Ashni Dhaor is a principal correspondent with Hindustan Times since 2021. She covers crime, education and human-interest stories in Noida and Greater Noida. With over nine years of experience as a journalist across print, digital and broadcast newsrooms, she specialises in writing long-form feature stories tackling a diverse range of topics.
Articles by Ashni Dhaor
Two held for defrauding bank of ₹ 24.40 lakh during pandemic
The manager had complained in 2021 that a bank account’s balance showed ₹15,000 but it had been used for a transaction of ₹24.40 lakh
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Noida: Gang that targeted unguarded houses busted; 44 phones, 4 laptops seized
The suspects revealed that they targeted houses where people slept with their doors open at night, or left the rooms open to sleep on the rooftop
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Seven held for fraudulently selling land in Jewar, defrauding buyer of ₹15 lakh
Police have confiscated ₹1.07 lakh of the defrauded money and are looking for an eighth suspect believed to be missing with rest of the money
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Greater Noida
IT firm owner, officials booked for negligence after three die in STP tank on office premises
The FIR has been registered against Coforge company owner, officials, and management under Section 304A (death due to negligence) of the Indian Penal Code, on the basis of a written complaint from the family of the deceased at Ecotech-1 police station
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Greater Noida
Three drown to death in MNC firm’s sewage treatment tank in Greater Noida
The sewage treatment plant is located in the basement of the company where a 20 foot deep septic tank is located
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Greater Noida
Coimbatore-based businesswoman held by Noida Police over ₹10,000 cr GST fraud
During probe, Prabhu’s name came to light nearly three months ago and recently a ₹25,000 reward was announced for information leading to her arrest
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
Noida: Over 80 evacuated as fire breaks out at garment factory
Due to the wind speed, the fire spread to all floors of the building, and once it reached the top floor, it spread to next-door pharmaceutical factory.
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 02:32 AM IST
Noida: ‘Thak thak’ gang involved in over 200 thefts busted, four arrested
The gang allegedly stole valuables from parked cars by breaking window panes with a slingshot and has committed over 200 thefts
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
Noida: Driver of bus that killed momo seller, arrested
The driver told the police that he had dozed off. Police arrrested him near the Sector 113 temple on Friday evening with the help of manual surveillance and intelligence inputs
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Noida: Two held with 2,480 banned e-cigarettes worth ₹1 cr
The e-cigarettes were to be sold to students of schools, colleges, universities, and those staying in paying-guest accommodation and hostels in Delhi-NCR
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 05:42 AM IST
800 kg marijuana worth ₹4 cr seized from Noida, 3 arrested
The drugs, hidden in a truck along with 2,000 litres of pesticide worth ₹60 lakh, were being transported from Odisha for supplying them in NCR cities
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Two cyber frauds dupe businessman of ₹9 cr, arrested
Bothra complained that he was added to a WhatsApp group that purportedly offered lucrative share market trading tips, and ended up transferring ₹9.09 crore
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 05:46 AM IST
Police teams hunt for bus driver who ran over momos seller in Noida
The driver is currently on the run, and his mobile phone has been switched off. Police are in touch with the owner of the bus to trace the driver, and teams have been deployed to nab him
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida
Prosecution witnesses told the court that the victim’s father passed away when he was an infant, and the uncles harboured a grudge against him, ultimately killing him to seize his share of the property
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 06:38 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Greater Noida
Family from Iraq duped of USD 10,000 by two men posing as cops in Noida
The family was in the city for treating their 13-year-old daughter for bone marrow cancer at a private hospital in Sector 128, Noida, said police
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 12:34 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
1 dead, 1 critically injured as bus runs over momo stall in Noida
Police said two men, who were at a food cart, selling momos, were run over by the bus and crushed under the wheel
Published on Jun 11, 2024 09:25 PM IST
Noida police busts gang duping students of money on promise of admissions at reputed varsities
The gang, which has its office in Sector 58, Noida, is believed to have duped hundreds of students to the tune of crores of rupees
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
No surface parking facility in Sector 62, commuters fined daily for parking on road
A recent RTI reply from Noida authority revealed that it has spent ₹35 crore to hire contractors for surface parking across the city, but it did not include Sector 62
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 05:51 PM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
Greater Noida: Victim recants, two minor boys cleared of rape by JJB
The victim turned hostile in her statement to the magistrate and said that her father, who is the complainant in the case, forced her to lie to the police to frame the two boys and the man
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
Noida Police slaps Gangsters Act against 33 in GST fraud case
Noida police invoke Gangsters Act against 33 accused in ₹10,000 crore GST fraud case, involving fake firms to claim tax credit. 45 arrested.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Unable to pay up EMIs, man fakes ₹9 lakh robbery; arrested
The man allegedly staged the robbery since he enjoyed a flamboyant lifestyle and was now unable to pay the EMIs of his car, bike and iPhones
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Noida police seals borders, steps up vigil in district on counting day
Over 80% of the district’s police force will be deployed at the venue to facilitate hassle-free counting
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
Noida teen sentenced to 3 month community service for assault
The case was admitted to the JJB in August last year following which the juvenile had been let out on bail while hearing in the matter continued
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 08:16 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
Two arrested over thefts at PG accommodation in Noida
The suspects later told police that they targeted PG and rented rooms which were left open at night due to the summer’s heat
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 08:12 AM IST
Noida businessman duped of ₹9 cr in cyber fraud
The alleged scam was discovered after Rajat Bothra was added to a WhatsApp group that purportedly offered lucrative share market trading tips
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 07:56 AM IST
Bike taxi driver robs woman in Noida, held after encounter
The woman got robbed just as she got off a bike taxi and was completing the payment of the trip near the Sector 52 Metro station
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Fire audit thwarts major fire at Noida high-rise: CFO
As the fire was reported, the IGL gas line was switched off and electricity to the entire floor was snapped with the help of the society’s security team and residents
Updated on May 31, 2024 06:44 AM IST
GB Nagar: 5 gaming zones found working without official nod
The gaming zones were found running without permissions, two located at Gaur City Mall in Greater Noida West, one at Spectrum Mall in Sector 75, one at Sector 104 and one at Sector 41
Updated on May 31, 2024 06:42 AM IST
Police arrest owner of Sector 104 building where woman died in fire
On the evening of May 18, a massive fire erupted on the fourth floor of a newly inaugurated hotel in Hazipur in Sector 104, Noida. A 27-year-old woman died of asphyxiation while her 26-year-old friend was rushed to hospital for treatment for fume inhalation
Updated on May 30, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida
Chinese national among five held for operating mule bank accounts for cyber fraud in Noida
Noida police arrested 5 individuals, including a Chinese national, for cyber fraud involving mule bank accounts. SIM cards, phones seized. Ongoing investigation.
Updated on May 30, 2024 07:32 AM IST
Ashni Dhaor, Noida