Two more chain snatchers nabbed in Mysuru
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Two more chain snatchers nabbed in Mysuru

The Hindu  

After nabbing three chain snatchers and recovering two gold chains valued around ₹5.5 lakh last week, the Mysuru City police have managed to arrest two more suspected chain snatchers and recovered gold jewellery valued around ₹10 lakh from them. Based on information provided by them, the police recovered gold jewellery weighing a total of 117 grams valued at ₹10 lakh, besides two two-wheelers used to commit the crimes. The suspects were allegedly involved in two cases of chain snatching — one in Vidyaranyapuram police station limits and one in Alanahalli police station limits. They were also allegedly involved in one vehicle lifting case registered in Metagalli police station in Mysuru and a temple burglary case at Harohalli police station in Ramanagaram district.

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3 arrested in Lucknow bank heist case; pistol, cash, jewellery recovered
19 hours, 5 minutes ago

3 arrested in Lucknow bank heist case; pistol, cash, jewellery recovered

India Today  

Lucknow Police have arrested three suspects involved in the Indian Overseas Bank locker theft case following a shootout. The accused, identified as Arvind Kumar, Balram Kumar, and Kailash Bind, were attempting to escape via the Outer Ring Road in an Estilo car when they were intercepted. During the encounter, Arvind Kumar, a resident of Bihar’s Munger, sustained injuries, while his …

Chain snatchers who terrorised Mumbai suburbs arrested in major breakthrough
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Chain snatchers who terrorised Mumbai suburbs arrested in major breakthrough

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The Kalyan crime branch has apprehended four members of the notorious Irani gang, responsible for at least 70 cases of chain snatching, mobile theft and vehicle robbery across several Mumbai suburbs including Bhiwandi, Thane, Badlapur, Ambarnath, Kalyan and Shil Daighar. The arrested individuals have been identified as Taufiq Tejib Hussain, 29, Mohammad Ali alias Kalicharan Zaveri Ali, 36, …

Two Motorcycle-borne Miscreants Snatched Gold Chains in Mohali
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two Motorcycle-borne Miscreants Snatched Gold Chains in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

Two motorcycle-borne miscreants have been booked for snatching a gold chain of a woman pedestrian in Phase-7, Mohali. The victim, identified as Neha of Phase-7, Mohali, told the police that she along with her son were walking back home when two motorcyclists stopped near them. The miscreants stopped their bike ahead of her and one of them came back running …

Three held in two chain-snatching cases in Chennai
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Three held in two chain-snatching cases in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tambaram police have cracked two big chain snatching cases in the city by arresting two men hailing from Bengaluru and another from Kerala for the crimes. In the first case, the Kelambakkam police arrested Jaison Mathew and K Manikanda for snatching two gold chains from a young mother in front of her children on Friday. In the second case, …

35 cops crack chain snatching case, nab two
2 months, 3 weeks ago

35 cops crack chain snatching case, nab two

Hindustan Times  

A team of crime branch, cops under DCP north and a team of Vikas Nagar police station, with 35 policemen in total, cracked the case of gold chain snatching from a former IAS, on Tuesday. The massive police force of three teams nabbed two criminals around 4am following tip off about the presence of the accused near Vikas Nagar mini …

Chain snatcher disguised as rag picker arrested in Kochi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chain snatcher disguised as rag picker arrested in Kochi

The Hindu  

A man accused of snatching chains of elderly women living alone by breaking into their houses disguised as a rag picker was arrested by the Vadakkekara police on August 31. He was arrested in a case registered in connection with the alleged snatching of chain of an 82-year-old woman living alone at Chennamangalam. Similarly, he was accused of snatching the …

Pimpri-Chinchwad police bust chain snatching racket
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pimpri-Chinchwad police bust chain snatching racket

Hindustan Times  

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police on Saturday busted a major chain-snatching racket, leading to the arrest of two individuals. According to Doiphode, police solved at least eight chain-snatching cases reported at Nigdi, Chinchwad, Chikhali, MIDC Bhosari, Chakan and Swargate police stations. Sandeep Doiphode, DCP Pimpri-Chinchwad police said, “As per information, we laid a trap and detained two suspects. ‘’ According to Doiphode, …

Gang that duped people in the name of cheap gold busted, 7 arrested
5 months, 1 week ago

Gang that duped people in the name of cheap gold busted, 7 arrested

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch has busted a gang of seven who allegedly lured customers through social media with lucrative offers to purchase gold below the market rate. “The discounted rate attracted the complainant who runs a jewellery store in Mulund,” said the police officer. “While investigating the case, we did reverse tracking and found the source of …

Wily Lucknow chain snatchers get caught in police dragnet
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wily Lucknow chain snatchers get caught in police dragnet

Hindustan Times  

Police arrested two chain snatchers on Tuesday and claimed to have worked out the chain-snatching case which happened on June 9 in Vikas Nagar, Sector 3, where the men on a bike snatched the gold chain from Jivanti Joshi, a Vikas Nagar resident. The chain snatchers in police custody “After the incident was reported on June 10, an FIR under …

Chain snatcher who spent loot money to visit hill stations with family arrested in Lucknow
6 months ago

Chain snatcher who spent loot money to visit hill stations with family arrested in Lucknow

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old turned a chain snatcher so that he could visit hill stations with family, police said. Chain snatcher who spent loot money to visit hill stations with family arrested in Lucknow The accused, Jagjeet Singh, 32, an Alambagh resident, snatched gold chains from two different areas in Lucknow and then sold them to fund his trip to hill stations …

Court acquits two after Mohali police fail to prove snatching case
6 months, 1 week ago

Court acquits two after Mohali police fail to prove snatching case

Hindustan Times  

After Mohali police’s failure to prove two persons guilty for snatching a woman’s gold chain in Kurali, a local court acquitted the persons who were arrested last year. Police later apprehended the accused at a check post laid near Niholka Road, Kurali, and recovered the complainant’s gold chain. The accused’s counsel Jaswinder Singh vehemently argued that the prosecution miserably failed …

Nagapattinam youth arrested for snatching chains in Kovai, 114 grams of gold recovered
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Nagapattinam youth arrested for snatching chains in Kovai, 114 grams of gold recovered

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE : Coimbatore City police have arrested a Nagapattinam-based man in connection with five chain-snatching incidents in the city. After studying the pattern of chain snatchings, police came to know that the same person was involved in all the incidents and all were reported at night between 8 and 9 pm and the snatcher used a sports model bike. Police …

Man involved in 14 robberies arrested in Perambalur
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Man involved in 14 robberies arrested in Perambalur

The Hindu  

The Perambalur district police have arrested a man who was allegedly involved in a series of robberies reported in various places in the district for over two years and recovered around 45 sovereigns of gold jewellery from him. Perambalur Superintendent of Police C. Shyamala Devi formed a special team to apprehend the accused who used to target women walking alone …

Thief arrested, stolen cash bag recovered within an hour of Tasmac employee being robbed in Virudhunagar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thief arrested, stolen cash bag recovered within an hour of Tasmac employee being robbed in Virudhunagar

The Hindu  

Two robbers sprayed chilli powder on the face of a TASMAC salesman and stole a bag containing ₹1.03 lakh of collection money, while he was returning home. Three others allegedly involved in the crime were also arrested by daybreak and the entire stolen amount was recovered intact, Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police, R. Srinivasaperumal, said. According to the police, M. Sangili …

Police nab four, recover stolen gold
1 year, 1 month ago

Police nab four, recover stolen gold

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Krishna district police have nabbed four accused, who burgled gold ornaments worth ₹3.87 crore from a mortgage company. Krishna district SP Palle Jashua has congratulated police officials and their teams for resolving the gold theft case and nabbing the accused. According to police, a complaint had been lodged on October 16 by officials of Manappuram gold loan company that …

Four arrested in connection with shop thefts at Nanjangud and T. Narsipur
1 year, 2 months ago

Four arrested in connection with shop thefts at Nanjangud and T. Narsipur

The Hindu  

The Nanjangud police have arrested four persons for allegedly breaking into shops in Nanjangud and T. Narsipur near here and committing theft of cash and other items. The police said the accused were behind the burglary reported at a provision store on Citizen school road in Nanjangud on the night of October 3 when ₹80,000 worth of rice and other …

Two arrested by Mandya district police for temple thefts
1 year, 2 months ago

Two arrested by Mandya district police for temple thefts

The Hindu  

A special team of Mandya district police has arrested two persons from T. Narsipur near Mysuru on charges of stealing gold and silver ornaments from different temples in Mandya, Mysuru, and Ramanagara districts. The special team had been constituted by Additional Superintendent of Mandya district police C. Thimmaiah the theft of gold and silver ornaments was reported from the Sanctum …

CRIME FILES: Hyderabad Police Arrest 2 Chain Snatchers Recover Gold Worth Rs 22 Lakh
1 year, 2 months ago

CRIME FILES: Hyderabad Police Arrest 2 Chain Snatchers Recover Gold Worth Rs 22 Lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The east zone task force and Amberpet police on Saturday arrested Kurakula Rohit, 21, an autorickshaw driver, and Golusula Alikesh, both from Siddipet district, for snatching chains and recovered 29.7 grams of gold and a bike, all worth Rs 22 lakh. Kesera police said the accident occurred when G. Philips, car owner and driver, lost control of the vehicle …

Three arrested for involvement in chain snatching cases in Gurugram
1 year, 2 months ago

Three arrested for involvement in chain snatching cases in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Three suspects, including a jeweller, were arrested in Gurugram on Saturday for allegedly snatching gold chains, melting them down, and selling them, police officers said on Sunday. The suspects, Ajay Yadav, 25, of Madhubani in Bihar, and Shubham Kumar, 22, of Nainital in Uttarakhand, were caught after a chase at Mandaura village in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The duo had sold …

Mohali police arrest four snatchers
1 year, 4 months ago

Mohali police arrest four snatchers

Hindustan Times  

Handesra Police on Saturday arrested four persons and claimed to have busted a gang of snatchers. The accused were booked under Sections 379-B, 341 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code at Handesra Police Station in Mohali district. Handesra station-house officer Shivi Brar said that the accused did a recce and saw the victim collecting instalments from villagers. The accused were …

Chandigarh: Snatchers’ arrest leads to recovery of six stolen two-wheelers
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandigarh: Snatchers’ arrest leads to recovery of six stolen two-wheelers

Hindustan Times  

Over two weeks after alert passers-by caught two snatchers who were fleeing with a woman’s gold chain in Sector 23 on July 30, police said they had recovered six stolen two-wheelers as well from the duo. A team from the Sector 17 police station, led by SHO Rajiv Kumar recovered four motorcycles and two scooters from the accused, identified as …

Three, including jeweller held in chain snatching case
1 year, 4 months ago

Three, including jeweller held in chain snatching case

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Three suspects, including a jeweller, were arrested from Basai Chowk near Sector 9B for their alleged involvement in multiple cases of snatching gold chains from residents across the city, Gurugram police said on Sunday. Three, including jeweller held in chain snatching case Police said the arrests took place on Friday night when two suspects had come to meet the …

Gang of three “ police informers “ arrested for running extortion racket
1 year, 4 months ago

Gang of three “ police informers “ arrested for running extortion racket

The Hindu  

The Sadashivanagar police on Monday arrested a gang of three people who claimed to be police personnel, abducted a para medic student and robbed ₹ 1.7 lakh from him. The accused were police informers and misused their proximity to the police, and started an extortion racket, a police officer said. According to the police, the accused who claimed to be …

10-second CCTV footage helps cops nab chain snatcher
1 year, 8 months ago

10-second CCTV footage helps cops nab chain snatcher

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A man has been arrested for allegedly committing six chain-snatchings in local trains over the past one week. HT Image The Vasai Government Railway Police identified the accused with the help of a 10-second CCTV footage where he was seen removing his face mask to drink water. According to Sandeep Bhajibhakre, deputy commissioner of police, in the past one …

Gold, silver bars, diamond necklaces: 6 held with stolen items worth ₹88 lakh
2 years ago

Gold, silver bars, diamond necklaces: 6 held with stolen items worth ₹88 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Hyderabad Police on Wednesday arrested six people involved in robbery and recovered property worth ₹88 lakhs including silver and gold bars, diamond necklaces along with two-wheelers. The police arrested five accused earlier whereas the sixth one was absconding. Around 30 kg of silver bars, 2 diamond necklaces, diamonds and gold bars, five two-wheelers along with a knife from them, …

Cops make no headway in chain snatching cases
2 years ago

Cops make no headway in chain snatching cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Even as multiple departments of the Hyderabad police are investigating chain-snatching incidents in Narayanguda and Jubilee Hills last month, the robbery near City Lights Hotel in Secunderabad late on Monday night caught them off-guard. In the robbery near City Lights Hotel, where the suspects on a bike attacked the victim with a knife and stole gold and diamond jewellery …

Noida Police busts gang of vehicle lifters, 3 held with 20 bikes
2 years, 11 months ago

Noida Police busts gang of vehicle lifters, 3 held with 20 bikes

India Today  

Busting a gang of vehicle lifters that had been operating for the past one year in the NCR region, Noida police arrested three members from the Surajpur area of the Gautam Buddh Nagar district. As per the report by the Times of India, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Elmaram G said “We received a tip-off of three suspicious individuals moving …

Students prefer chain-snatching for easy money
4 years, 2 months ago

Students prefer chain-snatching for easy money

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: An elderly woman was returning home after work in her farmland on the Srikalahasti-Pichatur road under the K.V.B. She did not notice two motorbike-borne youngsters following her and within seconds, her 16-gram gold chain was snatched away by the two miscreants. Mandals like Nagari, Nindra, Puttur, Pichatur, Varadaiahpalem and Satyavedu, bordering Tamil Nadu, as well as Tirupati and other …

Delhi Police arrests two robbers, recovers snatched gold chains, country-made pistol
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police arrests two robbers, recovers snatched gold chains, country-made pistol

India Today  

Delhi Police has arrested two robbers and seized a motorcycle, three snatched and robber gold chains, a country-made pistol and a button actuated knife from their possession, police said. On October 11, police received a tip-off about the movement of two criminals on a motorcycle near CDR Chowk. Immediately, the information was further developed and the police team laid a …

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: NIA Arrests Six More People, Conducts Searches at Multiple Locations
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: NIA Arrests Six More People, Conducts Searches at Multiple Locations

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency has arrested six more people and conducted searches at six places in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case, an official said on Sunday. On August 1, the NIA arrested two more persons - Ernakulam-residents Muhammad Ali Ebrahim and Muhammad Ali - after investigation revealed that they were part of the conspiracy, besides aiding and assisting …

Delhi: Chain snatchers use three vehicles to dodge police; held in 24 hours
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Chain snatchers use three vehicles to dodge police; held in 24 hours

India Today  

Delhi Police nabbed a gang of chain snatchers whose unique modus operandi involved using three vehicles to dodge checking pickets. A New Delhi Municipal Corporation employee was robbed of his gold chain on Saturday in Doctor's Lane, Gole Market in Delhi while he was speaking on the phone. Upon investigating CCTV footage in the area, the police found that the …

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