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The national capital on Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 35.6 degrees Celsius, 2.1 degrees above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature settled at 23.9 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees below the season's average, the IMD said.

The IMD has predicted thunderstorms with rain for the city on Tuesday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to settle around 35 and 25 degrees Celsius, respectively. Weather conditions over the Delhi NCR region remained largely dry on Monday, and no rainfall was recorded in the city in the past 24 hours. (PTI)

Four men have been arrested for allegedly killing two friends in northeast Delhi's Pratap Nagar, police said on Monday. On September 5, two men — Sudhir alias Bunty (35) and Radhey Prajapati (30) — were shot at by unidentified assailants in C-Block, Pratap Nagar. Both victims later succumbed to their injuries during treatment at GTB Hospital, police said.

"The accused were identified as Chetanya Tomar alias Tashu Tomar (18), Pradeep Bhati (22), Pawan Bhati alias Dagga (24) and Pramod (25), all residents of Anoop Vihar in Uttar Pradesh except Tomar, who lives in Harsh Vihar,” a senior police officer said.

A case under Sections 103(1) (murder) and 3(5) (joint liability) of the BNS and relevant provisions of the Arms Act was registered, and multiple teams were constituted to investigate the case, the officer added.

Forensic teams examined the crime scene and collected crucial evidence. The teams developed intelligence from various sources and tracked down four suspects involved in the crime.

From their possession, police recovered one semi-automatic pistol, a country-made pistol (katta) with a live cartridge and two motorcycles, including one without a number plate, allegedly used in the commission of the crime. (PTI)

Police in Greater Noida seized nearly 1,500 kilograms of firecracker material from an illegal factory in Dadri and arrested three persons in connection with the case, officials said on Monday.

The factory, being run out of an under-construction house in Bodaki village under Dadri Police Station limits, was unearthed during a joint operation by local police and intelligence teams, they said.

ADCP (Greater Noida) Sudheer Kumar told PTI, "On Monday, Dadri police and local intelligence exposed an illegal firecracker factory being operated in Bodaki village. Three persons were arrested from the spot." The arrested men have been identified as Ram Lakhan (33) and Azad (20), both residents of Ghaziabad, and Rajendra (19), a resident of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, the police said. (PTI)

Delhi Police has frozen assets worth over Rs 30 lakh of a drug offender as part of intensified action against a narcotics trafficker, an official said on Monday.

The accused, Vijay Kumar, a resident of JJ Colony in Wazirpur, has been declared a 'bad character' by Bharat Nagar police station and is facing more than 11 criminal cases, including five under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Bhisham Singh said.

The Operation Cell of the district identified three two-wheelers and one immovable property linked to Kumar's drug dealings. The assets, suspected to have been purchased from drug money, were valued at over Rs 30 lakh and have been frozen under Section 68-F(1) of the NDPS Act. (PTI)

A woman was among the two individuals arrested for allegedly stealing mobile phones. A total of 82 stolen and snatched mobile phones were recovered from their possession in the Neb Sarai area, an official said on Monday.

The accused were identified as Faiyaz (28) and a 31-year-old woman, police said, adding that efforts are underway to arrest the main accused, identified as Mustaq alias Bunty.

According to the police, during surveillance in the Gandhi Nagar area, a suspect, identified as Ajay, was apprehended, who revealed that his SIM card was being used by Faiyaz.

"Subsequently, a police team raided Gandhi Nagar, where Faiyaz was apprehended. At his instance, 25 stolen mobile phones were recovered. During sustained questioning, Faiyaz disclosed that he, along with his brother-in-law, Mustaq and his sister, used to purchase stolen phones in bulk," a police officer stated. The police then raided Mustaq's residence, where he was found to be absconding. However, they recovered an additional 57 mobile phones from his wife's possession, the officer added. In total, 82 stolen mobile phones were seized, and 16 cases across Delhi-NCR were resolved, police said. (PTI)