilling – to leave behind the community profession. That, unfortunately, is what they have gained notoriety for – a community whose women prostitute themselves while the men do the pimping. But Taw Nana, who works for the non-governmental organisation Apne Aap Worldwide (On Your Own Worldwide), says the custom can be looked at from another angle and that marriage here is nothing but “societal cover for the commercial exploitation of women”. “Why would the men let go of the easy money coming from their wives? Tradition is an excuse to live off their wives' earning. Also, it is not women who decide but the men. The woman earns her money by selling her body to five to 10 men in one night. Unfortunately, it is the male who decides when women should stop allowing strangers to invade their body,” says Nana. To back up her argument she says that even though most Perna women deny they are prostituted by their husbands or in-laws, a majority of the men from the 50-odd households in the Perna settlement at Najafgarh do not work. The few that do, work odd jobs. A long history of stereotyping The Pernas have suffered a long history of stereotyping. In colonial times, the British – who ruled India from roughly 1757 to 1947 – labelled them -- this was officially -- a criminal tribe. Ethnology of this sort was common, with entire communities stereotyped as “martial”, “non-martial”, “criminal” etc. And while the Supreme Court of India did away with the idea of "criminal" tribes in 1952, the label continues to stick, and do continued damage. “We know for certain that the girls are groomed to become a prostitute, and on the same side even the boys are groomed to become pimps. Most of them do not go to school. They are married off early. They are trained to eye their wife as their property as the girls are bought in the name of marriage. Hefty amounts are paid to the girls' parents during marriage,” says Nana. Most Perna women take to prostitution soon after giving birth to their first child. This might seem ironic but to ensure racial purity, it is thought important that the first child be sired by the husband. And it is possible that after years of conditioning, prostitution has become the default fallback option. “I was thirteen when I got married. My firstborn died soon after her birth because we didn’t have the money to go to a good hospital. My sister-in-law and other women in the community were getting money from this work and so I decided to follow the tradition,” says Sunita, sitting in a carefully decorated room in her two-story home. “I would have done any other work if I had the choice.” Heerabai, a friend of Sunita's, says she did not take up the “Perna” trade until her husband died. “He died of tuberculosis and I was left with four daughters. I was young and vulnerable with no relatives. How could a widow have survived away from a community of her own people? So I did what other Pernas do,” says the 36-year-old. Today, she is one of the older sex workers in the settlement. Nana says "there is a 10-point approach to help uplift the Pernas which includes providing safe houses, government ids, and legal empowerment". Until then, Heerabai and Sunita will continue to live the life of their foremothers. Two to five customers a day “In the morning we Pernas live like all other housewives cooking, cleaning, taking care of children. Our work can start as late as 3 am when we step out of the locality in small groups and hire cabs to go to our usual spots, mostly around west Delhi. We then get back around 6 am and after a small nap prepare for another long day,” say Heerabai. Sunita says a "group leader" takes care of the younger women when they go out for the first time. “Pernas never go with customers to their house or even to hotels. Secluded spots are better because you can run if your client gets abusive.” Most women service two to five customers a day, which means they come home with about Rs 500 or $8. Heerabai: “We are the ones who decide the rates but with so much of haggling by the clients it never goes beyond Rs 200 ($3) per client. There are also times when the customer goes without paying.” Heerabai married her two elder daughters within the community – they got married when they were about 13 – but dreams of a better life for her two younger ones who study in a nearby boarding school. Apne Aap Worldwide, which started working with the Pernas in 2008, helped with the admissions. As they did with Sunita's daughter. Since then, the two ladies have become more vocal about stopping their daughters from entering the community trade. “I will marry my other two daughters only when they have a respectable job in their hands,” says Heerabai. Sunita shows us a music system she has bought her daughter. The eight-year-old puts on an uptempo Bollywood number and begins to dance; she says she wants to become a choreographer. Her mother shows off a certificate of appreciation the child has got from a popular dance school. “My daughter is fortunate to be living away from home. I don’t get to see her much but her progress keeps me motivated. We could never get out of this morass but she will,” says Sunita A number of communities in South Asia practice intergenerational prostitution. The Indian Supreme Court recently asked state governments to act against the “Devadasis”, women who would become "temple servants", remain unmarried, and end up mistresses of powerful patrons. Today, they are prostitutes. The court also called upon the states to look into similar practices among other communities. Sunita’s sister Rita worries about the day her children will discover what it is she does for a living. She has taken a temporary hiatus from sex work while she is pregnant with her third child. “The more they stay away from the community, the better. I am trying to get my children enrolled in a residential school,” she says. And then goes silent as her husband enters the room. The names of some people in this story have been changed in order to protect their identities. (WION)

My husband, my pimp

By Mohit Sharma&nbsp; 
 
A &#39;terminator&#39; train mounted with spraying machines to target insects will now be pressed into action in Indian national capital, Delhi, to combat mosquito-borne disease, chikungunya and dengue. 
 
The move, a joint collaboration between Delhi&#39;s civic bodies and northern Railways, will begin from September 23 and continue for two months, with an interval of two weeks. 
 
As per the plan, an insecticide spraying machine will be mounted on the last wagon of the special train, which will then make its rounds through the national capital region (NCR). The sprayers can sanitise up to a distance of 50-60 meters from the tracks. 
 
&quot;This train will cover a distance of 150 km approximately and we hope this will help curb the mosquito menace in the capital,&quot;said a municipal official. 
 
The municipal officials in the city said while the power sprayer will be provided to the railways by the civic agencies, the targeted areas will be the large population living around railway tracks who are exposed to Aedes type and other types of mosquitoes leading to a comparatively higher incidence of dengue and malaria. 
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&quot;The water bodies formed on the land adjacent to tracks, which are otherwise inaccessible, act as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The insecticide sprayed over the water bodies will check the threat in the most effective manner,&quot; said a municipal official. 
 
The terminator train will pass through Old Delhi&#39;s Sarai Rohilla, Patel Nagar, Delhi Cantonment, Palam, Safdarjung, Kishanganj, Lajpat Nagar, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Adarsh Nagar, Rathdhana, Shahdara, Palam and Gurgaon. 
 
Meanwhile, taking a cue from the rising number of diseases, the Delhi government on Friday issued orders asking all private hospitals to furnish data of chikungunya patients to ensure proper monitoring of the disease. 
 
&quot;The information is imperative to ensure proper monitoring and for making future policies. We have asked all hospitals to give us all information regarding chikungunya cases,&quot; said a Delhi government official. The Delhi government has also asked all mohalla clinics, nursing homes, polyclinics to remain open on all holidays. 
 
Recent reports claim that chikungunya and dengue have wreaked havoc in the Capital with the death toll from the two vector-borne diseases climbing to 30. The number of affected people has crossed 3,000. 
 
 
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An insecticide spraying machine will be mounted on a special train's last wagon that will make rounds through the national capital region

By Mohit Sharma A 'terminator' train mounted with spraying machines to target insects will now be pressed into action in Indian national capital, Delhi, to combat mosquito-borne disease, chikungunya and dengue. The move, a joint collaboration between Delhi's civic bodies and northern Railways, will begin from September 23 and continue for two months, with an interval of two weeks. As per the plan, an insecticide spraying machine will be mounted on the last wagon of the special train, which will then make its rounds through the national capital region (NCR). The sprayers can sanitise up to a distance of 50-60 meters from the tracks. "This train will cover a distance of 150 km approximately and we hope this will help curb the mosquito menace in the capital,"said a municipal official. The municipal officials in the city said while the power sprayer will be provided to the railways by the civic agencies, the targeted areas will be the large population living around railway tracks who are exposed to Aedes type and other types of mosquitoes leading to a comparatively higher incidence of dengue and malaria. The sprayers can sanitise up to a distance of 50-60 meters from the tracks. "The water bodies formed on the land adjacent to tracks, which are otherwise inaccessible, act as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The insecticide sprayed over the water bodies will check the threat in the most effective manner," said a municipal official. The terminator train will pass through Old Delhi's Sarai Rohilla, Patel Nagar, Delhi Cantonment, Palam, Safdarjung, Kishanganj, Lajpat Nagar, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Adarsh Nagar, Rathdhana, Shahdara, Palam and Gurgaon. Meanwhile, taking a cue from the rising number of diseases, the Delhi government on Friday issued orders asking all private hospitals to furnish data of chikungunya patients to ensure proper monitoring of the disease. "The information is imperative to ensure proper monitoring and for making future policies. We have asked all hospitals to give us all information regarding chikungunya cases," said a Delhi government official. The Delhi government has also asked all mohalla clinics, nursing homes, polyclinics to remain open on all holidays. Recent reports claim that chikungunya and dengue have wreaked havoc in the Capital with the death toll from the two vector-borne diseases climbing to 30. The number of affected people has crossed 3,000. (DNA)

'Terminator' train to run through Indian capital to fight chikungunya, dengue

Death toll from Chikungunya and dengue in the Indian capital, Delhi, has risen to 30 while the number of affected people crossed 2,800, media reports said on Thursday.&nbsp; 
 
A 75-year-old man from south Delhi succumbed to chikungunya complications at a city hospital, taking the number of fatalities due to the disease to 12. 
 
&quot;He had acute febrile illness and was tested positive for chikungunya by rapid PCR test, and died at 6:45 am of chikungunya sepsis with septic shock and cardio-pulmonary arrest,&quot; hospital authorities said. 
 
According to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), central nodal agency for the prevention and control of vector borne diseases, the number of chikungunya cases in Delhi had spiked to 1,724 till September 11 as and clinics in the city continue to be swamped with patients. 
 
Delhi is showing spurt in chikungunya after nearly 10 years and health experts are conjecturing that this &quot;upsurge&quot; could be due to &quot;evolution&quot; in the chikungunya viral strain. 
 
(WION with inputs from PTI)

Chikungunya cases in Delhi have spiked to 1,724 till September 11: National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme

Death toll from Chikungunya and dengue in the Indian capital, Delhi, has risen to 30 while the number of affected people crossed 2,800, media reports said on Thursday. A 75-year-old man from south Delhi succumbed to chikungunya complications at a city hospital, taking the number of fatalities due to the disease to 12. "He had acute febrile illness and was tested positive for chikungunya by rapid PCR test, and died at 6:45 am of chikungunya sepsis with septic shock and cardio-pulmonary arrest," hospital authorities said. According to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), central nodal agency for the prevention and control of vector borne diseases, the number of chikungunya cases in Delhi had spiked to 1,724 till September 11 as and clinics in the city continue to be swamped with patients. Delhi is showing spurt in chikungunya after nearly 10 years and health experts are conjecturing that this "upsurge" could be due to "evolution" in the chikungunya viral strain. (WION with inputs from PTI)

Chikungunya outbreak: Death toll in Indian capital rises to 13

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday gave a rousing send-off to the Rio-bound contingent at an event in New Delhi. 
 
The show was attended by several dignitaries including IOA President Narayana Ramachandran, Secretary General Rajeev Mehta and Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel. 
 
Goodwill ambassadors for Rio, Indian actor Salman Khan and musician AR Rahman, were also present. 
 
The event marked the unveiling of the official Olympics kit of Team India. 
 
Officials interacted with the Rio-bound athletes and wished them luck in their endeavour. 
 
&quot;The fact that 121 athletes have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics, nearly one-third more than what was qualified for the last Olympic Games, that itself is a clear indication that Indian athletes have started to perform and they will perform well,&quot; said Ramachandran. 
 
Also part of the send-off was Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in 52 years. She expressed hope of bagging a medal at the mega event. 
 
&quot;Preparations are going very well. Before the qualifiers, our preparation was strong and now my target is to replicate the performance which I have been doing and learnt here,&quot; said Karmakar. 
 
The Indian contingent for Rio is the country&#39;s biggest ever for any Olympic games. The previous highest was 83 that the country sent to the 2012 Olympics in London. 
 
The Summer Olympics this year will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to 21. 
 
(Reuters) 
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121 athletes have qualified for Rio 2016, nearly a third more than the number that qualified for the last Games

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday gave a rousing send-off to the Rio-bound contingent at an event in New Delhi. The show was attended by several dignitaries including IOA President Narayana Ramachandran, Secretary General Rajeev Mehta and Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel. Goodwill ambassadors for Rio, Indian actor Salman Khan and musician AR Rahman, were also present. The event marked the unveiling of the official Olympics kit of Team India. Officials interacted with the Rio-bound athletes and wished them luck in their endeavour. "The fact that 121 athletes have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics, nearly one-third more than what was qualified for the last Olympic Games, that itself is a clear indication that Indian athletes have started to perform and they will perform well," said Ramachandran. Also part of the send-off was Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in 52 years. She expressed hope of bagging a medal at the mega event. "Preparations are going very well. Before the qualifiers, our preparation was strong and now my target is to replicate the performance which I have been doing and learnt here," said Karmakar. The Indian contingent for Rio is the country's biggest ever for any Olympic games. The previous highest was 83 that the country sent to the 2012 Olympics in London. The Summer Olympics this year will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to 21. (Reuters)

India?s Rio contingent given rousing send-off in Delhi

India&#39;s defence procurement agency has cleared a proposal to buy 145 M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer artillery guns from BAE Systems, a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company, in a deal worth an estimated $750 million, a defence ministry source said today. 
 
Under the deal, 120 of the 145 guns will be assembled in India, said the source, who asked not to be identified in line with defence ministry rules. 
 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to upgrade the country&#39;s military hardware by replenishing its range of artillery weapons after years of delays in ordering new equipment. 
 
But Modi wants deals with foreign companies to include the setting up of factories and plants in India to boost the local industry. 
 
BAE said in February it had chosen Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group to build a plant for the assembly of Howitzer artillery guns it hopes to sell to India. 
 
The source said the proposal would soon be communicated to the United States, where BAE manufactures the weapons. 
 
(Reuters)

Worth an estimated $750 million, India's defence procurement agency will buy M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer artillery guns from BAE Systems

India's defence procurement agency has cleared a proposal to buy 145 M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer artillery guns from BAE Systems, a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company, in a deal worth an estimated $750 million, a defence ministry source said today. Under the deal, 120 of the 145 guns will be assembled in India, said the source, who asked not to be identified in line with defence ministry rules. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to upgrade the country's military hardware by replenishing its range of artillery weapons after years of delays in ordering new equipment. But Modi wants deals with foreign companies to include the setting up of factories and plants in India to boost the local industry. BAE said in February it had chosen Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group to build a plant for the assembly of Howitzer artillery guns it hopes to sell to India. The source said the proposal would soon be communicated to the United States, where BAE manufactures the weapons. (Reuters)

India clears deal to buy 145 artillery guns from British security firm

A 21-year-old on his way back from a party was involved in multiple hit-and-run cases on Monday morning. Two people died and one person was critically injured, the police said. 
 
Police said Rishabh - a resident of west Delhi&#39;s Janakpuri -- was driving his father&#39;s Honda City car at a speed of over 100 kmph and hit 3 persons over a 1.5 km stretch before he was stopped and caught. 
 
According to the police, the first victim was 40-year-old Kameshwar Prasad, a government employee, who was out for a morning walk. The impact of the speeding car threw him several metres away. 
 
But Rishabh did not stop, the police said. He drove on and next hit 40-year-old Santosh, who was cleaning cars in a residential area. He sped away again, driving in the wrong lane, and then hit 67-year-old Ashwani Anand, a property dealer who also was out for a morning walk with a neighbour.&nbsp; 
 
CCTV footage recovered from the area showed Mr Anand&#39;s accident. In the footage, which surfaced later in the day, Mr Anand could be seen noticing the car and trying to escape by running towards a pavement. But the car did not stop, and hit him. 
 
A police patrolling team chased and intercepted Rishabh after covering quite a distance. Police said Rishabh was in such a state that he couldn&#39;t even manage to stand up. 
 
Santosh, who was critically injured, is battling for his life. The police said he is not in a condition to give his statement. 
 
The car, which is registered in Rishabh&#39;s father&#39;s name, has been seized. The police said they found liquor bottles inside. 
 
Rishabh, the son of a businessman -- is a student of business administration in a college under a prominent government university in Delhi. He has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other charges under Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act, said senior police officer Pushpendra Kumar.

He leaves two dead and one hurt in his wake

A 21-year-old on his way back from a party was involved in multiple hit-and-run cases on Monday morning. Two people died and one person was critically injured, the police said. Police said Rishabh - a resident of west Delhi's Janakpuri -- was driving his father's Honda City car at a speed of over 100 kmph and hit 3 persons over a 1.5 km stretch before he was stopped and caught. According to the police, the first victim was 40-year-old Kameshwar Prasad, a government employee, who was out for a morning walk. The impact of the speeding car threw him several metres away. But Rishabh did not stop, the police said. He drove on and next hit 40-year-old Santosh, who was cleaning cars in a residential area. He sped away again, driving in the wrong lane, and then hit 67-year-old Ashwani Anand, a property dealer who also was out for a morning walk with a neighbour. CCTV footage recovered from the area showed Mr Anand's accident. In the footage, which surfaced later in the day, Mr Anand could be seen noticing the car and trying to escape by running towards a pavement. But the car did not stop, and hit him. A police patrolling team chased and intercepted Rishabh after covering quite a distance. Police said Rishabh was in such a state that he couldn't even manage to stand up. Santosh, who was critically injured, is battling for his life. The police said he is not in a condition to give his statement. The car, which is registered in Rishabh's father's name, has been seized. The police said they found liquor bottles inside. Rishabh, the son of a businessman -- is a student of business administration in a college under a prominent government university in Delhi. He has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other charges under Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act, said senior police officer Pushpendra Kumar.

Drunk Delhi Driving: A 21-year-old hits and runs, then hits and runs again, then hits and runs a third time

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