Robbers try to break into house of Indian family residing in US; know what happens next In a shocking incident, miscreants tried to break into the house of an Indian family who is currently residing in the US’ New Jersey. All thanks to CCTV which failed the attempt of burglar and police reached the house before anything happened. The incident took place on Monday night in Shyam Nagar under Chakeri police station in UP’s Kanpur. The house owner, Vijay Awasthi (38), a software engineer, currently living in New Jersey, received an alert on his mobile phone. The signals were from the CCTV cameras and sensors that he had installed at his ancestral house in Shyam Nagar. Vijay was able to watch the live footage on his phone in which miscreants were seen trying to break into their house. He also used the mic option to warn the intruders but burglars didn’t care about it. Instead, they broke the CCTV cameras. Later, Vijay informed the police about the robbery at his ancestral house. When the police reached the spot, the burglars opened fire and one of them was injured in the retaliatory firing and caught. Reportedly, other criminals were managed to escape. While police arrested a person who has been identified as Sonu, a resident of Hamirpur district. Police called the two sisters of Vijay—Poonam, and Preeti, who lived in the Barra area of the city. Vijay sisters were called to cross-check the belongings in the house. DCP, East, Pramod Kumar, said that as a precautionary measure, the police force has been deployed at the house. On the other hand, the condition of the miscreants is improving. According to police, a tenant and caretaker were also living in the house. But the tenant had gone to his village a few days ago.

On Wednesday, January 19, benchmark crude oil prices had reached $89, however, domestic petrol and diesel rates remained unchanged for the 78th day in a row on Thursday. Also, the freeze in fuel price revision may be linked to the upcoming assembly elections in states like Punjab and Uttar Pradesh among others.

According to a new price notification by state-run OMCs, petrol in Delhi costs Rs 95.41 while diesel costs Rs 86.67 per litre in the national capital. Similarly, a litre on petrol costs Rs 109.98 in Mumbai, while diesel stands at Rs 94.14 in the city. Notably, among the metro cities, both fuel rates are still the highest in the country’s financial capital. Fuel prices vary across the states due to value-added tax (VAT).

The price of petrol in Kolkata is Rs 104.67 per litre, while diesel stands at Rs 89.67 per litre. At the same time, in Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai, petrol and diesel are sold at Rs 101.40 and 91.43 per litre each, respectively.

Meanwhile, in the international market, benchmark crude oil prices slipped back on Thursday early trade after hitting a seven-year high in the previous session. They had hit their highest since 2014, amid concerns over strong demand and short term supply disruptions, Reuters reported.

Brent crude futures came down to $87.72 a barrel, decreased by 72 cents at 0152 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures observed a loss of 96 cents to stand at $86 a barrel.

Petrol and Diesel Prices on January 20in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Other Places Across India

Petrol price in Mumbai – Rs 109.98 per litre

Diesel price in Mumbai – Rs 94.14 per litre

Petrol price in Delhi- Rs 95.41 per litre

Diesel price in Delhi – Rs 86.67 per litre

Petrol price in Chennai- Rs 101.40 per litre

Diesel price in Chennai- Rs 91.43 per litre

Petrol price in Kolkata – Rs 104.67 per litre

Diesel price in Kolkata- Rs 89.79 per litre

Petrol price in Trivandrum – Rs 106.04 per litre

Diesel price in Trivandrum – Rs 93.17 per litre

Petrol price in Hyderabad – Rs 108.20 per litre

Diesel price in Hyderabad – Rs 94.62 per litre

Petrol price in Bengaluru – Rs 100.58 per litre

Diesel price in Bengaluru – Rs 85.01 per litre

Petrol price in Jaipur – Rs 106.64 per litre