Mahender Singh Manral

The suspected operatives were tasked to attack vital installations and security personnel in Delhi.

The Railways said the exercise is aimed at strengthening safety compliance in pantry cars, which use electrical equipment and cooking arrangements during train operations.

Last year, the Delhi Police had arrested Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the South Delhi B&B where 21 died in a fire, in a fake passport case involving Bangladeshi nationals in central Delhi.

A senior police officer said a couple told them that they had read about a fire drill and also watched a video on how to survive a fire.

The 2,000-odd personnel who will be deployed in the New Delhi district have been directed to avoid confrontation with the protesters and to try to keep them calm through persuasion, sources said.

Officials say the switch could reduce the risks associated with sharing photocopies of Aadhaar cards -- a common practice at hotels, guest houses and other establishments

CBI has said the Delhi Police inspector accepted the first instalment of a larger payoff from the key accused in the Rs 5,000-crore counterfeit medicine racket.

The officer allegedly told the prime accused in the case that he could arrange relief in the CBI cases through his “connections”, and demanded Rs 3 crore from him

A 2012-batch IPS officer is under the scanner for allegedly promising to use his central agency connections to bail out the kingpin of a massive fake drug network.

Delhi Police foot patrols will now be mandatory on weekends as DCPs and traffic officers step up field presence to tackle congestion and public grievances.