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
Doctor couple has a history of abusing helps
Investigations have revealed that a former domestic help at the house, who was hired through the same placement agency in Punjabi Bagh — run by Mukesh Kumar — had quit the job because the couple tortured her. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Mar 31, 2012 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Hot under the collar: Summit cops told to be in suits
A large number of low-ranked policemen, part of the security cover for the BRICS summit in Delhi, found themselves in a tight spot on Thursday. The reason: their seniors had mandated them to be in formals, dark suit and tie, while on the job.
Updated on Mar 30, 2012 12:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Burglars target GTB Nagar flat
Burglars broke into the rented flat of the daughter of a ministry of external affairs attaché and decamped with her laptop, camera, clothes, a body wash and the bottles of alcohol that belonged to her landlord in northwest Delhi's GTB Nagar.
Updated on Mar 25, 2012 01:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Cuffs on weekend thief
A 52-year-old woman from Kashmir, who would fly down to Delhi only on weekends to commit thefts at crowded markets, has been arrested. Police said she would target only women at crowded markets such as Lajpat Nagar and Sarojini Nagar.
Updated on Mar 24, 2012 01:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
In search of happy ending, they tried to encash forged cheque
All they wanted was their ‘happily ever after’. But for that they needed easy cash. Their need landed a woman and her lover behind bars when they were caught trying to encash a cheque fraudulently at a bank.
Updated on Mar 23, 2012 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Cops suspect serial killer on loose in city
The Delhi Police suspect that a psychotic killer is at large in the city with the recovery of two bodies — both men and killed in similar style — from almost the same spot in south Delhi's Nehru Place area within a span of five months.
Updated on Mar 23, 2012 01:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Cops bust gang that sold new luxury cars at cheap rates
If it's too good to be true, it most probably isn't. This adage fits perfectly what a gang was doing in the city.
Updated on Mar 21, 2012 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
25-yr-old held for harassing woman driver
Making a pass and verbally abusing a young woman driver while chasing her on his Pulsar motorcycle landed a 25-year-old man in trouble. The incident took place on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in south Delhi. Karn Pratap Singh writes.
Updated on Mar 21, 2012 12:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Robbery rerun in high-security zone
A 20-year-old girl working with a private security company was robbed of her gold chain at gunpoint allegedly by two motorcycle-borne men, in a daring act of daylight robbery in the high-security New Delhi district.
Updated on Mar 17, 2012 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Family alleges he was held for favouring Iran
Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi is a freelance journalist and has been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the bomb attack on an Israel embassy vehicle.
Updated on Mar 08, 2012 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Man files case against wife for hacking e-mail ID
In a unique case, a city-based businessman has lodged a complaint against his wife, alleging that she hacked his Gmail and Yahoo accounts, morphed his photographs and sent them to his friends and relatives, police said.
Updated on Mar 05, 2012 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Third LeT operative arrested; Old Delhi was the target
Another alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was arrested from Jharkhand and a meeting was convened to review the Capital’s security arrangements in the backdrop of what could have been its date with another bloody Saturday.
Updated on Mar 01, 2012 11:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh & Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Honeymoon turns bitter
The first day of a newly-wed couple’s honeymoon turned into a nightmare when the bride’s diamond ring worth around Rs 8 lakh was allegedly stolen from their room at The Leela Palace hotel in New Delhi on Sunday. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Feb 23, 2012 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Cops smell foreign hand in ‘sticky bomb’ case
It has been a week that the car of an Israeli embassy diplomat was targeted by a bike-borne bomber. After the incident, a lot of theories were pedalled before being debunked. Now, a fresh theory has emerged in the case.
Updated on Feb 21, 2012 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Cops assemble bomb part, N Delhi markets on radar
Five days after the attack on an Israeli embassy official, the Delhi Police are piecing chunks of evidence together, literally.
Updated on Feb 18, 2012 11:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand & Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
3 theories, 1 inference: Israeli official prime target
Three recreations over the last three days on central Delhi road have yielded three different angles which investigators across the Delhi Police and Israel’s Mossad are exploring for insights into the attack on an Israeli diplomat on Monday. Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand report. Three possible scenarios
Updated on Feb 18, 2012 10:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh/Jatin Anand Karn Pratap Singh & Jatin Anand, New Delhi
'Delhi, Bangkok blasts not linked'
Bombs found in Thai capital different from sticky bomb, say police. Jatin Anand & Karn Pratap Singh report.
Updated on Feb 17, 2012 01:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand & Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Probe into red bike leads police nowhere
Delhi Police's hope of making a breakthrough into Monday's attack on the wife of an Israeli diplomat has hit a roadblock. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Feb 17, 2012 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Attacker's aim was fuel tank, wanted burning car to explode
The 'sticky bomb' that destroyed the Israeli official's car on Monday afternoon was an incendiary device minus shrapnel basically intended to create an explosion by converting its target into a weapon.
Updated on Feb 15, 2012 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Cops suspect Hezbollah link in Israel diplomat car blast
A resident member of a dormant, foreign-funded terrorist outfit "familiar with India's urban terrain" targeted the official Israeli vehicle in central Delhi on Monday afternoon, police sources claimed on Tuesday. Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh report. Bombs for dummies
Updated on Feb 15, 2012 10:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Thought tyre had burst: Eyewitness
Being the first working day of the week, residents and people working at the official bungalows of ministers were going about their work, when a loud noise startled them. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Feb 14, 2012 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Third time unlucky: Capital caught in 13th jinx yet again
The Capital had its date with the devil on 'his own day' throughout the world. Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand report. On terror radar
Updated on Feb 14, 2012 01:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
ATM withdrawals helped cops nab him
Rajkumar, the main accused in the battered baby case, took to hitch-hiking rides through seven cities spread over five states instead of taking established travelling routes such as trains and chartered buses to evade the police one day at a time. Missing links
Updated on Feb 12, 2012 01:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
14-yr-old could face homicide charge, say cops
Police say they will have no choice but to take legal action against tortured teen if the baby loses life’s battle. Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh report.
Updated on Feb 11, 2012 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Don’t ignore your child’s queries: Experts
Psychiatrists believe timely intervention could have saved 12-year-old Mohammad Sohail's life. The boy died after imitating a suicide scene from his favourite crime serial on television. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Feb 10, 2012 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Tales of trickery in trafficking closet
The battered baby’s story is taking new turns and turns everyday.
Updated on Feb 09, 2012 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Stray bullet from licensed gun hit boy
The east Delhi Police seems to have unraveled the mystery over the stray bullet that hit an 11-year-old boy on Thursday evening. The forensic report has revealed that the bullet was of .315 bore and probably fired from a licensed rifle.
Updated on Feb 07, 2012 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Hunt on for other members of sex racket
With the battered baby case turning murkier, investigators are now trying to tie loose ends, which they believe will help them unearth the human trafficking and interstate prostitution racket.
Updated on Feb 07, 2012 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
On first visit, Japanese feels Delhi’s underbelly
A 43-year-old Japanese national on her first visit to the Capital experienced Delhi’s ugly side when she was badly injured while trying to resist snatchers in high-security Luytens’ Delhi just hours after her arrival on Saturday.
Updated on Feb 06, 2012 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Bullet in head, boy discharged from govt hospital
The family of an 11-year-old has accused a government hospital of neglect after it allegedly failed to detect a bullet lodged in the boy's head and sent him home after giving him some stitches.
Updated on Feb 05, 2012 11:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi