Deep Mukherjee

Jaipur teen ‘hacker’ playing Blue Whale challenge rescued in Mumbai

The 16-year-old has been missing since August 21 and was rescued from Mumbai by the Jaipur police.

Priceless artefacts kept in dismal condition at Jaipur police station

They are beautifully chiselled pieces of art works, similar to the ones displayed across museums across the world, chronicling different periods of India's rich history

Scared of killings at home, Rohingya Muslims plead: Don’t deport us

Fear, uncertainty, memories of a genocide rule a refugee colony in Jaipur

Promises, long wait for kin of policemen killed by Anandpal

Rajasthan woman fed excreta, killed: 5 held, no action against khap panchayat

In the FIR, police have not named any member of the Khap panchayat for allegedly letting off the accused after a minimal fine. The council also sent the two women accused in the case to Pushkar to “absolve” them of the crime with a holy bath.

Boy describes how his mother died after she was stripped, assaulted, fed excreta

Days after a 40-year-old woman was brutally assaulted in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district, her 15-year-old son gives an eyewitness account and tells how a khap panchayat played let the killers off the hook.

40-year-old branded witch, made to eat faeces, beaten to death in Ajmer

The woman was stripped naked and paraded after being branded as a witch.

India at 70: Hounded by mining mafia, but RTI activist Kailash Mina won’t be crushed

In 2005, an RTI application by Kailash Mina revealed that hundreds of stone crushers were operating in Neem Ka Thana locality without approval, putting at risk people in nearby villages from the dust cloud that mining produced.

With FB posts, murder accused continues to mock cops

Deepak Kumar Malik who is wanted for the murder of Vinod Beniwal has now claimed on Facebook that he is leaving the country and has also mocked the police for not being able to arrest him in spite of giving “so many clues.”

In plain sight: Wanted criminal in Rajasthan found ‘hiding’ as fakir in Gujarat

Mannu Punjabi was spending his days posing as a fakir or a religious ascetic, offering ‘divine’ solutions to people’s ailments at the famous Mira Datar Dargah at Unjha.

Gun toting murder accused challenges Rajasthan cops on Facebook: Catch me if you can

On the run after killing his girlfriend’s former boyfriend, 24-year-old Deepak Malik is making regular updates on Facebook warning them of dire consequences. His girlfriend Indubala has been arrested

The tale of Rela: A peek inside a Rajasthan village battered by the downsides of mining

The residents of Rela village have learned to live with the ‘man-made earthquakes’, not willingly but out of desperation

Eerie calm shrouds Bikaner villages from where hair-cutting rumour started

In the two months, about 100 cases of hair chopping have been reported from villages in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh leading to fear and night vigils.

Rajasthan traffic cop robbed by nephew, loses Rs 25,000 challan money

The police said the cop’s daughter recognized her cousin but couldn’t identify the other man, whose face was covered.

Rajasthan: Slain gangster Anandpal’s Dubai-based daughter, lawyer among accused

The entire drama surrounding the refusal to cremate the body of the gangster to put pressure on the government, and then, calling the villagers for a tribute rally was the plan of Cheenu and AP Singh, police said.

Uneasy calm in Rajasthan gangster’s village after 1 killed, 30 injured in violent protests

Leaders of Rajput community say they will soon march to the state capital jaipur to push for their demand for a CBI inquiry into the killing of the gangster.

Who is Anandpal Singh and why Rajputs in Rajasthan erupted in anger at his killing?

Since he was killed, Rajput bodies across the state have blocked roads and vandalised public property in demand for an inquiry into what they allege was a staged encounter.

Rajasthan: One killed, 32 hurt as protest against gangster’s death turns violent

A rally was organised by Rajput groups demanding a CBI probe into the death of gangster Anandpal Singh in a police encounter in Churu district on June 24.

The siege of Saanvrad: How death of a gangster has turned a small Rajasthan village into a war zone

A fortnight after the death of gangster Anandpal Singh, his native village of Saanvrad is seeing unprecedented deployment of security forces.

GST effect: Jail shop stops sale of products made by inmates

After implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the jail authorities do not have “clarity over the pricing issues” of the products made by the inmates.

Rajasthan’s scissorhands? Panic in villages after ‘ghost’ chops off women’s hair

It started off as a rumour and became a quasi-truth over time through messages on social media and local ‘godmen’ who seem to be profiting the most from it.

Anandpal Singh, Rajasthan’s most-wanted gangster killed in police encounter

Anandpal Singh was killed during a raid by the special operation group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police at Malasar in Churu district. 

How the SOG tracked down Rajasthan’s most-wanted criminal Anandpal

The SOG killed dreaded gangster Anandpal Singh in an encounter in Churu on Saturday night

Rajasthan police station without a lockup chains prisoners to wooden post

Ever since the government railway police station was set up thirty three years ago, it has been functioning without a lockup.

Fake call centre busted: Personal info of 6 lakh people found in one Excel sheet alone

Such was the gang’s methodical approach that it had a detailed list of people owning luxury cars in the National Capital Region which covers the territorial jurisdictions of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

In this Jaipur police station, post mortems have been done in an old, rusty truck for 30 years

Police say they will move post mortem procedures to a new facility in a few days.

In pics: Horse crashes through car’s windshield in Rajasthan

Tonga breaks harness, crashes into businessman’s car in Jaipur. Man, horse suffer injuries .

Will never do charity again, says Sikh man assaulted by mob

Nirmal Singh was one of the four Sikh men who were assaulted by a mob at Chainpura village in Ajmer district of Rajasthan on April 24. The matter came to light when a video of the act went viral on the social media, causing national outrage.

Cow vigilantism: RSS man arrested for torching truck, cops say vehicle had bulls

The incident was seen as the latest push by cow vigilantes, who have grown in power and expanded rapidly since the BJP stormed to power at the Centre in 2014.

Police search for ‘missing’ kids all night, turns out they went to watch Baahubali 2

As the officials were scouring various parts of the city in search of three missing children, they were worried and ready for several untoward and grim scenarios.