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.
Articles by Karn Pratap Singh
Fire tenders to be on the ready at 23 spots in Delhi day before Diwali
Delhi Fire Services will deploy fire tenders, motorcycles, and QRT vans at 23 locations on Diwali to prevent fire incidents during festivities.
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 05:24 AM IST
Delhi: 1 dead, 1 suffers 90% burns in fire at Kishangarh flat
Police said they are yet to identify the cause of the fire and suspect it may have been caused by a short circuit in electric wiring or due to leakage from an oil lamp
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 05:30 AM IST
16-year-old killed, 4 family members injured in fire at Delhi flat: Police
One of the family members has suffered 90% burns and his condition is critical at the AIIMS Trauma Centre’s New Burn and Plastic Surgery Ward
Published on Oct 23, 2024 01:34 PM 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
Delhi: 50-year-old woman kept under ‘digital arrest’, extorted of ₹1.86 crore
The victim said that the fraudsters told her to go about her business as usual while they kept her under 24x7 surveillance between October 8 and 14
Updated on Oct 21, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Delhi Police arrest 3 for stealing mobile tower components
Delhi Police arrested three men for stealing remote radio units from mobile towers, selling them to scrap dealers; one suspect escaped but was recaptured.
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 05:18 AM IST
1,300kg cocaine bust: Cops tracking man sent to India by cartel leader
Investigators track an Indian-origin UK citizen linked to a Dubai drug cartel amid a major cocaine bust involving 1,288 kg in India.
Updated on Oct 16, 2024 10:35 PM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
GK-1 murder: Main accused arrested
Madhur had rained nearly a dozen bullets on Nadir Shah, the gym owner, allegedly on instructions by jailed gangster Hashim Baba. Police had acted upon a tip-off about Madhur being available in Narela on Saturday evening and around 9pm, he was spotted on a Honda Hornet bike
Updated on Oct 13, 2024 05:24 AM IST
Delhi, Chennai, Dubai, UK – Police on track of cocaine cartel’s routes
Police said they have since learnt that the consignment of cocaine was pushed into India by an international drug cartel
Updated on Oct 12, 2024 01:04 AM IST
Man opened fire at Delhi car showroom over money for Wushu centre: Police
Four men, including a kick-boxer, were arrested for a ₹5 crore extortion bid linked to fugitive gangster Himanshu Bhau after a shooting in Delhi.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 05:18 AM IST
Kalkaji temple electrocution: More precaution, but no arrests so far
Mayank Sharma, 17, was in a queue inside the temple when he suffered an electric shock. He was taken to Safdarjung hospital where he was declared brought dead
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 05:10 AM IST
17-year-old electrocuted at packed Kalkaji temple in Delhi
The electrocution, which took place around 12.30am, was caused by a live wire – being used to install halogen floodlights
Updated on Oct 04, 2024 05:14 AM IST
Cop crushed to death in horrific Delhi road rage
Police are yet to nab the driver of the Maruti Suzuki Wagon R but have caught a second occupant of the vehicle
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 05:53 AM IST
2 arrested for firing at Nangloi sweet shop
According to police, the two accused are Jatin, 21, a resident of Mundka and Hari Om alias Lalla, 27, from Rohini Sector-22. Jatin is a close associate of jailed gangster Ankesh Lakra, the police officer said, adding that they fired at the sweet shop with the “intent to threaten and terrorise the shop owner and force him to cough up protection money.”
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Two arrested for series of robberies in west Delhi
The robbers mostly targeted women who were out on morning or evening walks, and also used daggers to threaten their victims
Published on Sep 26, 2024 10:54 PM IST
Assam RTI activist arrested in Delhi for abetment to suicide of BJP leader
The RTI activist has been in the headlines in Assam for allegedly misusing the RTI Act to blackmail people and extort huge sums
Published on Sep 25, 2024 07:26 PM IST
Criminal wanted in GTB hospital shooting nabbed
One of the arrested people, Anas Khan, 18, is a member of the Hashim Baba gang. Police said they will now probe his role in the recent GK-1 gym shootout
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM IST
‘20 men spent 3 months planning GK-1 murder’
These 20 people, who include those hiding abroad from criminal cases, were tasked with conducting reconnaissance of the victim, Nadir Shah, and his movements, arranging logistics, and opening fire at him, officers said
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 06:20 AM IST
Kejriwal will move out of his official residence in 15 days, says AAP
A police officer with the security unit of Delhi Police said a decision on continuing, withdrawing or downgrading security of Kejriwal will be taken according to rules, depending on threat perception
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Alok KN MishraKarn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Delhi shooting: Cops to seek custody of jailed gangsters Bishnoi, Baba
Five people have been arrested in connection with the murder, but the three assailants are still at large
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 10:54 PM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Man killed, 2 injured in wall collapse in central Delhi
A 35-year-old e-rickshaw driver died when a boundary wall collapsed in Delhi during rain, injuring two others. The wall was old and unmaintained.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 05:38 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
40 days since tragic deaths in Ghazipur, lessons not learnt
A visit by HT to the accident site showed that neither MCD nor DDA had taken any concrete steps to repair the nearly 30-foot portion of the trench
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Man, who murdered his cousin’s partner in hate crime in Bihar, arrested in Delhi
The arrested accused, identified as Mukesh Yadav, killed his 22-year-old friend Mukesh Kumar Sah, with the help of at least three people in May this year in Saharsa district of Bihar
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Tracing the evolution of Delhi Police uniforms
For more than two years, a Delhi Police committee headed by a joint commissioner-ranked officer has been striving to design and bring in a new uniform
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 07:05 AM IST
Angular parking experiment seeks to free up Delhi’s roads
The new system, which will be enforced in coordination with Delhi’s civic bodies, is aimed at tackling congestion
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Order delayed, eatery owners skewer customer to death for questioning them
The victim was identified as Harneet Singh Sachdeva, 29, who was accompanied by his friends, Preet Singh, 25, and Jagjeet Singh, 25, to The Kafilla, a restaurant, first and then to Ketan’s Food Court, where the murder took place
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Truck climbs median in NE Delhi, three die
After the incident, the truck driver abandoned his vehicle and fled, officers said, adding that they are trying to identify and nab him.
Published on Aug 27, 2024 05:35 AM IST
Truck runs over homeless men sleeping on central verge of northeast Delhi road
Deputy police commissioner (northeast) Joy Tirkey said that the five injured men were rushed to a hospital, where three of them were declared dead
Published on Aug 26, 2024 11:36 AM IST
Nandu gang member held for three firings in 30 hours
Police said the man, identified as Vishu Kranti, a resident of Kakrola village, is a member of the Nandu gang, which is led by UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan. An automatic pistol was recovered from him
Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:34 AM IST
Cops: Fugitive gangster linked to extortion calls in Delhi
At least three businessmen in the city have received threatening calls and messages in the last 10 days.
Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:34 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi