New Delhi: An elderly woman died after she was allegedly run over by a cluster bus near Pooth Kalan bus stand in outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri on Saturday. The incident triggered outrage among locals, who allegedly pelted stones at the bus following the accident.The driver reportedly made a PCR call informing police about the incident before…
Enforcement Directorate attached Rs 1.1 crore in bank accounts of shell entities (File photo) Enforcement Directorate attached Rs 1.1 crore in bank accounts of shell entities controlled by now suspended IAS officers (Tripura cadre), Utpal Kumar Chowdhury and Abhishek Chandra, in a multi-crore cheating scam case.The duo allegedly formed several shell companies and projected themselves…
New Delhi: The household belongings of an east Delhi resident allegedly vanished after he hired a packers and movers service to transport them to Bihar, only to be allegedly extorted for an additional Rs 20,000 with no delivery in sight. One man has been arrested in connection with the case.The complainant, who had hired the…
New Delhi: Nine people have been arrested for allegedly being involved in the murder of a BSc student in southwest Delhi’s Baba Haridas Nagar on July 19.Police said the rivalry between two student groups escalated following an alleged incident involving the harassment of a woman student. A meeting was arranged to resolve the issue, but…
New Delhi: A woman and her 13-year-old daughter died after they were allegedly bit by a snake while sleeping in their home in outer Delhi’s Alipur last week.The deceased have been identified as Shafika Pravin, 41, a resident of Triveni Colony in Bakhtawarpur, and her daughter, Aafiya.Information was received at Alipur police station Wednesday from…
New Delhi: For a week, Priyanka Yadav’s family waited outside her hospital room, hoping the 26-year-old would recover from the severe head injuries she suffered in a road accident while returning from a trip to Nainital.The Ghaziabad resident, who worked as an executive in the HR department of a private company in Noida, had been…
New Delhi: Holding that allegations of caste-based harassment cannot be rejected at the threshold over perceived evidentiary gaps, a Delhi court has directed the registration of an FIR on a complaint by a data entry operator alleging workplace discrimination and verbal abuse by colleagues.“A preliminary inquiry is permissible only where the information does not, on…
New Delhi: A study of over 5,000 ATMs across Delhi this year has exposed glaring security lapses, with many kiosks lacking security guards, protective shutters and adequate CCTV coverage.The Delhi Police survey found 2,514 ATMs operating without shutter locks and 2,044 lacking security guards. Further, 767 kiosks did not have CCTV cameras outside their premises,…
New Delhi: A Delhi BJP delegation led by New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj met the deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi) Saturday and sought registration of an FIR against Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad and others, alleging that they had hurt Hindu sentiments during an…
New Delhi: Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Saturday inspected Bhalswa landfill to review the progress of legacy waste remediation and directed Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to expedite fresh waste processing to accelerate the site’s cleanup.During the inspection, the civic body informed the minister that 99 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy…
