LA mother wants investigation into daughter's stabbing death in EcuadorOctober 7th, 2009 LA mother: Daughter stabbed to death in EcuadorLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles mother is pushing for an investigation into the killing of her daughter in Ecuador. Gloria Lema said Wednesday that her daughter, 26-year-old Gloria Daniela Lopez of Los Angeles, was stabbed and her throat was slit in Ambato, Ecuador, three days before she was scheduled to return home to California after a vacation.
Armed robbers loot passengers in Delhi-bound trainSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of five-six armed robbers looted passengers on a train headed to Delhi of cash, jewellery and other valuables in the suburbs of the national capital Monday. Police said they had found "definitive" clues and would arrest the robbers soon.
Two robbers killed by police after Gurgaon family held hostageSeptember 26th, 2009 GURGAON - A family was held hostage by armed robbers for nearly two hours in their house here before the police came to their rescue and killed two of the criminals in a gunfight, an official said Saturday. The crime drama unfolded Friday night when one of the family members was overpowered by five armed men outside his house in Palam Vihar area of Gurgaon, adjacent to New Delhi, when he returned from work at around 9.30 p.m.
Eucadorean police seize half-ton of processed cocaine marked as fertilizer; 2 arrestedSeptember 8th, 2009 Ecuador police bust half-ton of processed cocaineQUITO, Ecuador — Police in Ecuador say they have seized a half-ton of processed cocaine disguised as a shipment of fertilizer. The nation's anti-drug chief, Col.
Armed robbers loot handicapped in Bihar trainSeptember 6th, 2009 PATNA - Armed criminals looted nearly a dozen handicapped passengers, and shot and injured one of them in the Danapur-Howrah express train in Bihar late Saturday night, police said Sunday. The robbers shot and injured Vishwakarma Sharma, a school teacher before looting the other handicapped passengers on the train late Saturday night between Karauta and Bhakhtiyarpur stations near Patna.
Gas agency owner robbed in DelhiAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A gas agency owner was robbed of nearly Rs. 200,000 by three motorcycle borne robbers in east Delhi Thursday, police said.
Robbers take away the whole ATMAugust 1st, 2009 HOSHIARPUR - Unable to break open the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a private bank here, robbers took away the entire machine late Friday night. But two policemen chased them and got the ATM back before it could be broken open.
Biker gang robs Rs.1.25 mn from Batra Hospital employeesAugust 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three motorcycle-borne robbers allegedly waylaid two employees of a leading hospital here Saturday and looted Rs.1.25 million from them after injuring one of them, police said. The incident comes a day after a businessman was robbed off Rs.1.1 million in a similar manner by a suspected biker gang in Delhi.
Love affair triggers communal tensionJuly 30th, 2009 RAMPUR - A love affair has triggered communal tension in this Uttar Pradesh town that also saw violence after an angry mob attacked a police station and damaged public property. A boy and a girl, who were in love for sometime, had gone missing, prompting allegations that the girl has been kidnapped, police said Thursday.
Dalit man dies in custody, three policemen suspendedJuly 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three Uttar Pradesh policemen were suspended Wednesday for allegedly beating to death a 60-year-old Dalit man in their custody, an official said. Rajbal, a resident of the Shikar village in Muzaffarnagar district, died in the Chapaar police station Tuesday and his body was left outside the district hospital in Muzaffarnagar, some 350 km from Lucknow.
Another suspected custodial death in DelhiJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Friday were accused of second custodial death in as many days when the family of a 50-year-old alleged that he was beaten to death by officials of anti-corruption bureau (ACB). The police, however, said they will wait for the autopsy report to know the exact cause of death.
Running on empty: Police say men robbed NY gas station, were caught when car ran out of fuelJuly 1st, 2009 Police: Robbers hit NY gas station, ran out of gasKIRKWOOD, N.Y. — State police in New York say two Pennsylvania men robbed a gas station and might have gotten away if they had also fueled up.
Robbers loot Rs.33 lakh from Jharkhand bankJune 19th, 2009 RANCHI - Unidentified men Friday looted Rs.33 lakh (Rs.3.3 million) at gun point from a bank in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said. According to police, around half a dozen robbers entered UCO Bank near Malvia Road in Hazaribagh town at 11.30 a.m.
Guards foil attempt to loot ATM in Gujarat townJune 2nd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Two private security guards Tuesday foiled an attempt by three men to snatch away two bags of currency notes from bank officials outside an ATM in Gandhidham town of Kutch district, police said. The robbers had positioned themselves near the ATM at the IFFCO gate early in the morning to wait for the bank officials to arrive for putting cash in the machine, a police official said on telephone from Gandhidham, 300 km from Ahmedabad.
Three injured in Jharkhand train robberyJune 1st, 2009 RANCHI - Three people were injured while trying to fight robbers who looted cash and other valuables worth Rs.200,000 from train passengers in Jharkhand, police said Monday. Around 10 robbers raided a sleeper coach of a passenger train between Telo and Chandrapura railway stations Sunday night.
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