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Karn Pratap Singh has been writing on crime, policing, and issues of safety in Delhi for almost a decade. He covers high-intensity spot news, including terror strikes, serial blasts and security threats in the national capital.

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Bank staff among 4 held in mule accounts racket in Delhi

Police said the four operated two current bank accounts through which nearly ₹6 crore was transacted over a period of 3-4 months

Vikas Ahuja, the alleged mastermind, in police custody. (HT photo)
Published on Mar 27, 2024 10:45 PM IST

824 motorists fined in Holi crackdown in Delhi

Prosecution for drunken driving was 47% higher while accidents and injuries were on the lower side this year compared to last year’s numbers

Delhi Traffic Police officials checking for drunk drivers during Holi celebrations in New Delhi on Monday. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 06:04 AM IST

Man who impersonated crime branch inspector held, duped two people of 4 lakh

North district police arrested Ayub Khan for impersonating a Delhi Police crime branch inspector, duping people with fake auctions, and living a lavish lifestyle with the money.

After cheating people, Ayub Khan used the money to live a lavish life and also spent it at nightclubs in Delhi and Mumbai, they said. (Representational image)
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 05:48 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Man held for impersonating Delhi cop, duping people

Police said that the suspect’s location was traced to the East Vinod Nagar area in east Delhi through technical and manual surveillance

The suspect was previously involved in four cheating cases. (Getty Images)
Published on Mar 26, 2024 02:54 PM IST

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)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 06:30 AM IST

AAP says chief minister’s family under house arrest; police deny

Delhi Police refuted the allegations, and said that movement was only being restricted keeping in view the family’s safety

AAP leader Atishi being detained during the protest on Friday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 04:27 AM IST

Delhi traffic updates: DDU Marg shut, huge jams as AAP protests Kejriwal arrest

Traffic advisory issued by Delhi Police said Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Marg will remain closed on Friday while traffic will be heavy on the adjoining roads

The AAP and the BJP headquarters are located on DDU Marg. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 12:40 PM IST

Kejriwal arrest: Protest, police, and traffic snarls

According to the police, the protesters not only violated section 144 but also led to traffic snarls in the area

Security personnel outside Kejriwal's residence on Thursday. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 06:56 AM IST

69,000 issued e-challans for jumping signal this year: Delhi Police

This was a three-fold increase from the 21,089 e-challans issued for the same offence in the corresponding period last year

Commuters jump a traffic signal in Karol Bagh in 2023. (HT Archive)
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 05:24 AM IST

Delhi police arrest armed robbery accused, his associate after gunfight in Dwarka

According to the police, the accused identified as Miraj alias Mehraj was wanted in a Rs.3 crore armed robbery case

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 01:50 PM IST

Four dead in fire at East Delhi building

13 others were injured, of which four — including a three-month-old baby girl — are critically injured

Delhi Police officers at the building in Sarojini Park, Shastri Nagar on Thursday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT photos)
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 05:54 AM IST

Couple, 2 minors killed after fire breaks out in east Delhi building; 5 injured

According to police, a total of nine injured people -- two children, four women and three men -- were rescued from the building and rushed to Hedgewar hospital near Anand Vihar

The deceased includes a couple along with their two children. (Representative file photo)
Published on Mar 14, 2024 10:42 AM IST

Sent back 5 times in 7 months, man’s donkey route failures reveal larger racket

The “donkey route” refers not to a specific route, but to a circuitous, often perilous multi-hop journey that migrants take to reach western countries.

At the Almaty airport, Kazakh authorities spotted that two pages of Gurpreet’s passport had been ripped out. He was deported to India on an emergency certificate on March 8. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 07:46 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Seven arrested in Delhi, Gurugram for sale of fake cancer medicines

The suspects’ refilled used vials of cancer medicines of international and national brands with anti-fungal drugs, and also sold fake medicines with counterfeit labels

The arrested suspects were identified as Viphil Jain, 46, and Neeraj Chauhan, 38, both masterminds of the racket, Neeraj’s relative Tushar Chauhan, 28, Suraj Shat, 28, Parvez Khan,33, Komal Tiwari,39, and Abhinav Kohli, 30. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 05:18 AM IST

3 men wanted for murder arrested from Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar

On March 9, the three allegedly shot dead Arbaaz Khan,24, and wounded Mohammad Abid Khan, 22 with initial probe suggesting that the attack was the result of gang rivalry

Police said a special team was tipped off about the plans of the three. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Mar 12, 2024 12:45 PM IST

After cop kicks worshippers in Inderlok, high alert in Delhi’s mixed areas

Apart from Inderlok, police vigil was intensified in other parts of the city having mixed population, in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, officers said

Security personnel in Inderlok on Saturday. (Vipin Kumar/HT photo)
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 05:38 AM IST

Some negotiation and a hot chase later, Delhi man gets stolen phone back

It all started when Shanu Khan, an ice cream vendor, was robbed of his phone at knifepoint by two men at Mayur Vihar Phase 3 around 9am

A case of armed robbery was registered at the Ghazipur police station and the two men were arrested. While Dhirender Singh has no previous criminal records, Krishan Bhandari was found involved in at least nine cases of theft, burglary, and attack on government officials, police said. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 04:57 AM IST

Delhi man arrested for killing son says he was plotting for four months

54-year-old man arrested for murdering son before wedding to protect daughter-in-law's future. Planned for months, hired help, fled after crime.

Lal was arrested in Jaipur and he confessed to the crime. (Representational image)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 06:58 AM IST

Delhi Police rescue two girls from Mumbai

A police team went to rescue a missing 16-year-old girl from Rajouri Garden to a house in Mumbai, and found a 14-year-old girl there who was also from Rajouri Garden

Both girls are unrelated, and investigators said they suspect that a human trafficking was involved in kidnapping the girls and taking them to Mumbai, adding that a probe is ongoing. (Representational image)
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 05:38 AM IST

Advert helps Delhi police catch three robbers

Based on the statement of the victim, the investigators checked more than 1,600 auto-rickshaws that carried the same advertisement

Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Rohit Meena said that around 1.30am on February 19, 26-year-old Ajay Kumar, who drives a min-truck, was headed towards Chhatarpur in his vehicle that was loaded with advertisement hoardings and banners. (Representational image)
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 06:10 AM IST

Man wanted in 2012 murder of Delhi cop arrested after encounter in Gurugram’s Nuh

Delhi Police’s special cell and Nuh police carried out a joint operation that continued till the early hours of Tuesday in Tauru

Mohammad Shakir was allegedly involved in the murder of a Delhi Police head constable, Yashpal Singh, at Najafgarh in southwest Delhi on August 24, 2012. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 05:56 AM IST

Advertisement on auto helps Delhi cops arrest 3 men who robbed tempo driver

Police said Abhishek Singh, who is accused of leading the robbery, is also involved in 18 other cases of theft and robbery

 (File Photo)
Published on Feb 27, 2024 03:58 PM IST

Alipur factory fire: All deceased victims identified, says Delhi Police

Akhil Jain, son of the factory owner Ashok Jain (who was also killed) and building owner Raj Rani joined the probe Friday and interrogated

On Thursday (Feb 15), the blaze quickly intensified due to inflammable material stored inside and outside the Alipur factory — a single-storey building over around 250 yards — before spreading to 15 houses and shops. (Raj K Raj/HTPhoto)
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 06:52 AM IST

Explosions at illegal factory in Delhi amplified deadly fire

A fire at an illegal paint factory in Delhi has claimed 11 lives, including one woman. The blaze quickly spread to nearby houses and shops.

NDRF team at the site of a paint godown that caught fire last night, resulting in the death of 11 people in Alipur, in New Delhi on Friday, February 16, 2024. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 03:38 AM IST

Delhi: Fire breaks out in Shahdara, elderly man succumbs

The police received information regarding a fire at a house at Moti Ram Road in Shahdara around 7am but the victim was declared dead by the time he was taken to the hospital

Representational image.
Published on Feb 16, 2024 10:30 AM IST

Band of protesters turn up at Delhi’s Ghazipur, detained in 30 minutes

The senior officers said the farmers belonged to Bharatiya Kisan Union’s (BKU’s) Mahatma faction and were led by faction head Anil Talhan

Police said the farmers were taken to Kaushambi police station and released in two hours. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Centre, farmers hold talks as more unions plan to join stir

Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Nityanand Rai, and Munda to lead talks Thursday with farm leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher.

Farmers clash with police at Shambhu border. (REUTERS)
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 04:49 AM IST
By, , Sunil Rahar, , Karnal/rohtak/new Delhi

Traffic jams mostly on Delhi periphery, barricades stay

Some key stretches near Singhu and Tikri borders reported snarls during morning and evening peak hours

At NH24 in Delhi on Wednesday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 05:50 AM IST

Hope, and caution in tale of murder of a role model

Nikki Yadav was killed by her partner in Delhi last year. Her story highlights the challenges faced by women in pursuing their dreams.

Sahil Gehlot and Nikki Yadav. (File)
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 06:20 AM IST

Farmers, police clash at Hry border

Union agriculture minister Arjun Munda said the Centre would not rush to frame a law on minimum support prices (MSP), one of the farmers’ key demands

Police use tear gas to disperse farmers gathered at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border during their 'Delhi Chalo' march, in Patiala district, on Tuesday. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 06:30 AM IST
By, Sunil Rahar, , Chandigarh/rohtak/new Delhi
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