New Delhi: A 26-year-old rickshaw puller has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in west Delhi, the police said on Monday. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Arun Kumar Das who allegedly raped the minor in West Delhi’s Janakpuri area in the early hours of Monday. “The accused was […]
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Delhi’s child rape case disposal rate zero per cent in 6 months
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed deep concern at the poor disposal rate of child rape cases. Only 4 per cent of the 24,212 cases registered since January 2019 have been disposed off. In case of Delhi, merely two of the 729 cases have been disposed off. Many states, which have documented registration […]
3 killed in fire at Delhi rubber factory
New Delhi: Three persons, including two women, were killed in a major fire that engulfed a packaging factory in Delhi on Saturday, an official said. The incident took place around 9 a.m. at Jhilmil Industrial Area near Dilshad Garden. According to fire officials, a short-circuit on the ground floor of the three-storey factory, involved in packaging […]
Not given money for liquor, man kills mother in Delhi
New Delhi: A 26-year-old man has been arrested in north Delhi for allegedly murdering his mother following a quarrel after she refused to give him money to buy liquor, police said on Sunday. Police said the man slit his mother’s throat in north-west Delhi’s Vijay Nagar area after which he surrendered before the police on Saturday […]
Delhi Court sentences AAP MLA Somdutt to 6 months in jail
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somdutt to six months imprisonment for physically assaulting a man, leaving him grievously injured during the 2015 Assembly election campaign. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal pronounced the quantum of sentence on the MLA from Sadar Bazar constituency. The court also fined him […]
Five-year-old gang-raped by minor boys
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, two minor boys gang-raped a five-year-old girl in the national capital. According to the police, the accused, aged 11 and 10 years, as well as the victim lived in the same area in Kapasera near the Delhi border. “The kids were playing in the park on Monday night. The two […]
BJP says Delhi minister involved in Hauz Qazi incident; AAP hits back
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday accused Delhi Cabinet Minister Imran Hussain of being involved in an attack on a Hindu temple in Hauz Qazi area of the old city, with the Minister calling the claim “baseless and false” and filed a police complaint against BJP leaders. Among the BJP leaders who made the allegations […]
Home Minister summons Delhi top cop over communal clashes, temple vandalism
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday summoned Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik over the communal clashes and temple vandalism that took place on Sunday night in central Delhi’s Hauz Qazi area. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Shah, Patnaik stated that four people have been arrested in the incident. “It was a […]
Monsoon to hit Delhi in 72 hours: IMD
New Delhi: Monsoon is likely to hit the national capital in the next 72 hours, beginning with light showers on Tuesday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The IMD said light rains were expected on Wednesday and Thursday after which the delayed monsoon will set in. With the rains, there would be a slight […]
Three persons found dead inside Delhi house, their throats slit open
New Delhi: A couple and their maid were found dead with their throats slit inside a house in Vasant Vihar in south Delhi, police said on Sunday. The deceased couple were identified as Vishnu Mathur and Shashi Mathur and their maid as Khushbu. The police said they were tipped off about the murders at 8.40 a.m. […]