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New Indian Express
20-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Three pose as CBI officers to loot jewelery, cash worth lakhs from Delhi businessman
NEW DELHI: In a heist inspired by a Bollywood thriller, a woman, a shopkeeper, and an unemployed man posed as CBI officers and raided a businessman's house in north Delhi, making off with cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. The three were held after a week-long operation that took Delhi Police teams to Haridwar and Mussoorie, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said. According to police, the 22-year-old woman is a distant relative of the victim and was aware of the cash and jewellery kept at his Wazirabad house. She roped in Keshav Prasad, 28, who runs a food supplement store in Haridwar, and Vivek Singh, 20, an unemployed student from Delhi's Johripur area, to hatch the plan. "On the evening of July 10, the trio knocked on the door of the complainant's house. Dressed in white shirts and black trousers with masks covering their faces, they introduced themselves as CBI officials from the Okhla branch," said the DCP. They claimed to be acting on an FIR and said that they had a warrant to search the house. When the family asked to see the document, they trio rebuked them and demanded cooperation.
Hindustan Times
08-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Ex-live-in partner kills woman, her friend's toddler in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila
A woman and her friend's six-month-old toddler were found with their throats slit in north Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila area on Tuesday afternoon, an official said. The accused used a knife to slit the throats of his ex-girlfriend and her friend's six-month-old toddler. (Representative Image/Shutterstock) Police suspected that the murder was committed by the deceased woman's former live-in partner, news agency PTI reported. A PCR call was received at 1:01 pm on Tuesday from a caller who claimed that her daughter and her friend had been murdered in her home. The victim, likely around 22 or 23 years old and a native of Uttarakhand, had been living with her friend two blocks away from her previous residence, where she lived with her ex-boyfriend, Nikhil. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said, "The woman experienced several issues and frequent arguments with Nikhil, leading her to leave and stay with the caller's family." At the time of the alleged murder, the woman, who is the mother of the deceased toddler, had gone out with her husband to pick up her 5-year-old daughter from school. Nikhil went over to the house and allegedly slit the throats of both his ex-girlfriend and the toddler with a knife, the DCP added. According to the police, it appeared that Nikhil allegedly killed the woman out of anger for breaking up with him, and then murdered the toddler to take revenge on the friend for providing his former girlfriend shelter away from him. A team from the Civil Lines police station reached the crime scene and found both the victims lying in a pool of blood, a senior official said. He further stated that the woman was attacked "multiple times", adding that it seemed like an act of rage. The accused is absconding, and police teams have been formed to track him down. "We are examining CCTV footage and gathering digital and physical evidence to track down the accused," said the officer. Meanwhile, a police source, as cited by PTI, said that "the bodies were recovered and sent for postmortem examination", adding that forensic experts were also called to examine the crime scene. A case at the Civil Lines police station has been registered under Section 103(1) (murder), and an investigation has been launched into the case. 'What kind of monster is he?' Meanwhile, an eerie silence gripped the streets of Majnu Ka Tila as neighbours stood outside the crime scene, in disbelief that such a tragedy had occurred. One of the neighbours asked, "How can anyone slit the throat of a six-month-old baby? What kind of monster is he? He could have left, but why kill the baby?" Another woman said, "The girl (toddler) would giggle at everyone. She was such a happy child. Her murder is a curse on humanity." "Such people should never be allowed to walk free. He did not just kill two people, he destroyed our sense of safety," an elderly woman from the neighbourhood said. People demanded that strict action be taken against the accused, requesting the police to nab him immediately.
Hindustan Times
22-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Delhi: Contract worker dies of ‘electrocution' at DJB's Chandrawal plant
Jun 22, 2025 05:30 AM IST A 25-year-old contractual worker died of electrocution while cleaning machinery at the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) Chandrawal water treatment plants near Majnu Ka Tilla in north Delhi's Civil Lines on Friday, police said on Saturday. A police team visited the hospital and then the site of the incident. (Representational image) Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said, 'On Friday, we received information from Sant Parmanand Hospital regarding a patient named Sanju Yadav, who was declared brought dead. The medico-legal certificate stated death due to electrocution while working at the Chandrawal water treatment plants.' A police team visited the hospital and then the site of the incident. 'Upon enquiry, it was ascertained that Yadav was employed as a contract labourer at Chandrawal Water Works. On Friday, he, along with others, was engaged in outline choking pump cleaning work. During the cleaning, he suffered an electric shock and became unconscious. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared dead,' said DCP Banthia. A case under BNS sections related to negligent conduct with respect to machinery and causing death by negligence has been registered at the Civil Lines police station against unknown persons. Forensic experts and the crime scene investigation team have inspected the site. Investigators are examining whether any exposed or faulty wiring may have caused the electrocution and are consulting electrical experts to determine the exact cause. Police said Yadav was working under a private contractor, who has not yet joined the investigation. Despite multiple attempts, HT did not receive a response from the DJB regarding the matte
Hindustan Times
19-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Juvenile dies after assault by two inmates in Delhi
A 17-year-old boy lodged inside a juvenile correction home at Majnu Ka Tila in north Delhi died allegedly after he was assaulted by two other inmates over a bathing dispute on Tuesday morning, police said on Wednesday. The two inmates accused of the murder include a 17-year-old boy who was apprehended with the deceased in an attempt to murder case. The other attacker, aged around 20, was apprehended in 2022 in a murder case, police said. The two have been booked for murder in a case lodged under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita at the Timarpur police station, officers said. Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said the Timarpur police received information from Hindu Rao hospital regarding the death of a minor boy on Tuesday. Investigation found that around 9.15am on Tuesday, an altercation broke out between the teenager and another 17-year-old inmate over who will bathe first in the washing zone. The 17-year-old told a 20-year-old inmate about the altercation, after which the two beat the teenager due to which he collapsed, police said. 'Two guards were present outside the washing zone. They raised an alarm after which the injured boy was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead,' the DCP said. The deceased was a resident of Tigri in south Delhi. He was apprehended and lodged in the correction home in an attempt to murder case registered at the Hauz Khas police station this year, said a police officer familiar with the case, who asked not to be named. The body of the deceased was sent to Hindu Rao Hospital. The autopsy will be conducted on Thursday. An investigating team has sent a request to the Delhi government for the constitution of the board of doctors for conducting the postmortem examination that will be videographed.
Indian Express
18-06-2025
- Indian Express
Fellow inmates kill 17-year-old boy during dispute over bathing at Delhi correctional home
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death inside the washroom of a correctional home in the Majnu Ka Tila area of North Delhi by two other inmates on Tuesday morning, Delhi Police said. The police said that a fight broke out at about 9.15 am at the correctional home. 'The fight took place between the deceased, a resident of Tigri, and the two accused–one a resident of Sangam Vihar and the other, 20, from the Sawda area in Delhi. The fight escalated over the issue of bathing,' said Raja Banthia, DCP (North). The boy was declared dead on arrival at Hindu Rao Hospital at about 9.46 am. The boy and one of the assailants, the police said, were lodged under attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy charges, while the 20-year-old was lodged in connection with a murder case registered at the Mundka police station. A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 103 (1) (murder) and 3 (5) (shared intention) at the Timarpur police station and a postmortem will be conducted soon, the police said. The family of the deceased has been informed and the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class is conducting an inquiry under section 196 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the police said. Crime data from Delhi Police shows that 107 cases of murder were reported between January 1 and March 31 in 2025, marking an uptick from 105 during the same period in 2024 but a drop from 115 in 2023. Attempt-to-murder cases, though, went down by 17.24 per cent to 168 from 203 in 2024.
