Karn Pratap Singh has been writing on crime, policing, and issues of safety in Delhi for almost a decade. He covers high-intensity spot news, including terror strikes, serial blasts and security threats in the national capital.
Articles by Karn Pratap Singh
Angular parking experiment seeks to free up Delhi’s roads
The new system, which will be enforced in coordination with Delhi’s civic bodies, is aimed at tackling congestion
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Order delayed, eatery owners skewer customer to death for questioning them
The victim was identified as Harneet Singh Sachdeva, 29, who was accompanied by his friends, Preet Singh, 25, and Jagjeet Singh, 25, to The Kafilla, a restaurant, first and then to Ketan’s Food Court, where the murder took place
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Truck climbs median in NE Delhi, three die
After the incident, the truck driver abandoned his vehicle and fled, officers said, adding that they are trying to identify and nab him.
Published on Aug 27, 2024 05:35 AM IST
Truck runs over homeless men sleeping on central verge of northeast Delhi road
Deputy police commissioner (northeast) Joy Tirkey said that the five injured men were rushed to a hospital, where three of them were declared dead
Published on Aug 26, 2024 11:36 AM IST
Nandu gang member held for three firings in 30 hours
Police said the man, identified as Vishu Kranti, a resident of Kakrola village, is a member of the Nandu gang, which is led by UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan. An automatic pistol was recovered from him
Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:34 AM IST
Cops: Fugitive gangster linked to extortion calls in Delhi
At least three businessmen in the city have received threatening calls and messages in the last 10 days.
Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:34 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Traffic diversions in place for Janmashtami, Delhi Police issue advisory
Police said elaborate traffic arrangements are in place for the festival, and asked people to plan their journeys accordingly.
Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:20 AM IST
Traffic diversions in place today for Janmashtami, police issue advisory
“Elaborate traffic arrangements are in place for the festival, and asking people to plan their journeys accordingly,” the Delhi Traffic Police advisory said.
Published on Aug 26, 2024 05:47 AM IST
16-yr-old girl rescued from Patiala, man held for kidnapping
A 16-year-old girl missing from South Delhi was rescued from Patiala, Punjab. A 20-year-old man, who allegedly kidnapped her on the pretext of marriage, was arrested.
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 05:46 AM IST
16-yr-old from Delhi, her infant rescued from Ludhiana
Police said this might be a case of elopement and they are probing it to ascertain if the girl was a victim of any human trafficking racket or she was forced into immoral activities
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Man reports cattle slaughter in SE Delhi, police say bogus call
The complainant, a cattle dealer, had sold four cows but made the fake complaint to get out of repaying a loan he had incurred, said police
Published on Aug 15, 2024 10:08 PM IST
9-year-old drowns in unfilled artificial pond during rain, family alleges murder
The boy, Yash Sharma, went missing on Saturday afternoon, following which a kidnapping case was registered at the Ranhola police station. Police said that due to rainfall, the pond was filled and the boy, who wanted to take a dip, drowned
Published on Aug 14, 2024 10:15 PM IST
Rain claims more lives in Delhi with deaths of 2 minors
A 13-year-old boy was electrocuted after he touched an iron pipe carrying a live electric wire to a gaushala and a seven-year-old boy drowned in a rainwater puddle after the heavy downpour on Saturday, police said, adding to the unrelenting list of fatalities caused by civic apathy this monsoon
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Airport impostor: Agent who helped 24-year-old pretend as 67-year-old man arrested
Police said the 24-year-old man and his wife, from Lucknow, wanted to settle in the US and approached an agent, named Jagjeet Singh alias Jaggi, who promised to get them to the US for a fee of ₹60 lakh
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Man accused in murder case held from Bihar after 24 years
According to officers, the accused, identified as Sakender Yadav, changed multiple cities and jobs to avoid the police dragnet
Published on Aug 03, 2024 09:54 PM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
28-year-old held for shooting woman dead near Gokalpuri flyover in Delhi
The Delhi Police on Friday said it has a 28-year-old man for allegedly shooting a 30-year-old woman dead near the Gokalpuri flyover, northeast Delhi, earlier this week
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:28 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Bomb hoax at Summer Fields School forces closure
The school in Kailash Colony was evacuated on Friday morning, shortly after classes commenced, due to a bomb threat sent to the school’s official email address
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:20 AM IST
One dead, 3 hurt as portion of three-storey building in Jahangirpuri collapses
New DelhiTwo men and a woman were killed and three others were injured when a portion of a three-storey building collapsed in the Jahangirpuri industrial area, northwest Delhi, on Friday afternoon, police said
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Amid rain mess, kanwariyas with boomboxes add to traffic chaos in Delhi
With agencies unwilling to act against them, hundreds of pilgrims have taken over several critical roads and junctions across Delhi
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Woman, 3-yr-old son drown in open drain, bodies found holding hands
The family of the victims alleged that police delayed the rescue operation due to a jurisdictional conflict
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Traffic advisory issued for kanwar yatra in Delhi
The Delhi Traffic Police have made elaborate traffic arrangements to minimise inconvenience to commuters and kanwariyas, said traffic police officers
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 06:38 AM IST
2 dead as water enters IAS coaching centre in West Delhi
At least two to three more students are feared trapped in the basement, police and Delhi Fire Services said
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 06:08 AM IST
51-year-old arrested for murder after 31 years
Narain was declared a proclaimed offender in the murder case that was registered at the Narela police station in 1993.
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 02:44 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
700 birds, mostly parakeets, rescued from Old Delhi Market
The raid was initiated after the central forest division received a tip-off about these birds’ illegal keeping in shops at Jama Masjid, forest officials said
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 05:14 AM IST
Electric bus hits Metro pillar in Punjabi Bagh, 1 killed, 23 injured
The accident, which took place near Shivaji Park Metro station on Rohtak Road at 7.25am, led to massive traffic snarls during the morning rush
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 05:18 AM IST
Delhi Traffic Police issues detailed advisory ahead of Kanwar yatra
Nearly 1,500 traffic personnel, including traffic inspectors and zonal officers will be deployed on the routes and all the border points
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 07:05 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
20,000 commercial vehicles challaned for permit violations in Delhi
Officers said that the crack down is part of a comprehensive initiative to improve traffic flow in the Capital.
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Once infamous as Delhi’s drugs hot spot, Sagarpur gets a new lease of life
The problem was once so rampant that residents often came across prospective “clients” standing in queues outside the houses of key drug peddlers, along with addicts, particularly teenagers, consuming or injecting narcotic substances in local parks or isolated place
Published on Jul 21, 2024 05:32 PM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Guidelines for Kanwar Yatra issued, but Delhi residents remain sceptical
The measures the camps have been asked to follow include a ban on playing music past 10pm every night, a limit on how loud the music can be, and a strict no encroachment of space on roads meant for movement of traffic.
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 06:16 AM IST
24, including 8 juveniles, chargesheeted for murdering 32-year-old in ‘revenge attack’
The prime conspirator, identified as 20-year-old Prashant Kumar, was attacked by relatives and friends of a woman he was spotted with and hospitalised, following which he sent 23 people to retaliate
Published on Jul 17, 2024 10:48 PM IST