68-yr-old accident victim ‘disappears’ from hospital

Friday 2 January '09

A 68-year-old man has gone missing under mysterious circumstances, after meeting with an accident earlier in the day. Shambu Singh was hit by a scooter and beat constables directed the scooterist to rush him to a nearby hospital.

Lathi to gadget guru, cops set to change gear. Literally

Wednesday 31 December '08

No longer will police personnel be seen with the quintessential lathi and outdated pistol. Keeping in mind that terrorists and criminals are increasingly using hi-tech weapons, the Delhi Police’s armoury is all set to acquire the latest gadgets and weaponry.

Dadwal takes stock of terror targets, spreads out his men

Friday 26 December '08

Hotspots in Delhi that could fall victim to terror attacks have been divided into three categories by Commissioner of Police Y S Dadwal.

Brokerage manager held for forging customer’s sign, siphoning off Rs 36 lakh

Saturday 20 December '08

A relationship manager at a major stockbroking company in Connaught Place forged his customer’s signatures and fled with over Rs 36 lakh.

Saffron activist held in connection with vandalism at Husain exhibition

Tuesday 16 December '08

The Parliament Street police on Monday arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with vandalism at an exhibition of M F Husain’s paintings, organised by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) on August 24.

He made bomb call to settle tiff, says CISF

Tuesday 16 December '08

The CISF on Monday arrested a 22-year-old alleged hoax caller who triggered a bomb scare at Rajiv Chowk Metro station on December 6.

Congress has a close shave in encounter-scarred Okhla seat

Tuesday 9 December '08

Okhla was a prestige issue for all the parties in fray, for it has Batla House — the venue of the controversial police encounter in which inspector M C Sharma lost his life and two alleged militants were gunned down.

Indian, Chinese armies share anti-terror skills

Sunday 7 December '08

The first ever Sino-Indian joint military exercise on Indian soil, 'Hand in Hand 2008',...

Missing since two days, five minors found begging

Friday 5 December '08

Reported missing from the Uttam Nagar area of West Delhi on Tuesday, five cousins, all minors, were found begging in a park near Janakpuri Metro Station today.

Man held for robberies, including cash from bank van

Friday 5 December '08

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with three robberies reported from the Capital in the recent past; including an armed robbery of the cash van of two major banks.

Men let off last year could be behind bank heists: cops

Tuesday 2 December '08

The investigations into the two armed bank robberies within a space of a week have led the police to now look at a gang that was busted in 1997, and their key members were released last year after serving a 10-year jail term.

Panic, bomb scare in S Delhi market

Tuesday 2 December '08

Fresh after the Mumbai terror attack, and with the September 13 serial blasts still in mind, pandemonium ruled Kotla Mubarakpur market in South Delhi after two unidentified persons left a bag in an autorickshaw and fled the market.

Aftershocks in delhi

Friday 28 November '08

Luxury hotels in the Capital put up a hospitable front, even as security was beefed up.

Thrown out of moving car in a bag, picked up by dog, 5-day old girl survives

Sunday 23 November '08

In a shocking incident, a woman out on a stroll noticed a car stop near Mandir Marg area and someone throw out a bag.

Angry his song not played, man shoots dead two at party

Friday 21 November '08

A drunk property dealer shot dead two people and seriously injured two others at a farmhouse party in Delhi’s outskirts on Wednesday night.

Armed men rob bank cashier, customers

Tuesday 11 November '08

Four armed assailants robbed the UCO Bank branch in Hauz Khas after forcing a woman customer into the branch at the point of a gun on Monday afternoon.

Batla encounter: Jamia resident draws ‘vague’ replies on RTI

Saturday 8 November '08

A jamia Nagar resident has drawn a blank from all quarters — Supreme Court, Delhi Police, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and AIIMS ¿ on his RTI application seeking information on the September 19 encounter...

Man held for blackmailing girl after filming obscene video

Friday 7 November '08

The Northwest district police have arrested a 24-year-old man and his two friends who had allegedly made an obscene video of a girl and were blackmailing her for money.

Mishap or ‘hate crime’? Days after 11 bikes burnt, no FIR

Tuesday 4 November '08

Late Diwali night, a few residents of a small village in South Delhi faced a peculiar problem.

CRPF constable, accomplice held for murder of 18-yr-old

Sunday 26 October '08

A CRPF constable was arrested on Saturday from Southwest Delhi for the abduction and murder of an 18-year-old boy.

Delhi Police asks UP counterparts for written report on Jamia incident

Saturday 18 October '08

A day after Jamia residents beat a UP Police sub-inspector and damaged his car after the police team picked up two youths from the area...

Delhi, UP cops in row over murder case jurisdiction

Friday 17 October '08

The UP Police and Delhi Police are at loggerheads over the jurisdiction of a murder case in Harsh Vihar area of Northeast Delhi on the Delhi-UP border.

Hawala racket busted, ED says operators confessed to Rs 200-cr deals

Friday 17 October '08

The Enforcement Directorate has unearthed a big hawala racket being run from Chandni Chowk and Ashok Vihar.

Encounter: Crime Branch to submit report to rights panel

Thursday 16 October '08

In the clamour for a “thorough probe” into last month’s encounter at Batla House, it has perhaps gone unnoticed that Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal has already handed over investigations to the Crime Branch.

Imam Bukhari turned away by police from Jamia Nagar

Tuesday 14 October '08

The Jamia Nagar police on Monday afternoon stopped the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid from entering the area telling him his presence could create a ‘law and order’ situation.