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

June 13, 2020 01:29 IST
Ajay, who joined the force 30 years ago, was posted at Seemapuri police station in Shahdara district and was part of a patrolling team tasked with looking for lockdown violators.
Sat, Jun 13, 2020
June 11, 2020 02:30 IST
According to Azam (34), his brother Imtiaz Ashraf Ali, for over three hours on Wednesday afternoon, lay in the sun outside the hospital even as Azam tried to get him a bed inside.
Thu, Jun 11, 2020
June 06, 2020 03:51 IST
In the complaint, Kumar claimed, “Dua, a known India media personality, committed offence of public nuisance, mischief, printing and engraving matters known to be defamatory, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace...”
Sun, Jun 07, 2020
June 04, 2020 04:27 IST
In the complaint, the pilot said he was on his way to the airport from Faridabad to catch a Delhi-Mumbai flight, set to take off at 3 am, when a group of bikers blocked the road. The men were masked, the pilot has claimed in his complaint, and they allegedly broke all windows.
Thu, Jun 04, 2020
May 31, 2020 11:30 IST
On Saturday evening, 54-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Shesh Mani Pandey, who was posted with the Crime Branch, died at the hospital. ASI Vikram (52) who was posted at Outer Delhi's Sultanpuri police station, died on Sunday morning.
Mon, Jun 01, 2020
May 24, 2020 05:21 IST
The Jafrabad sit-in had prompted a pro-CAA rally by BJP’s Kapil Mishra on February 23. A day later, riots broke out in Northeast Delhi.
Sun, May 24, 2020
May 23, 2020 15:45 IST
The emergency parole will be of eight weeks in total. This will also decongest the jail further. However, if the court has declined their appeal, then the convicts won’t be released.
Sat, May 23, 2020
May 22, 2020 17:39 IST
Some men, with helmets on, picked up the fruit and rushed towards their vehicles parked on the road, others filled their pockets with mangoes, while a few picked up the mangoes and threw the crates away. No FIR in the matter has been filed so far.
Fri, May 22, 2020
May 21, 2020 01:29 IST
Gaurav Sharma, DCP (Outer North), said, “The family ingested the liquid and fell sick. They were rushed to a nearby hospital by their neighbours. They are recovering.”
Thu, May 21, 2020
May 20, 2020 14:12 IST
According to those employed in Gurgaon industries and residing in Delhi, however, such confrontations have been a regular occurrence since the start of this month, with factories and offices in Gurgaon being allowed to open.
Thu, May 21, 2020May 18, 2020 07:06 IST
DCP (East) Jasmeet Singh said, “The video is from Mandawali but it’s a bad way of handling things. I don’t approve. We have already warned the SHO Mandawali and his team not to do this again.”
Mon, May 18, 2020
May 16, 2020 06:04 IST
Ram Pukar Pandit (38), a migrant labourer living in Nawada, alleged that police didn’t listen to him, but a few NGO workers and policemen served him food and he slept under the flyover at night.
Sat, May 16, 2020
May 12, 2020 02:37 IST
The incident took place in Central Delhi and the rape accused was arrested and sent to Tihar Jail on April 6. The victim was examined by doctors, and she also underwent a Covid-19 test.
Tue, May 12, 2020
May 11, 2020 03:21 IST
Talking about the Snapchat screenshots, the DCP said the girl used the "fake identity of a male and suggested in the chat a plan to sexually assault herself" so she could "check the reaction of the boy and the strength of his character”.
Mon, May 11, 2020
May 07, 2020 02:09 IST
Starting Thursday, the evacuation process will continue for a week with over 14 flights coming in from Malaysia, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, USA, Philippines and Singapore.
Thu, May 07, 2020
May 05, 2020 02:56 IST
With easing of restrictions in the capital, many migrants got calls from employers offering them their old jobs back — but not everyone was keen to take up the offer.
Tue, May 05, 2020
May 02, 2020 11:22 IST
Till late Friday night, the women — who were preparing for competitive exams, and stayed at a paying guest accommodation in South Delhi’s Hauz Khas — were stranded outside a police station, with nowhere to go.
Sat, May 02, 2020
April 28, 2020 01:11 IST
Family members said the elderly man had been living alone in West Delhi’s Hari Nagar for a “very long time” and his sons lived in Hyderabad and England. Due to the lockdown, his family members couldn't come to Delhi and take care of him.
Tue, Apr 28, 2020
April 27, 2020 01:40 IST
Around 65 migrants, heading to Bihar and UP, were also found in two delivery vans near Seemapuri. A case was registered against the two drivers and the migrants were sent to Yamuna Sports Complex.
Mon, Apr 27, 2020
April 25, 2020 00:50 IST
The clarification came after a video emerged showing two police personnel telling the muezzin of a mosque in Rohini not to play the azaan, citing an “order” by the L-G.
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
April 24, 2020 01:42 IST
In a video that surfaced online, Prajapati can purportedly be seen at Yamuna Pushta saying: “Someone burnt the night shelter but now they are not giving us food. Please do something. We’ll die of starvation. I had my last meal at noon yesterday.”
Fri, Apr 24, 2020
April 16, 2020 01:32 IST
On Wednesday, the Delhi government sent buses for them to be relocated to shelters in different parts of the city.
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
April 13, 2020 01:06 IST
N H Sharma, director (night shelter) at DUSIB, said, “We are trying to shift the people to nearby schools. Arrangements have been made and over a hundred men will be shifted to a school in Chabi Ganj tomorrow. Till then, food packets will be given to homeless people.”
Mon, Apr 13, 2020
April 12, 2020 04:10 IST
Blankets and personal belongings of the occupants, such as clothes, phones and water dispensers, were among the items destroyed. The government is arranging temporary accommodation for them.
Sun, Apr 12, 2020
April 12, 2020 00:57 IST
On Saturday, hundreds of migrant labourers lost the roof over their head again, after three shelter homes were set ablaze at 5.45 pm, a day after occupants clashed with civil defence volunteers over “food distribution”.
Sun, Apr 12, 2020




