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
Trauma centre deaths: staff ignored ICU alerts
Another patient admitted to the ICU of a Delhi government-run trauma centre, where oxygen-supply failed a day earlier, died on Wednesday, taking the toll to five even as the person in charge of the facility and his supervisor were arrested on charges of negligence.
Updated on Dec 06, 2012 01:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Zee chairman gets third notice to join investigation
The Delhi police crime branch on Tuesday told a Delhi court that it would need the custody of the two arrested Zee News editors on the day the company's chairman Subhash Chandra and its managing director Puneet Goenka join the investigation, reports Karn Pratap Singh.
Updated on Dec 05, 2012 01:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Mafia don threatening us to drop case: Jindal group
The Jindal Group has claimed it has received two calls from a person claiming to be underworld don Ravi Pujari, who allegedly threatened them to withdraw the extortion bid case against Zee News. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Dec 04, 2012 10:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Zee boss says he is ready to appear before the police
Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra on Monday informed the police that he is prepared to appear before them in connection with the alleged extortion bid case within four days of notice; Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Dec 04, 2012 01:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Zee journalists 'say' their boss knew about negotiations: police
Zee News editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia have admitted that the "advertisement agreement" they had handed over to Jindal Steel's representatives to secure ads worth Rs. 100 cr was drafted by them, police claim, Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Dec 01, 2012 08:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Zee News boss fails to turn up, cops may move court
With Subhash Chandra, chairman of Zee News Ltd, not turning up to join investigation into the alleged extortion bid case filed by Jindal Steel Private Ltd even after being served three notices in the past five days, the Delhi Police are considering the option of moving court, sources said. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Nov 30, 2012 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Nangloi councillor’s husband arrested for harassment, cruelty
A day after 26-year-old municipal councillor Satyam Yadav committed suicide, her husband Pawan Yadav has been arrested on charges of harassment. Satyam had hung herself at her husband’s house in Nangloi after killing her 16-month-old daughter Vanshika.
Updated on Nov 10, 2012 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
A reluctant politician, she wanted to become a teacher
Satyam Yadav was a master’s in English and had a B.Ed degree. Politics wasn’t her first choice.
Updated on Nov 09, 2012 01:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
‘Unstable’ woman held for kidnap attempt
A 25-year-old mentally unstable woman was arrested on Tuesday after she tried to kidnap two nursery girls.
Updated on Nov 08, 2012 01:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Bouncer thrashes two in Hauz Khas
In another incident that reaffirmed Delhi’s image as a city on a short fuse, a businessman and his brother-in-law were allegedly assaulted by a bouncer of a restaurant in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas village after his shoulder accidently brushed past an SUV.
Updated on Nov 08, 2012 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Delhi: 23-year-old designer nails obsessed lover
A 23-year-old graphic designer working with a shoe-manufacturing company preferred to identify and trace her obsessed lover herself rather than approaching police.
Updated on Nov 07, 2012 02:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Safety norms need of hour at Salimgarh bypass flyover
A day after three men were killed in a truck accident at a sharp curve on the Salimgarh bypass flyover, the Delhi Police have carried out a survey of the spot. Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand report. Safety measures required
Updated on Nov 02, 2012 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Double murder: Killers had a friendly entry
Investigation into the murder of 50-year-old scrap dealer Satpal Garg and his wife Ramkali has revealed that the killer(s) had a friendly entry into the house and stayed there for more than half an hour. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Nov 01, 2012 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Rathi family was ‘supportive’
A day after Akanksha Rathi’s family members blamed her in-laws for her death, a close relative of the Rathi family on Wednesday came to their defence.
Updated on Nov 01, 2012 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Three cops beaten up in separate incidents
Four days after two Delhi police officers were beaten up by two hooligans following a minor argument in South Extension Part-II market, two more similar incidents have been reported from two different areas of the Capital, Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Oct 28, 2012 11:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Cops attacked, service pistol of one snatched in South Ex-I
Two Delhi police personnel were beaten up, allegedly by three youths in South Extension Part II in south Delhi late on Wednesday, Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Oct 26, 2012 02:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
'Guns used in Jama Masjid attack came from Bihar'
Arms of the country-made variety are not only flooding the capital's underground market but also having allegedly been used by home-grown terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre on two separate occasions recently, Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Oct 25, 2012 02:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Burqa-clad women held for lifting handbags from shops
They would swoop down on swanky shops dressed in black burqas, not to buy anything but to make off with the handbags of customers.
Updated on Oct 24, 2012 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Kidnappers leave boy outside UP police station
Four days after he was kidnapped, allegedly by his family’s maid and her lover, the eight-year-old son of a businessman in west Delhi’s Janakpuri was traced in Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night.
Updated on Oct 24, 2012 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Terror a persistent threat, doing best to counter it
Four months after he took over, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, in a conversation with Hindustan Times, spoke of his experience, priorities and the road ahead:
Updated on Oct 24, 2012 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Faizan Haider, Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Another dowry death: 24-yr-old poisoned by in-laws in Delhi Cantt
The Capital, which already tops the list of most number of dowry deaths in four metropolitan cities, has reported another alleged dowry death.
Updated on Oct 24, 2012 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Drive to make sex workers independent
In a bid to provide alternative livelihood options to sex workers of GB Road, the police have initiated a programme to train and engage the women in handicrafts and other small-scale businesses. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Oct 20, 2012 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
My father wanted us to fight for truth: Kazmi's son
The Kazmi family's "fight for truth and justice" for over seven months ended with Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi getting bail from the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Friday. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Oct 19, 2012 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Cops continue frantic search for stolen cattle
Not just missing persons, vehicles or valuables, the Delhi Police are serious about tracing missing or stolen animals too.
Updated on Oct 16, 2012 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Arrested IM trio’s links to LeT man worry Delhi Police
Arrested for their alleged involvement in the plan to execute serial blasts in crowded Delhi markets during the festive season, the links of the three men have been traced to a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander in his early thirties, who is currently nestled abroad. And these links have got the Delhi Police worried, Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Oct 13, 2012 01:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Several holes in police investigation
Delhi Police's Special Cell may have succeeded in cracking three IM modules so far, but there are several holes that still need to be plugged. Jatin Anand & Karn Pratap Singh report.
Updated on Oct 12, 2012 12:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand & Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
IM trio bought detonators from Nehru Place market
Originally recruited for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) before being relegated to the home-grown Indian Mujahideen (IM), the three terrorists were sitting on a dozen ready-to-use Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at their south Delhi hideout. Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand reports.
Updated on Oct 12, 2012 12:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Defence Colony heist mastermind nabbed
The South Delhi police on Wednesday arrested the alleged mastermind of the sensational Rs. 5.25 crore cash van robbery that took place in upscale Defence Colony on Friday. Karn Pratap Singh and Haider Naqvi
Updated on Oct 04, 2012 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Haider Naqvi, New Delhi/kanpur
Def Col heist mastermind may have fled country, notice issued
The Delhi Police have issued a ‘Look Out Circular (LOC)’ against Hari Kishan, the mastermind of the R5.25 crore heist on Friday, and his wife fearing that they might try to leave the country.
Updated on Oct 03, 2012 01:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
In past nine months, 16 senior citizens murdered in Capital
Sixteen senior citizens have been murde red in the past nine months in the Capital. On an average, the city has reported at least two such cases every month.
Updated on Oct 03, 2012 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi