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Delhi cabbie who rammed e-rickshaw pulled from car, beaten, shot dead

According to police, the suspects involved in Mohammed Saquib Khan’s assault and murder were passersby and were not affected by the accident

Mohammed Saquib Khan, 36, was a resident of Zakir Nagar. (HT Photo)

Delhi

Updated on Apr 16, 2024 05:32 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Speeding, a demon that plagues Delhi

According to 2022 data released by NCRB last year, Delhi clocked the most road accidents in the country (1,564), up 18% from 2021.

Delhi

Updated on Apr 15, 2024 04:27 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha, Hemani Bhandari

School bus hits auto, scooter at Delhi’s ITO; 1 killed, 5 hurt: Police

29-year-old man killed, 5 injured as school bus hits auto-rickshaw and two-wheeler in central Delhi. Bus driver claims brake failure; investigation ongoing.

The bus was ferrying 42 students. (HT Photo)

Delhi

Updated on Apr 13, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

5 Delhi cops booked for taking ₹2 L bribe to ‘settle’ criminal case

Delhi Police booked 5 personnel, including a woman sub-inspector, for taking ₹2 lakh bribe in a molestation case settlement. Case filed under Prevention of Corruption Act.

Delhi

Updated on Apr 12, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

A 48-hour chase led cops to accused in Delhi's Dabri murder case

Mohammad Mustakeen's daughter, Rukhsar Rajput, was found dead in Delhi.

Delhi

Updated on Apr 10, 2024 01:44 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Delhi: Teen boy’s intestines ruptured after classmate brutalises him with stick

14-year-old boy brutally assaulted by classmates with a wooden stick in Delhi school premises. Main accused apprehended, sparking protests.

The Delhi police filed an FIR in the case on April 2. (ANI)

India News

Updated on Apr 07, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, New Delhi

Woman’s body found inside cupboard in Delhi flat, boyfriend on run

Police said the incident came to light on Wednesday night, after her father — who lives in Meerut — discovered his daughter’s body.

Police said the prime suspect for the murder is the woman’s boyfriend, whom she lived with. (File)

Delhi

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Body parts in polythene bags, and mystery of a missing Russian in Delhi

Police claim that the suspect is suspected to have suffocated the victim with a pillow, and then chopped off his body with a meat chopper

Police said that the accused had committed a “similar” murder in 2008. (File)

Delhi

Updated on Apr 05, 2024 07:19 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Girl killed in Delhi Sadar Bazar fire looked forward to new school session

Gulashna, 16, and Inaya, 12, were asleep on the second floor while their mother Gulista was on the first when the fire broke out

A short circuit in an air conditioner is believed to have led to the fire. (ANI)

Delhi

Updated on Apr 04, 2024 03:07 PM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Tension in Delhi’s Peeragarhi after neighbour rapes 3-year-old

After the girl’s father raised allegations that the suspect was from a different community, police increased deployment in the area

The suspect is a next-door neighbour and lives with his brother and sister-in-law in the house, while his wife and children live in their native village. (Rerpesentational image)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 29, 2024 07:16 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Fake cancer drug case: Delhi Police speak to victims

A senior police officer said that police have examined around 12 people who bought the fake medicines and injections

Delhi

Published on Mar 27, 2024 10:47 PM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Duped over job offer, woman rescued after fleeing sex ring in Delhi

The woman called to Delhi by a person on the pretext of offering her a job at a salon. But as soon as she reached, she was forcibly confined in a Vasant Kunj apartment

Based on the information, a case under section 370 (trafficking) of the Indian Penal Code was registered and investigation was taken up. (Representational image)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 27, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

2 killed by men who mistook them as robbers

Four men arrested for killing two in Delhi after mistaking them for robbers. Victims had no criminal background. Families seek justice.

Delhi police have registered a murder case and initiated an investigation. (AP)

India News

Updated on Mar 24, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, New Delhi

AAP writes to election panel, claims access to Delhi party office being blocked

AAP demands action against central agencies for blocking routes to party headquarters, accuses them of highhandedness. Police cite law & order concerns.

Delhi

Updated on Mar 24, 2024 02:09 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha, Hemani Bhandari

AAP agitation at Delhi park that celebrates martyrs

For the first time after Kejriwal’s arrest, all AAP leaders were seen on the same platform at the Shaheedi Park on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg.

RAF personnel at Shaheedi Park on Saturday. (ANI)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 24, 2024 01:54 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha, Hemani Bhandari

Roads around AAP headquarters turn fortress as supporters protest

AAP supporters protest at ITO intersection against Delhi CM Kejriwal's arrest, leading to chaos and police action. Protests spread nationwide.

Security personnel at ITO on Friday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 23, 2024 06:30 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, Paras Singh, Karn Pratap Singh

Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj detained during protests over CM Kejriwal’s arrest

Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were detained by Delhi Police on Friday as AAP leaders were protesting against arrest of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal by ED.

Delhi

Updated on Mar 22, 2024 12:34 PM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra, Hemani Bhandari

Ramlila Maidan in Delhi: Farmers call for stir across country

However, traffic was largely unaffected by either the rally or a slew of traffic restrictions that were put in place to regulate farmers’ movements

Farmers from Punjab and Haryana gathered at Ramlila Maidan on Thursday to press home a raft of demands from the Centre, including for a law on minimum support prices (MSP) for crops and debt waivers. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHoto)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 15, 2024 04:17 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Delhi’s protest hub Shaheen Bagh calm but tense after CAA comes into force

On Tuesday, nobody from Shaheen Bagh stepped out to protest against CAA, with residents saying that the notification of the rules will not impact Indian Muslims

Security personnel keep vigil at Shaheen Bagh. (Raj K Raj/HT)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 13, 2024 12:55 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Man falls in 40-foot-deep borewell in west Delhi, pulled out dead

A senior police officer said that investigators are also probing whether the man entered the plant to steal parts

NDRF personnel take part in the rescue operation at DJB’s sewage treatment plant in Keshopur on Sunday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 11, 2024 01:08 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

55-year-old held for duping Punjab National Bank staff in Delhi

Delhi Police arrested a man for siphoning over ₹25 lakh from PNB employees by stealing their phones; targeted due to PNB app access.

Delhi

Updated on Mar 09, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Delhi cop kicks people during Friday namaz on road; suspended

Delhi Police sub-inspector suspended for kicking worshippers outside mosque during namaz in Inderlok. Incident captured on viral video, sparking outrage.

Police personnel deployed outside the masjid at Inderlok on Friday. (HT Photo)

Delhi

Updated on Mar 09, 2024 05:01 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Husband pours kerosene on teacher, 40, sets her ablaze in Delhi’s Begumpur; held

The woman’s family said that her husband murdered her as she refused to transfer some property that she owned to his name. Police said they are probing the claims

Jyoti Dabas, a municipal school teacher who was afflicted by polio. (HT)

Delhi

Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:33 PM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Man held in Delhi for extorting money from TTEs

Delhi Police arrest man for posing as railway vigilance officer, extorting TTEs. Accused learned tactics while working in catering department.

Delhi

Updated on Mar 04, 2024 03:40 PM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

17-year-old girl raped by Instagram 'friend', found bleeding in south-west Delhi

The victim’s family said that the girl was operated upon at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital on Wednesday morning and is currently out of danger

A police officer associated with the case said the two first connected on Instagram in October last year and met each other a few times. On Tuesday, the officer said, the boy took her to a friend’s house at Pankha Road near Janakpuri. (Representational image)

Delhi

Updated on Feb 29, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

31-year-old serial offender held for duping at least four women

Police said that Kunal Arora’s claim of being an MBA is being verified, and that he is not a CA or a banker. He runs a meat shop in Dwarka

Based on the woman’s statement, a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against Kunal Arora. (Representational image)

Delhi

Updated on Feb 28, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Two-year-old girl dies in attack by a pack of dogs in Delhi's Tughlak Lane

A two-year-old girl was mauled to death by street dogs in Delhi. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation into the incident.

The girl’s parents wash clothes of the local residents, and theylive in a shanty in Tughlak Lane.(Representational image)

Delhi

Updated on Feb 26, 2024 09:36 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

How stalker Delhi cop killed Monika Yadav in drain, hid murder for 2 years

The charge sheet filed in the case says Surender Singh Rana first threw Monika Yadav in the drain, then went down to strangle her after she survived

Surender Singh Rana kept Monika Yadav's murder under wraps for two years by tricking her family into believing that she had eloped and married a person named Arvind.(Sourced)

Delhi

Updated on Feb 23, 2024 03:02 PM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Woman jumps after flat in Delhi catches fire, dies

Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh identified the deceased woman as Jasuri Devi and the granddaughter as Pooja Pant

A fire broke out in a flat in Dwarka Sector 10 on Wednesday. (ANI)

Delhi

Updated on Feb 22, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Police bolster security on borders, inside Delhi as farm protests set to resume

Over 2,000 security personnel are expected to man the Singhu border where the first layer of barricading includes rows of enormous jersey barriers

Officers said that elaborate arrangements were already in place and that security forces were only sprucing up the preparations on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Delhi

Updated on Feb 21, 2024 05:51 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

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According to police, the suspects involved in Mohammed Saquib Khan’s assault and murder were passersby and were not affected by the accident

According to 2022 data released by NCRB last year, Delhi clocked the most road accidents in the country (1,564), up 18% from 2021.

29-year-old man killed, 5 injured as school bus hits auto-rickshaw and two-wheeler in central Delhi. Bus driver claims brake failure; investigation ongoing.

Delhi Police booked 5 personnel, including a woman sub-inspector, for taking ₹2 lakh bribe in a molestation case settlement. Case filed under Prevention of Corruption Act.

Mohammad Mustakeen's daughter, Rukhsar Rajput, was found dead in Delhi.

14-year-old boy brutally assaulted by classmates with a wooden stick in Delhi school premises. Main accused apprehended, sparking protests.

Police said the incident came to light on Wednesday night, after her father — who lives in Meerut — discovered his daughter’s body.

Police claim that the suspect is suspected to have suffocated the victim with a pillow, and then chopped off his body with a meat chopper

Gulashna, 16, and Inaya, 12, were asleep on the second floor while their mother Gulista was on the first when the fire broke out

After the girl’s father raised allegations that the suspect was from a different community, police increased deployment in the area

A senior police officer said that police have examined around 12 people who bought the fake medicines and injections

The woman called to Delhi by a person on the pretext of offering her a job at a salon. But as soon as she reached, she was forcibly confined in a Vasant Kunj apartment

Four men arrested for killing two in Delhi after mistaking them for robbers. Victims had no criminal background. Families seek justice.

AAP demands action against central agencies for blocking routes to party headquarters, accuses them of highhandedness. Police cite law & order concerns.

For the first time after Kejriwal’s arrest, all AAP leaders were seen on the same platform at the Shaheedi Park on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg.

AAP supporters protest at ITO intersection against Delhi CM Kejriwal's arrest, leading to chaos and police action. Protests spread nationwide.

Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were detained by Delhi Police on Friday as AAP leaders were protesting against arrest of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal by ED.

However, traffic was largely unaffected by either the rally or a slew of traffic restrictions that were put in place to regulate farmers’ movements

On Tuesday, nobody from Shaheen Bagh stepped out to protest against CAA, with residents saying that the notification of the rules will not impact Indian Muslims

A senior police officer said that investigators are also probing whether the man entered the plant to steal parts

Delhi Police arrested a man for siphoning over ₹25 lakh from PNB employees by stealing their phones; targeted due to PNB app access.

Delhi Police sub-inspector suspended for kicking worshippers outside mosque during namaz in Inderlok. Incident captured on viral video, sparking outrage.

The woman’s family said that her husband murdered her as she refused to transfer some property that she owned to his name. Police said they are probing the claims

Delhi Police arrest man for posing as railway vigilance officer, extorting TTEs. Accused learned tactics while working in catering department.

The victim’s family said that the girl was operated upon at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital on Wednesday morning and is currently out of danger

Police said that Kunal Arora’s claim of being an MBA is being verified, and that he is not a CA or a banker. He runs a meat shop in Dwarka

A two-year-old girl was mauled to death by street dogs in Delhi. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation into the incident.

The charge sheet filed in the case says Surender Singh Rana first threw Monika Yadav in the drain, then went down to strangle her after she survived

Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh identified the deceased woman as Jasuri Devi and the granddaughter as Pooja Pant

Over 2,000 security personnel are expected to man the Singhu border where the first layer of barricading includes rows of enormous jersey barriers

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