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Man booked for allegedly poisoning five-month-old son in Gurugram

In her complaint, Rukmani further alleged that Vikramjit had put pressure on her to abort the pregnancy earlier and accused him of poisoning their son

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 05:52 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Biker dies after hit by speeding truck in Farrukhnagar

The incident happened at 3pm while he was returning home after dropping his younger brother Pardeep Singh near Khawaspur bus stand to go to Jhunjhunu

Police said that the truck driver fled on foot after stopping the vehicle, a few metres away. The vehicle was later impounded. (Representational image)

Other Cities

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 06:00 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Pedestrian,19, dies in tractor accident amid dense fog in Sohna

Kumar and his friend were walking along the road when the tractor, towing a trolley loaded with reinforcement bars from Sohna to Jhajjar, approached from behind

The deceased man’s shawl got entangled in one of the hooks of the trolley, pulling him beneath the rear wheels. He died instantly at the spot after being run over. (Representational image)

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 05:58 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar, Gurugram

Scammers forge IDs, attempt to sell South City-I plot; booked

The fraud came to light in September 2023 when a contractor, who was scammed, contacted the owner to take possession of the property

the monetary value involved in the scam is unclear as they are yet to question the contractor, police said. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Published on Jan 05, 2025 09:14 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Man dies in bike crash amid dense fog, hit-and-run suspected

Police suspect that a speeding vehicle likely rammed the victim’s motorcycle, causing him to hit the road divider.

The accident took place between midnight and 12.30am Saturday while Shubham was returning home from a friend’s house in Badshahpu (File Photo)

Gurugram

Published on Jan 05, 2025 09:02 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Help steals ₹60 lakh from nonagenarian employer in Gurugram

Police said the man, originally from West Bengal, has been booked, and teams will be sent to the eastern state to look for him

Gurugram

Published on Jan 03, 2025 10:27 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram: 6 booked for cheating man of ₹54 lakh in real estate ‘scam’

The suspects also provided the victim with a forged allotment letter for an apartment in a Golf Course Road condominium, where a single unit can cost ₹100 crore.

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 10:26 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram: Man dies after vehicle hits truck parked on road; driver held

A 27-year-old man died after his motorcycle hit a stationary truck on Faridabad-Gurugram Road. The truck driver was arrested for negligence.

The accident took place at 10pm on December 31. (Representational image)

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 10:18 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Two booked for cheating woman of ₹26L on pretext of teaching job in DU

the prime suspect approached Rao on October 15, 2023, after recruitment results were published on October 12 of that year and sought ₹35 lakh for reconducting the interview

An FIR was filed and two suspects are being traced. (Representative photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 05:18 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Nuh EOW officer held red-handed accepting bribe of ₹1 lakh in embezzlement case

The SI came to Rajiv Chowk from Nuh around 10am and collected the money, immediately after which he was arrested

The SI demanded money for not arresting her husband, brother and two daughters and clearing their names from the case. (Representative photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 05:12 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Faridabad cop cheated of ₹6 lakh by cyber fraudsters

Faridabad police sub-inspector cheated of ₹6 lakh by cyber fraudsters; investigation ongoing to determine how transactions occurred without his knowledge.

Police said that the suspects made three transactions of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 lakh, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2 lakh and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh from the victim’s bank account to other accounts. (Representational image)

Delhi

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 10:34 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram cops arrest 3 ‘cattle smugglers’ after gunfight

Gurugram Police said the smugglers fired four rounds at the police, one of which shattered a police vehicle’s window

Two country-made pistols, including a breech-load, ten empty cartridges, one live cartridge, and the stolen truck were seized from their possession, police said. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 10:06 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Man pushes his wife off 4th floor to her death, held in Gurugram

A man and his parents were arrested for allegedly pushing his wife off their balcony in Gurugram during a dispute, resulting in her death.

The couple, married since 2007, reportedly had frequent disputes over domestic issues, including mutual suspicions of infidelity, police said. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 09:55 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Man, parents arrested for pushing woman to death in Gurugram

The accused were identified as Rohit Kataria, 42; his father, Rajbir Kataria, 67; and his mother, Kanta Devi, 65. Police said Rohit and Rajbir were arrested on Tuesday, while Kanta was taken into custody on Wednesday.

According to police, the incident was reported at 10.47pm by doctors at a private hospital where the family had rushed the woman. She was declared dead on arrival, police said. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 06:10 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar, Gurugram

578 arrested in 202; Gurugram cops bust 80 gangs, recover ₹2.9 crores

Among those arrested were 47 wanted criminals from Haryana and other states, many carrying rewards, police said

Of the 80 busted gangs, 46 were interstate vehicle theft syndicates responsible for 255 cases of vehicle lifting, officials said. (Representational image)

Gurugram

Updated on Dec 31, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Ggm traffic police fines 2.7 million violators, collects ₹15.17 cr in ‘24

Gurugram traffic police issued over 2.7 million challans in 2024, collecting ₹15.17 crore in fines. Major violations increased, but accidents decreased by 13%.

Violations such as riding without helmets, wrong-side driving, illegal parking, lane changing, drunk driving, over-speeding, and using black films on vehicles topped the list of offences this year. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Dec 31, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram: Carterpuri’s elderly recall late US ex-president Jimmy Carter

A local legend says that the US president was born here. However, he was, in fact, born in the small town of Plains, Georgia in the United States

Gurugram

Published on Dec 30, 2024 10:55 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar, Gurugram

3 held for extortion from Gurugram trader

Ravi knew the complainant closely and had hunch that the latter was having movable and immovable properties worth crores, police said

After the victim did not pay them initially, they called him again on December 18, compelling him to cough up <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 lakh by dropping it in a bag at a secluded location of the city as desired (Representational image)

Other Cities

Updated on Dec 30, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Truck rams electricity tower, causes ₹2.8cr loss to HVPNL

Police said that the 50-metre high tower, along with others, was supporting the overhead dual circuit transmission line connecting substations in Sector 4 and Sector 8.

The damaged transmission tower in Gurugram. (HT Photo)

Other Cities

Updated on Dec 28, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram misses another deadline to procure electric buses

The batch of 100 AC electric buses under PM e-bus sewa scheme will now likely be procured by mid-2025

GMCBL currently has 207 buses and two depots. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram cops bust drug smuggling racket, two including Thai national held

The suspects were identified as Rahul Singh, 28, who is from Gurdaspur, and Jirapurn Laoklang, 44, who is from Thailand

Gurugram

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 10:59 PM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Man gets life in jail for stabbing relative to death in Sohna

The trial began after a chargesheet was filed on July 18, 2023, and the accused was found guilty on December 4

Forensic analysis confirmed that the weapon contained the deceased’s blood and the suspect’s fingerprints, supporting the conviction, police said. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

6 booked for duping Ggm man of ₹57L PG medical seat fraud

The victim lodged a complaint in October, later an FIR was filed on December 24, 2024, under relevant sections of the IPC

Despite paying over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>57 lakh, the victim’s son did not secure admission in 2022, he alleged. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Man stabbed to death in Faridabad

A 20-year-old man was stabbed at least 13 times, leading to his death, in Old Faridabad on Tuesday, police said, adding that 10 people were detained for the murder on Wednesday

Police said that the incident took place at 4.15pm on Tuesday. (Representational image)

Gurugram

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:24 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Gurugram: 3 held for extorting ₹80L from 15-yr-old girl

The matter came to light on Saturday when the girl’s grandmother discovered her account had been drained of funds and approached the police

The three accused were arrested on Sunday and produced before a city court on Monday. They were placed on four-day police remand for interrogation to trace the money trail and recover the amount. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Published on Dec 25, 2024 11:03 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Cyclist dies in hit-and-run on Delhi-Jaipur E-way

Police said that somehow the victim illegally entered the expressway undetected and kept riding his cycle at the extreme left of the road.

To be sure, cycles are banned on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway (national highway 48), according to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) (File Photo)

Gurugram

Published on Dec 25, 2024 10:58 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Ggm court sentences two to 20 years for raping minor girl in Manesar

The court ruled that the detention period already served by the convicts during the trial would be deducted from their total sentence

The police presented critical evidence, including CCTV footage showing the accused taking the victim away in their vehicle and accompanying her to the hotel. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Published on Dec 25, 2024 10:47 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

4 students assault bus driver over ₹10 fare dispute in Gurugram, nabbed

The officer added that a group of students, including those from the bus, gathered at the place where the bus was parked and assaulted the victim with rods and stones

The assailants kept their faces covered till one of them were caught by police and handed over to police. (FILE PHOTO)

Gurugram

Published on Dec 24, 2024 06:57 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

11 held for cheating over 17K of ₹125.6 Cr in Gurugram

ACP (cybercrime) Priyanshu Dewan said the scale of the fraud came to light during an investigation assisted by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).

Computer hacker with credit card stealing data from a laptop concept for network security, identity theft and computer crime (HT Archive)

Gurugram

Published on Dec 24, 2024 06:17 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Man gets 20 years RI for raping minor in Sector 40

The court also imposed a fine of ₹40,000 on the convict while pronouncing the quantum of sentence under section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO Act on Friday.

According to the court order, the period of detention served by the convict will be set off from the total sentence of imprisonment awarded to him in the case. (File Photo)

Gurugram

Published on Dec 22, 2024 06:51 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

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In her complaint, Rukmani further alleged that Vikramjit had put pressure on her to abort the pregnancy earlier and accused him of poisoning their son

The incident happened at 3pm while he was returning home after dropping his younger brother Pardeep Singh near Khawaspur bus stand to go to Jhunjhunu

Kumar and his friend were walking along the road when the tractor, towing a trolley loaded with reinforcement bars from Sohna to Jhajjar, approached from behind

The fraud came to light in September 2023 when a contractor, who was scammed, contacted the owner to take possession of the property

Police suspect that a speeding vehicle likely rammed the victim’s motorcycle, causing him to hit the road divider.

Police said the man, originally from West Bengal, has been booked, and teams will be sent to the eastern state to look for him

The suspects also provided the victim with a forged allotment letter for an apartment in a Golf Course Road condominium, where a single unit can cost ₹100 crore.

A 27-year-old man died after his motorcycle hit a stationary truck on Faridabad-Gurugram Road. The truck driver was arrested for negligence.

the prime suspect approached Rao on October 15, 2023, after recruitment results were published on October 12 of that year and sought ₹35 lakh for reconducting the interview

The SI came to Rajiv Chowk from Nuh around 10am and collected the money, immediately after which he was arrested

Faridabad police sub-inspector cheated of ₹6 lakh by cyber fraudsters; investigation ongoing to determine how transactions occurred without his knowledge.

Gurugram Police said the smugglers fired four rounds at the police, one of which shattered a police vehicle’s window

A man and his parents were arrested for allegedly pushing his wife off their balcony in Gurugram during a dispute, resulting in her death.

The accused were identified as Rohit Kataria, 42; his father, Rajbir Kataria, 67; and his mother, Kanta Devi, 65. Police said Rohit and Rajbir were arrested on Tuesday, while Kanta was taken into custody on Wednesday.

Among those arrested were 47 wanted criminals from Haryana and other states, many carrying rewards, police said

Gurugram traffic police issued over 2.7 million challans in 2024, collecting ₹15.17 crore in fines. Major violations increased, but accidents decreased by 13%.

A local legend says that the US president was born here. However, he was, in fact, born in the small town of Plains, Georgia in the United States

Ravi knew the complainant closely and had hunch that the latter was having movable and immovable properties worth crores, police said

Police said that the 50-metre high tower, along with others, was supporting the overhead dual circuit transmission line connecting substations in Sector 4 and Sector 8.

The batch of 100 AC electric buses under PM e-bus sewa scheme will now likely be procured by mid-2025

The suspects were identified as Rahul Singh, 28, who is from Gurdaspur, and Jirapurn Laoklang, 44, who is from Thailand

The trial began after a chargesheet was filed on July 18, 2023, and the accused was found guilty on December 4

The victim lodged a complaint in October, later an FIR was filed on December 24, 2024, under relevant sections of the IPC

A 20-year-old man was stabbed at least 13 times, leading to his death, in Old Faridabad on Tuesday, police said, adding that 10 people were detained for the murder on Wednesday

The matter came to light on Saturday when the girl’s grandmother discovered her account had been drained of funds and approached the police

Police said that somehow the victim illegally entered the expressway undetected and kept riding his cycle at the extreme left of the road.

The court ruled that the detention period already served by the convicts during the trial would be deducted from their total sentence

The officer added that a group of students, including those from the bus, gathered at the place where the bus was parked and assaulted the victim with rods and stones

ACP (cybercrime) Priyanshu Dewan said the scale of the fraud came to light during an investigation assisted by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).

The court also imposed a fine of ₹40,000 on the convict while pronouncing the quantum of sentence under section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO Act on Friday.

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