Punjab Police bust gang of bank robbers, arrest sixOctober 12th, 2009 PATIALA - With the arrest of six men here, Punjab Police Monday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang involved in bank robberies in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. "This was an 11 member gang and we arrested six of them yesterday (Sunday).
Gang of car thieves led by woman bustedSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Police have busted a gang of car thieves headed by a woman, who would lure men travelling alone at night by asking for a lift after which her accomplices would rob the victim of his vehicle and valuables, officials said Friday. Police started investigations following a spurt in the number of cases where cars would be stolen through a similar modus operandi.
Ghaziabad Police foil abduction, gang rape attemptSeptember 2nd, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Prompt police action foiled an attempt to abduct and rape a 14-year-old girl here Wednesday, officials said. The girl, a student of Class 9, was on her way home after school hours Wednesday afternoon when a man named Javed Khan, 21, offered to drop her home.
Gang selling fake gold biscuits busted in BhopalJuly 12th, 2009 BHOPAL - A gang selling fake gold biscuits to unsuspecting customers was busted with the arrest of five people here Sunday, police said. The modus operandi of the gang was simple.
Auto-lifters' gang busted in Delhi, 12 stolen vehicles seizedJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An auto lifters' gang operating in the south Delhi area was busted here Sunday with the arrest of six people, police said. The leader of the gang, Manoj Kumar alias Thakur, 22, and his accomplices Manoj alias Jagga, 22, Shashank, 19, Dipanker, 24 - all residents of south Delhi - as well as Ajeet Kumar, 21, and Sanjay Kumar, 22, residents of Ghaziabad and Baraut in Uttar Pradesh were arrested Sunday.
Two antique idols recovered, smugglers' gang bustedJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two people were arrested and two priceless antique idols were recovered from them as Delhi Police's Crime Branch said Tuesday it had busted a gang involved in smuggling of such artefacts. The accused, Suresh and Nepal Singh, were arrested Monday from south Delhi while they were trying to sell the two stolen antiquities," a police official said.
Car jackers' gang busted in NoidaJune 2nd, 2009 NOIDA - Two luxury cars were recovered from three suspected members of auto lifters in this satellite town of Delhi, police said Tuesday. Police Monday night arrested Jitendra, Shankar and Nitin from their hide-out at a flat in Sector 47.
Prostitution racket using minor girls bustedApril 28th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad police Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang allegedly purchasing minor girls, lured to the capital, and forcing them into prostitution, after a customer helped one of the girls contact her parents and inform them of her plight. Three people were arrested and the girl rescued, while two others escaped taking away two other girls, the police said.
'Knifer gang' busted in GhaziabadApril 19th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Four men wanted in over a dozen cases of armed robberies and murders, belonging to what the police described as the 'knifer gang' were arrested Sunday, officials said. The gang which operated in Vaishali, Vasundhara, Kaushambi and Indirapuram areas of Ghaziabad, adjoining east Delhi, specialised in carrying out their crimes with the help of knives and were hence called the 'knifer gang', police said.
Gang of teenage motorcycle thieves nabbed in GhazhiabadApril 8th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Seven teenagers, four of whom are students of Delhi schools, have been caught by the police here for stealing vehicles and six motorcycles were recovered from them, an official said Wednesday. Circle Officer Rahul Srivastava said the gang was busted when police officials signalled a two-wheeler to stop at Dabur crossing in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram locality Tuesday night, but the rider tried to flee instead.
Ghaziabad police bust gang of highway robbersApril 1st, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A gang of six people, including a college student, has been arrested by the Ghaziabad police for committing robberies on the highways near the city, officials said Wednesday. The six people - Sandeep Singh, Sunny Tyagi, Sanjay Chandra, Rakam Bhati, Monu Tyagi and Feroz - were nabbed from the Industrial Area around 11 p.m.
Factory making fake wrappers of branded goods bustedMarch 20th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad police Thursday busted a factory manufacturing fake wrappers and packing materials of leading, branded consumer items, recovering a large quantity of the counterfeit material. Acting on a tip-off by a private detective agency - Pinkerton Consultants & Investigating (India) Private Limited - the police raided the Noble Packaging Factory at plot 30 of the Rajendra Nagar Industrial Area.
'Dare devil' gang of robbers nabbed in GhaziabadFebruary 25th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Eight members of a notorious gang of robbers have been arrested in Ghaziabad, the police said Tuesday. The men were arrested Monday night for executing several 'dare devil' robberies in Ghaziabad, Noida and surrounding areas.
Drug trafficker arrested in DelhiJanuary 27th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A man wanted in 45 criminal cases, mostly related to drug trafficking, was arrested by the Ghaziabad police from Delhi, officials said Wednesday. Kallan, a resident of Main Bazar Kaila Bhatta in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, heads a five-member gang involved in drug trafficking.
Police arrest 11 of thieves' gang in GhaziabadJanuary 8th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Eleven people - allegedly part of a gang of thief and robbers - were arrested in Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh Friday, the police said. Three other men who are part of the gang are absconding, the police said.