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).
Chhattisgarh police search for fake CBI officials for duping coupleSeptember 11th, 2009 RAIPUR - A search was launched Friday in this Chhattisgarh capital to arrest four people who posed as CBI officials and duped a couple of gold ornaments worth Rs.50,000, police said. "Four people posing as CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) officials stopped a couple - Manojit Mukherjee and his wife Chhanna Mukherjee - at the busy Shastri Bazar shopping complex Thursday and told the couple that they were conducting checks at various points.
Fake ghee factory busted in Uttar PradeshSeptember 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The crime branch of the Lucknow police Monday busted a fake ghee manufacturing unit in posh Gomtinagar locality and arrested two people, including the owner of the factory, officials said. "We raided the Amrita Dairy Private Limited and recovered over 50 quintals of manufactured fake and adulterated ghee," Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Rajesh Singh told reporters.
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.
Drug racket busted in Punjab, four arrestedAugust 14th, 2009 NAWANSHAHR - Punjab Police claimed to have busted a drug racket with the arrest of three Punjab residents and a non-resident Indian (NRI) here Friday. Police also seized 1.8 kg of heroin from their possession.
Fake currency racket busted in PunjabAugust 3rd, 2009 NAWANSHAHR - Punjab Police claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of smugglers of fake currency with international links with the arrest of four people, including a Nepali here Monday. Counterfeit currency notes with the face value of Rs.565,000 have been recovered from their possession.
Chandigarh police bust fake currency racket, arrest a widowAugust 2nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh city police Sunday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of fake currency smugglers, allegedly linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Police arrested a widow from Punjab's Amritsar town early Sunday and seized fake currency notes with the total face value of Rs.480,000 from her possession.
Off-duty Fla. deputy pulls over for fake police lights, later busts driver after running tagJuly 30th, 2009 Deputy duped by fake police lights, arrests driverMANATEE, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida motorist who used fake police lights to get through traffic was busted after an off-duty sheriff's deputy pulled over to get out of the way and became suspicious.
Delhi police busts fake visa racketJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The special cell of Delhi police has arrested four people, allegedly running a racket of preparing fake foreign visas and work permits. "Three accused - Nand Kishore, Dhruv Kumar and Mohammad Hussain - were arrested from New Friends Colony area Thursday on the basis of information from intelligence agencies.
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.
Drug smugglers' gang busted, hashish worth Rs.20 lakh seizedJune 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.
High-profile gang of highway robbers busted in HaryanaJune 6th, 2009 PANCHKULA - Haryana police Saturday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of high-profile highway robbers and recovered luxurious cars and heavy ammunition from them. "This is big breakthrough for Haryana police as we were working for a long time to nab this gang.
Auto lifters' gang busted in GhaziabadJune 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.
Fake currency rackets busted in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya PradeshJanuary 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW/BHOPAL - Five people have been arrested and fake currency with a face value of over Rs.100,000 seized in separate raids carried out in two towns of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, police said Saturday. Two people, including a woman, were held with counterfeit currency notes amounting to Rs.100,000 in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district Friday night, district police chief Lalji Shukla told IANS over telephone.