Car jackers’ gang busted in Noida

October 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).

September 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.

July 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.

July 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.

June 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.

June 22nd, 2009 NOIDA - Eight men and three women were arrested here for smuggling and selling drugs in the national capital region (NCR) and 100 kg hashish worth Rs.20 lakh was recovered from their possession, police said Monday. On Sunday night during a routine check at the Sector-8 checkpost in Noida, the police stumbled upon a car carrying a man in an army soldier's uniform and three women, police said.

June 2nd, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad police Tuesday said they have busted a major auto lifting racket in this Uttar Pradesh district after arresting three members of the gang who were active in Delhi and the national capital region and were involved in stealing over 100 vehicles. Ten motor cycles and three scooters were recovered from them.

May 12th, 2009 NOIDA - The Noida Police Tuesday claimed to have busted a major auto-lifting gang with the arrest of 10 people and the recovery of three cars. A joint team of different police stations here arrested the 10 from various areas.

April 27th, 2009 NOIDA - A 32-year-old eunuch, who was shot at by members of a rival gang over a 'territory' dispute last week, died in a hospital here, police said Monday. Rekha Tiwari died around midnight Sunday.

April 24th, 2009 NOIDA - A eunuch was critically injured after being shot at by members of a rival gang Friday apparently over a 'territory' dispute, police said. According to police, a group of eunuchs of the Atique gang, aiming to muscle into the 'territory' of the Pappu group, shot at Rekha (32), who protested their entry into the phase II area.

February 28th, 2009 NOIDA - A prostitution racket operating here and in parts of the national capital was busted Friday with the arrest of nine call girls and seven men, police said. 'We received information that the Designer Park in Sector-62 was frequented by some pimps and call girls during evening hours.

February 7th, 2009 NOIDA - The Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) Sunday commenced supply of piped natural has (PNG) to Noida. U.D. Choubey, chief managing director of GAIL (India), inaugurated the PNG supply at the PMO Cooperative Housing Society at Sector 62 by switching on the first burner.

February 2nd, 2009 NOIDA - A notorious criminal has been killed in a shootout with the Noida police, officials said Tuesday. Nawal Bihari, a 32-year-old who came from Palamu, Jharkhand, and was staying at Lal Kuan in Ghaziabad, was shot dead Monday night, the police said.

January 10th, 2009 NOIDA - One more suspect was arrested Sunday for the gang rape of a management student in Noida that stunned residents of the Indian capital and surrounding areas earlier this week, the police said. Pushpendra alias Tunia was arrested from his hideout in Garhi Chaukhandi village, the police said.

January 9th, 2009 NOIDA - Two more suspects have been arrested for the gang rape of an MBA student in Noida by 10 men that shocked residents of the Indian capital and surrounding areas earlier this week, police said Saturday. The two teenagers were arrested Friday night during searches conducted on their houses, according to the police.