Nine held in Chandigarh for gamblingSeptember 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Nine people including three women, all from prominent families, were arrested here on charges of gambling, police said Monday. The nine men and women were carrying over Rs.900,000 when they were arrested late Sunday from a house in Sector 19, the police claimed.
Bandit arrested in Uttar PradeshSeptember 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A bandit wanted in over a dozen criminal cases, including murder, was Wednesday arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said. Chukki Yadav, who carried a reward of Rs.35,000 for his capture, was caught by the Special Task Force after a shootout.
53 arrested in Ghaziabad for Sunday's violenceSeptember 8th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A total of 53 people were arrested in Ghaziabad Tuesday for their alleged involvement in large-scale violence and rioting Sunday on the National Highway-24. Police had Sunday night registered an FIR against 59 named and 1200 unidentified people for rioting and causing damage to government and private vehicles on NH-24.
3 Chhota Rajan aides arrested in AllahabadSeptember 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three aides of underworld don Chhota Rajan were arrested from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. Prateek Singh, Rahul Singh and Chandradhari, all in their early 20s, used to operate as shooters for the underworld don, the police alleged.
Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed while counting loot after handing smiley-face note to tellerJuly 30th, 2009 W. Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed counting moneyGREENSBURG, Pa. — Police said they caught a bank robbery suspect who was counting the loot as he walked away from a western Pennsylvania heist in which he had handed a teller a polite demand note, complete with a smiley face.
Man wanted by Maharashtra Police arrested in Uttar PradeshJuly 13th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A man wanted by Maharashtra Police was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district Monday after a gunfight, an official said. "Sajid was nabbed in the Bazar Shukla locality in Sultanpur district after a gunfight," Additional Director General (Law and Order) Brij Lal told reporters here.
Four Maoists arrested for planting landmineJune 21st, 2009 LALGARH - Four suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested Sunday evening when they were allegedly trying to plant a landmine at Khayerpahari in Bankura district of West Bengal. The men were nabbed from near a canal in the area close to the inter-district border between West Midnapore and Bankura, police sources said.
South Florida couple planning to start honeymoon trip find car plunged in their poolJune 12th, 2009 Pair planning to start honeymoon find car in poolCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A South Florida couple woke up to a car plunged in their pool.
3 bringing hashish from Nepal arrestedJune 12th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three men, involved in bringing contraband drugs from Nepal and supplying them in various parts of India were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district with hashish worth Rs.25 crore, police said Friday. "The three, who were nabbed late Thursday, said they were to hand over the consignment to their clients in Haryana and Bihar," district police chief R.K.
Two Nepali women arrested with drugs in Uttar PradeshJune 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two women from Nepal were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district with about 25 kg of opium worth Rs.5 million, police said Wednesday. The women were nabbed Tuesday evening.
Arjuna awardee wrestler arrested with narcoticsJune 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - A Punjab police official, who has won the Arjuna Award as wrestler, was arrested with three accomplices for allegedly carrying banned party drugs worth nearly Rs.20 crore (Rs.200 million), an official said Tuesday. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) carried out an operation yielding 25 kg of methamphetamine, worth around Rs.20 crore in the international market, the official said.
Mumbai gangster's aide nabbed in Uttar PradeshMay 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A close aide of Mumbai gangster Hemant Pujari was arrested Sunday in Lucknow by a joint team of Mumbai police and Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), an official said. "Vinay Singh alias Bunty was nabbed from near the Badshahnagar railway station," additional director general (law and order) Brij Lal told reporters here.
Scot caught with hashishMay 24th, 2009 PANAJI - A Scottish national has been arrested here for possessing 2.5 kg of hashish, police said Sunday. James Joseph Toner, 44, was arrested by the anti-narcotics police from Chapora, a village adjoining the Anjuna beach, late Saturday evening.
Brotherly shove: Alaska man assaulted police officer so he could join his brother in jailMay 1st, 2009 Alaska man shoved officer to join brother in jailFAIRBANKS, Alaska — An Alaska man shoved a police officer just so he could join his brother in jail. Thirty-five-year-old David Jacob Ginnis pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault on a police officer and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with the full sentence suspended.
Man asks to join his brother in jail and gets his wish after shoving an Alaska police officerApril 30th, 2009 Man asks to join brother in jail and gets his wishFAIRBANKS, Alaska — Police said a man wanted to go to jail with his arrested brother, so he shoved an officer and got his wish. David Jacob Ginnis, 35, pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault on a police officer and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with the full sentence suspended.