NEW DELHI: In one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Indian legal history, Surinder Koli — accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings and sentenced to death in 13 cases — is set to walk free after spending 19 years in prison and narrowly escaping execution twice.Koli, whose conviction and death sentence were upheld by…
Red Fort blast captured on CCTV NEW DELHI: Fresh CCTV footage has captured the exact moment a Hyundai i20 exploded near the Red Fort on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring several others.The chilling visuals show Chandni Chowk’s Subhash Marg packed with vehicles and pedestrians during peak evening rush hour.Cars crawl through…
Intel report links Delhi Red Fort blast to Jaish-e-Muhammed’s revenge for Pakistan HQ strike in Operation Sindoor NEW DELHI: Confirming that Monday’s blast near Red Fort was a terror attack, Delhi Police has registered an FIR under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Initial intelligence inputs suggest that the blast was carried out by a Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM)…
Monday’s blast claimed the lives of many ordinary folks who had come from different corners of the country, drawn by Delhi’s promise of work that paid, of days that ran on time, of futures that could be planned one bill at a time.Two friends, Ashok Kumar, 34, and Lokesh Agarwal, 52, had met after months…
NEW DELHI: The last time Pankaj Sahni’s friends and family saw him was around 4.30pm Monday, when he left his home in Kanjhawala to drop a neighbour to Old Delhi Railway Station. Two hours later, news of the blast broke. “I kept calling him repeatedly, but his phone was switched off,” said his father Ram…
NEW DELHI: Ten days ago, Dinesh had travelled from Delhi to his village Ganeshpur in UP’s Shravasti to celebrate Diwali. He spent the afternoon decorating the mud walls of his home with his daughters, Bitta, 7, and Srishti, 4, before joining the evening prayers. His eldest son, Himanshu, 8, clung to his hand, reluctant to…
New Delhi: In the wake of the deadly blast near Red Fort, security was stepped up across all major railway stations in the Delhi division of Northern Railway on Tuesday. Officials said they deployed a dog squad and additional forces, and intensified surveillance to prevent any untoward incident at these crowded places. Dog squads were…
New Delhi: There is mystery over the kind of explosive or chemical used in Monday’s blast with the forensics and NSG’s explosive wing yet to submit their report. However, prima facie assessment points towards the use of military-grade explosives, given the scale of damages and casualties. Sources said investigators on Tuesday sought an opinion from…
New Delhi: Thirty-eight-year-old Sakir, a cab driver from Touru village in Haryana’s Nuh, considers himself lucky as he looks around the ICU of Lok Nayak Hospital. Having sustained burn injuries to his head and forehead, he says his condition is far better than many others being treated alongside him. “Doctors, who make the rounds every…
New Delhi: “When I heard about the blast near Red Fort on Monday, it all came rushing back — the phone that rang once and never again, the hospital corridors, and the moment I saw my husband’s body,” said Sangeeta Sharma, now 64 who lost her husband, Ashok Kumar Sharma, in the 2011 Delhi High…
