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Section 144 imposed around Red Fort, Rajghat ahead of 77th Independence Day

The Delhi Police has imposed prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 near areas such as Rajghat, ITO and Red Fort ahead of Independence Day, officials said on Thursday. "In view of Independence Day celebrations, Section 144 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) has been invoked in areas nearby Rajghat, ITO, Red Fort etc. No gathering of any kind is permitted in these areas," police posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Independence Day will be celebrated on August 15 during which the prime minister addresses the nation from the Red Fort.

'Delhi residents receiving pre-recorded calls from SFJ on disrupting I-Day'

The Delhi police has launched an investigation in this context. According to Delhi Police, one of the person who received the threat call informed the police through a PCR call

Delhi Police seeks information of Northeast residents to enhance safety

The SPUNER officials also urged people from these regions to share their information for better policing

BCAS nods Delhi Police plan for opening 3rd carriageway at airport for G20

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has approved the Delhi Police's traffic plan for the G20 Summit that will entail reopening a carriageway at the arrival zone of IGI Airport Terminal 3 which was closed by the airport operator a few months ago. The closure of the third carriageway, the farthest away from the terminal-3 building, triggered a tug of war between Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and the police, which said the airport operator's action was "against the rules". In view of the G20 Summit scheduled for September 9 and 10, the Delhi Police presented a traffic plan in a meeting with BCAS on Wednesday. According to the traffic plan, the first and second carriageways will be dedicated to VIPs and VIP pass holders respectively and the third carriageway would receive verified commercial vehicles and private vehicles carrying physically challenged, disabled and elderly people, pregnant women and children. Airport sources have confirmed that the Bureau of Civil Aviati

Haryana clashes: Security tightened at sensitive places, says Delhi Police

Security has been tightened at sensitive places in the national capital in the wake of violence in some districts of neighbouring Haryana, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday. Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists held protests at multiple locations in the national capital against the clashes, disrupting vehicular movement and causing traffic jams. Videos on social media showed Bajrang Dal supporters reciting the Hanuman Chalisa near the metro station at Nirman Vihar. Later, they tried to block Vikas Marg but were removed by the police. "Keeping in view the violence in some districts of Haryana, adjoining Delhi, elaborate security arrangements have been made at all sensitive places in the city and additional police forces have also been deployed where necessary. Any attempt to harm Delhi's security and communal harmony will be dealt with strictly," the Delhi Police said. The police have enhanced patrolling in sensitive areas and are also holding meetings with peace ...

Haryana clashes: Security amped up at sensitive places, says Delhi Police

Security has been beefed up at sensitive places in the national capital in the wake of violence in some districts of neighbouring Haryana, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday. The Haryana Police on Tuesday said that mobs killed a cleric in a late-night attack on a mosque, torched an eatery and vandalised shops as communal violence that began in Haryana's Nuh spilled over into neighbouring Gurugram, taking the death toll to five. "Keeping in view the violence in some districts of Haryana, adjoining Delhi, elaborate security arrangements have been made at all sensitive places in Delhi and additional police forces have also been deployed where necessary. "Any attempt to harm Delhi's security and communal harmony will be dealt with strictly," the Delhi Police said. Hindu outfits Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad are staging protests across the national capital against the Haryana violence.

Minor not opposed to closure report in case against WFI chief, court told

The minor wrestler, who accused outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment, on Tuesday did not oppose the Delhi Police's closure report in court, the public prosecutor said. The alleged victim and her father, who recorded their statement before Additional Sessions Judge Chhavi Kapoor in an in-chamber proceeding, said that they were satisfied with the police investigation and had no opposition to the Delhi Police's report in the case. The court, after recording their statements in the matter, reserved its order for September 6 on whether to accept the police report seeking cancellation of the case, public prosecutor Atul Srivastava said. The Delhi Police had on June 15 filed a report before the court seeking cancellation of the case by the minor wrestler.

Sidhu Moosewala's alleged killer Sachin Bishnoi extradited from Azerbaijan

Gangster Sachin Bishnoi, who was allegedly involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, was extradited from Azerbaijan, officials of the Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Officers from the Delhi Police's Special Cell had travelled to the Azerbaijan capital Baku to monitor the progress in the case. Bishnoi alias Sachin Thapan successfully extradited from Baku, the officials said. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29, 2022. Further details are awaited.

VHP, Bajrang Dal give memorandum to Delhi Police over Muharram violence

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal submitted a memorandum to the police over Saturday's clashes during Muharram processions in west Delhi, officials said. A senior police officer on Sunday said leaders and supporters of the two organisations submitted their memorandum at the Nangloi police station against the incident which left several police personnel and volunteers injured and caused damage to public property. As they submitted their memorandum, they chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans outside the police station before dispersing, the officer said. Police on Sunday registered three cases after an unruly crowd taking part in Muharram processions clashed with police and pelted them with stones in west Delhi's Nangloi area. Twelve people, including six police personnel, were injured in the clashes, they said. The police lathicharged the "unruly crowd" to disperse it, they had said. Police said on Saturday, "Several 'tazia' processions were being carried out in the Nan

Delhi Police prohibits flying aerial objects from July 22 to August 16

Paragliding, hot air balloon, and remotely piloted aircrafts, among other aerial platforms will be considered security risks from July 22 to August 16

Delhi Police trains 19 women commandos as 'Markswomen' in view of G20 meet

"Delhi Police will provide utmost security to the visiting delegates. So we are giving training to our women commandos," an official said

IGI Airport authority receives bomb threat on Facebook, FIR registered

Delhi Police registered an FIR under different sections of the Indian Penal Code at IGI Airport Police station on the complaint of the Social Media Shift incharge of IGI Airport

Police logs case over call threatening to hijack AI flight to Tel Aviv

Further, nothing suspicious has come up in the investigation into the threat call so far, Delhi Police said, adding that probe was still ongoing

Delhi Police evacuates 750 people from low-lying areas close to Yamuna

As parts of Delhi close to the Yamuna battles an overflowing river, police and other agencies on Wednesday evacuated more than 750 people and more than 250 cattle, officials said. In one such incident, a man was found perched on a tree by a police team patrolling in a boat to track if anyone was trapped. It was later found that he had been sitting there for 22 hours to save himself, the police said. From making public announcements, using drones to track down trapped people and animals, to arranging boats for rescue operations, Delhi Police personnel, including senior officers, have been on the ground coordinating with different agencies. Thousands of people have been moved to safer areas as water gushed into their homes and markets near the river. The Yamuna in Delhi swelled to a staggering 208.08 metres on Wednesday, smashing the previous all-time record of 207.49 metres set 45 years ago by a significant margin, flooding several riverside areas and prompting Chief Minister Arvind

Brij Bhushan molested wrestlers; liable to be prosecuted, says Delhi Police

The Delhi Police has also invoked Sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 354 A (sexual harassment) and 354 D (stalking), against Singh

Delhi court seeks response from minor victim in Brij Bhushan Singh case

A court here on Tuesday sought a response from the "victim" and complainant on a cancellation report filed by Delhi Police in a case against outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of a minor wrestler, the lawyer for the prosecution said. Additional Sessions Judge Chhavi Kapoor issued notice to the victim/complainant during in-chamber proceedings and directed them to file their response to the police report by August 1, when the court will further hear the matter. Delhi police had on June 15 filed a report before the court seeking cancellation of the case.

Delhi Police seeks death sentence for Shahbad Dairy murder accused

The Delhi Police on Thursday said that the murder of 16-year-old girl in Shahbad Dairy area was well-planned and they have put together a watertight case to ensure the accused gets death. "This was a case of well-planned murder which was carried out in revenge. We have all the evidence and within a month of incident we have submitted the charge sheet to get justice for the family of the victim," Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dependra Pathak said. "We carried out the investigation with a professional and focused approach in the Sakshi murder case and filed a charge sheet before the court in record time. We have tried to make the case as watertight as possible so that the accused gets the harshest punishment which is death sentence," he added. Police have filed a charge sheet against Sahil, the man accused of repeatedly stabbing and bludgeoning the minor girl to death in full public view in the northwest Delhi's Shahbad Dairy locality on May 28. The 640-page charge .

Delhi police beef up security amid ongoing celebration of Eid-al-Adha

Delhi Police Special CP Deepender Pathak also ensured the deployment of security forces and said that the top most law and arrangements are made on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha

1,600 people detained to catch 5 Pragati Maidan robbers by Delhi Police

The Delhi Police has detained 1,600 people in order to catch perpetrators of the robbery In Pragati Maidan in open daylight

1,500 detained, 270 vehicles seized in during night patrol: Delhi Police

The Delhi Police detained more than 1,500 people and seized around 270 vehicles from its central district during an intensified night patrol to contain street crimes in the national capital, officials said on Tuesday. The move comes days after a delivery agent and his associate were allegedly robbed of Rs 2 lakh at gunpoint by four motorcycle-borne men inside the Pragati Maidan tunnel. Five people have so far been arrested in connection with the Saturday incident. In the Central district alone, more than 1,500 people were detained Monday night under section 65 (persons bound to comply with the reasonable directions of a police officer) of the Delhi Police Act and over 270 vehicles were seized, a senior police officer said. The vehicles were seized under section 66 (police to take charge of unclaimed property) of the same Act, he said. According to the police, action was also taken against "bad characters" and those for disturbing peace under relevant sections of the CrPC. Officers