Raj Shekhar Jha

Why does Delhi have an alarming 95 gangs operating in its underworld?

The statistics are chilling for Delhi that grapples with this vast network of notorious gangs, resulting in turf wars, extortion rackets and murders

Was Pak Army chief’s dog whistle on Kashmir a trigger for Pahalgam massacre?

Pakistan’s Army chief General Asim Munir recently said Pakistan will never abandon its “brothers” in Kashmir and then highlighted how Muslims are fundamentally different from Hindus

Why Delhi wants to shift Tihar, India's largest prison complex

It’s India’s largest prison complex, but is now jam-packed. Cramped spaces are an issue for inmates and jail management alike. Threat of violence and jailbreak compound problems in a facility surrounded by residential neighbourhoods. The BJP government in Delhi is looking for a new address for it on the city’s outskirts

Left letters, taunted cops: How a serial killer played hide & seek with Delhi Police

Left letters, taunted cops: How a serial killer played hide & seek with Delhi Police

'Butcher of Delhi' Chanderkant Jha would call the police to inform them about the location of body parts. He even left letters for the police near his victims. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013, he jumped parole in 2023 but was finally nabbed again last week

12 dead in Jharkhand: How fitness tests for jobs can turn deadly

12 dead in Jharkhand: How fitness tests for jobs can turn deadly

Delays and lack of facilities can play a part, along with use of steroids and prior health conditions. Aspirants in Jharkhand also blamed sudden scheduling of exam

17 years ago, a doc was drugged, raped & left for dead in Delhi hospital

17 years ago, a doc was drugged, raped & left for dead in Delhi hospital

Left in a vegetative state, the doctor died seven months later. Her case remains unsolved

How Bishnoi gang’s latest attack on Salman has hit home

How Bishnoi gang’s latest attack on Salman has hit home

Coming just three months after a security breach at the actor’s farmhouse, the gunfire incident near his Mumbai home underscores the threat he faces from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang

Love, betrayal and an almost perfect murder-2

Love, betrayal and an almost perfect murder-2

An affair and marriage, then molestation attempts on family members...followed by a grisly murder with the body chopped into several pieces. All you need to know about the case that bears eerie similarity with the Shraddha Walkar murder

How India’s real Sherlocks solve cases

How India’s real Sherlocks solve cases

Some technology, yes, but mostly old-school methods, such as going undercover to extract information from staff, domestic help and others. Hear from the detectives themselves

Why Alvi wanted Khan to be a terrorist

Why Alvi wanted Khan to be a terrorist

Khan was accused by his neighbour Alvi of being involved in the Delhi riots of February 2020. Here's why and how the latter's plan unravelled

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