Kushan Niyogi
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Delhi High Court backlog grows, even as criminal case load dips
Pending cases top 1.23 lakh as vacancies and systemic delays choke judicial efficiency
Delhi: In 5 years, over half the POCSO cases resulted in acquittals
56% of those booked under the law to protect children were acquitted, raising questions over police investigation and delay in trials
10 years in hiding: Rohini ashram’s self-styled godman, accused of rape, found dead
Nearly a decade after allegations of rape and confinement were levelled against him, Virendra Dev Dixit passed away in obscurity
Delhi lags behind in filing chargesheets, is lowest among metro cities
The number of chargesheets remains low even as cases of crime increase
Delhi tops crime charts among metros, vulnerable groups hit hardest
The NCRB data shows alarming rise in crimes against women, children, and senior citizens in the national capital
Flood aftermath: no compensation in sight for Delhi’s affected farmers
Weeks after the devastating floods in September, farmers — many of whom have lost crops worth several lakhs of rupees — are yet to receive financial relief
Over 17,000 fire calls made to DFS, Delhi’s 24 locations sit on timebombs
Congested neighbourhoods, unsafe factories, and institutional lapses continue to fuel fire hazards in the Capital
Delhi records most deaths from manual scavenging in 2025
Despite a decade-old ban and repeated court orders, deaths of people who risk their lives to clean sewers manually continue to be reported from the national capital, as civic bodies outsource the life-threatening work