Delhi police arrest contract killerAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police have arrested a contract killer allegedly involved in more than 40 cases of murder, attempted murder, robbery, dacoity and kidnapping. A senior police officer said they had received information that Rajkumar of the Sanjay Bhoot gang, allegedly involved in the kidnapping of advocate Subodh Jain Aug 6 and his murder later, was hiding in Delhi.
Dreaded criminal held after gunfight in DelhiAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A dreaded criminal wanted for half-a-dozen murders in Delhi and adjoining areas was arrested after a brief gunfight with policemen Wednesday. Sandeep Chaitanya, carrying a reward of Rs.50,000 on his head, was arrested from a house in the densely populated Rohini Sector 25 in northwest Delhi, a police officer said.
One criminal nailed in Rohini gunbattleAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a man wanted in double murder case after engaging him in a gunbattle in Outer Delhi. Sandeep Chitania was carrying a reward of Rs.50,000 on his head.
Himanshu Sabharwal's aid killed in DelhiJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Parminder Kumar, an aide and accountant of Himanshu Sabharwal, son of Professor Sabharwal, who was lynched in Ujjain, was killed in Delhi on Friday. According to Himanshu, Parminder was stabbed to death in the Maurice Nagar area this morning.
Chargesheet filed in TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan murder caseJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police on Monday filed a 620-page chargesheet on a local court against five persons who were arrested for alleged connection with the murder of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan. The 26-year-old journalist was shot dead in Delhi on September 30, 2008 when she was driving from her Jhandewalan office to her Vasant Kunj residence.
Wrestler held for murder in DelhiJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 34-year-old wrestler, who has represented India at international tournaments, has been arrested here on charges of murder and trying to extort money from Delhi-based businessmen, police said. Ranbir alias Dhillu Phalwan, a suspended railways train ticket checker, was arrested Tuesday from a gas station in Rangpuri area and an Italy made .30 bore pistol loaded with two live cartridges was recovered from him, police said.
Delhi Police arrest couple, solve murder caseApril 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Saturday said they had solved the murder of a 14-year-old boy with the arrest of a couple from Uttar Pradesh. Akash was found murdered in northwest Delhi in February this year.
Mob attacks police station in DelhiApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than 500 people pelted stones and ransacked a police station in the capital Thursday after the police failed to arrest those suspected in the murder of a 24-year-old man. 'About 500 people pelted bricks and damaged vehicles in Bhajanpura police station demanding arrest of suspects in Kallu murder case,' Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) S.S.
Last absconding suspect in Soumya Vishwanathan murder heldApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ajay Sethi, one of five suspects in the murder of television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, has been arrested from Haryana, police said Monday. The other four were arrested earlier in Delhi.
Woman executive's killers booked for another murderMarch 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three men accused of murdering an IT executive were Saturday formally arrested by Delhi Police in connection with the murder of journalist Soumya Viswanathan. The three were already in judicial custody for the murder of Jigisha Ghosh.
Soumya, Jigisha murder cases solved, four heldMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Police Tuesday claimed to have solved the murder cases of television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and IT executive Jigisha Ghosh. Four people have been arrested for the murder of the two young women in south Delhi.
Younis becomes first Pakistan captain to score triple centuryFebruary 25th, 2009 KARACHI - Skipper Younis Khan Tuesday became the third Pakistani to score a triple century as the hosts looked set to save the first cricket Test against Sri lanka at the National Stadium here. Younis, 31, reverse swept Muttiah Muralitharan for three runs to complete his first triple century and became the first Pakistani captain to achieve this feat.
Belgian nursery attacker `suicidal': ReportJanuary 25th, 2009 BRUSSELS - A 20-year-old accused of knifing to death two toddlers and a teacher in a nursery in Belgium is displaying suicidal tendencies in his prison cell, the Belga news agency has reported, quoting judicial sources. The suspect, who is held in the hospital wing of a prison in Bruges, looked apathetic during a hearing Sunday before magistrates and is being force-fed as he refuses to eat or drink.
Seven arrested in Uttar Pradesh triple murder caseJanuary 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Seven members of a family have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly killing three men, related to the rapist of a five-year-old girl, a police officer said Monday. The three men were shot dead by the girl's father and other family members in Leharpur locality of Sitapur district, about 90 km from here, Saturday.
Most heinous crimes in Delhi committed by young novicesJanuary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a worrying trend, novices below 25 years committed 90 percent of the heinous crimes in the national capital, according to the Delhi Police annual crime report. The report, released by Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S Dadwal Friday, said of the majority of the total number of people convicted for heinous crimes - murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, robbery and kidnapping - were beginners below 25 years and came from the low income group.
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