Articles by Hemani Bhandari
Bomb hoax at 44 Delhi schools causes chaos
However, police still cranked up security across the Capital, setting up cordons and keeping emergency response vans on standby
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Businessman shot dead after morning walk in East Delhi
Businessman Sunil Jain was shot dead by hitmen in Delhi while returning from a morning walk. Motive unclear; police investigating possible leads.
Updated on Dec 08, 2024 04:00 AM IST
Hemani Bhandari, New Delhi
Five of family stab neighbour to death in southeast Delhi over toilet row
A family attacked neighbors over a toilet dispute in Govindpuri, killing one and injuring another. Five accused, including a minor, have been arrested.
Updated on Dec 08, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Clip incomplete, more students involved, alleges school death victim’s family
Prince's family claims incomplete CCTV footage and involvement of more students in his death, demanding justice and accountability from the school and police.
Updated on Dec 07, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Delhi school death: 1.06-minute CCTV footage shows sequence of events
The one-minute-six-second clip shows the altercation unfolding in the classroom during a brief break between periods at 8:22am
Updated on Dec 07, 2024 06:08 AM IST
CCTV showed Prince getting choked in 2-min scuffle: Delhi cops
Including the CCTV footage, police are currently in possession of 15 minutes of clips related to the incident which clarify the sequence of events
Published on Dec 05, 2024 10:56 PM IST
Makoka 315: Trigger-happy teens strike terror in NE Delhi
The gang’s name is a nod to the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, also known as MCOCA, a law meant to crush criminal syndicates
Updated on Dec 04, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Hemani Bhandari, New Delhi
Delhi schoolboy’s death leads to protest, police probe
The boy, Prince, studied in Class 6 at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, where he was enrolled under the economically weaker sections (EWS) quota.
Updated on Dec 04, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Mutilated body of 25-year-old man found near Palam railway station: Delhi cops
Police said the man, who was also HIV-positive, identified as homosexual, and they are probing if this may have played a role in the murder
Updated on Dec 03, 2024 05:36 AM IST
No suspects in Delhi blast: ‘White’ powder probe’s main focus
The blast, which occurred near a public park, is the second such incident in the area in just over a month, with the first reported on October 20.
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 04:15 AM IST
Another low-intensity blast near Rohini triggers scare; one injured
A low-intensity explosion, less than a kilometre from the site of a similar blast reported last month, injured a 25-year-old man and triggered a security scare.
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 04:10 AM IST
Blast in Delhi’s Prashant Vihar, one injured; probe on
According to the police, Thursday’s explosion took place in the same area where another blast occurred outside a CRPF school boundary wall last month.
Updated on Nov 28, 2024 02:49 PM IST
16-year-old stabbed 13 times in Shalimar Bagh, two minors apprehended for crime
Police suspect an argument over a social media post or rivalry over a girl as the reason for the murder
Updated on Nov 28, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Delhi Police constable stabbed to death in Govindpuri
They said that one of the accused was arrested by the crime branch after a brief shootout in Kalkaji
Updated on Nov 24, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Woman kills daughter to marry lover in northwest Delhi
Police said on Thursday evening, the Deep Chand Bandhu hospital reported a girl who was brought dead to the facility
Updated on Nov 24, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Delhi: Woman abducts boy, abandons him after discovering his religion
A 46-year-old woman was arrested for kidnapping a four-year-old boy, abandoning him upon realizing he was of a different religion.
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 03:09 AM IST
Man batters wife to death with grinding stone in north Delhi
The victim was identified as Sapna, who was allegedly killed by her second husband Kushal Pal, a resident of Khera Garhi, a police officer said
Published on Nov 15, 2024 10:56 PM IST
Mounted Unit remains a source of pride for Delhi Police
The Delhi Police has turned back the clock since February 2022, procuring 26 horses to revive the mostly ceremonial, yet largely popular, Mounted Unit
Published on Nov 15, 2024 10:55 PM IST
Delhi teen stabs sister’s husband to death
The man’s family, including his wife, alleged the involvement of the relatives of his in-laws in the murder.
Updated on Nov 15, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Delhi: Man murders mother for ‘hindering’ plan to go to Canada
A 31-year-old man allegedly murdered his mother, 50, at their flat in Badarpur in southeast Delhi because he believed that she was performing “occult practices” to prevent him from emigrating to Canada, police officers aware of the case said
Updated on Nov 10, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Delhi: Man killed, shots fired at another’s house as 3 minors go on rampage
Officers said the boys, aged between the ages of 16 and 17 years, are part of an outfit that has links to jailed gangster Ashim Ahmad
Updated on Nov 10, 2024 05:28 AM IST
Delhi: Man, 27, arrested for raping 14-year-old niece
The Delhi Police have arrested a 27-year-old man from the Kalindi Kunj area for allegedly raping his 14-year-old niece, officers aware of the matter said on Friday
Updated on Nov 09, 2024 05:12 AM IST
Delhi shocker: Three strangers gang up to rape mentally ill woman
The three did not know each other, but decided to rape the woman just because she was “visibly mentally unfit”, police said
Updated on Nov 08, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Woman attacked by auto driver with brick, critical
The woman was attacked on Friday night last week while she was returning to her home with Diwali gifts, left injured in a pool of blood and was only found the next morning.
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 06:12 AM IST
They pushed us out of our house: Father of girls who went on frenzy in Delhi
Bhavya Jain, 23, and Charvi Jain, 21, are currently in Mandoli jail over charges of attempted murder for when they used their car as a battering ram
Updated on Nov 05, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Assault, chase and four FIRs later, East Delhi sisters arrested
Charvi Jain (23) and Bhavya Jain (21) were arrested late Saturday night and booked on a string of charges, including attempted murder
Updated on Nov 04, 2024 01:13 AM IST
Delhi: Road accidents go up by 3.2% in 2023
The report showed that the number of road accidents in the city went up from 5,652 in 2022 to 5,834 in 2023
Updated on Oct 30, 2024 10:30 PM IST
Delhi man held for killing ‘pregnant’ girlfriend, burying body in Haryana
The woman’s family said that she was pregnant and they were not against their marriage, but the man refused to marry her, claiming his parents did not approve of the relationship
Updated on Oct 26, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Woman stabbed several times by neighbour, battling for life
The woman, 30, is battling for her life after being stabbed multiple times inside her Tilak Nagar flat. The accused, 36, has been arrested.
Published on Oct 23, 2024 06:01 AM IST
Delhi Police scramble for clues after Rohini blast
Officials said analysis of CCTV footage from three days leading up to the blast yielded no clue, but they will continue to scan footage of the past 10-12 days.
Updated on Oct 22, 2024 04:39 AM IST