Hemani Bhandari

IFS officer falls to death in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri

Police refused to comment on whether a suicide note was recovered and added the spot was being inspected and they are in touch with the family members for further probe in the matter

The IFS officer was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 07, 2025 01:03 PM IST

Delhi’s oldest police post restored, but neglected

Believed to have been built in the early 1800s, Barh ki Chowki served as a police post from 1923 to 1963

Published on Mar 07, 2025 05:42 AM IST

2 friends aged 18 and 27 die by suicide in N Delhi’s Bawana

A senior officer said the deceased were both residents of Bawana and stayed in adjacent neighbourhoods and were good friends for years.

Police said inquest proceedings have been initiated and further probe is underway. (Getty Images)

Published on Mar 04, 2025 11:57 PM IST

Delhi: Kin of brutal rape-murder victim take solace in death sentence for convict

The rapist was 21 years old at the time of the crime. His father was sentenced to life imprisonment for helping dispose of the eight-year-old girl’s body

Published on Mar 02, 2025 05:16 AM IST

Car rams barricade at Singhu border, 1 dead

The jersey barricade in question was one in a series of cement roadblocks installed by police at Singhu border during the farmers’ protest in November 2020. Locals have often complained to police about removing the barricades.

Police registered a case under section 281 (rash driving), 125A (negligent act), and 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (Getty Images)

Published on Feb 28, 2025 05:22 AM IST

Rape accused in 2022 case assaulted 2 others: Delhi Police

Delhi Police in the charge sheet stated that the videos showed the pair committing sexual assault, hurting threatening to kill, and voyeurism

Police said during the investigation into the case, at least 12 more videos of similar rapes and assaults came to light. (File Photo)

Published on Feb 27, 2025 06:35 AM IST

Delhi crime: 2022 rape probe leads police to ‘serial’ offenders

On December 24, 2024,the court ordered police at the Preet Vihar station to lodge a separate FIR in the matter.

Published on Feb 25, 2025 05:22 AM IST

Delhi crime: 50-year-old kills 22-year-old for seeking money to have a relationship

A case under sections 103 (punishment for murder) and 238 (tampering with evidence) of the BNS was registered

The accused was on his way to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to evade arrest, police said. (Getty Images)

Published on Feb 23, 2025 10:22 PM IST

5 years after Delhi riots: The lives left scorched

Five years after the 2020 Delhi riots, victims still seek justice and compensation, while grappling with loss and trauma from the violence.

Vehicles set ablaze as protestors throw brick-bats during clashes in Jafrabad in north-east Delhi on Monday. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 22, 2025 10:51 PM IST

Boy sexually assaulted by 5 minors in N Delhi

The crime was committed in Narela on February 11 but a complaint was filed only on Sunday last week after the boy’s mother informed the police, officers said.

Published on Feb 19, 2025 05:48 AM IST

Delhi rly stn stampede victims: ‘We gasped for breath for an hour...bodies everywhere’

Umesh Giri's wife was among 18 killed in a New Delhi railway stampede, highlighting poor crowd management and chaos at the station.

Published on Feb 17, 2025 06:36 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, Jignasa Sinha

Autopsies conducted late into the night, kin given ex gratia in cash

Railway authorities paid ex-gratia relief of ₹2.5 lakh in cash to three seriously injured victims and ₹1 lakh each to another 12 wounded passengers.

Relative of a victim being handed over ex-gratia relief in cash and getting other formalities done after the stampede. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 17, 2025 06:28 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh, Jignasa Sinha, Hemani Bhandari

How porters became first line of rescue in New Delhi stn stampede

With no time to wait for official aid, porters carried victims on their shoulders, crossed railway tracks at New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS)

The stampede, triggered by an unprecedented rush of passengers boarding trains for Kumbh, saw people collapsing under pressure (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 17, 2025 06:25 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, Paras Singh

Delhi stampede toll 18, Railway panel begins probe

2 more deaths from a stampede at Delhi's railway station raised the toll to 18 during chaos for Maha Kumbh trains, highlighting severe crowd management failures

Delhi stampede toll 18, Rly panel begins probe

Updated on Feb 17, 2025 12:45 AM IST

ByJignasa Sinha, Hemani Bhandari, Karn Pratap Singh, Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi

South Delhi woman harassed, threatened to take back rape case

The woman alleged that the accused obtained her private photographs and used them to blackmail her before forcing himself upon her

According to police, the woman, a working professional, was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 36-year-old man who lived as a tenant in her residential building with his wife and children. (File Photo)

Published on Feb 15, 2025 04:45 AM IST

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action

The students were protesting against show-cause notices sent to participants of a December 2024 demonstration marking the anniversary of CAA protests and alleged police brutality on campus in 2019.

Security heightened outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university on Thursday after several students staged protests and vandalised property over the varsity’s disciplinary action against two PhD scholars. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Feb 14, 2025 08:23 AM IST

ByAheli Das, Hemani Bhandari, New Delhi

Three arrested for ₹1.5-crore jewellery store theft

The burglary was reported on January 29 when showroom staff opened the store in the morning and found the display windows shattered.

The primary accused was arrested along with two associates who helped sell the stolen goods. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Feb 13, 2025 11:21 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, New Delhi

Ex-Delhi Police commissioner Ajay R Sharma passes away at 80

Remembered as a passionate officer and an avid sportsman, Ajay Raj Sharma remained active until the day he was hospitalised.

Published on Feb 12, 2025 04:45 AM IST

32-year-old raped in Delhi hotel, CAPF officer arrested

A 50-year-old inspector of a central armed police force was arrested for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman in a hotel room in Mahipalpur under the pretext of offering her a receptionist job, police said on Sunday

The accused was arrested on February 5 and sent to judicial custody (File)

Updated on Feb 10, 2025 02:14 PM IST

Man assaulted in bus, bleeds to death in Delhi; one held

The man was dumped by the side of the road in Bawana, where he bled to death, police officers aware of the case said.

Police said the incident took place on February 1. (PTI Photo/Representational)

Updated on Feb 11, 2025 05:01 PM IST

Delhi polls: BJP swings Mustafabad on ‘Bisht brand, post-riots demography’

Perceived to be a Muslim-dominated seat, Mohan Singh Bisht managed to win the seat convincingly with 85,215 votes

Union home minister Amit Shah at a public meeting with Mohan Singh Bisht on February 1. (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:42 AM IST

Corruption charges, poor infra may have cost AAP northeast

BJP won three out of five assembly seats and, most significantly, wrested Mustafabad - ground zero of the 2020 communal violence - from AAP.

Voters wait in queues to cast their votes for the Delhi Assembly elections, at Mustafabad constituency. (ANI PHOTO)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:10 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, New Delhi

Delhi: Security layers, checkpoints pepper strongroom routes

The CISF constables standing guard outside the strongrooms could not be approached, due to the nature of their duty

Security on a route leading to a strongroom in Gole Market. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published on Feb 08, 2025 05:26 AM IST

How security personnel fan out during poll season to ensure free, fair elections

Delhi Police arranges accommodations for them and personnel arrive with all necessary equipment, including cooking utensils and essentials.

Published on Feb 05, 2025 06:15 AM IST

Atishi and BJP file counter plaints of MCC violations

Delhi CM Atishi and AAP supporters face FIR for MCC violations; she claims police brutality against two men recording BJP misconduct.

Updated on Feb 05, 2025 06:13 AM IST

Crime against women: Delhi’s daily battle

For women in the Capital, the concept of safety remains not just a pipe dream, but a concept that many have long given up hope on.

People participating in a candlelight protest at Jantar Mantar after the gang rape and sexual assault of a paramedical student in 2012. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 04, 2025 05:55 PM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, Jignasa Sinha, Sanjeev K Jha, Karn Pratap Singh

Delhi’s Mustafabad set for four-way electoral battle

The constituency of Mustafabad, carved out in 2008, mostly comprises low-income and middle-class families, who are primarily engaged in running factories, shops, businesses and labour work

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 05:18 AM IST

Mob thrashes two men in Rohini, 19-yr-old succumbs

Tiwari allegedly told police that he and Mehroliya were sitting in the park and two girls were roaming in the same park.

Updated on Jan 17, 2025 06:24 AM IST

Man attacked by stalker in Seelampur, hospitalised

The accused has been booked for voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint, officers probing the case said

According to the first information report (FIR), which HT has seen, the victim was standing outside his slum cluster at around 1.30am on Saturday when the accused approached him (File Photo)

Updated on Jan 14, 2025 06:40 AM IST