NEW DELHI: A white Santro car, which had changed ownership several times, an Aadhaar card of a woman sex worker and a wrong phone number were what police had at hands while probing the case of a woman found dead, bound in chains. But these were the slim clues that helped them solve the case in less than 12 hours.The CCTV footage recovered from Block 18 of Tilak Nagar, where the Swiss woman's body was...
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NEW DELHI: A hotel owner in his thirties and his eight-year-old son were allegedly stabbed to death in their sleep at their residence in central Delhi's Paharganj area, police said on Saturday. The gruesome discovery of their lifeless bodies took place in the afternoon when the hotel owner's wife and daughter, concerned by the lack of response to their repeated calls to the man's mobile phone, decided...
NEW DELHI: A man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the killing of a woman, a Swiss national, whose body was found near a Municipal Corporation of Delhi-run school in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar area.The accused, identified as Gurpreet, was nabbed based on technical and manual intelligence.He is being questioned to ascertain the identity of the woman and details linked to the crime.The accused had...
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Dussehra and Navratri celebrations at Red Fort and in Chandni Chowk, Delhi Traffic Police has imposed certain restrictions and issued an advisory asking motorists to avoid some stretches as large gatherings are expected there from the weekend. Senior officers have also asked those coming to north Delhi to travel by public transport to avoid traffic.According to police, three major...
Dhunuchi naach is performed during Durga Puja to honour the goddess. The participant holds at least one dhunuchi, an earthenware filled with coconut husk and dhunno (incense), which is burnt, producing a scented-smoke. The naach, characterised by graceful movements, subtle wrist twists while firmly gripping the censer, and rhythmic foot tapping on the beats of the dhaak, captivates visitors with its...
NEW DELHI: An unidentified woman's body was found near a school operated by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in the Tilak Nagar area of west Delhi, early morning on Friday.The body was found by a passerby, who alerted the police. Forensic teams, crime investigators, and medical professionals from Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital were dispatched to the location to conduct examinations.Police...
NEW DELHI: A bus helper was allegedly shot dead by a conductor in southeast Delhi's Sunlight Colony on Thursday. Cops have arrested two men in the case, including the bus driver who helped the accused hide the pistol.The deceased was identified as Roop Singh Yadav. Two men, Amit Pateria (helper) and Azad Khan (driver), have been arrested in the case.After shooting Yadav, Pateria made a PCR call to the...
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday extended judicial custody of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia till November 22 in an alleged money laundering case.The court of special judge, MK Nagpal, directed the counsels to inspect the documents from 2pm to 7pm on every working day at CBI office. Directing the counsels to email requests to the investigating officer (IO) following which a schedule...
NEW DELHI: The police on Thursday reported that a 52-year-old man in south Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar area strangled his wife to death during a heated argument over her decision to go to work.According to their son's statement to the police, a heated altercation took place between his parents on Tuesday night.Man stabs wife to death over suspected extramarital affair in Delhi’s Maujpur; arrestedAfter...
The alleys and gardens of the Swiss Embassy were adorned with floral clouds to celebrate 75 years of friendship between Switzerland and India.Indian and Swiss floral artists came together to set up floral installations using locally sourced flowers, including marigold, anthurium, heliconia, gladioli and carnations. “We want to celebrate peace and friendship through this artistic co-creation of artists...