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
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
Team of 17, non-stop surveillance: How cops hunted down 3 hitmen
A 17-member crime branch team led by deputy commissioner of police (crime) Amit Goel was dispatched to Sonepat.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:04 AM IST
108 agents held this year for human trafficking and illegal immigration: IGI Airport police data
The crackdown, officials said, is part of larger efforts to curb cases of human trafficking and illegal immigration
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 05:34 AM IST
Vasant Vihar construction site deaths: Two arrested
Both of the accused were charged with death by negligence and negligent conduct under the now scrapped IPC sections 304A and 288 at Vasant Vihar police station
Published on Jul 02, 2024 10:52 PM IST
Burger King murder: Gangster who brought shooters to Delhi outlet on bike arrested
A Beretta pistol with eight cartridges and a Bajaj CT motorcycle were recovered from the suspect, a key associate of gangsters Himanshu Bhau and Sahil Ritoli
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Three labourers trapped in swamped Vasant Vihar site in south Delhi
The two-storey basement, which was dug up for nearly 20 feet, was covered with at least 10-feet of water, slush, collapsed parts of temporary structures and a couple of trees
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:14 AM IST
No lessons learnt from ’23; ITO drain floods New Delhi again
Last year, water entered the city after parts of the regulator at ITO’s drain number 12 broke and the Yamuna started to backflow
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:21 AM IST
Infamous flooded underpasses make a comeback in Delhi; man drowns in Azadpur
Delhi's Minto Bridge underpass flooded after heavy rain, along with several other key underpasses, causing traffic disruptions and a tragic drowning incident.
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Woman, contract killer held for attempted murder of boyfriend in Delhi
Police said the woman, who is married, was angry over her boyfriend solemnising his engagement with another woman in February. She was further enraged as the man, when confronted about his wedding plan, threatened to upload objectionable videos and photos of her on social media
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:20 AM IST
Cops arrest Loni trio for murder of cab driver in Delhi’s Shastri Park
The trio was identified as natives of Loni in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, who allegedly stabbed to death a cab driver who intervened when they were trying to settle a financial dispute with another man in Shastri Park. Police said the wife of one of the trio was owed ₹17,000 by the man
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 05:38 AM IST
16 gangsters held in week-long crackdown
According to Delhi Police, some of the arrests have helped avert several planned target and revenge killings in the national capital
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:08 AM IST
Fire at UP sub-station hits power in large parts of Delhi
Power outages hit several Delhi due to a fire at a substation in Uttar Pradesh, affecting traffic signals and water treatment plants.
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 12:53 AM IST
Man who spotted extortion target for fugitive gangster held
Police said that Sahil Jain was arrested during a crack down on the gang launched in the wake of a sudden increase in incidents of extortion by Bhau gang
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Four arrested for smuggling stolen mobile phones to Nepal
Police said that they seized 226 stolen cellphones, 140 adapters, and 90 USB cables from the four, adding that 53 cases of theft that were registered at police stations in the New Delhi
Published on Jun 11, 2024 12:43 PM IST
Repairs at Delhi’s Sarita Vihar flyover to begin from June 15
Police said that they have issued the no-objection certificate (NOC) to the public works department for carrying out the repair works on the Sarita Vihar flyover
Published on Jun 11, 2024 12:42 PM IST
12 have narrow escape after blaze at escape room in Connaught Place
According to officials, the fire broke out at least a couple of minutes before it was reported to DFS
Updated on Jun 10, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi