In his reporting career of over 20 years, Sanjeev K Jha has covered bureaucracy, politics, ISI activities in border areas, music and Bollywood. Presently, he covers crime in the national Capital.
Articles by Sanjeev K Jha
Parliament breach: Accused modified shoes to hide colour bombs, say cops
The incursion – which came on anniversary of 2001 Parliament attack – was planned on December 14 but was brought forward after they received the passes early.
Updated on Dec 15, 2023 07:33 AM IST
Calibrated Parliament security breach, planned over months
The five people came to Delhi from their respective places of residence three days ago & lived in Gurugram with a friend, who may not have known of their plans
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 12:19 PM IST
Gangster’s partner under lens for Rajput Karni Sena chief’s murder
The Rajasthan Police has started investigating the role of a 28-year-old woman in the murder of Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, chief of Hindu right-wing group Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, officers aware of the matter said.
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 08:48 AM IST
Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi
Karni Sena chief's murder: How shooters evaded police before being nabbed
The accused — Rohit Rathore, 24, from Makrana, and Nitin Fauji, 26, from Haryana’s Mahendragarh — were nabbed from a liquor shop in Chandigarh.
Updated on Dec 11, 2023 07:46 AM IST
Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi
Delhi among most unsafe cities for women: NCRB data
Delhi accounted for 29.04% of the 48,755 crimes against women reported in 19 major cities across the country
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 01:13 AM IST
Traffic violations by e-rickshaws see spike in Delhi: Cops
Delhi's electric-rickshaws have seen a significant increase in traffic violations this year, with a 53% spike in infractions compared to last year, according to Delhi Traffic Police data. The most notable increase in violations was obstructive or improper parking, with 70,463 offences registered this year compared to 35,828 in 2022 and 19,357 in 2021. The Delhi transport department prohibited the plying and parking of e-rickshaws on 236 roads in the city last year.
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 05:22 AM IST
Land identified for a new cricket stadium in Narela in Delhi
A senior official in the LG secretariat said Saxena has approved a proposal to float a request for proposal for the cricket stadium
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 05:28 AM IST
LG approves appeal against HC clean chit to six in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has given approval for the filing of a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court's July judgment, in which six accused in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots were acquitted. The case pertains to attempt to murder, looting, and rioting during the riots in the Saraswati Vihar Police Station area in northwest Delhi.
Updated on Nov 25, 2023 10:11 PM IST
Delhi parking wars intensify, over 7,000 calls to police this year
These incidents show a disturbing problem that is symptomatic of a city that has maximum number of registered vehicles but very few organised parking spaces
Updated on Oct 29, 2023 04:47 AM IST
Role-playing, motorcycle chases: How budding snatchers prepare in Delhi
Delhi has reported at least 21 cases of snatching every day for the last five years, making it the most common crime in the Capital
Updated on Oct 24, 2023 12:04 AM IST
Sanjeev K JhaShiv Sunny
15 years after Soumya Vishwanathan's murder, is Delhi safer for women now?
In 2008, National Crime Records Bureau data showed there were 3,515 crimes recorded against women in Delhi. Last year the number was 13,988
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 04:26 PM IST
Nabbed 6 months after crime, how Soumya Vishwanathan’s killers were nailed
Suspects arrested in the murder of a woman in 2009 confessed to murdering journalist Vishwanathan in Delhi in 2008.
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 09:20 AM IST
Sanjeev K JhaShiv Sunny
A missing student, cries for justice, an enduring mystery
Najeeb Ahmed, a JNU student who went missing on October 15, 2016. Having found no clues, the agencies shut the case in 2018. But his family still seeks answers
Updated on Oct 15, 2023 12:35 PM IST
Sukesh case: Delhi LG allows probe against eight prison officials
An EOW officer, meanwhile, said that during the probe, all the accused jail officials were paid to ensure they remain silent
Updated on Oct 12, 2023 05:34 AM IST
Provocative speeches: Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy, Kashmir prof
The FIR against Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the orders of the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi
Published on Oct 10, 2023 05:59 PM IST
ED looks into FIR against NewsClick to probe financial crimes
The Enforcement Directorate is studying the FIR filed by Delhi Police against NewsClick and its founder under the anti-terror law to see if an additional case is made out against the news portal. The federal agency is already investigating the funding of NewsClick and has seized the founder's flat. Delhi Police had registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against the website after a report alleged it was part of a global network to spread Chinese government propaganda.
Updated on Oct 08, 2023 07:30 AM IST
NewsClick received ₹28.29 crore from US businessman: Delhi Police
A senior Delhi Police officer said that out of those ₹28.29 crore, ₹27.51 crore was received from a US-based entity identified as the Justice and Education Fund
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 05:02 AM IST
Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi
NewsClick founder among 2 held as journalists raided
This came after at least 400 police officials raided around 30locations across Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Mumbai and Ghaziabad on Tuesday morning
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 08:40 AM IST
₹20 crore Delhi jewellery heist: How police traced, arrested the suspects
A group of burglars on Sunday night pulled off a dramatic heist of over ₹20 crore on Umrao Singh Jewellers in Jangpura
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 06:58 AM IST
Court denies anticipatory bail to Premoday Khakha’s kids
Premoday Khakha, 51, who was arrested for repeatedly raping a 17-year-old girl in his care multiple times at his residence between 2020 and 2021
Published on Sep 23, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Delhi minister Atishi writes to chief secretary to toughen harassment panel
The minister told HT that the government is planning to draft new rules so complaints at government workplaces can be handled more efficiently
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 01:39 AM IST
Delhi Police chalks out plan to train cops for new draft laws
They will be trained in three phases based on seniority — high-ranking officers, mid-rank officers, and staff in police stations — followed by a test
Published on Sep 09, 2023 10:11 PM IST
G20 Summit: 29 dignitaries arrive in Delhi, many of them in 3 frenetic hours
3,000 police and paramilitary personnel guarded and facilitated the movement of VVIP cavalcades leaving the airport
Updated on Sep 09, 2023 04:36 AM IST
G20 Summit: 1,400 CCTVs to be monitored from centralised control room
Around 25 trained personnel have been monitoring footage from the 1,443 CCTV cameras since September 5
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 11:12 PM IST
UPSC aspirants, Ukraine returnees on Delhi Police’s list of anti-G20 protesters
The Delhi Police report has identified and named 22 international and national organisations and nearly 200 people who could possibly hold protests
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 07:08 AM IST
At G20 Summit, secret codes to be used for dignitaries
An IB official said that the security codes for the dignitaries will be suffixed by the abbreviation of their respective countries
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 11:36 PM IST
45K Delhi cops, central forces personnel, blue safari suits in G20 security plan
Delhi Police and central forces personnel, clad in blue instead of traditional khaki, will guard the heart of Delhi during the G20 Summit.
Updated on Sep 02, 2023 07:15 AM IST
Police probe if Delhi WCD official’s son also assaulted minor girl
Khakha and his wife have been arrested, and he has also been suspended by the Delhi Women and Child Development department over the alleged rape of a minor.
Updated on Aug 29, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi
Delhi WCD minister seeks report on old complaints against rape-accused Khakha
WCD department received complaints of sexual harassment by Khakha between 2018 and 2022 from four women working at mental health unit.
Updated on Aug 27, 2023 04:50 AM IST
G20 Summit in Delhi: Traffic curbs, alternative routes in commute plan
The restrictions will be in place from September 8 to 10, with the strictest measures on the final two days.
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 06:29 AM IST
Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi