Old Delhi—walks, food, arrests
Chandni Chowk’s curated Ramzan food walks are highlighting routes through Urdu Bazaar, Daryaganj and Jamia Nagar and tracing dishes like dahi bhalla to local histories (timesofindia.indiatimes.com). Gali Guliyan is profiled as a compact tourist‑community hub, while Delhi police this week arrested a trainee manager for stealing ₹1.25 lakh and a five‑star‑hotel chef for burglary — both cases saw recovered cash and items ( ).
Sachn Bansal — credited in the piece as chief explorer and founder of Delhi Walks — is named as one of the curators behind the city’s “curated worlds” approach to Ramzan food and heritage walks. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) Delhi Food Walks and other organisers are running select Iftar trails this Ramzan that cover Jamia Nagar, Jama Masjid, Daryaganj and Nizamuddin, describing each locality as offering “distinct flavour and ambience.” (msn.com) (msn.com) Local listings and weekend guides are promoting these trails as scheduled public walks this month, pairing tasting stops (dahi bhalla among them) with storytellers and photographers who frame food as part of neighbourhood memory and change. (lbb.in) (lbb.in) The Hindustan Times profile on Gali Guliyan by Mayank Austen Soofi notes the short lane functions as a connector from Jama Masjid’s northern gateway through Gali Dharampura to Chandni Chowk and now hosts shops like Kaluram General Store and Kalka Dental Clinic alongside boutique-hotel haveli visitors. (hindustantimes.com) (hindustantimes.com) Police identified the trainee manager arrested in Palam as 23-year-old Sahil alias Gaurav; CCTV showed the March 11 theft, he was detained on March 15 from Dwarka Mor, and officers recovered ₹61,400 on arrest plus another ₹50,000 and goods later — a total of ₹1,11,400 recovered so far, with the accused remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody. (rediff.com) (rediff.com) The chef arrested in the RK Puram burglary is named Nilesh (also reported as Nikesh), 22, a night‑shift cook at a five‑star hotel in Dwarka; police say Rs 3.5 lakh was stolen from the house and about Rs 2.69 lakh in cash and jewellery were recovered, along with a master key and two scooters (one allegedly stolen). (rediff.com) (rediff.com)
