In his reporting career of over 20 years, Sanjeev K Jha has covered bureaucracy, politics, ISI activities in border areas, music and Bollywood. Presently, he covers crime in the national Capital.
Articles by Sanjeev K Jha
After Tillu Tajpuria’s murder in jail, Tihar may ship gang members out of Delhi
The police will also identify imprisoned gangsters susceptible to attacks by rival groups and shift them out of Delhi to ensure their safety
Updated on May 11, 2023 03:07 AM IST
Attack on gangster Tillu continued in presence of Tihar jail staff in Delhi
CCTV footage shows that at least 10 jail officials, including 8 armed security personnel, and around 20 prisoners, did little to stop the attack.
Updated on May 04, 2023 02:23 AM IST
25 crime lords, 160 gangs: Why Delhi jails are a security nightmare
Tihar is no stranger to gang violence where gangster Tillu Tajpuria was brutally stabbed to death by four members of his rival Jitender Gogi’s gang
Updated on May 03, 2023 04:49 AM IST
Iron bars bent, spoons turned into knives in war inside Tihar
The shocking murder of the gangster came in less than 20 days of the killing of another criminal by some of his old friends who had parted ways with him
Updated on May 03, 2023 05:00 PM IST
In second leg, Yamuna cleaning between ITO, Okhla barrage
Several agencies, including the Delhi Jal Board, DDA, PWD are involved in the operations, which started with an 11km stretch between the Signature Bridge and ITO on February 12
Updated on May 02, 2023 12:07 AM IST
Delhi LG sets June 30 deadline for cleaning up Yamuna’s ghats
The lieutenant governor said they hope to provide Chhath devotees with clean and safe ghats this year
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 11:43 PM IST
Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi
Delhi LG Saxena on AAP’s ‘ ₹15 crore’ claims: ‘My house is open for all’
VK Saxena denied allegations levelled by AAP of spending ₹15 crore on the repair work at his official residence.
Updated on May 01, 2023 08:28 AM IST
Delhi Police commissioner pulls up officers over absence in courts
A circular issued by commissioner Sanjay Arora says that high court has observed that proxy officers are being sent to the court
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 01:34 PM IST
Delhi LG reviews Safe City project, calls for its implementation by August
The project, funded by Centre, will ensure technology-enabled enhanced policing and better security, especially for women, and will cost around ₹798 crore
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:02 AM IST
LG: Treat 95% of Delhi’s daily sewage generation by June
Saxena said this in remarks made on Friday, while he was chairing the fourth meeting of a high-level committee on rejuvenation of the Yamuna, officials present at the session said on Saturday
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 11:28 PM IST
Delhi Police brass seeks details of expenses by district units
The officers said that more than ₹350 crore were released to different districts last fiscal, and added that if any discrepancy is found, errant officials will have to face vigilance enquiries
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 11:52 PM IST
Delhi LG gives appointment letters to nearly 1,500 new govt officials
Those who were handed over their letters of appointment on Wednesday include 324 principals, recruited through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), in various government schools
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 11:58 PM IST
Delhi LG makes integrity pact mandatory for all govt works, procurement
Officials said the state government or agency will appoint independent external monitors (IEMs) who will monitor the execution of the contract
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Gokalpuri murders: Delhi woman killed elderly in-laws to continue affair
According to police, the in-laws of Moika, the prime accused, had decided to shift to Dwarka which would have meant that she would be unable to stay in contact with her boyfriend
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Elderly couple murdered at home, daughter-in-law held
The elderly couple lived on the ground floor of the house, while Rattan, Monika and their son lived on the first floor. Verma had retired as the vice-principal of a Delhi government school, and the family had been living in this house for around 38 years
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:19 AM IST
Delhi LG slams Kejriwal over comments on PM Modi’s degrees
Delhi LG VK Saxena said that one can accumulate bookish knowledge from degrees, but it is education that paves the way to wisdom.
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 12:46 AM IST
LG slams Delhi government for making false statements in high court
An officer in the LG’s office aware of the matter said the Delhi government misled the high court on “two occasions” — on November 18 last year and February 17.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:14 AM IST
Delhi Police probing Deepak Boxer’s role in Sidhu Moosewala case
Moosewala was killed on May 29 last year in Jawaharke village in Punjab’s Mansa district.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 02:52 AM IST
Feared gangster Deepak ‘Boxer’ brought to India from Mexico
Boxer switched to crime after a failed career in pugilism and eventually ran the criminal group operated by gangster Jitender Gogi after his 2021 murder.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Delhi LG nod to vigilance panels at PDS shops
The move will help weed out corruption and leakages at ration stores, apart from ensuring access for the intended beneficiaries
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 02:33 AM IST
Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi
Delhi police to scrutinise footage of protest at India mission in UK
A senior Delhi Police officer said that they are reviewing photographs and video footage of the protest
Published on Mar 27, 2023 10:52 PM IST
A pair of white sneakers give snatchers away in Delhi
On scanning the CCTV videos, we realised the snatchers changed their clothes on the roadside after committing the crime, officers said, but not their shoes.
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 01:08 AM IST
‘Not interested in assurances’: India messages UK after FIR over London protest
External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said New Delhi expects host governments to take action to identify and prosecute all those involved and take all necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 08:51 PM IST
Delhi Police file FIR over London protest that targeted Indian high commission
Delhi Police have registered a case under multiple penal provisions, including India’s anti-terror law, against Indian nationals allegedly involved in a violent protest outside the Indian mission in London on March 19, when pro-Khalistan activists pulled down the national flag
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 10:20 PM IST
Delhi LG takes up cleaning of Najafgarh Lake after directions from NGT
Officials told the LG that a major portion of the wetland fell in the jurisdiction of Haryana while the wetland in Delhi was largely scattered and accordingly, it was planned to revive the lake as a cluster of small water bodies instead of one big wetland, officials said.
Updated on Mar 23, 2023 04:04 AM IST
Need to substantiate Rahul Gandhi’s claims: Delhi Police
Hours later, Gandhi hit back at the timing of the visit — 45 days after he made the speech — and alleged that the real motive of the police visit was linked to his attacks on the government over the recent Adani controversy
Updated on Mar 19, 2023 11:57 PM IST
5,000 police cameras to be up in Delhi by May 31
The Safe City Project, which aims to create a safe, secure and empowering environment for women in public places, was announced in 2020. The implementation of the project in the Capital will cost ₹600 crore, authorities said
Updated on Mar 16, 2023 04:05 PM IST
South Delhi halt: Chirag Delhi flyover to be shut for 50 days from today
Once repairs on the Nehru Place-IIT Delhi carriageway are complete, the other carriageway will be shut for traffic for the next 25 days, said officials.
Updated on Mar 12, 2023 04:53 AM IST
NH-48 on Delhi-Gurugram e-way to be shut for 3 months; check alternate routes
According to officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), one of the underpasses will connect the Dwarka expressway with Nelson Mandela Marg, while the other will connect the Dwarka link road with NH-48.
Updated on Mar 11, 2023 08:44 AM IST
Sanjeev K Jha and Abhishek Behl
3-storey building, abandoned by its owner, collapses in Delhi’s Bhajanpura
According to police and fire officials, nobody was injured in the incident. However, a portion of another building in the same lane and power lines were damaged due to the collapse
Published on Mar 09, 2023 11:51 PM IST