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-May 25, 2026

Delhi airport Customs seize 17.7 kg hydroponic weed, 2 passengers under scanner

Delhi airport Customs seize 17.7 kg hydroponic weed, 2 passengers under scanner

Delhi Customs seized 17.7 kg of suspected hydroponic weed from baggage linked to two international passengers arriving from Bangkok and Sharjah; investigation is underway

-May 24, 2026

Man stabbed to death in Delhi, one arrested

Man stabbed to death in Delhi, one arrested

A 31-year-old man was stabbed to death in Shahbad Dairy area Delhi, with one accused arrested and police searching for two others while probing the motive.

-May 24, 2026

Delhi Police busts Chinese manjha racket; 2 held

Delhi Police busts Chinese manjha racket; 2 held

Delhi Police seized over 2,000 rolls of banned Chinese manjha from Uttam Nagar and arrested two men accused of stocking the hazardous synthetic kite string for sale ahead of the Independence Day season

-May 24, 2026

AIIMS Delhi team begins 2nd autopsy of Twisha; kin urge people to join her funeral procession

AIIMS Delhi team begins 2nd autopsy of Twisha; kin urge people to join her funeral procession

AIIMS Delhi doctors began Twisha Sharma’s second autopsy in Bhopal on Sunday following a high court order, as her family appealed to residents and social workers to join her funeral procession and support their demand for justice

-May 24, 2026

Delhi Red Fort blast: NIA chargesheet reveals abuse of AI platform for ‘terror engineering’

Delhi Red Fort blast: NIA chargesheet reveals abuse of AI platform for ‘terror engineering’

NIA probe into the Red Fort blast case found that accused linked to an Al-Qaida offshoot allegedly used YouTube and ChatGPT to research and fabricate rocket IEDs, drones, and explosive trigger mechanisms, exposing a wider “jihadi conspiracy” involving radicalised medical professionals

-May 23, 2026

‘Kaam hai, number bhej do’ — gangs hire online, police chase shadows

‘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

-May 22, 2026

Delhi Police arrest proclaimed offender in rape, POCSO case

Delhi Police arrest proclaimed offender in rape, POCSO case

Delhi Police arrest proclaimed offender accused in rape, POCSO case after evading court proceedings since 2024

-May 22, 2026

Delhi: Rs 182 crore Captagon bust, yet tramadol flows without check

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