Latest Paharganj News & Updates

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Delhi Police’s Central District has successfully rescued two kidnapped minor girls from Bihar following an extensive interstate operation involving technical surveillance, intelligence gathering and coordination with local police. With the latest recoveries, the unit has traced and recovered 46 missing persons during the current year.According to a press release issued by the Central District Police on Sunday, the operation le…

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Central District Police on Wednesday busted an alleged prostitution racket being run under the guise of a spa in Delhi’s Paharganj area, arresting the owner-cum-manager of the establishment and rescuing four women during a decoy operation. According to police, the operation was launched after Police Station Paharganj received specific intelligence on June 30 that immoral trafficking activities were allegedly being carried out at SIN SPA, located on the second floor o…

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A major crackdown by the Central District Police led to the busting of an alleged sex racket operating from a building on Qutub Road in Delhi’s Paharganj area, with four women being rescued, and an accused was arrested for allegedly running the illegal activity, police said on Friday. According to police, the raid was conducted at Saran Building on Qutub Road after officials received specific information about the alleged racket. Following the operation, FIR No. 274/26 …

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A firing-cum-robbery attempt at a government-run liquor shop in the city’s busy market area ended in a near-fatal attack on two staff, as the unidentified miscreants opened fire at the staff and also stabbed another during the attempted robbery.​ Both robbers were apprehended by the cops in a dramatic late-night chase.​The incident took place in Paharganj, a busy market area in the heart of the capital, last night. The robbers, purportedly armed with guns and knive…

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) In a major breakthrough under the ongoing special drive against proclaimed offenders and externees, a team of Hauz Qazi Police Station in the national capital on Saturday apprehended a notorious proclaimed offender involved in 69 criminal cases, who had been absconding, to evade judicial proceedings in a theft case. The accused, identified as Babloo alias Narendra alias Prem, a resident of Multani Dhanda in Delhi’s Paharganj, was arrested following sustained technical sur…

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Central District Police of Delhi achieved a major breakthrough after the team of Police Station Nabi Karim on Saturday apprehended three notorious absconding robbers allegedly involved in chokehold robbery incidents. One minor boy, who was roaming near the spot after the incident, had earlier been apprehended by the complainant with the assistance of PCR staff. According to the police, the accused persons were arrested swiftly on the basis of a tip-off. During interro…

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In a swift and coordinated operation, the Central District Police successfully solved a series of scooty theft cases in the Nabi Karim area, apprehending two children in conflict with law (CCLs) and recovering two stolen vehicles. The case highlights prompt policing and meticulous investigation carried out by the team of Police Station Nabi Karim. According to officials, the first complaint was received on April 25, from a resident of Multani Dhanda in Paharganj, who r…