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Varinder Bhatia
Varinder Bhatia is the Deputy Resident Editor at The Indian Express in Chandigarh. He is a veteran journalist with over 22 years of experience specializing in crime, political investigations, and legal reporting. Professional Profile Education: Law graduate from Panjab University. Career Path: He began his career as an intern at The Times of India and worked as a legal reporter for Hindustan Times (2001) before joining The Indian Express in October 2004. Awards: He is a two-time winner of the Express Excellence Awards. Expertise: His reporting is deeply rooted in the political and judicial affairs of Haryana, with a focus on high-profile criminal cases and administrative reforms. Recent Notable Articles (Late 2024 - 2025) His recent work highlights critical investigative reporting on crime and governance: 1. Crime & Investigations "Red Fort car explosion: Shops where raw materials bought identified" (Nov 14, 2025): Detailed reporting on the investigation into the sourcing of ammonium nitrate and potash for a car blast near Delhi's Red Fort. "Well-educated, a loner: Woman who killed 4 kids was jealous of their looks" (Dec 5, 2025): A chilling investigative piece on a Panipat woman arrested for murdering her own son and nieces. "Haryana officer suicide: What has happened so far in the Y Puran Kumar case" (Oct 15, 2025): Covering the high-stakes suicide of an IGP who left a note naming several top IPS and IAS officers in a corruption scandal. "Relu Ram murder: Why the murder of a former MLA's family is back in focus" (Dec 12, 2025): Reporting on the flare-up of property disputes after the release of convicts in a 24-year-old mass murder case. 2. Haryana Politics & Economy "Over 25 lakh farmers have Rs 60,816 crore outstanding loans, says CM Nayab Singh Saini" (Dec 18, 2025): Reporting from the Haryana Vidhan Sabha winter session on the state's agriculture debt crisis. "Haryana comes out with Ordinance to simplify land ownership in rural areas" (Nov 27, 2025): Analyzing new laws to clarify ownership within abadi deh (village habitation) lands. "Lado Laksmi Yojana: Saini...
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Haryana Vidhan Sabha winter session: Over 25 lakh farmers have Rs 60,816 crore outstanding loans, says CM Nayab Singh Saini
December 18, 2025 19:04 IST
Farmers from Hisar, Sirsa lead the state with the highest number of outstanding agriculture loan
Thu, Dec 18, 2025
The murder that shook Haryana: 24 years on, why the murder of a former MLA’s family by his daughter, son-in-law is back in focusSubscriber Only
December 12, 2025 17:56 IST
As convicts in Relu Ram Punia family's killings – his daughter Sonia and her husband Sanjeev – walk out of prison following HC's order, old family property disputes flare up
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
Haryana withdraws PSOs of 72 persons, frees 201 cops for other duties
December 11, 2025 21:41 IST
Move part of rationalisation of force, review of the threat perception to the 'protectees' at district-level, every week
Thu, Dec 11, 2025
Gurgaon’s Rs 700-crore plot: Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside order directing HSVP to deposit Rs 123.77 crore
December 10, 2025 14:30 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court mandated the creation of a charge on the property equivalent to 25 per cent of the bid amount of Rs 495 crore.
Wed, Dec 10, 2025
Well-educated, a loner: Woman who killed 4 kids was jealous of their looks, say police
December 05, 2025 04:50 IST
According to the police, the first two murders took place in 2023 at Poonam’s residence in Bhawad. Her nine-year-old niece, Ishika, and three-year-old son, Shubham, were found dead in a water tank at the house.
Fri, Dec 05, 2025
Educated homemaker, mother of two: Who is Poonam, the Haryana woman held for killing 4 children?
December 04, 2025 13:25 IST
The Panipat police are investigating what led Poonam to allegedly murder four young children, including her own son, over the past two years.
Thu, Dec 04, 2025
‘Waiting to apply’: MDU admits it doesn’t have NAAC’s A+ accreditation, yet continues to display on website
December 03, 2025 14:44 IST
Maharshi Dayanand University said it was waiting to apply under the National Assessment and Accreditation Council’s new methodology of accreditation.
Wed, Dec 03, 2025
MDU gets NAAC warning over ‘fake’ A-Grade claim, fate of 6,000 students hang in balance
December 02, 2025 13:29 IST
UGC's Distance Education Bureau holds MDU 'ineligible' to offer online, distance learning courses.
Tue, Dec 02, 2025
MDU gets NAAC warning over ‘fake’ A-Grade claim, fate of 6,000 students hang in balance
December 02, 2025 13:25 IST
UGC's Distance Education Bureau holds MDU 'ineligible' to offer online, distance learning courses
Tue, Dec 02, 2025
Haryana comes out with Ordinance to simplify land ownership and rights in rural areasSubscriber Only
November 27, 2025 18:33 IST
Historically, land within the abadi deh of Haryana villages was not assessed for revenue purposes, and ownership often remained ambiguous.
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Haryana finally enacts law to take over management of Gurgaon’s Aparna Institution for 10 yearsSubscriber Only
November 26, 2025 16:23 IST
The Haryana government cites public interest and the need to safeguard the spiritual institution’s functioning and assets as primary reasons for the takeover.
Wed, Nov 26, 2025
Lado Laksmi Yojana: Saini proposes accumulated annual benefit transfer in two tranchesSubscriber Only
November 16, 2025 04:13 IST
Announces to modify scheme fortnight after transferring first monthly installment of Rs 2,100
Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Red Fort blast: Two more Al Falah doctors, ‘friends’ with prime suspect Umar, being questionedSubscriber Only
November 15, 2025 06:14 IST
One of the two doctors belongs to Nuh, where the prime suspect went before coming to Delhi on day of blast outside Red Fort
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Red fort car explosion: Shops where raw materials bought identified, owners being questionedSubscriber Only
November 14, 2025 04:00 IST
Not just ammonium nitrate, potash too was sourced, say investigators
Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Express Exclusive: Red Ecosport ‘belonging to’ Delhi blast accused Umar Nabi found at Haryana farmhouseSubscriber Only
November 12, 2025 17:54 IST
Officials had, earlier in the day, sounded a red alert in several states to look for the vehicle, after discovering that it was registered under Nabi's name.
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
As links emerge between Red Fort blast suspect and terror module busted by JK police, officials say bigger attack avertedSubscriber Only
November 11, 2025 20:34 IST
Top sources in security agencies said they believe members of the module were planning something much bigger than the Red Fort blast, but their plans began to unravel late last month.
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Probe tracks journey of car involved in Red Fort blast: Pulwama resident bought i20 last monthSubscriber Only
November 11, 2025 02:19 IST
Hours after the blast, police had questioned a Gurgaon resident under whose name the car was once registered. The man is learnt to have told investigators that he had sold the vehicle to someone else, and police then began working with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) to trace the vehicle ownership.
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Red Fort blast: Vehicle owner traced in Gurgaon, being questionedSubscriber Only
November 10, 2025 22:52 IST
The man is learnt to have told investigators that he had sold the vehicle to someone else, and police are working with the RTO to ascertain the current owner
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Haryana top cop wants to unmask gangsters’ life in jail: No glamour in crimeSubscriber Only
November 08, 2025 04:02 IST
Haryana DGP O P Singh has directed top officers to unmask these “gangsters” and show the public what life behind bars really looks like.
Sat, Nov 08, 2025
‘Congress should clarify about Brazilian model who Rahul claimed voted 22 times’: Haryana BJP chiefSubscriber Only
November 05, 2025 20:04 IST
“Rahul Gandhi has used this particular timing (to make Haryana vote chori allegations), because Congress and its allies are seeing defeat in Bihar polls,” says Mohanlal Badoli
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
Hooda on Rahul’s Haryana ‘vote chori’ claims: ‘Manipulation is exposed, for people to see now’Subscriber Only
November 05, 2025 18:18 IST
“All this makes it even more important that the elections need to be conducted through ballot papers and not EVMs,” says the Haryana LoP
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
Amid Rahul ‘vote chori charge’, what happened to 16 petitions filed by CongressSubscriber Only
November 05, 2025 16:29 IST
After the Assembly polls in October last year, these Congress leaders had alleged irregularities in postal ballots and EVM tampering
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
Beijing Olympics boxer, Arjuna awardee: Under fire for evicting street vendors, Haryana cop Dinesh Kumar says he was taking action as per lawSubscriber Only
October 28, 2025 17:06 IST
Though ACP Dinesh Kumar has been stripped of his charge Bahadurgarh, senior police officers and local residents have come out in his defence.
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
With friends hours before ‘suicide’, Rohtak ASI ‘got call, said was going back to office’Subscriber Only
October 16, 2025 04:20 IST
The ASI left behind a 6m 28s video and a “final note” levelling serious allegations of corruption against Haryana IGP Y Puran Kumar, who had died by suicide days before.
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Haryana officer suicide: What has happened so far in the Y Puran Kumar caseSubscriber Only
October 15, 2025 16:38 IST
In the note, Puran Kumar named nine serving and one retired IPS officers and three retired IAS officers, including DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor and SP Narinder Bijarniya. He wrote that their actions had led him to take the extreme step.
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