New Delhi: High drama unfolded during a police raid on a suspected methamphetamine manufacturing unit in north Delhi’s Burari area when a 41-year-old woman, a Nigerian national, allegedly jumped from the balcony of a fourth-floor flat while police were conducting a search operation on Thursday.She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her…
New Delhi: A routine paper check turned tragic in south-east Delhi on Wednesday when a driver ploughed into a traffic cop, thrusting the city’s perilous policing methods back into the spotlight. The incident highlights a recurring spectacle: unarmed officers suddenly stepping into bustling, high-speed traffic to halt motorists, a tactic road safety experts and retired…
Officials said at least eight injured persons were earlier evacuated from the building and taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment. NEW DELHI: At least three people died after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad Extension area in the early hours of Friday, news agency ANI reported.As…
New Delhi: In a movie-style ambush, gun-wielding men pulled off a brazen Rs 1.5-crore heist in north Delhi late Wednesday afternoon, intercepting two cashiers on a scooter and fleeing with the cash-filled bag within moments.The cashiers work for a real estate company based in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar. Police said the duo had been instructed…
New Delhi: Shooters on a bike opened fire at a high-profile gym in west Delhi on Thursday, on the same day a gym owner was gunned down in Haryana’s Hansi. The Lawrence Bishnoi crime syndicate has claimed responsibility for both attacks through social media posts, prompting a multistate police probe to ascertain if the same…
New Delhi: Two e-commerce delivery agents, along with two associates, allegedly stole high-value jewellery by using the company’s pickup and delivery system pipeline to their advantage. Police have arrested the four men and seized jewellery worth Rs 6.5 lakh.The racket came to light after a logistics partner engaged in the collection and delivery tracking, found…
New Delhi: Customs at IGI Airport has arrested an Indian passenger who arrived from Bangkok on June 9 and tried to smuggle 6.9 kg marijuana. The estimated value of the seized contraband is around Rs 2.4 crore.Customs officials said the passenger was intercepted at Terminal 3 on the basis of profiling. “During X-ray screening and…
New Delhi: Three businessmen were detained for their alleged involvement in celebratory firing at a birthday party at a farmhouse in outer Delhi’s Siraspur. A total of 27 empty cartridges of 7.65 mm were seized from the spot, police said.According to the police, a PCR call about the firing was received around 11.35 pm on…
New Delhi: To address persistent complaints of pilferage, overcharging and failure to issue parking slips at its parking lots, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to operate all such facilities using its system-fed POS machines.“We expect to launch the pilot project within the next 15 days. While POS machines are already mandatory at parking lots,…
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday coordinated the return of two wanted fugitives from abroad, bringing back Haryana-based gangster Venkatesh Garg from Georgia and securing the deportation of alleged cybercrime kingpin Ganesh Balaso Kale from Thailand.Garg, wanted in dozens of cases of murder and extortion in several states, was detained last year…
