Fake currency seized in Lucknow, 1 arrestedSeptember 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Police Tuesday arrested a man in the Uttar Pradesh capital and recovered fake Indian currency with the nominal value of Rs.500,000 from his possession. Girijesh Yadav was arrested from the Manak Nagar area of the city, based on information divulged by one of his associates, Arif, whom police arrested a couple of days ago, police spokesperson A.K.
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.
Two Chhota Rajan aides arrested in Uttar PradeshAugust 22nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two aides of underworld don Chhota Rajan were arrested after a brief gunfight with security personnel in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, police said Saturday. Mohammed Masil and Abdul Gufran, both in their early 20s, were arrested Friday evening following a joint operation of the police and Special Operation Group (SOG).
Three peacock poachers arrested in Uttar PradeshJune 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three men have been arrested for killing peacocks in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district Sunday, police said. The three men - Badlu, Ansar and Beni - were arrested in Dhanpalpur village of Rae Bareli, 80 km from state capital Lucknow.
Lawyer of Chhota Shakeel's aide shot deadApril 10th, 2009 MANGALORE - Naushad Kashim, the lawyer of Rashid Malbari, an aide of underworld don Chhota Shakeel was shot dead here by unidentified gunmen, the police said Friday. A hunt has been launched to arrest the killers.
Lawyer of Chota Shakeel's aide shot deadApril 10th, 2009 MANGALORE - An advocate representing underworld don Chota Shakeel's aide Rashid Malbari was shot dead by unidentified gunmen here, police said Friday. 'Naushad Kashim was gunned down at around 9 p.m.
Amar Singh claimes life threat from Chhota Rajan aideApril 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Samajawadi party leader Amar Singh has claimed that an associate of underworld don Chhota Rajan has given him a threatening call, and asked him to stay away from his party colleague Abu Asim Azmi. "I have informed Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, home minister Jayant Patil and also the National Security Advisor about the threat," Singh told reporters in Mumbai.
Varun moved to Etah, no threat to his life: officialsApril 1st, 2009 PILIBHIT/LUCKNOW - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi was shifted from Pilibhit to the Etah prison also in Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday but officials denied this was linked to any threat to his life. Denying media reports that Gandhi, slapped with the National Security Act (NSA) for his communal campaign speeches, was being targeted by mafia don Chhota Shakeel, a home ministry official said: 'The decision to shift Varun from Pilibhit to Etah was taken in the wake of the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) threat to observe a Pilibhit bandh Wednesday.
Underworld don Chhota Shakeel's aide arrestedMarch 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - Underworld don Chhota Shakeel's aide Rashid Malabari, and three others, who had planned to assassinate some prominent persons in the country, have been arrested, a top police official said Monday. Rashid Malabari, for whose arrest Interpol had been notified, was arrested from Kasargod in neighbouring Kerala March 29, Karnataka director general of police Ajay Kumar Singh told reporters in Mangalore, around 350 km from here.
Step-daughter poisoned for refusing to be a prostituteMarch 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A stepfather and mother have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for attempting to kill their daughter after she refused to enter the flesh trade, the police said Thursday. 'Shyam Sunder, 26, and Usha, 40, from Palanpur in Gujarat had brought their 20-year-old daughter to Lucknow last month to hand her over to some pimps they were in contact with,' police inspector Sanjay Rai told IANS.
Samajwadi Party lawmaker arrested in kidnapping caseFebruary 1st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmaker Ashok Singh Chandel was arrested in Uttar Pradesh in connection with an abduction case, police said Monday. 'Chandel and one of his aides were arrested in Viveknagar locality in Hamirpur, 350 km from Lucknow, in a kidnapping case,' Additional Director General (law and order) Brij Lal told reporters here.
Three arrested with 800 detonators in Uttar PradeshFebruary 1st, 2009 LUCKNOW - As many as 800 detonators were seized from three men nabbed in the Maoist-infested Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday. 'The three were arrested Sunday night in Kotwali locality,' Police Inspector R.K.
Man tries to molest Noida teenager, arrestedJanuary 6th, 2009 NOIDA - A 27-year-old man allegedly tried to molest a 14-year-old girl at her house in Noida Wednesday, the police said. The accused has been arrested.
Suspected Indian Mujahideen member arrestedJanuary 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A youth suspected to be a member of the Indian Mujahideen terrorist outfit and of involvement in the Sep 13 serial bombings in New Delhi has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the police said Saturday. Though the arrest was made in Lucknow Friday evening, the police officially confirmed the arrest only Saturday.
Six arrested with 7,200 kg of 'bhang'January 1st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Six men have been arrested with nearly 7,200 kg of contraband 'bhang' (hemp) here, a police officer said Friday. 'During a vehicle checking drive, six men, who were on two trucks, were nabbed Thursday late night in Madion locality of Lucknow by the sleuths of Special Task Force (STF),' Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Brij Lal told reporters.