Samridhi Tewari

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Samridhi Tewari

A gold nose pin helped the Delhi police identify a decomposed body fished out of the Najafgarh drain and piece together a grisly murder story — of a husband killing his wife and dumping her body over a monetary dispute with the assistance of their house help. The accused were identified as Anil Kumar, 47, a resident of Dwarka Sector 10 and the house help, Shiv Shankar, 35, a resident of Amethi in U.P., and the deceased as Seema Kumar, 47.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Samridhi Tewari

)An eerie calm prevails across the surrounding areas of Sarwat village in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, where the authorities have issued notices to at least 300 people and asked them to furnish a bond of ₹2 lakh each for wearing black armbands during Friday prayers to protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on Thursday, and Parliament on Friday (April 4 ) cleared it after a nearly 14-hour debate in the Rajya Sabha.

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Samridhi Tewari

Trigger warning: The following article contains disturbing details of violence; please avoid reading if you feel triggered. Deep inside the lanes of the Brahmpuri neighbourhood in Meerut, houses jostle for space. Here, a house with a black gate has been locked for over a week now. The wetness of seepage has loosened the green-and-white paint. It flakes and peels. A dustbin awaits clearing, and a washing machine is unplugged.

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Samridhi Tewari

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said the government plans to relocate the Tihar Jail complex in west Delhi to a larger site on the city’s outskirts. Located near Tilak Nagar and spread over 400 acres, Tihar Jail houses around 19,500 inmates, nearly double its sanctioned capacity of 10,026, with the number steadily rising. “A new jail complex is planned at different locations... ₹10 crore is proposed for consultation and survey work under this relocation,” announced Ms. Gupta.

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Samridhi Tewari

Neha Rathore, 23, wrote her father’s and her name on the blue plastic entry door to their home, drawing flowers around it with chalk. A few weeks later, Neha was killed inside the house located in Bhangi mohalla (neighbourhood) of Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida, allegedly by her father, Bhanu Rathore, 40; and her brother Himanshu, 19. On March 12, around 5.30 a.m., her family hurriedly cremated her, allegedly burning all the clothes she owned.