Snehal Tripathi covers crime and policing in Delhi. A trained electronic and electrical engineer, she always wanted to be a journalist, starting this journey with the hyper-local edition of Hindustan Times in south Delhi.
Articles by Snehal Tripathi
Chaos at major airports after DGCA grounds aircrafts over engine issue
Low-cost carriers IndiGo and Go Air cancelled 65 flights a day after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded 11 Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by a particular batch of faulty Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines.
Updated on Mar 13, 2018 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi and Neha LM Tripathi
Man found dead in mysterious circumstances in 2017: Police registers a case of murder
The court on February 17 had directed the police to register an FIR under appropriate sections. It had also ordered an inquiry into the alleged lapses by police officials associated in the case.
Published on Feb 24, 2018 10:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
As puppeteers gather in Delhi, a rare chance for them to enjoy the limelight
Puppeteers prepare for Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival to be held in Delhi from February 20 to February 27.
Updated on Feb 19, 2018 11:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Bawana fire tragedy: No bank accounts to encash cheques, say kin of victims
Seventeen people had died in that incident with the family members of the victims receiving compensation cheques of Rs 5 lakh each from the state government on January 24.
Updated on Feb 12, 2018 04:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Jigisha Ghosh murder: Delhi High Court commutes death sentence of two convicts
Jigisha Ghosh, a 28-year-old IT executive, was abducted by four men in a car little away from her house in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj after she was dropped by her office cab at 4 am
Updated on Jan 04, 2018 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi and Shiv Sunny
Fire hazard at Delhi hangouts: No action despite high court prod
Public interest litigations have alleged that the restaurants and pubs in the two areas are running in contravention of the safety rules, prompting the high court to seek reports from the authorities concerned.
Updated on Dec 29, 2017 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
A Raja, Kanimozhi, others acquitted in 2G spectrum case
A Special CBI court acquitted former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and all other accused in the 2G scam case that had rocked the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-II government.
Updated on Dec 21, 2017 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Ashok Bagriya, P Suchetana Ray, Bhadra Sinha and Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Tears and joy as special CBI court gives 2G scam judgment
Special CBI judge acquits all accused in 2G spectrum allocation case, says there is no evidence against them.
Updated on Dec 21, 2017 04:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Suchetana Ray and Snehal Tripathi
Unsafe public spaces: When danger lurks outside Delhi’s Metro stations
HT SPOTLIGHT | Daily commuters, including men, say they feel unsafe after exiting from many metro stations in Delhi. Just last month, two women were molested within a span of 15 minutes at the ITO metro station
Updated on Dec 22, 2017 08:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi and Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
Suhaib Ilyasi, host of India’s Most Wanted, sentenced to life for murder
The court also directed that Rs 10 lakh would be paid as compensation to his wife’s parents.
Updated on Dec 20, 2017 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi
6-yr-old murdered in Delhi by mother and her lover after she saw them in compromising position
Police said the woman from east Delhi’s Ghazipur had an extra-marital affair, and later planned the murder of her daughter with her lover after the child found them in a compromising position.
Updated on Dec 15, 2017 09:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi
District-level cricketer nicknamed ‘Dhoni’ arrested by Delhi police for murder
Vijay, alias Dhoni, allegedly became a member of Gaurav Jhareda gang after failing to get into Delhi’s state cricket team
Updated on Dec 12, 2017 11:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi
As winter sets in, homeless shelters across Delhi plagued by same old issues
Hindustan Times’ visit to five homeless shelters reveals shortage of toilets, geysers, space and food
Updated on Nov 20, 2017 03:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ashish Mishra and Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
No roof above head, how Delhi’s Kathputli Colony residents are spending sleepless nights
The colony was demolished to construct multi-storey buildings by a private builder, as part of Delhi Master Plan 2021 of DDA. However, some families stayed put, refusing to move out.
Updated on Nov 05, 2017 08:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Kathputli Colony evictees stay put under flyover, refuse to move to transit camp
Kathputli Colony was demolished to construct multi-storey buildings as part of DDA’s Master Plan 2021. During the last three years, 1,355 families have shifted to a transit accommodation at Anand Parbat.
Updated on Nov 03, 2017 04:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi
Delhi hotel suite where Sunanda Pushkar was found dead de-sealed after 3 years
Hotel Leela Palace claimed that due to the sealing of the suite, which costs ₹55,000-₹61,000 a night, it had suffered a loss of ₹50 lakh in the last 3 years
Updated on Oct 17, 2017 09:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Four months on, garbage segregation at source still not doable for Delhi residents
The north and east Delhi civic bodies had launched the waste segregation at source project at 10 selected neighbourhoods on the occasion of World Environment Day. The objective was to encourage people to sort out their domestic trash
Updated on Oct 02, 2017 04:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Vibha Sharma & Snehal Tripathi
Sunanda Pushkar death: Police rapped for not de-sealing hotel suite
The court has ordered desealing of the suite twice in the past this year. However, the suite continues to be locked since January 17, 2014.
Updated on Sep 26, 2017 10:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Delhi to get more rain, thunderstorms this week before monsoon retreats
This June was the wettest since 2007 thanks to heavy pre-monsoon showers. But rain has been erratic since monsoon hit on July 2
Updated on Sep 19, 2017 01:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi
Durga Puja: From Bengal to Delhi, idol makers who bring the goddess to life
In Pics | People from across Delhi visit Durga Puja pandals in CR Park to see the larger-than-life idols of the goddess. Meet the artisans from West Bengal who come to Delhi every during this time to make these idols
Updated on Sep 22, 2017 12:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi
Delhi couple killed: Party plans turned into funeral as she died on her 74th birthday
A couple in their seventies was murdered and their house ransacked in north-west Delhi’s Ashok Vihar, Phase-3, on Saturday.
Updated on Sep 03, 2017 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Elderly couple murdered in north Delhi, lockers emptied, help absconding
The double murder came to light when an attendant alerted the neighbours that the couple were neither opening the door nor taking calls. Delhi police broke open the house and found the two lying dead in a room.
Updated on Sep 04, 2017 04:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi
Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill collapse: Survivors recall 6 minutes of horror
Survivors and eye-witnesses recall a loud blast that shook the ground right before the mayhem. Abhishek, 20, and Rajkumari, 28, died after falling into a canal.
Updated on Sep 02, 2017 12:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Snehal Tripathi
How an alert girlfriend foiled kidnapping bid, saved Delhi trader
Yashish Arora was talking to his girlfriend when the abductors hit his car. She heard him get into an argument before his phone was disconnected. She alerted Arora’s family and Delhi police who tracked the victim’s location through electronic surveillance.
Updated on Aug 31, 2017 02:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi
Woman falls off auto in Delhi as bikers snatch purse, suffers severe head injury
Jyoti Bakhsi was on her way to Kashmere Gate ISBT with her daughter Mahak when two men on a bike targeted them. Jyoti fell out of the auto and sustained head injuries.
Updated on Aug 30, 2017 11:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Uncle hated that mom earned more, says daughter of woman beheaded in Delhi
Rama Shankar confessed his crime to the Delhi Police even before it had been discovered. He claimed that ‘liberal ways’ of the victim Kalawati were bringing disrepute to the family prompting him to murder her.
Updated on Aug 30, 2017 10:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Murder convict thought he was safe till Delhi cops caught up with him, 26 yrs later
Police said that after jumping parole, Singh kept on shifting from one city to another and for short periods, lived in cities such as Ludhiana, Bikaner, Haridwar and Ghaziabad before returning to Delhi.
Updated on Aug 29, 2017 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Murder in police station: Police left fighting men in same room
Senior police officials said that the victim and the accused should have been taken into the interrogation room for questioning, instead of being taken into a room belonging to an investigation officer.
Updated on Aug 22, 2017 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
It’s a bird... it’s a plane... it’s a drone: Dwarka residents, what’s in your sky?
Flight operations at Delhi airport were halted twice for around two hours on Sunday after pilots of two airlines spotted a drone-like object in the area even as security agencies went into a tizzy. Police said that the drone-like object was seen near Dwarka Sector 23.
Updated on Aug 22, 2017 10:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi, New Delhi
Delhi kids trace history of CR Park through drawings, sketches, comic strips
15 schoolchildren interacted with elders in CR Park to know about their personal histories and relationship with the area.
Updated on Aug 21, 2017 01:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snehal Tripathi
