New Delhi: The crime branch of Delhi Police has busted a sophisticated drug cartel operating across India, Thailand and Dubai, arresting the key supplier, a former Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs official. High-potency hydroponic marijuana valued at over Rs 42 crore was seized.The accused was identified as 35-year-old Rohit Kumar Sharma alias Robit,…
New Delhi: Police in all 15 Delhi districts have been given drones for surveillance, reconnaissance, crime scene documentation and a range of other tasks. The force has also laid down standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the use of drones too.The SOPs say that the drones will also be used for disaster response, crowd control and…
New Delhi: As Delhi is again grappling with pollution crisis in the aftermath of Diwali, former Supreme Court judge Abhay S Oka, who dealt with this problem and other environment issues during his stint at the apex court, appealed all courts to adopt zero tolerance for violation of environmental laws and said that bursting of…
New Delhi: Move over, hissing snakes and clawing cats — Indian frogs are rewriting the rulebook on self-defence.A team led by India’s “Frogman”, Prof S D Biju of Delhi University, has documented two hitherto unseen defensive behaviours among Indian amphibians: one species bites and shrieks in warning, while another raises its body like a tiny,…
New Delhi: Adil Hussaini, arrested by Delhi Police’s special cell, revealed during police questioning that he and his brother, Akhtar Hussain, changed names and obtained new passports as they became “people of interest” in some foreign countries due to their shady dealings. To dodge any potential trail, Hussaini declared himself dead.The suspects were under surveillance…
New Delhi: AIIMS has reported carbide gun-related eye injuries for the first time in the city this Diwali, along with a sharp rise in firecracker-linked ocular trauma. One hundred and ninety patients with serious eye injuries were treated at the hospital emergency, a 19% increase from last year. “Out of them, about 60 required emergency…
New Delhi: Observing that there’s no point in having an arms licence if one is not allowed to keep ammunition for that weapon, a Delhi court dismissed a revision petition filed by Delhi Police against an order of a lower court that discharged a man accused under the Arms Act, 1959. In May 2019, Amit…
New Delhi: A grey haze continued to hang over the city on Wednesday, though its air quality improved slightly from that on Tuesday. The AQI stood at 279, better than 294 a day earlier. Both the figures fall in the poor category. None of the 39 stations in the city recorded readings in the severe…
New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested the uncle and apprehended the brother of a Delhi University student who was allegedly part of a staged acid attack in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar. Special CP (law and order) Ravindra Singh Yadav confirmed the development. The charges of criminal conspiracy and furnishing false information have been added to the…
New Delhi: Police have arrested two men accused of drugging and robbing passengers during inter-state bus journeys. The suspects allegedly offered sedative-laced food and drinks to unsuspecting travellers before stealing their belongings. Officers recovered 16 high-end mobile phones, jewellery, several debit and credit cards and Rs 10 lakh withdrawn using stolen cards. The accused —…
