Delhi's jewel thief stole on trains, then moved to flights. This was his MO
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi's jewel thief stole on trains, then moved to flights. This was his MO

India Today  

Delhi Police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly stealing jewellery and other valuable items from passengers aboard various flights across the country, officials said. A police officer told news agency PTI that Kapoor would target vulnerable passengers, particularly elderly women travelling internationally. "Recognising the tendency of such passengers to carry valuables in their handbags, he strategically travelled on premium domestic flights, notably Air India and Vistara, bound for destinations like Delhi, Chandigarh, and Hyderabad," the officer said. Exploiting their likelihood to carry valuables in handbags, Kapoor strategically chose premium domestic flights, notably Air India and Vistara, bound for destinations such as Delhi, Chandigarh, and Hyderabad.

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Delhi crime: Fired cabbie resorts to phone snatching to fund vacation, held
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi crime: Fired cabbie resorts to phone snatching to fund vacation, held

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Police booked the accused in 11 cases. Seeking to fund his girlfriend’s “dream vacation”, a 34-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh went on a snatching spree over the past month, robbing passersby of high-end mobile phones in Dwarka, police said on Tuesday. A team was constituted as it was suspected that the offender could be involved in multiple crimes,” …

24-yr-old who stole ₹60 lakh cash from employer’s house in Delhi in 2023 arrested
5 months ago

24-yr-old who stole ₹60 lakh cash from employer’s house in Delhi in 2023 arrested

Hindustan Times  

A 24-year-old man who stole ₹60 lakh cash from his employer’s house more than a year ago was arrested on Saturday, police said. Deputy commissioner of police Satish Kumar said Mangal Tiwari had bought a car, some jewellery, and household items with the stolen money. Tiwari requested that he stay the night at the businessman’s house as it was late …

High heist: In a span of less than six months, six Hyderabad women robbed of ₹2 crore while onboard
5 months, 3 weeks ago

High heist: In a span of less than six months, six Hyderabad women robbed of ₹2 crore while onboard

The Hindu  

Rajesh Kapoor, 40, a resident of Pahargunj in Delhi, who cleaned up the cabin baggage of 10 women which had jewellery, gold and cash while the plane was in the air has been nabbed by the police of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Six women in Hyderabad have been robbed to the tune of ₹1.5 crore- ₹2 crore in a span …

Man takes 200 flights to steal jewellery from co-passengers
7 months, 1 week ago

Man takes 200 flights to steal jewellery from co-passengers

The Hindu  

A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery and other valuables from handbags of co-passengers on various flights, Delhi Police said on May 13. At a press conference at the IGI airport, Deputy Commissioner of Police Usha Rangnani said Mr. Kapoor had been arrested from Paharganj, where he allegedly kept the stolen jewellery. Ms. Rangnani said two separate cases …

Delhi man takes 200 flights in 110 days, steals jewellery worth lakhs from passengers
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi man takes 200 flights in 110 days, steals jewellery worth lakhs from passengers

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery and other valuables from handbags of co-passengers on various flights, Delhi Police said on Monday. At a press conference at the IGI airport in Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police Usha Rangnani said Kapoor had been arrested from Paharganj, where he allegedly kept the stolen jewellery. Another police officer said Kapoor would …

Delhi: Man steals passengers' jewellery, valuables in over 200 flights in a year; arrested | DETAILS
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi: Man steals passengers' jewellery, valuables in over 200 flights in a year; arrested | DETAILS

India TV News  

Crime news: A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly being involved in theft of jewellery and other valuables from the handbags of co-passengers in over 200 flights in a year, Delhi Police said on Monday. Another police officer said Kapoor would target vulnerable passengers, particularly elderly women travelling internationally. "Recognising the tendency of such passengers to carry valuables in their …

Jewel thief takes 200 flights in a year to steal from cabin baggage
7 months, 1 week ago

Jewel thief takes 200 flights in a year to steal from cabin baggage

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year old man allegedly booked more than 200 flights over the past year under his dead brother’s name, stole jewellery and cash worth crores from his co-passengers’ cabin baggage and passed them onto a jeweller in west Delhi, police said on Monday, after arresting the prime suspect and his aide and cracking down on the elaborate operation. “He exploited …

Delhi Police arrests three, claim to have solved 12 theft cases
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police arrests three, claim to have solved 12 theft cases

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Police has arrested three people and claimed to have solved 12 theft cases with recovery of 80 stolen diamond and gold and silver jewellery worth ₹1 crore, officials on Monday said. HT Image The accused have been identified as mastermind of the gang Ranjeet Soni, previously involved in 22 cases, Sonu, involved in 13 cases, and Sourabh, …

Salesman and associate arrested for stealing 1.2 kilos of gold jewellery
1 year, 2 months ago

Salesman and associate arrested for stealing 1.2 kilos of gold jewellery

The Hindu  

The Halasuru Gate police on Wednesday arrested a 20-year-old salesman of a jewellery shop and his associate for allegedly stealing 1.2 kilos of gold jewellery worth ₹75 lakh by concocting a robbery story. Based on his confession, the police tracked down his associate Raja Rao, a delivery boy who had escaped to his native place with the jewellery bag and …

₹20 crore Delhi jewellery heist: How police traced, arrested the suspects
1 year, 2 months ago

₹20 crore Delhi jewellery heist: How police traced, arrested the suspects

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old man broke into a jewellery store in Jangpura late on Sunday, burgled it of gold and diamond ornaments worth upwards of ₹20 crore, hid inside the shop for 15 hours, and then fled on Monday evening, Delhi Police said on Friday, after the suspect was arrested from a village in Chhattisgarh. The police also recovered 18.5kg gold and …

Delhi Jewellery Heist: 3 Arrested From Chhattisgarh; 18 Kg Gold, Rs 12 Lakh Recovered
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Jewellery Heist: 3 Arrested From Chhattisgarh; 18 Kg Gold, Rs 12 Lakh Recovered

News 18  

At least three people have been arrested in Chhattisgarh in connection with the sensational Rs 25-crore robbery from a jewellery shop in Delhi’s Bhogal area. “Rs 12.50 lakh in cash and over 18-kilogram gold and diamonds seized from an accused in Durg,” said Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur, Santosh Singh. In one of the biggest burglaries in the national capital, accused …

Delhi heist | Thieves steal jewellery worth around ₹25 crore
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi heist | Thieves steal jewellery worth around ₹25 crore

The Hindu  

At least three thieves drilled a hole into a concrete wall of a strongroom at a jewellery shop in Jangpura’s Bhogal market and decamped with ornaments worth around ₹25 crore on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Police sources said it seems that the thieves made it to the jewellery shop’s terrace from a neighbouring building and went inside …

Ludhiana police arrest two Delhi men for ₹28 lakh theft
1 year, 4 months ago

Ludhiana police arrest two Delhi men for ₹28 lakh theft

Hindustan Times  

In a joint operation conducted by counter intelligence and the Delhi Police, the Ludhiana Police arrested two Delhi men for allegedly stealing a bag containing ₹28 lakh from an SUV near South City here last week. Commissioner of police Mandeep Singh Sidhu said that the police was pursuing the accused since the time of the theft. In some instances, they …

Man held for stealing cash, jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh from wedding function in Delhi
1 year, 10 months ago

Man held for stealing cash, jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh from wedding function in Delhi

India Today  

Delhi Police arrested a burglar for breaking into the house and stealing cash, and jewellery worth Rs 12 lakhs. On February 5, a complainant arrived at Police Station Khayala and reported that she went to her relative's house in Delhi to attend a wedding function and a man broke into her house and stole her purse containing Rs 20,000 cash …

Sonam Kapoor Delhi house robbery: Nurse, husband arrested for stealing cash, jewellery worth Rs 2.4 crore
2 years, 8 months ago

Sonam Kapoor Delhi house robbery: Nurse, husband arrested for stealing cash, jewellery worth Rs 2.4 crore

Firstpost  

Nurse Aparna Ruth Wilson takes care of Sonam Kapoor’s mother-in-law and her husband Naresh Kumar Sagar is an accountant at a private firm in Shakarpur New Delhi: A nurse working in actor Sonam Kapoor’s Delhi residence was arrested along with her husband for allegedly stealing cash and jewellery worth Rs 2.4 crore in February from the house in plush Amrita …

Delhi: Robbers flee with cash, jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh from Shalimar Bagh home
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi: Robbers flee with cash, jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh from Shalimar Bagh home

India Today  

In an early morning burglary incident, some unidentified persons barged into a house in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh Tuesday and escaped with cash and jewellery, police said. Read | Thieves break wall to enter bank in Delhi, steal Rs 55 lakh Her father Ramesh Goel, who deals in import and export of stainless steel, said the burglars fled with cash …

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