Kushan Niyogi
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‘Kaam hai, number bhej do’ — gangs hire online, police chase shadows
Delhi Police and intelligence agencies are grappling with the growing use of social media platforms by criminal and extremist networks for recruitment, intimidation, and propaganda, as online groups glorifying gang culture continue to attract vulnerable young users across several states
Delhi: Rs 182 crore Captagon bust, yet tramadol flows without check
Even as authorities intensify action against pharmaceutical drugs such as Captagon and tramadol, a ground-level check by Patriot found that tramadol tablets and injections could still be obtained from several Delhi pharmacies without prescriptions, raising concerns over weak enforcement and growing misuse
Spotlight on UP amid new cases, as it records most dowry deaths across India
Recent alleged dowry-linked deaths in Greater Noida and Bhopal have once again drawn attention to the persistence of dowry-related violence, even as NCRB data show Delhi recording the highest number of such deaths among the country’s metropolitan cities in 2024
Austerity call, then empty showrooms and idling autos
From Dariba Kalan’s jewellers to app-based taxi drivers across Delhi-NCR, businesses and workers say recent fuel price hikes and the Centre’s austerity measures are increasing financial strain amid declining customer spending and rising operational costs
Burned skin, empty pockets: Delhi’s ‘loo’ leaves workers scorched
With heatwave conditions intensifying across North India, doctors, workers, and environmentalists talk to Patriot about growing health and economic risks for those exposed to prolonged heat, especially daily wage earners and informal workers
Bones in wild, bodies in tanks: Delhi’s hidden dead
Four years after the Shraddha Walkar case shocked the country, bodies continue to be recovered from Delhi’s forests and isolated spaces, raising concerns over surveillance gaps and delayed discovery
Delhi’s shelter homes struggle amid relocation drive
Ahead of two international summits in Delhi, authorities have begun shifting the homeless into shelter homes, amid overcrowding concerns
In India’s suicide capital, every 8th victim a student
With 2,905 suicides recorded in 2024, Delhi topped all metropolitan cities in total deaths by suicide, while also reporting the country’s highest proportion of student suicides, according to NCRB data