Cross-Sector entity

Knives

Product
7

Knives is most often covered alongside Blinkit, which appears in 2 of these 2 stories. e-commerce accounts for 1 of the 2 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Knives appears in 2 tracked Cross-Sector stories from February 19, 2026.

2 verified stories tracked

Last mentioned: Feb 19, 2026

Entity pulse

Recent coverage · Knives

2 stories
7 avg impact
0% positive
100% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.

  • 100% negative

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about Knives

Knives is most often covered alongside Blinkit, which appears in 2 of these 2 stories. e-commerce accounts for 1 of the 2 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Knives appears in 2 tracked Cross-Sector stories from February 19, 2026.

Stories tracked
2
Sources per story
2

Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity. Beat comparisons are omitted because no baseline was available for this window.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Knives. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. Raids and Seizures

    Police conduct raids on Blinkit dark stores and a Gurugram warehouse, seizing 50 knives that exceed legal limits.

  2. Legal Action

    A formal case is registered against Blinkit under the Arms Act for the sale and distribution of banned weapons.

  3. Test Orders Placed

    Delhi Police place undercover orders on Blinkit to verify illegal knife sales.

  4. FIR Registered

    Blinkit is officially booked under the Arms Act following the recovery of illegal inventory.

  5. Verification Orders

    Officers place test orders for various knives on Blinkit to verify if prohibited blade sizes are being sold.

  6. Investigation Triggered

    Delhi Police link illegal knives used in two separate murder cases to purchases made on the Blinkit platform.

Stories mentioning Knives 2

Finance regulation Strongly negative 7

Blinkit Faces Arms Act Charges Over Illegal Knife Sales in Delhi

Delhi Police have registered a case against quick-commerce leader Blinkit under the Arms Act for allegedly selling knives that exceed legal blade length limits. The investigation, triggered by two recent murders, led to the seizure of 50 banned weapons from Blinkit's facilities following undercover test purchases.

2 sources