Antique Buddha idol worth Rs.25 crore recoveredSeptember 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - An antique idol of Lord Buddha weighing 25 kg and costing Rs.25 crore in the international market has been recovered by police in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district, officials said Thursday
Pretending to be customers, personnel of the special operations group (SOG) approached three people in Sultanpur -- who are now under arrest -- and struck a deal with them, said Inspector Dhirendra Shukla of the SOG. The idol, estimated to be about 300 years old, is made of ashta dhatu (eight metals).
Antique idols stolen from Himachal templeSeptember 16th, 2009 SHIMLA - Seven antique idols have been stolen from a Himachal Pradesh temple, making it the second such theft in a less than a week, police said Tuesday. The idols were found missing Monday from the Keem temple near Rampur town in Shimla district, about 160 km from here.
Four Pakistani smugglers arrested near Punjab borderAugust 15th, 2009 FEROZEPUR - Four suspected Pakistani smugglers were arrested Saturday and a night vision device, some arms and ammunition and two kilograms of heroin was seized from them by Indian border guards in this Punjab frontier district, an official said. "We apprehended four smugglers while they were trying to cross the border.
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.
Antique idols recovered from India-Nepal borderJuly 22nd, 2009 SILIGURI - At least 24 antique idols of Hindu gods and goddesses were recovered Wednesday from the India-Nepal Border of West Bengal, officials said. "The idols, made of black stones, were brought in a white Ambassador car from Raigunge and being taken from near the India-Nepal border in Siliguri sub-division of Darjeeling district," Additional Commissioner of Customs (North Bengal and Sikkim) R.
Gang of 'recovery agents' busted, seven men arrestedJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police's Special Cell Tuesday said it has arrested seven men people and busted a syndicate working for a multinational bank, with gang members posing as policemen and lawyers to threaten customers to pay up dues. Police recovered a laptop, computer peripherals, eight mobile phones and incriminating documents from their possession.
Idol smugglers arrestedJuly 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Four members of a gang involved in smuggling ancient temple idols were arrested in Uttar Pradesh with Rs.5 crore worth of booty, police said Wednesday. The arrests took place in Kushinagar in Kaushambhi district, about 300 km from Lucknow.
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.
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.
34 illegal immigrants found in Phoenix drop house held against will for up to a monthJune 9th, 2009 34 illegal immigrants found in Phoenix drop housePHOENIX — Authorities say they have busted the third drop house for illegal immigrants found in the Phoenix area in the last few days. Officer Robert Bailey with the Arizona Department of Public Safety says the third house was raided Monday.
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.
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.
Human traffickers' gang busted, two arrestedApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi police Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang of human traffickers with the arrest of two persons while a hunt for the woman said to be the gang leader is on. Gurcharan Singh and Bal Bahadur Karki were arrested on the basis of complaint of Desh Raj, who is a native of Himachal Pradesh, the police said, adding five passports and incriminating documents were recovered from the accused.
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