Contributing Metro Reporter

Sheetal Banchariya

Sheetal Banchariya is a contributing breaking news reporter for the metro desk at the New York Daily News. The Columbia Journalism School alumnus has a keen interest in covering stories that revolve around social justice, gender issues, and human rights.

Hundreds of NYPD officers in riot gear disperse and arrest protestors occupying the Columbia University campus at West 114th Street and Broadway, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Jeff Bachner for New York Daily News)

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Man arrested in Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall raid charged with stealing flag from pro-Israeli protester

May 3, 2024 at 6:10 p.m.

One of the protesters busted inside Hamilton Hall in the NYPD raid of Columbia University this week also faces charges for an earlier incident in which a protester carrying an...

A 79-year-old woman was found dead in a Bronx apartment shortly after a 911 caller reported hearing an argument on Monday, April 29, 2024. Officers were called to the apartment building on Grand Concourse near E. 156th St., where they found the victim dead inside the home. (Google Maps)

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Bronx ex-con charged with beating his 79-year-old mother to death

May 1, 2024 at 4:19 p.m.

Melvin Arias, 57, allegedly killed Francisca Trinidad, 79, late Monday inside the family's apartment on Grand Concourse near E. 156th St.

Officers were called to the apartment building on Grand Concourse near E. 156th St. at 11:23 p.m. Monday.

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Woman, 79, found dead in Bronx apartment following argument, homicide suspected

April 30, 2024 at 8:41 p.m.

Officers were called to the apartment building on Grand Concourse near E. 156th St. at 11:23 p.m. Monday.

Police confronted protesters at the John A. Paulson center of NYU, on Friday, 4/26/24 where several hundred protesters are gathered.

NYU officials will proceed with disciplinary action against pro-Gaza demonstrators

April 29, 2024 at 8:04 p.m.

Administrators at NYU said they will proceed with disciplinary action against pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to disband a student encampment urging the university to divest from Israel over the war...

Pro-Palestinian Columbia and Barnard students remain encamped on Columbia University’s lawn Tuesday. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News)

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As Columbia University extends deadline for dismantling pro-Gaza encampment, possible NYPD crackdown looms

April 24, 2024 at 7:34 p.m.

As pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread across U.S. campuses, tensions remained high Wednesday at Columbia University, one of the first sites to see students bunker down to protest the Israel-Hamas war.

Columbia University, on edge amid growing concern about safety and antisemitic rhetoric on a campus rocked by protests and encampments, made all classes remote Monday, the first night of Passover.

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Columbia University shifts to online classes as safety fears, pro-Palestinian protests continue

April 22, 2024 at 7:15 p.m.

Columbia University, on edge amid growing concern about safety and antisemitic rhetoric on a campus rocked by protests and encampments, made all classes remote Monday, the first night of Passover.

The victim died in his father's arms after an enraged neighbor stabbed him in the heart just because of a fight over parking, the youth's devastated dad told the Daily News.

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19-year-old Bronxite dies in father’s arms after enraged man stabs him over parking

April 20, 2024 at 2:54 p.m.

The victim died in his father's arms after an enraged neighbor stabbed him in the heart just because of a fight over parking, the youth's devastated dad told the Daily...

A man fatally shot by two gunmen on scooters at a Bronx corner Tuesday evening had been due in court 15 hours later, where he was facing a weapons possession charge, the Daily News has learned.

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Man gunned down in Bronx was expected in court for fleeing from cops in stolen car, crashing into moped

April 17, 2024 at 6:24 p.m.

A man fatally shot by two gunmen on scooters at a Bronx corner Tuesday evening had been due in court 15 hours later, where he was facing a weapons possession...

Shward Bee, 31, was arrested in the Bronx early Wednesday and charged with murder, robbery and weapons possession in the slaying of Stefon Barnes.

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Suspect nabbed for firing stray shot that killed bystander in Bronx deli mugging

April 17, 2024 at 5:39 p.m.

Shward Bee, 31, was arrested in the Bronx early Wednesday and charged with murder, robbery and weapons possession in the slaying of Stefon Barnes.

Flares near police vehicle at traffic accident scene.

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Bronx moped rider fleeing NYPD stop over illegal plate dies in crash

April 17, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

The 34-year-old man was riding his gas-powered 2018 Yamaha moped when members of the NYPD Bronx Auto Larceny squad tried to pull him over.

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