Delhi weather: Cloudy sky in city; air quality satisfactory

Delhiites woke up to a cloudy sky on Wednesday, with the city recording a minimum temperature of 20.3 degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 31 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

In the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, the city’s primary weather station, Safdarjung, recorded 14.6 mm of rainfall, while Palam and Ridge stations received 52.6 mm and 40.8 mm, respectively.

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Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 64 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The AQI falls in the satisfactory category.

As per the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 to 100 “satisfactory”, 101 to 200 “moderate”, 201 to 300 “poor”, 301 to 400 “very poor” and 401 to 500 “severe”.

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10 years in hiding: Rohini ashram’s self-styled godman, accused of rape, found dead

Cutting through a narrow alleyway in Rohini Sector 5, the eyes fall upon a decrepit and almost hideous building towering over the locality. Moss creeps across the façade, obscuring lettering that once read Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya. The structure juts out like a sore thumb within the residential area.

Once central to a harrowing case that cut a devastating gash across the country, the building now serves mostly as a sad reminder of its past. While one self-proclaimed godman, Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, has gone into hiding following allegations of sexual abuse at a private institute, another remains at large — and has been for more than a decade.

Saraswati faces five cases, including charges of sexual harassment, fraud and forgery. Virendra Dev Dixit, lived on till the age of 82, according to the CBI, while the agency failing to apprehend him during his lifetime. His death was confirmed on September 30, with the investigative agency informing a special court about the development.