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
Anti-rabies vaccine victims still critical
The condition of two Delhi residents, who had taken ill after being administered an anti-rabies vaccine at the NDMC Charak Palika Hospital, continues to be serious. Karn Pratap Singh reports. The viral story
Updated on Sep 22, 2011 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Two critical after anti-rabies vaccine
Two Delhi residents were taken ill after being administered an anti-rabies vaccine dose at the NDMC Charak Palika Hospital in Moti Bagh.
Updated on Sep 21, 2011 02:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
CCTVs still way down on Delhi security list
On the eve of the third anniversary of the Batla House encounter in which a terrorist and a police officer were killed, Delhi is on a high alert. But electronic surveillance has little to do with it.
Updated on Sep 19, 2011 01:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand & Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Modernisation: Stuck in a time warp
When it comes to acquiring the latest gadgets, Delhi Police’s political bosses go shopping even as the policemen obediently wait at home, wishing what they get is as good as it says on the brochure.
Updated on Sep 15, 2011 02:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Wanted: Specialists for Delhi Police
Despite being ‘capable in every respect’, the functioning of the Delhi Police, claim senior officers, has been systematically dismembered by both internal politics and external policies. Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh report.
Updated on Sep 14, 2011 02:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Intelligence: A dried up source
Electronic surveillance and myriad technological are important for generating ground-level intelligence. But, they can, by no means, substitute a thriving network of human intelligence. Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh report. Delhi police story | The force in numbers
Updated on Sep 15, 2011 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
With electronic eye wide shut
Electronic surveillance is an 'absolute necessity' to secure an expanding metropolis prone to unconventional terror warfare. But sadly, it remains its most neglected aspect. Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh report. Reality check | Practical suggestions | Blast from the past
Updated on Sep 12, 2011 01:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Blast probe: bomb ‘switch’ located
Even as investigators try to piece together the clues to ascertain which terror group is responsible for Wednesday’s blast at the Delhi High Court which claimed 13 lives, they suspect the hand of a new module of Indian Mujahideen (IM) to be behind the blast.
Updated on Sep 11, 2011 01:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
‘New module behind blast’
Two days after the blast, Delhi Police commissioner BK Gupta announced Wednesday’s blast was very much “our case”. Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh report.
Updated on Sep 09, 2011 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Special cell of Delhi Police asked to increase strength
A day after it was excluded from all the action as far as investigations into the Delhi high court blast are concerned, the special cell of the Delhi Police has been asked to increase its strength, sources said.
Updated on Sep 09, 2011 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Wild car chase for cops
This was a chance for the Delhi Police to redeem itself after Wednesday’s blast at the Delhi High Court. However, all it ended up doing was run around in circles on a wild goose chase involving a conman, a few daily wagers and a stolen car. Karn Pratap Singh and Prabhu Razdan report.
Updated on Sep 08, 2011 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Prabhu Razdan, New Delhi
No CCTVs, even after May alarm
While security experts are groping in the dark for the perpetrators of the Delhi carnage, the legal fraternity thinks the Delhi Police can be largely blamed for their indifference. Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand report. See pics: Too little, too late?
Updated on Sep 08, 2011 04:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Verification drill covers everyone
Suspecting that Wednesday morning's blast outside the Delhi High Court was the work of the same amateur perpetrator(s) who had conducted a dry-run of sorts on May 25, the Delhi Police ensured that anyone who had anything to do with the incident went through a detailed verification drill, in the hours that followed.
Updated on Sep 08, 2011 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
On Teachers’ Day, student slaps teacher
On a day when students across the world were celebrating Teachers’ Day, a Class 10 student of a government school expressed gratitude towards his school teacher by passing sarcastic remarks and slapping her in public.
Updated on Sep 06, 2011 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Police on lookout for ‘phoney’ gang
Delhi Police is on the lookout for a gang who is using dial up directory services to locate their victims who mainly deal in foreign exchange.
Updated on Sep 05, 2011 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Finn national’s rape: Accused sent to two weeks’ judicial custody
A day after he was arrested for sexually assaulting a 35-year-old Finn national, the Delhi Police have sent Elvis Menttanna, 25, to two weeks' judicial custody and are convinced that he is a sexual predator with a fetish for foreign nationals. Behind bars
Updated on Sep 05, 2011 02:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
3 Nigerians held for beating up cops
The Delhi Police has arrested three Nigerians for beating up a police personnel and creating ruckus at the Amar Colony area of south Delhi in the wee hours on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 30, 2011 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Volunteers rejoice after sweet success
A backstage party began at Ramlila Maidan the moment social activist Anna Hazare broke his fast on Sunday with honey and coconut water. Karn Pratap Singh and Rajat Arora report.
Updated on Aug 29, 2011 12:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Rajat Arora, New Delhi
Heat takes toll on supporters
At least 15 people fainted due to dehydration and sunstroke in the scorching sun at the Ramlila Ground where thousands of supporters of Anna Hazare turned up for celebration on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 29, 2011 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Rajat Arora, New Delhi
Mission accomplished, Kamla Market police station holds hawan
The scene at Kamla Market police station in central Delhi was quite different from daily routine on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 29, 2011 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Rajat Arora, New Delhi
Glory gone fast, Ramlila Maidan wears deserted look
The Ramlila Maidan, which remained the focus point of the protest led by 74 -year-old Anna Hazare for the past 12 days, wore a deserted look after the supporters of the anti-graft crusader left the venue on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 29, 2011 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Rajat Arora, New Delhi
Anna breaks fast, crowd rules
It was almost a stampede-like situation at Ramlila Maidan when anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare broke his 12-day-long fast and started addressing a 35,000-strong crowd.
Updated on Aug 29, 2011 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Protesters on edge, conduct night vigils
Those in attendance at central Delhi’s Ramlila Ground, including police officers, were on edge for several nail-biting minutes as Arvind Kejriwal spoke of Team Anna’s latest ‘betrayal at the hands of the government’ on Wednesday night.
Updated on Aug 26, 2011 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Kerala lawyer in Delhi to be part of the action
A 26-year-old advocate from Kerala is among thousands of supporters of Anna Hazare, who has put his practice on an indefinite hold as he camps at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, watching his mentor's every move.
Updated on Aug 25, 2011 12:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Protest takes a toll on cops, MCD workers
Anna Hazare’s fight against corruption has started taking a toll on police personnel and MCD staff.
Updated on Aug 24, 2011 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and Neelam Pandey, New Delhi
Huge turnout at protest site boosts business at GB road
Thirty five-year-old Naseema (name changed) and a gradually swelling number from the approximate 4,500 sex workers under her care are the latest admirers of the 73-year-old anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare. Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh report.
Updated on Aug 22, 2011 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Unruly crowd create nuisance outside Tihar
There was something different in the air outside west Delhi's Tihar jail hours after the 73-year-old Gandhian Anna Hazare, who consented to walk out after spending his second night in prison despite having been released two days ago.
Updated on Aug 19, 2011 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jatin Anand and Karn Pratap Singh
Maharashtra group camping in Delhi
It's the solidarity which matters more than anything for the 600-odd activists of Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan (BVJA) from Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, who have been camping in the Capital for the past four days to support Anna Hazare.
Updated on Aug 18, 2011 12:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
73-yr-old joins Anna to make protest successful
Sick and tired of confronting corruption since he was a child, a 73-year-old factory owner thought he found a solution towards the dusk of his life.
Updated on Aug 16, 2011 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
Doctor couple seeking daughter’s admission in MBBS course duped
A doctor couple, who wanted their daughter to get admission into a prestigious medical college by hook or by crook, has been duped by two persons and finally ended up losing Rs 25 lakh. Karn Pratap Singh reports.
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
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