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 months.

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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 …

Mohali police arrest five for possessing heroin
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mohali police arrest five for possessing heroin

Hindustan Times  

The CIA staff of Mohali police arrested five people in two separate cases after recovering 110 gm heroin from their possession. Around 110 gm heroin and two cars were recovered from the accused. In the second case, the accused, Chanpreet Singh, 25, and Harpal Singh, 28, both from Sirsa, Haryana, and currently residing in Kharar, were caught at a police …

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 …

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 …

Monitor cops aiding drug peddlers: Madurai Bench of Madras HC
7 months ago

Monitor cops aiding drug peddlers: Madurai Bench of Madras HC

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the chief secretary, home secretary, and DGP to constitute a high-level secret committee to monitor those police officials who are suspected to be hand-in-glove with drug offenders. During a vacation sitting, a division bench of justices P Velmurugan and K Rajasekar disposed of a petition filed by G …

Mohali sees two-fold spike in murders in 2023
1 year ago

Mohali sees two-fold spike in murders in 2023

Hindustan Times  

The district saw a two-fold increase in murder cases, going from 20 cases in 2022 to 41 in 2023, data released by the Mohali Police on Friday has revealed. Over the last one year, our teams arrested several gangsters, extortionists and other criminals involved in heinous crimes,” said Mohali senior superintendent of police Sandeep Garg. Drug cases see a decrease …

Mumbai Police recovers drugs worth Rs 1.18 crore, four persons arrested
1 year, 2 months ago

Mumbai Police recovers drugs worth Rs 1.18 crore, four persons arrested

India TV News  

The Mumbai Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested four drug peddlers in the Santa Cruz area of the city with high-quality drugs, said police on Saturday. 1.7 gm charas, 950 gm hydro ganja powder seized As per information received from the police, there was intelligence indicating that some individuals were involved in drug trafficking near the Trumpet Sky Lounge and Club Bombay …

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 …

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, …

More than 170 arrested as police crackdown on serious criminals
1 year, 10 months ago

More than 170 arrested as police crackdown on serious criminals

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Thirty knives and weapons were recovered, 40 drugs seized, 66 vehicles taken and £5,700 …

Over 2,200 drug smugglers arrested in one month in Punjab
2 years, 4 months ago

Over 2,200 drug smugglers arrested in one month in Punjab

Firstpost  

Since 5 July, police registered a total of 1,730 first information reports of which 145 are related to commercial quantity Chandigarh: Over 2,200 drug smugglers were arrested while 30 kg of heroin and other narcotics were seized in Punjab in the last one month as part of an ongoing anti-drug drive in the state, a senior official said on Monday. …

Police to burn 21 tonnes of narcotics on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
2 years, 5 months ago

Police to burn 21 tonnes of narcotics on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The Hindu  

On June 26, the Karnataka police have planned to destroy around 21 tonnes of narcotics worth ₹25.6 crore which they have seized on account of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. On the same occasion last year, the police destroyed 24 tonnes of drugs worth ₹50.23 crore. In a similar trend as last year, the police have said …

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 …

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