It took six weeks for the retired banker to muster enough courage to report the disappearance of Rs 22.92 crore. (File Photo)Delhi NCR News Today Live Updates: In what can be regarded as Delhi’s ‘biggest digital arrest fraud,’ a retired banker was duped to transfer Rs 22.26 crore from different bank branches to scammers, in 21 transactions to 16 different bank accounts. Under “digital arrest”, 78-year-old Naresh Malhotra took permission from the scammers who claimed to be officers from the Enforcement Directorate and Mumbai Police, for withdrawing small amounts to make monthly salary payments to his staff. “It is as if I was possessed and had lost all my senses; my thinking process was completely taken over by the scammers,” Malhotra told The Indian Express.For over 90 minutes, a 13-year-old boy from Kunduz in Afghanistan, willing to travel to Iran, flew in the wheel well, miraculously landing unscathed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in the Capital on Monday, where he was seen wandering around by some airport staff. By evening, he was sent back on a flight to Kabul, ending his day’s adventure.Story continues below this adDelhi weather today: Delhi will witness mainly clear skies on Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 35 and 24 degrees Celsius, respectively.Live Updates10:25 (IST) 23 Sep 2025Delhi NCR News LIVE Updates: Delhi ministers participate in cleanliness drive as part of 'Sewa Pakhwada' eventsDelhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma took part in the cleanliness drive in Delhi on Tuesday, which focused on the Ring Road (Mahatma Gandhi Marg), as per news agency PTI.As part of the 'Sewa Pakhwada' events, the PWD has divided the 55-kilometre Ring Road into eight jurisdictional sections and appointed an engineer-in-charge for each section to oversee cleaning and repair work for the next fortnight."It is our resolve to keep Delhi clean, and the cleanliness drive is being carried out across the city, with scores of party workers joining the campaign," Verma told reporters.Ministers of the BJP government in Delhi, MLAs, and senior party leaders also participated in the drive.Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva participated in the drive near Rose Garden under the ITO flyover on Ring Road. As part of the drive, party workers and leaders cleaned areas at 71 locations, including flyovers and surrounding areas on Ring Road, said a Delhi BJP statement. (PTI)10:23 (IST) 23 Sep 2025Delhi NCR News LIVE Updates: Delhi CM warns against defacement of property, participates in cleanliness driveDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, participating in a cleanliness drive on Tuesday, said no defacement of property would be tolerated in the city, news agency PTI reported.She warned political workers to refrain from pasting posters with her photos on any property.Gupta, under the "Sewa Pakhwada" to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birth anniversary, removed posters from a flyover pillar on Ring Road and took part in the cleanliness drive in her Shalimar Bagh constituency. "Defacement of property through wall writing and pasting posters is a very big crime that makes the city dirty. I especially urge politicians that no defacement of property will be tolerated. Do not dare to paste posters with my photo," she warned, as per the PTI report.The chief minister emphasised that cleanliness is not just a matter of a one-hour drive, but should be a daily effort, with every section of society—including RWAs, public representatives, and common citizens—participating. (PTI)10:22 (IST) 23 Sep 2025Delhi NCR News LIVE Updates: Delhi to witness mainly clear skies todayDelhi will witness mainly clear skies on Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 35 and 24 degrees Celsius, respectively.10:21 (IST) 23 Sep 2025Delhi NCR News LIVE Updates: In Delhi's ‘biggest digital arrest fraud,’ retired banker transfers Rs 22.26 crore to scammersIn what can be regarded as Delhi’s ‘biggest digital arrest fraud,’ a retired banker was duped to transfer Rs 22.26 crore from different bank branches to scammers, in 21 transactions to 16 different bank accounts.Under “digital arrest”, 78-year-old Naresh Malhotra took permission from the scammers who claimed to be officers from the Enforcement Directorate and Mumbai Police, for withdrawing small amounts to make monthly salary payments to his staff.“It is as if I was possessed and had lost all my senses; my thinking process was completely taken over by the scammers,” Malhotra told The Indian Express.Here's the full story.10:20 (IST) 23 Sep 2025Good morning,Welcome to our live blog. Please follow here for the latest updates from across Delhi-NCR!Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:delhi