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Arun Singh

Arun Singh works as a senior correspondent with Hindustan Times. He covers crime, traffic, fire, and transport. Earlier, he was working with TOI and covered Bhopal crime and traffic. He started his career in Journalism in 2018.

Articles by Arun Singh

Wrong lane driving a growing concern in Noida

The key junctions include Sector 16 (from Film City to Metro), the Sector 12/22 road near Botanical Garden, and Sector 18 underpass

A car in the wrong lane in Noida on Thursday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 21, 2025 05:38 AM IST

77-year-old Noida resident put under digital arrest for 16 days, loses 3.14 crore

The victim, who did not wish to be identified, is a retired functional director from the board of a government-owned insurance company

Police said that a case of cheating was registered at the cybercrime branch police station on Wednesday afternoon against four unidentified suspects. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 21, 2025 05:34 AM IST

Farmers protest in Greater Noida seeking hiked land compensation

The protest started around 10am and continued till 2pm. Later, Yamuna authority CEO Arun Veer Singh and district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma called farmers to the authority office for talks, which will continue on Thursday

During the protest at Zero Point, in Greater Noida, on Wednesday. (Sunil Ghosh /HT Photo)
Published on Mar 20, 2025 05:14 AM IST
By, Noida

Noida traffic police readies SOS plans for key routes

The emergency traffic diversion will be enforced when traffic personnel observe that congestion is about to build up or in a gridlock situation

There are 11 emergency traffic diversion points from Noida to the Greater Noida side on Noida Expressway, and seven from Greater Noida to Noida side. Two diversion points are located near 130-metre road, and Surajpur area in Greater Noida, according to the data provided by Noida traffic police. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 18, 2025 06:46 AM IST

5,267 traffic fines issued in Gautam Budh Nagar during Holi; 7 held for assault

During the enforcement drive, the police targeted violations such as riding two-wheelers without helmets, drunken driving, using black film on four-wheelers, and wrong-lane driving

According to Noida traffic police data, 2,411 challans were issued on March 14 and 2,586 on March 15. Of these, 2,305 challans were issued manually, while 2,962 were generated using the Integrated Security Traffic Management System (ISTMS) camera. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 17, 2025 07:18 AM IST

Gr Noida man hammers sister to death, severely injures mother over debt

Police said the family had taken a large bank loan during the Covid-19 pandemic to build their three-story house and were struggling to repay it

Police said they received an emergency call at 12.25pm on Sunday about the incident. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 17, 2025 06:36 AM IST

Thick smoke continues to billow from Noida’s green waste dump

A fire at Noida's Sector 32 dumping ground burned for three days; a man was arrested for igniting it, but police and authority have conflicting accounts.

Smoke at the dumping yard in Noida Sector 32 on Friday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 08, 2025 06:16 AM IST

Noida police bust B2B scam, 13 held for duping Jammu-based businessman

The complaint in this case was given by Sudhir Anand, a cosmetic businessman in Jammu, who was duped of ₹4.86 lakh by the accused

The accused on Thursday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 07, 2025 05:24 AM IST

Noida dumping yard fire partially controlled

A massive fire at Noida's horticulture dumping ground is partially controlled but continues to emit thick smoke, impacting nearby residents and visibility.

Firefighters try to extinguish the blaze on Thursday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT photo)
Published on Mar 07, 2025 05:14 AM IST

Noida gets ‘sangam’ water as fire tender carry 31k L from Prayagraj

Noida residents receive holy Sangam water via fire tenders from UP government, ensuring access for all without charge, as transport continues.

The initiative follows Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s directive to ensure that Sangam water reaches all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 04, 2025 07:41 AM IST
By, Noida

Two get life imprisonment for murder of 8-year-old

According to the prosecution, the crime stemmed from a dispute between the children of the two families

Saini and Kumar’s defence counsel, Shamshad Ali, argued that no independent witnesses were examined. The additional sessions judge, Vikas Nagar, relied on the prosecution’s testimonies and medical evidence to convict the accused. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 04, 2025 07:20 AM IST
By, Noida

Noida: Gang extorts money from landlords after accusing them of rape, three held

Investigations revealed that the suspects also trapped a Ghaziabad-based landlord in November last year in a similar manner and extorted ₹5.5 lakh from him after threatening that they would frame him and his minor son in a rape case

The three suspects in custody. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 28, 2025 06:16 AM IST
By, Greater Noida

Delhi HC questions Noida Police over alleged illegal arrest in CP

The court noted that “no grounds for arrest appear to have been communicated at the time of arrest” and stated that if proper procedures were not followed, “the arrest itself would be contrary to law”

The man’s driver, who witnessed the incident, alerted Delhi Police and his family. His son tracked him using the “Find My iPhone” feature and, along with lawyers, filed a habeas corpus petition in the Delhi high court.  (Getty Images/)
Published on Feb 26, 2025 07:02 AM IST
By, Noida

Two injured in celebratory fire during wedding in Greater Noida

Two waiters were shot at a wedding in Greater Noida after celebratory gunfire. The shooter was arrested, facing attempted murder charges.

The accused was identified as Shivam Kumar, 23, a resident of Bisrakh in Greater Noida. He use an illegal pistol. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 25, 2025 06:28 AM IST
By, Greater Noida

Brother-in-law of Ghaziabad man who was shot dead, held: Police

Mishra’s in-laws allegedly wanted him to pay ₹1 crore as compensation for the 2024 wedding expenditure, said a senior police officer

As his family kept calling him to confirm if he reached office, a police officer replied that Mishra, the IT engineer at a government bank in Greater Noida, had been shot dead. (Representational image)
Published on Feb 24, 2025 06:22 AM IST

Man shot dead by in-laws in Greater Noida: Police; wife, her brother arrested

The victim was identified as Manjit Mishra, a resident of Vasundhara, Ghaziabad who worked as an IT engineer in a bank

Police rushed the man to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Doctors told police that the man was shot in the head. (Representational image)
Published on Feb 21, 2025 09:22 PM IST

Noida traffic police crack down on repeat violators, send notices

The notices demand an explanation from vehicle owners, questioning why their vehicles should not be seized for non-payment of fines.

In 2024 alone, the Noida Traffic Police issued 27,927,29 challans, averaging 10,537 violations per day. The most frequent offence was helmetless driving, accounting for 1,707,518 challans (60% of total violations).  (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 21, 2025 06:46 AM IST

Woman assaults 10-yr-old boy in Greater Noida; arrested

After returning home, the boy narrated the incident to his parents, who immediately checked the CCTV footage with society’s security staff

The widely shared CCTV footage of the assault. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 21, 2025 06:12 AM IST

Nine arrested for fraudulently selling 12cr plot in Noida

During the investigation, police found that financiers from a private company had visited the plot to sanction a ₹3.21 Crore loan for the owner, a Ghaziabad-based cement trader.

When the bank’s representatives sought to inspect the land before issuing the loan, the suspects broke the gate locks, which was captured on CCTV, leading to their exposure, police said. (File Photo)
Published on Feb 20, 2025 04:25 PM IST

Law student held for toddler’s death in Noida wedding firing

One of the accused had borrowed the illegal firearm from a friend for celebratory firing at another friend’s wedding, police said. 

A senior police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, added that the suspects became aware almost immediately that their celebratory fire had hit the child (File Photo)
Published on Feb 20, 2025 08:33 AM IST
By, Noida

Noida traffic cops enforces lane driving rules at key stretches

Once inside the lane-changing zones, drivers will be required to change lanes according to their destination, said Noida traffic police

Noida police have deployed three traffic personnel at each of the designated stretches during peak hours—8 am to 1 pm and 4pm to 9pm—to manually issue challans. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 20, 2025 05:13 AM IST

2-yr-old sitting on balcony killed in celebratory firing during wedding in Noida

A two-year-old boy in Noida was killed by celebratory gunfire during a wedding procession. Two suspects are on the run, and police are investigating.

Ansh Sharma. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 18, 2025 05:30 AM IST

Residents of Noida Sector 41 in shock after death of two-and-a-half-year-old boy

As the procession began, with the music playing at full volume, people came out onto their balconies to watch

Ansh Sharma. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 18, 2025 05:26 AM IST

Celebratory firing during wedding procession leaves 2-year-old Noida boy dead

The boy was in his father’s lap when someone in the wedding procession fired in the air around 9pm as it passed through Aghapur village road and locals gathered on their terraces

Police said a case has been filed against unidentified accused. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Feb 17, 2025 12:48 PM IST

Noida: Fraudsters dupe 60 with fake foreign job offers

On Tuesday, a day before their scheduled flight to Jordan, when the victims reached the frauds’ registered office in Sector 63, its entrance was locked

The victims paid <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>35,000 via online after getting a visa. They met the suspects between October 2024 to November 2024 and paid another <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>35,000 in cash on February 6, 2025. (Representational image)
Published on Feb 13, 2025 07:14 AM IST

‘No helmet no petrol’ rule fails to curb violations in GB Nagar

“No Helmet No Petrol” rule was introduced in Noida on January 26, following a notification by newly appointed transport commissioner BN Singh, stating that helmet-less riders will not be given petrol in Gautam Budh Nagar. It aims to enhance helmet usage while driving two-wheelers

Petrol pump staff are finding themselves at the receiving end of customer ire for simply attempting to abide by the rule which forbids sale of fuel to helmet-less two-wheeler riders. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 12, 2025 07:28 AM IST
By, Noida

Noida: Two retired govt officials duped of 2.87 crore in separate incidents

In the first incident, posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, the suspects told him over a video call that he was under “digital arrest” and sought details of his family; Later they made him break a fixed deposit and transfer the money to them

In the second incident, 61-year-old retired government official was duped of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.79 crore on the pretext of earning a profit in the foreign exchange market, said police. (Representational image)
Published on Feb 12, 2025 06:28 AM IST
By, Noida

Vehicles breaking down on Noida e-way to face fines, seizure for causing congestion

The “breakdown fine and seizure” is taking place on the stretch that from the DND-Chilla border till the end of Noida Greater-Noida Expressway

Police said it will also focus on commercial vehicles such as cabs, buses, and trucks plying on the expressway. All such vehicles must have a valid fitness certificate, a valid permit, and should not be overloaded. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 11, 2025 07:30 AM IST
By, Noida

One more private school in Noida receives bomb threat email

Noida police said Shiv Nadar School in Sector 168 received the bomb threat email early Friday morning and the school immediately alerted the police

On Wednesday, four private schools in Noida —Step by Step, The Heritage, Gyanshree, and Mayoor School—had received bomb threat emails. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 08, 2025 07:36 AM IST
By, Noida

DND flyway traffic hit due to SP chief’s visit to Greater Noida

The traffic was first affected around 10.30 am and two hours later, the stretch from Noida-Greater Noida Expressway faced snarl again as he was returning to Delhi

Akhilesh Yadav, who is staying in Delhi for the parliament session, was going to a Gautam Budh Nagar politician’s home in Delta 3 and had come to give blessings to the politician’s daughter, whose marriage is scheduled for Saturday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 08, 2025 07:28 AM IST
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