Jignasa Sinha is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express. She writes on Delhi crime, gender and labour. Her Twitter handle is @jignasa_sinha

October 01, 2020 02:04 IST
The 19-year-old’s mother says that none of their neighbours, most of them Thakurs and Brahmins, had paid a visit to offer condolences. “We collect fodder from their farms. We thought they would come at least once."
Thu, Oct 01, 2020
September 30, 2020 04:16 IST
Last rites at 3 am, woman’s home barricaded, top officials, 200-plus police on spot
Thu, Oct 01, 2020
September 30, 2020 04:15 IST
On Tuesday morning, the 19-year-old Dalit woman who had been assaulted and allegedly gangraped by four upper-caste men in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh, on September 14, died at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.
Wed, Sep 30, 2020
September 27, 2020 01:20 IST
Meanwhile, the woman remains critical and has quadriplegia (paralysis in all four limbs), doctors said.
Sun, Sep 27, 2020
September 26, 2020 04:32 IST
It’s been 11 days and the 19-year-old, whose tongue was cut off and spinal cord severely injured, is on a ventilator at a hospital in Aligarh and fighting for her life.
Sat, Sep 26, 2020
September 23, 2020 03:12 IST
Of these, statements of 33 have been recorded under CrPC section 164, which makes them admissible in a court of law, as opposed to disclosure statements made under CrPC section 161.
Wed, Sep 23, 2020
September 22, 2020 05:00 IST
The final report, states that “internationally, terrorist activity is defined as the use of violence to force a government to accept/submit to political demands”.
Tue, Sep 22, 2020
September 22, 2020 04:35 IST
The chargesheet details the questions Mishra was asked about his visit and about the YouTube video of his address.
Tue, Sep 22, 2020
September 20, 2020 04:29 IST
"During the search of Sharma's house, one laptop, some confidential documents related to the defence department and other incriminating documents were recovered."
Sun, Sep 20, 2020
September 19, 2020 09:38 IST
Riya, a DU student, has since put multiple posts on social media in an effort to get the government to aid the search for her brother.
Sat, Sep 19, 2020
September 10, 2020 06:01 IST
“In view of the spread of coronavirus in Delhi, each police station shall detail one team comprising of an upper subordinate and a lower subordinate to report to one location… and prosecute persons who violate protocols...,” the order said.
Fri, Sep 11, 2020
September 07, 2020 02:19 IST
After the government announced that bars will be allowed to reopen post September 9, the DFS said it is receiving more applications for NOC and licence renewal.
Mon, Sep 07, 2020
August 30, 2020 04:50 IST
Police said the victim was unemployed and was released from jail 15-20 days ago after being arrested in a case of petty theft.
Sun, Aug 30, 2020
August 28, 2020 02:18 IST
Police said she sent the mail at 11 pm. “I am distressed... If somebody doesn’t come to help me, I will commit suicide in the next 2 hours,” read the mail, in which the woman had also written her address and phone number.
Sat, Aug 29, 2020
August 23, 2020 01:34 IST
The ‘chit fund’ was started five years ago by a man named Abdul Salam, with his wife Pinky and brothers Abdul Kalam and Ajju Khan, under the name ‘Friends Lucky Draw’, police said.
Sun, Aug 23, 2020
August 21, 2020 05:25 IST
The complainant, Vedant Pathak, had lost his father to Covid-19 in May and the family was in Ayodhya to perform the last rites when the accused broke into their house in Northwest Delhi’s Subash Place on August 8.
Fri, Aug 21, 2020
August 15, 2020 05:26 IST
The family said they searched for the girl after they couldn’t find her. A family member said: “She went to the toilet after dinner but didn’t come back. After 10-15 minutes, we started looking for her and found her injured near the forest.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020
August 15, 2020 04:52 IST
The event, which is usually witnessed by more than 25,000 people, was only restricted to Covid warriors, sportspersons, ministers, MPs, Home Ministry officials, and media persons due to the pandemic.
Sun, Aug 15, 2021
August 13, 2020 03:13 IST
ASI Zakir Hussain hailed from Gangwara village in Meerut, UP. He joined the Delhi Police in 1993 and shifted to Wazirabad with his family. He is survived by his wife, two sons and daughter.
Thu, Aug 13, 2020
August 11, 2020 05:37 IST
The deceased, head constable Wazir Singh, was in charge of the vehicle and was sitting in the passenger seat, while constable Amit (26) was driving.
Tue, Aug 11, 2020
August 10, 2020 03:39 IST
On Friday, Delhi Police conducted raids in more than 10 shops in Chand Mohalla and booked five kite sellers for selling Chinese manjha (made of nylon and plastic) and Bareilly ka manjha (coated with glass or metal).
Mon, Aug 10, 2020
August 10, 2020 02:01 IST
Commissioner of Police S N Shrivastava, when Sweety's result was brought to his notice, said in a tweet that her father would have been very proud and that the department will contact her and congratulate her.
Mon, Aug 10, 2020
August 09, 2020 04:20 IST
By 8 pm, Sathe, 59, and Kumar, 32, were dead, with the flight being operated as a part of the Vande Bharat rescue mission skidding off a Kozhikode airport runway into a valley. Kumar’s family said wife Megha is yet to be informed about his death.
Sun, Aug 09, 2020
August 08, 2020 04:05 IST
“I was boiling milk for my granddaughters when I heard her screaming for help. She was on her balcony, covered in blood. I told the children to go inside the house. I was scared and didn’t want them to see the little girl," said the woman, who lives in Outer Delhi.
Sat, Aug 08, 2020
August 07, 2020 04:08 IST
A senior doctor at AIIMS, where she is admitted, said, “She suffered severe injuries to her private parts and head and was put on a ventilator. Doctors performed two surgeries and her condition is better now. She is in the ward and on oxygen support.”
Fri, Aug 07, 2020




