Articles by Debashish Karmakar
DHBVN staff booked after man gets electrocuted on Kadipur Road in Gurugram
Police carried out an initial inquiry under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) following the incident. Chopra’s filed a complaint against Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) officials on October 10 after the autopsy report mentioned electrocution as the cause of death
Published on Oct 30, 2022 12:23 AM IST
Valuables worth ₹15 lakh stolen from retired army officer’s bungalow in Sector 23
The suspects removed a window at the back of the bungalow to gain entry into the house. Cops are yet to make arrests in the case
Published on Oct 29, 2022 12:34 AM IST
Gurugram records highest electricity theft among 10 districts: DHBVN
After Gurugram, Faridabad and Palwal registered the second and third-highest amount of penalties, officials informed. DHBVN imposed penalties worth ₹15.01 crore in Faridabad and ₹10.32 crore in Palwal
Published on Oct 29, 2022 12:30 AM IST
Gold bangles snatched from 75-year-old woman in Gurugram’s Sector 12
According to cops, the woman was walking alone to a temple located hardly a kilometre away from her residence in Sector 12 when the incident took place around 8am on Sunday
Published on Oct 28, 2022 06:53 AM IST
Bank services hit as thief makes off with router yet again in Gurugram
The theft came to light when the branch opened after Diwali on Tuesday and staff found that their network was non-functional. They soon spotted the broken ventilator grille and realised that someone had broken in again
Updated on Oct 27, 2022 12:14 AM IST
63-year-old heart patient from Iraq dies in Gurugram after conmen snatch $15K cash
According to investigators, one of the two suspects impersonated a police officer in civilian clothes and forced the Iraqi national to gibe him the envelope with the money on the pretext of checking it for drugs and then snatched it
Published on Oct 26, 2022 12:21 AM IST
Gurugram sees cleanest post-Diwali air in seven years: Experts
Experts attributed the cleaner post-Diwali air this year to two factors -- faster south-easterly winds and fewer stubble fires due to a rain-delayed harvest
Published on Oct 26, 2022 12:02 AM IST
Three held for cheating in Delhi Police examination at Farrukhnagar
:Police arrested three people, including the manager of a multinational firm and a scholar, on Friday for allegedly cheating in the Delhi Police Examination 2022
Published on Oct 22, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Friday frenzy, festive rush put brakes on Delhi traffic
In Delhi, major snarls were reported at the Delhi-Gurugram border, on Lala Lajpat Rai Road (towards New Delhi), the Ashram intersection, Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (near the airport), the Delhi-Noida Direct flyway, Noida Link Road, Mathura Road, as well as areas around India Gate.
Updated on Oct 22, 2022 07:58 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh and Debashish Karmakar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Two held for planning to loot jewellery shop in Pilani on Dhanteras
According to cops, the suspects recced the shop multiple times after travelling from Gurugram to Pilani. Police recovered three country-made pistols and two live cartridges from their possession
Published on Oct 21, 2022 11:37 PM IST
Three held for killing man in Gurugram over dispute involving illegal liquor
There were three alleged altercations between them and Thareja threatened to kill Arora during the last one days before October 6, a senior police officer informed
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 11:33 PM IST
Transporter, driver held in Gurugram for using forged vehicle permits
The constable, Jacky Kumar, and his colleague Dinesh Kumar were on traffic duty at the T-point when they spotted the truck coming from Hero Honda chowk. They stopped the vehicle and informed driver Kamlesh Kumar Yadav that such vehicles were not allowed to enter the area at the time
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 12:14 AM IST
Banker and wife booked for duping retired central govt officer
Ahuja and his wife contracted Covid-19 in April 2021 and his son came from the USA to look after them. The son then started following up on the investment status but the suspect kept giving him evasive replies
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 12:11 AM IST
Two cyclists dead after speeding car hits them on Golf Course Road
According to cops, the incident took place at 4.30pm when the car was travelling towards the Sector 56 rapid metro station from the Sector 42 station, with three people on board
Updated on Oct 20, 2022 02:04 AM IST
Husband arrested two days after woman’s body found in suitcase at Iffco Chowk
Police said the 21-year-old woman had eloped with him against the wishes of her family and they got married on February 22 last year. They were living in Sirhaul and had a one-year-old child
Published on Oct 20, 2022 01:48 AM IST
Two families clash over urban body election in Sohna
Police said that at least seven people – four from one family and three from the other – are still undergoing treatment at two separate hospitals in the city
Published on Oct 18, 2022 11:49 PM IST
Woman found in suitcase near Iffco Chowk was strangled to death: Gurugram Police
Meanwhile, police are investigating the identity of a suspect who dumped the suitcase in the bushes along the Delhi-Gurgaon Expresswaynear Iffco Chowk on Monday
Updated on Oct 18, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Woman’s body found stuffed in suitcase at Gurugram’s Iffco Chowk
Police said the body was recovered around 4pm after an autorickshaw driver spotted the suitcase in the bushes along the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and alerted them
Published on Oct 17, 2022 11:45 PM IST
Man rolls himself up in a carpet to sleep, truck fails to spot him and run him over in Bhondsi
Police said the deceased was identified as Dharamveer Yadav (30), a daily wage worker who came from Kotla in Delhi to work for a tent house in Bhondsi
Published on Oct 17, 2022 11:39 PM IST
Condominium guards assault teen seeking entry into pre-Diwali fest in Gurugram
The mother alleged that her son along with a few other friends had gone to the township to watch the festivities there but was stopped by the guards of Orchid Petals society
Published on Oct 17, 2022 11:37 PM IST
8,300 kilos of banned firecrackers seized from warehouse near Gurugram
Police said on Saturday that the warehouse was first raided on October 12, and over three days, CM flying squad officers and the local police seized crackers that were stashed in five separate rooms at the facility
Published on Oct 15, 2022 11:17 PM IST
Conmen dupe man of ₹4 lakh in Gurugram Sushant Lok I
According to sub-inspector Rakesh Kumar, investigating officer, other social media accounts of Tanwar’s friend were also hacked. Tanwar realised that he was duped and approached the police
Published on Oct 14, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Firm, contractor booked for damaging public infrastructure in Ggm’s Sector 65
The complainant alleged that GMDA permitted to lay two 33kV feeders away from the service road drain but the duct was laid along the main carriageway drain, and on the green belt between the main road and the service road, damaging the public property
Published on Oct 14, 2022 11:50 PM IST
Cousins killed after pick-up van rams stationary truck on NH-48 Gurugram-Delhi carriageway
Police said the truck’s left front tyre got punctured on the national highway after which its driver parked the vehicle on the left lane of the carriageway, on which traffic was moving from Gurugram towards Delhi
Published on Oct 14, 2022 04:08 AM IST
Ruckus at mosque in Bilaspur village, 20 booked
According to the police, the incident took place around 8.30pm Wednesday. They said the suspects, who did not cover their faces, allegedly assaulted the Muslims offering prayers at the mosque, forced them out and then locked the mosque from outside before fleeing the area
Published on Oct 14, 2022 03:41 AM IST
Gurugram police busts racket running fake e-commerce websites; two held
According to investigators, they advertised heavy discounts on electronic items, watches, apparel and other items on Facebook pages with their website link
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 12:17 AM IST
‘Oct 2’ date on insurance policy leads vehicle tribunal to discover forgery
According to the police, the policy was dated October 2 and it was the date that brought the fraud to the fore as no office work takes place on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday
Published on Oct 12, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Nigerian drug runner suspect breaks through police barricades, injures cop
Police said the man hit three vehicles, including two police vans, while trying to reverse his car and flee the police and a team from the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB) in Gurugram, which set up the barricade after receiving specific information that a huge consignment of cocaine will be smuggled into Gurugram by a foreigner from Delhi
Published on Oct 12, 2022 12:05 AM IST
Minor detained for raping 4-year-old girl in Gurugram’s Sector 52
The victim’s mother approached the police on Wednesday and submitted a complaint following which an FIR under section 6 (punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered at Sector 53 police station
Published on Oct 09, 2022 12:02 AM IST
Man held for murdering father in Manesar over property dispute
Police said he was furious with his father, Rakesh Kumar (54), for allowing his aunt to get a share of the family property. Rakesh’s sister had borne the expenses (approximately ₹12 lakh) for his treatment and bailed him out of jail in a criminal case in Etah
Published on Oct 07, 2022 11:55 PM IST