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Late at night, on 9th May, police shot and arrested two wanted criminals who were allegedly involved in the Karol Bagh shooting incident that occurred two weeks prior.

Alleged criminals, identified as Sahil and Avinash, were arrested after an encounter with the Delhi Police. The incident occurred late at night on 9th May, near Gate 3 of Zakir Husain Delhi College on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg. Both the accused are speculated to be involved in the recent Karol Bagh shooting incident, where gunshots were fired in broad daylight on the 24th of April, by unidentified individuals, injuring one person. This prompted a manhunt, leading the Delhi Police Special Staff team to Sahil and Avilash, under the leadership of Central District DCP, Rohit Rajbir. They had been on the Delhi Police’s list of most wanted criminals for several days due to their suspected involvement in the Karol Bagh shooting case.

According to the Delhi Police, the Special Staff received specific intelligence inputs suggesting that those involved in the Karol Bagh shooting incident would likely visit the area around Zakir Hussain Delhi College on the night of May 9th. The reasons for their visit remain unclear, even to the police, with officers speculating the criminals were in the area either to meet an associate(s) or to commit further offences.

A Delhi Police vehicle and a motorcyclist on a road near Zakir Husain Delhi College at night after a police encounter. — Image Source: X (@ians_india)

Upon receiving the information, surveillance around the college premises and adjoining roads was intensified, and police had set a trap for the criminals. According to officials, the accused tried to resist arrest and escape police custody, opening fire on police personnel. Police say that nearly 10 rounds were shot in the encounter. In an act of defence, the police fired at both Sahil and Avinash, injuring both criminals in the legs, before overpowering them and arresting them on the spot.

The injured criminals were immediately taken to Lok Nayak Hospital, where they are currently admitted and are receiving treatment. Both the accused are currently under police supervision. Investigators were able to recover illegal firearms and live cartridges from the scene, likely used by the accused during the exchange of fire with the Delhi Police. Further investigations have been launched to ascertain the criminal backgrounds of the accused and confirm allegations of connections with illegal gangs and criminal groups operating within the city. The motive behind the Karol Bagh incident and any plans of future attack, particularly in the central Delhi region, is being probed by investigators.

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The woman who was reported to have conducted a series of thefts from Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) was arrested by the police on 2^nd October.

A 34-year-old woman hailing from Nagpur, Maharashtra was arrested three weeks after the case of theft was reported from SRCC.

During the questioning she revealed that she had conducted similar thefts across colleges in metropolitan cities like Delhi and Mumbai as she “liked doing them”.

As per a senior police officer’s statement from The Indian Express, her arrest was made on 2^nd October when she created commotion outside a hostel in Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi wherein she was denied entry by the guards. The issue escalated to an extent that a PCR call was made. Her actions were aggressive and unstable, observing which she was referred to the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS).

It was during her time at IHBAS that the police realised she was the same person responsible for the theft at SRCC and thus the police arrested her once she was released from IHBAS.

The woman had allegedly come inside the hostel rooms and stolen cash worth INR 3,000 and credit cards from which according to the police, transactions worth INR 50,000 were done.

The case was registered at the Maurice Nagar police station in North Delhi. According to the police, she was visiting Delhi and when she ran out of money, she went on to conduct the thefts at SRCC.

This case brought to light matter related to the safety of women in hostels. students from all parts of the country reside in the hostels as they complete their education, and such an incident poses a serious threat to their safety.

Prachi Nirwan, a second-year student from Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, said, “Security is an issue which must be taken seriously be it girls’ hostels or boys’ hostel for that matter. Greater measures should be taken if a person entering the hostel is an outsider with proper background check and registration. There should be strict vigilance because hostel is a home away from home for the students who come to Delhi. They need to have this feeling that it (hostel) is a safe space for them.”

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