Two snatchers active in Chandigarh, Mohali nabbed
1 year, 8 months ago

Two snatchers active in Chandigarh, Mohali nabbed

Hindustan Times  

Police have arrested two snatchers who were wanted for multiple cases of theft and snatching in Mohali and Chandigarh. As many as 20 mobile phones, a country made pistol and a sharp-edged weapon were recovered from the possession of the accused, identified as Virpal Singh of Bapu Dham Colony, Chandigarh, and Anil Kumar of Phase 11, Mohali. On frisking them, police recovered a.315-bore country made pistol from Virpal and a sharp-edged weapon from Anil. They are named in four snatching cases in Chandigarh and another at Sohana police station in Mohali.

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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, …

Ludhiana: Three snatchers held
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ludhiana: Three snatchers held

Hindustan Times  

The Focal point police arrested three persons for allegedly snatching a mobile phone from a man at the Chandigarh road on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Gurpinder Singh and Dapinder Singh, residents of Ludhiana’s Dhanansu village, and Atul Kumar of Gobindgarh village. Inspector Amandeep Singh Brar, SHO at the Focal Point police station, said Kulwant Singh of Bhaini …

Cops nab 5 snatchers, recovers 6 stolen mobile phones
1 month, 1 week ago

Cops nab 5 snatchers, recovers 6 stolen mobile phones

Hindustan Times  

Mohali police have arrested five snatchers and recovered six stolen mobile phones and a scooter, used to commit the crime, from their possession. Assistant superintendent of police Jayant Puri on Tuesday said: “The accused used to target women or cyclists talking over phone. The scooter has already been seized by the police.” “Amit, Gulshan and Gupta used to snatch the …

254 Snatchers Held in 167 Cases This Year in Mohali: DIG
1 month, 2 weeks ago

254 Snatchers Held in 167 Cases This Year in Mohali: DIG

Hindustan Times  

A wave of snatching incidents has gripped the city, with as many as 167 cases registered this year. Police have arrested 254 accused and recovered 146 mobile phones, 238 gm gold, 150 gm silver and ₹4,64,360 cash. Additionally, 90 NDPS accused have been arrested in 60 cases, and 905 drunk-driving challans were issued across the district in the last three …

Two Arrested in Phone Snatching Incident in Chandigarh
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Two Arrested in Phone Snatching Incident in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Two suspects have been arrested in a phone snatching case in Chandigarh. The incident occurred on Thursday night near Nanda Farm in Khudda Jassu village. The two suspects, Vikram Masih alias Raja and Ankit, were apprehended by police following an investigation. The stolen phone has been recovered, and the victims have identified the perpetrators. A formal complaint has been filed, …

Police Seek Custody of Two Accused in Mumbai Mobile Phone Theft Case
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Police Seek Custody of Two Accused in Mumbai Mobile Phone Theft Case

The Hindu  

Two Uttar Pradesh natives arrested in Mumbai in Kochi mobile phone theft case were remanded in judicial custody on Thursday. The investigation team will submit an application for their custody on Friday, and their interrogation is required to get further leads about the gang involved in the theft and to recover the mobile phones.

6 held with seven illegal weapons in Mohali
4 months ago

6 held with seven illegal weapons in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

In a span of around 10-days, Mohali police have arrested six men in two different cases and recovered seven illegal weapons from them. In another case, police arrested Amandeep Chaudhary, 27 and Manoj Kumar, 26, of Panchkula and recovered two illegal weapons, including a.12 bore double barrel and.32 bore pistol. The information was shared by the Mohali senior superintendent of …

Mohali: Seeking lift, woman, her 3 aides man at knifepoint
4 months, 1 week ago

Mohali: Seeking lift, woman, her 3 aides man at knifepoint

Hindustan Times  

Four robbers, including a woman, snatched a 57-year-old man’s gold jewellery, cash and mobile phone in Zirakpur around 11.30 pm on Friday. Cracking the case within hours, the Zirakpur police arrested three accused, Kiran, Vikas and Ashish, on Saturday, while the fourth, Kuldeep Singh, is on the run. The victim promptly alerted the police control room and Zirakpur police, following …

IT City carjackers involved in 50 snatchings in tricity: Cops
5 months ago

IT City carjackers involved in 50 snatchings in tricity: Cops

Hindustan Times  

The two carjackers who landed in Mohali police’s net on Tuesday are involved in at least 50 snatching cases across the tricity, apart from murder bid on a cab driver on Airport Road near IT City, police said on Wednesday. The duo, Dharminder alias Sunny of Kapurthala and Lucky alias Kala of Ferozepur, landed in Mohali police’s net on Tuesday …

Two held for assaulting, kidnapping man in Chandigarh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two held for assaulting, kidnapping man in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Two Mohali youths were arrested for assaulting and kidnapping a construction firm’s supervisor for ransom from an under-construction site in Sector 53 on Friday. Police recovered a stolen mobile phone, a Hero Splendor motorcycle and ₹ 15,000 in cash from the accused. The victim, Robin Singh, alleged that he, along with a JCB driver, was working near a park in …

Chandigarh: 2 snatchers land in police net
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: 2 snatchers land in police net

Hindustan Times  

Two persons, allegedly involved in multiple snatching cases across the city, landed in the police net on Wednesday. Chand said that three men on a motorcycle had snatched his mobile phone and two silver chains near Sector 9 C/D dividing road. The second victim, Gurpreet Singh of Nayagaon, was targeted near Sector 14/15/24/25 Chowk, around 2.30 am the same night. …

Mohali: Burglars who struck thrice at diplomat’s house held
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mohali: Burglars who struck thrice at diplomat’s house held

Hindustan Times  

Days after three burglars struck thrice at the locked house of a diplomat in Phase 2 and decamped with articles worth ₹3 lakh besides cash, police arrested two men on Friday from Phase 1 area. The accused were arrested by a team led by deputy superintendent of police Mohit Agarwal and inspector Sukhbir Singh, station house officer, Phase 1 police …

Chandigarh: Two men gets 5-year jail for snatching mobile in 2022
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Two men gets 5-year jail for snatching mobile in 2022

Hindustan Times  

The district court on Wednesday convicted two men of Maloya Colony in a snatching case of 2022. The convicts are identified as Suresh alias Yara, 22, and Rajnish Kalia alias Raji, 26, and court awarded them five years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of ₹ 25,000 each. The convicts are identified as Suresh alias Yara, 22, and Rajnish …

Two snatchers held after dramatic chase in north Delhi
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Two snatchers held after dramatic chase in north Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have arrested two men responsible for a spree of snatching incidents in north, northeast and northwest Delhi, and have recovered five stolen mobile phones and a stolen motorcycle from the accused. The two, identified as Monu Kumar alias Kamal, 23, and Arun Kumar, 22, were nabbed on Sunday morning after they snatched the …

5 held for mobile theft, 20 handsets seized
1 year, 3 months ago

5 held for mobile theft, 20 handsets seized

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Stepping up policing ahead of the 10-day Ganesh festival, the crime branch unit 4 nabbed five members of mobile theft gang and recovered 20 mobiles on Monday. The arrested include Kishor Uttam Gaikwad, Ajay alias Omkar Suresh Gadekar, Ashish alias Bona Santosh Sojwal and George D’Souza from Bopodi, and Sahil alias Sahilya Salim Sheikh of Khadki. Assistant commissioner of …

3 Chandigarh youths to spend 7 years in jail for snatching phone
1 year, 3 months ago

3 Chandigarh youths to spend 7 years in jail for snatching phone

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old youth and his two aides, aged 20, have been awarded a seven-year jail sentence for snatching the mobile phone of a Kashmiri cloth seller in January this year. The court of Jaibir Singh, additional sessions judge, also imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on each of the convicts — Dhanush, 19, from Dhanas, and Riyaz Khan and Ghanshyam, both …

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 …

Chandigarh: Phone snatcher to cool heels in jail for six years
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandigarh: Phone snatcher to cool heels in jail for six years

Hindustan Times  

A 25-year-old man who snatched a cyclist’s mobile phone near the Sector 32/33 roundabout in December 2021 has been sentenced to six years in jail by a local court. UT police nab three snatchers Chandigarh Police on Monday nabbed three men who had snatched a woman’s mobile phone near Sector 37 on the intervening night between April 7 and 8. …

Four held in separate cases of snatching in New Delhi
2 years, 8 months ago

Four held in separate cases of snatching in New Delhi

India Today  

Four people were arrested on Monday in separate cases of snatching with the help of CCTV cameras in New Delhi, said police. On March 27, two snatching incidents were reported at Lahori Gate police station, one during the morning hours by a person on a scooty and another by two people during the evening hours. The Lahori Gate police team …

Two robbers arrested by Delhi Police, bikes, pistol recovered
2 years, 10 months ago

Two robbers arrested by Delhi Police, bikes, pistol recovered

India Today  

Delhi Police arrested two robbers and recovered high-end bikes and a pistol from their possession on Friday. A police team was carrying out an intensive check near Old Delhi Railway Station when, at around 6.15 pm, they noticed two boys on a red-colour Scooty coming from Chhatta Railside. Two high-end motorcycles and 10 expensive mobile phones were also recovered from …

Chandigarh: Three murder accused among 4 held for snatching attempt
2 years, 10 months ago

Chandigarh: Three murder accused among 4 held for snatching attempt

India Today  

Police have arrested four men who made a robbery attempt while riding a stolen car and fled on foot after their car met with an accident in Chandigarh. During interrogation, they also confessed to attempting a robbery on the Sector 19/27 dividing road where people were targeted in the wee hours of Monday, February 14. On February 14, two brothers, …

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