Author: Alok Singh

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Alok Singh is senior reporter who has worked with The New Indian to report from ground during elections, investigations and crime . He reported directly to Rohan Dua to work on projects and issues that affect the civil society. He has earlier worked across TV channels like Mirror Now and publications like Indian Express and Pioneer.

Move over chaiwalaa, there’s also reriwalaa in Gujarat polls

In the home state of ‘chaiwala’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there are several politicians with a humble beginning of selling tea. Now we have a reriwalaa (street vendor) trying his luck from the Dariyapur Assembly segment in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Taj Qureshi is a candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), one of the three Muslim […]

Gujarat ground report: Has Modi’s ‘vikas’ overshadowed Morbi tragedy?

Standing in black overalls on Atal Bridge overlooking Sabarmati, Mohammed Samir, looks taut as he flexes his muscles, gingerly disclosing his party preference in Gujarat polls. His religion is a dead giveaway but he doesn’t make any bones about the fact BJP has indeed done major developmental work. Samir, a bouncer by profession, slowly becomes […]

15 Questions In 3 Hours: Aaftab Allowed To Leave FSL Office After Day 1 Of Polygraph Session

After three hours of polygraph test involving fifteen questions, accused in Shraddha murder case Aaftab Poonawala was allowed to leave Forensic Science Laboratory in Rohini. First his vitals were checked and then around 15 questions were asked. He might be called on Wednesday again for another session. He undertook his first polygraph test before Narco […]

EXCLUSIVE: Narco, Polygraph Tests Will Extract Truth From Aaftab, says Delhi FSL Asst director

The two tests – Narco and Polygraph Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case will have to undertake will help the investigators in extracting the truth from him, Delhi’s Forensic Science Laboratory Assistant Director Sanjeev Kumar Gupta said Tuesday in an exclusive interview to The New Indian.  While talking to The New Indian Gupta said […]

Shraddha’s Broken Jaw Recovered : Police Informs Court

Delhi Police on Monday informed the Saket Court that the bones of Shraddha Walkar, who was killed by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala in May, have been recovered from a jungle in the national capital on November 20. Along with it, her broken jaw has also been recovered. Seeking further custody of Aaftab, Police also […]

Aaftab’s Custody Extended, To Undergo Polygraph Test

Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused in the murder of Shraddha Walkar will have to first undertake the polygraph test before Narco analysis to unearth the whole act of crime, said Delhi Police sources on Tuesday. The police said the investigators also got four more days of custody of Aaftab on Tuesday. He will also be taken […]

AAP Mantri Jain’s Jail ‘Masseur’ Is Accused Of Raping Minor

The man seen in a viral video giving massage to jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was not a physiotherapist, but another fellow prisoner lodged in Tihar jail in a rape case, officials sources said on Tuesday in contradiction of AAP leaders’ claims on the masseur’s identity. Last week, a video was widely circulated on social […]

Meet The Young Makers Of ‘Gujarat Badlaav’, AAP’s Campaign Song That’s Winning Hearts

Aam Aadmi Party’s campaign song “Gujarat Badlaav”  is hitting all the right notes. A group of young professionals from different fields came together to compose, produce, release and distribute it on social media. Interestingly, the lead singer is not a professional and doesn’t want to reveal his identity to the world. “It is not written […]

AAP Launches ‘Kejriwal Ka Parshad’ Campaign For MCD Polls

Amid the ongoing full-fledged campaigning, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday launched another campaign ‘Kejriwal Ki Sarkar, Kejriwal Ka Parshad’ for the civic elections, seeking victory of party candidate in every ward. The campaign argues that it will be easy for AAP to carry out development initiatives where the party has its councillor. ‘Kejriwal […]

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