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

August 02, 2020 02:49 IST
The accused, Amit Pulami (28), hails from Nepal and had come to Delhi a year ago. He lives with his wife and two children, and works at a warehouse in Gurgaon. He was arrested from Southwest Delhi’s Mahipalpur.
Sun, Aug 02, 2020
July 30, 2020 02:45 IST
He was also behind an illegal kidney transplant racket in the 1990s with a network spread across Jaipur, Ballabhgarh and Gurgaon, police said.
Thu, Jul 30, 2020
July 26, 2020 03:36 IST
According to police, the scooter toppled and crashed into the road divider, with the victim, Ajar Mehra, suffering severe head injuries.
Sun, Jul 26, 2020
July 24, 2020 04:15 IST
Police said they received a complaint from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), who are managing the centre.
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
July 23, 2020 02:32 IST
One of the kidnappers was traced and arrested. A day later, police arrested Upender, the child’s paternal uncle, who allegedly planned the kidnapping to get money from his brother Tarun. Police said he was in debt.
Thu, Jul 23, 2020
July 21, 2020 02:31 IST
On Monday, government officials also advised other families living next to a drain, which overflowed and destroyed over 10 houses, to shift to the tent as the ground is unstable.
Tue, Jul 21, 2020
July 20, 2020 04:22 IST
Police said Kundan Kumar was transporting goods in his Tata Ace van when his vehicle got stuck in the waterlogged road and he couldn’t escape.
Mon, Jul 20, 2020
July 20, 2020 04:17 IST
A drain, which runs between the WHO site and the JJ colony, overflowed, leading to the collapse. With minutes to spare before their one-two storey homes on the banks were swept away, families ran for their lives, leaving belongings behind.
Mon, Jul 20, 2020
July 12, 2020 02:20 IST
Singh’s family has alleged apathy by police as well as “negligence” by Aruna Asaf Ali hospital in Civil Lines, where he was first rushed with stab wounds and discharged hours later.
Sun, Jul 12, 2020
July 11, 2020 03:12 IST
According to a digitisation report, 480 cases were rejected earlier by the government due to reasons like duplicity of claims etc. Till March 21, Rs 17.35 crore was disbursed under the
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
July 10, 2020 02:00 IST
The woman said she worked at the private lounge in Terminal 3 of IGI airport. The complaint states that the woman was removed from her job on Tuesday as she couldn’t “give sexual favours” to the senior managers.
Fri, Jul 10, 2020
July 06, 2020 04:40 IST
Yadav’s family had shifted him to Aakash Healthcare in Dwarka on June 30. His family had applied for interim bail on June 27 because he was hospitalised in the ICU.
Mon, Jul 06, 2020
July 05, 2020 10:14 IST
In the FIR registered Saturday, Benn stated, "I was walking towards the place where my staff had cornered the dog. A man asked me what I was doing. I told him we were catching street dogs for sterilisation and will drop them back in a few days."
Sun, Jul 05, 2020
July 03, 2020 02:34 IST
Police said the baby was crying and his family couldn't be traced immediately. The officers gave him some water. "He stopped crying after some time and slept. He had minor injuries on his hands so we shifted him to LBS Hospital," said Vijender.
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
June 30, 2020 01:30 IST
Many houses in the area don’t have regular supply of drinking water, and residents said arguments do break out, especially since the lockdown was implemented in March and shops that supplied water downed shutters.
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
June 28, 2020 04:26 IST
A nurse, who did not wish to be identified, said, “We are scared as the hospital doesn’t have adequate infrastructure to deal with Covid patients. When I was evicted, I had to take help from doctors, who spoke to the landlord.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
June 26, 2020 02:40 IST
According to the protocol set by the government, patients with co-morbid conditions and those who require oxygen support have to be admitted to hospital.
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
June 22, 2020 02:01 IST
DCP (Southwest) Devender Arya said the four accused -- guard Rajesh (18), Gyanender (22), Om (18) and Pramod (26) -- were arrested on Sunday from Lakhimpur Kheri near the Nepal border. Police said all hail from the neighbouring country.
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
June 21, 2020 05:36 IST
Police said they have not found a suicide note yet and the family doesn’t know the reason behind the extreme step. A probe has been initiated in the matter.
Sun, Jun 21, 2020
June 20, 2020 03:25 IST
The FIR states that when police tried to make contact with Faizan at GTB hospital, they found he had left after treatment. As per the FIR, police have no eyewitnesses so far.
Sat, Jun 20, 2020
June 19, 2020 13:44 IST
The Police also said that nobody has been arrested in the cases yet. The accused were given notices and the court will hear the case on June 25 and later in July. The accused persons had come from 36 different countries to attend the congregation.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
June 19, 2020 03:09 IST
Shamim had been waiting the whole day to bury the body of a 65-year-old spiritual leader, Mohammad Ahmad Akrami, who died after testing positive for coronavirus at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
June 17, 2020 12:23 IST
The minor, who works as domestic help in East Delhi, went to the railway station to go back to her hometown in Jharkhand.
Wed, Jun 17, 2020
June 17, 2020 01:53 IST
In the season of the virus, caution is abundant, and a typical cremation is longer, harder work.
Wed, Jun 17, 2020
June 16, 2020 04:15 IST
According to Poonam, her husband Ram Dev, who sold tea in Mangolpuri till the stall was shut down in March, started feeling unwell on May 24, with complaints of fever and breathlessness.
Tue, Jun 16, 2020




