India
Delhi Journalist Sakshi Chand's Coverage Highlights Crime, Terror Probe and Police Accountability in 2025
By Sakshi Chand
Sakshi Chand serves as an Assistant Editor at The Indian Express in New Delhi, bringing more than a decade of investigative journalism experience focused on crime, the prison system, and institutional governance in the National Capital. Before joining The Indian Express, she worked as a reporter for The Times of India.
Her reporting portfolio spans high-stakes crime, national security, prison reforms, and traffic governance. She has covered major events including the 2G spectrum case, the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, and communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh cities such as Kasganj and Aligarh. Beyond journalism, Chand is a national-level basketball player and coach.
During the latter half of 2025, her coverage centered on a significant terror investigation and matters of administrative accountability.
From November through December 2025, Chand led reporting on a car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort. Between November 14 and 16, she detailed forensic findings showing the improvised explosive device contained TATP and ammonium nitrate, and identified the shops that supplied the raw materials. On November 12, she traced the vehicle used in the blast, following its route to a Pulwama resident who had entered Delhi through the Badarpur toll plaza. On December 4, she reported that Delhi Police had submitted a list of owners of vehicles damaged in the blast to the Finance Ministry to speed up insurance claims for affected residents.
Chand also covered several crime and police accountability stories. In December 2025, she reported on a criminal syndicate that had been blackmailing traffic police officers; following five arrests connected to the case, the Special Commissioner of Police instructed officers to report any similar extortion attempts. On May 19, 2025, she covered the arrest of five Delhi Police personnel by the Vigilance branch, which followed numerous public complaints. She has also followed the case of a man accused of killing his wife in London before fleeing to India, reporting in May 2025 on his designation as a