Girlfriend demanding

Had his girlfriend been less demanding, Mohammad Shahzad (21) would still have his job and his reputation intact. Before he dumped his conscience, the young medical sales executive had tried to wean the woman off her Goa fancy with a flattering tattoo, a mark of his devotion for her birthday.



But when that didn't please her, he pocketed his firm's funds, told the police he had been robbed, and took her off on a long seaside holiday to Goa. Shahzad had faked the robbery in August, just four months into his job. "He claimed he was robbed by three men near the Panchkuian Road railway overbridge.



We investigated and found his call record did not tally with his story. We caught him when he tried to sell his expensive mobile, which he originally claimed was taken away by the robbers," said DCP (south) Chhaya Sharma. While sources said Shahzad had made off with a large amount - the company's collection from his area -the police have so far recovered Rs 20,600 from him.



"On August 22, Shahzad, called the police control room and reported that three men on a bike had stopped him on Panchkuian Road and snatched the sales money that he had collected from a client in Connaught Place and was taking to his office in Karol Bagh. He claimed he was held at knifepoint while the men snatched the money and his mobile phone," said Sharma.



The police had registered a case on his complaint at Mandir Marg police station. Chief investigator of the case, inspector Anil Sharma, said Shahzad's lie was nailed last Monday when they were tipped off about a man trying to sell an expensive mobile phone at Chandan Holla in Fatehpur Beri. It was Sahzad. The police picked him up on suspicion, and during interrogation he confessed the whole plot.



The police said Shahzad and his girlfriend had returned to the city just four days ago, and he had resigned from his position immediately after that. "He thought that the truth would not come to light if he sold his mobile phone to a stranger. He was carrying Rs 5,500 at the time he was caught with the expensive handset," said the DCP. Shahzad had faked the robbery in August, just four months into his job. He claimed he was robbed by three men near Panchkuian Road. His phone records didn't tally though.

The private parts of her boy friend

A jilted girl today allegedly threw acid on the private parts of her boy friend after he refused to marry her in Kahnuwan road area of Gurdaspur district, police said.



Jagdish Kumar, who was having an affair with Dalbir Kaur of the same area, was supposed to get married next week, police said.



When Jagdish went to Dalbir's house she allegedly threw acid on his private parts injuring him seriously.



He was rushed to civil hospital here and from there he was shifted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar where the condition of Jagdish is stated to be critical, police said.



However, Dalbir denied the charges of throwing acid on Jagdish but said she had relations with him. She claimed they got married in a gurdwara a few months ago.



Dalbir has been rounded up and a team has been sent to Amritsar to record the statement of Jagdish, Vidhya Sagar, SHO Civil Lines area said.

‘smarter’ women had better emotional intelligence

A study published in the Journal Of Sexual Medicine revealed that women with greater emotional intelligence had better sex and enjoyed more orgasms. Many news outlets picked up the story, and announced that 'smarter' women had better sex. We were, however, rapped on the knuckles for using the word 'smart'.



"What is smart? Define smart," asks Dr Rajan Bhonsle, a consultant in sexual medicine. After we clarified that the study mentioned emotional intelligence (EI), he went on to explain that EI is very different from intelligence quotient (IQ). "Some women may be great academics or brilliant thinkers, but that doesn't necessarily mean they have high levels of EI." It is the ability to read emotions intelligently, and react to them, with a good measure of objectivity.



And how does this relate to sexual satisfaction? "A woman with greater EI will be able to communicate with her partner better and help him understand what she finds pleasurable with greater clarity. She is also less likely to take his occasional disinterest in sex personally and get annoyed over little things," says Dr Bhonsle. But some women believe that only technique and knowledge can lead to better sex. "This idea is ridiculous," says TV producer Tehzeeb Udhas, 25. "Women who have greater exposure and are open to experimentation will definitely have better sex than women with just high levels of EI."





Graphic designer Sweta Desai, 28, too, does not believe that communicating your sexual likes and dislikes had much to do with EI. "Sometimes, the act of sex itself is ruined with emotions and expectations," she says.



For those whose sex lives leave a lot to be desired and are convinced that EI, and understanding one's emotions better does lead to good sex, Dr Bhonsle has some reassuring news — EI can be enhanced. "When women lack EI, they're unable to see their role in problematic relationships," he says.





Does this mean you should see a counsellor to enhance your EI and have better sex? Says Dr Bhonsle, "Spend some time meditating and attempt to look at the relationships in your life more objectively. You'll slowly begin to realise your contribution to the problem, which will help you deal better with emotions." This, he says, will lead to better sex.



But Tehzeeb still sticks to her guns. "Good sex is like enjoying a gourmet dish; how well you communicate and express your feelings does not affect your ability to enjoy it.

Uniforms will make girls a target

Police hunting a pervert with a fetish for skirt-wearing prep school girls have warned pupils not to wear their uniform on the subway.



Officers in Toronto fear school uniforms will make girls a target on their way to school.



But the advice has sparked a series of new sexism complaints in the city where the worldwide 'SlutWalk' protests started.



International protests were started after advice by a Toronto police officer in January.



His flippant comment that women should avoid dressing like 'sluts' to avoid being raped or victimised led to demonstrations across the U.S. and in London.





The new advice from Toronto police follows reports of harassment by a man with a fetish for skirt-wearing prep school girls.



Relaying advice from police, Greenwood College principal Allan Hardy said: 'Students, especially females, should consider not wearing their school uniform when riding the TTC.'



In an e-mail to parents and teachers, he added: 'This person was looking up the girls' skirts.



'So the advice is given...if they had, for example, jeans or sweatpants on, it wouldn't be an issue.'



It came after two of Greenwood girls - both wearing a school skirt, shirt and blazer - were ogled by the man on their way to lessons.



The girls were travelling on the subway and added that the suspect had been looking up the girls' skirts.



Mr Hardy insisted the officer's advice was directed to all students and not meant to be sexist.



He said another reason for the tip is that uniformed students -both girls and boys - have been targeted by thieves assuming they come from rich families and carry expensive cellphones, cash or credit cards.

Staff Sergeant Glenn Gray, of 53 Division, said the advice of students not wearing uniforms to school was meant to stop a potential sex offender from knowing where the students attend school.



'The last thing we want is for a suspect to know what school they go to,' said Sgt Gray.



Police are hunting for a skinny, white man in his 30s, around 5ft 6in tall with messy, light-brown hair.



He was wearing glasses with thick, black frames, light-coloured blue jeans, a dark denim jacket, a blue T-shirt and construction boots.