New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Delhi Police’s East District on Sunday arrested an interstate bootlegger and seized 1,600 quarter bottles of illicit liquor being smuggled from Haryana to Delhi. The Police also impounded a car used to transport the contraband. According to Delhi Police, the accused has been identified as Anand alias Kallu, 31, a resident of Karkardooma Village. The operation led to the recovery of 32 cartons containing 1,600 quarter bottles of liquor…
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New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable, who had allegedly shot his wife dead in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri area following a domestic dispute and went absconding, committed suicide on Tuesday, police said.The accused had been absconding since the incident.According to investigators, at around 6.10 p.m. on Tuesday, the Mayur Vihar Police Station received a call reporting that a man was lying in a pool of blood in a park behind the Crowne Plaza. A police team rushed to the spot, where the …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against organised crime, the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the Delhi Police’s Dwarka District has apprehended four wanted members of the Ashok Pradhan gang, including history-sheeter Mohit Bhardwaj alias Monu, after an intensive 800-km inter-state chase across Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Police said the operation successfully prevented an imminent gang rivalry between two splinter groups of the Ashok Pradhan gang. The team also r…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against vehicle theft and street crime, the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the South District Police has arrested an auto lifter-cum-mobile thief and recovered one stolen Honda motorcycle along with five stolen mobile phones linked to multiple theft cases across Delhi.The arrest was made as part of the South District Police’s sustained campaign against auto theft and street crimes.Acting on specific Intelligence, the AATS team conducted a well-p…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested a notorious snatcher and recovered five stolen mobile phones along with a stolen Honda Activa scooty from him, officials said on Thursday.A team from the Nand Nagri Police Station (PS) in the national capital arrested the accused. Police said that the scooty was used in the commission of multiple snatching incidents.According to an official statement, on July 6, the police station received a complaint regarding the snatching of a mobile phone n…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Delhi Police’s Shahdara district has arrested a 28-year-old habitual auto thief and snatcher, recovering five stolen two-wheelers and a snatched mobile phone, an official statement said on Tuesday. Police said the accused has a long criminal history, with involvement in 19 previous cases related to snatching, robbery, and Arms Act offences.According to the Delhi Police, the arrest was made as part of a special drive launched to curb th…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Delhi Police’s Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the South District on Saturday arrested two alleged members of the notorious interstate ‘Thak-Thak’ gang and recovered stolen cash, jewellery, electronic gadgets, burglary tools and the two-wheeler allegedly used in the commission of the crimes. The operation has also led to the detection of three burglary and theft cases registered in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), police said on Saturday.According to the Sout…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Delhi Police has busted an interstate gambling syndicate in the national Capital’s Shahdara district and arrested 21 people, officials said on Friday.To keep a watch over organised gambling activities in the district, the AATS team, Shahdara, was specifically tasked with identifying and apprehending persons involved in illegal gambling operations.An official statement said that under the leadership of Inspector Prateek Saxena, a team I…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Delhi Police’s East District has arrested a 20-year-old man and recovered a semi-automatic pistol along with two live cartridges from his possession, foiling a possible violent crime, officials said on Wednesday.According to a Press release issued by the East District Police, the accused has been identified as Lakshya Chawla alias Lucky, a resident of East Vinod Nagar.Police said a case has been registered under Section 25 of the Arm…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking under the Government of India’s flagship Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the South-East District Police has busted an interstate ganja smuggling network and seized 183 kilograms of contraband valued at around Rs 1.5 crore in the illegal market. The operation led to the arrest of three key members of the syndicate, including the alleged mastermind and owner of the truck used to transport the na…