Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) A DNA report has confirmed a positive match in the suspected 1992 murder case in Ahmedabad’s Vatva area, leading the Crime Branch to begin the process of registering an FIR in what investigators describe as a breakthrough in a more than three-decade-old case. Confirming the development to IANS, Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ajit Rajian, said: “DNA report has come in the Vatva murder case of 1992. There is a positive match. Now the FIR is being registere…
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New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted two illegal factories allegedly involved in manufacturing and packaging counterfeit UltraTech Cement in northeast Delhi, recovering a huge quantity of fake cement bags, adulterated material and machinery used in the operation.According to a press release issued by the Crime Branch on Friday, the raids were carried out in Mandoli Industrial Area and Jawahar Nagar Industrial Area following a complaint from UltraTech Cement Ltd. One a…
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Nida Khan, one of the main accused in the alleged religious conversion and harassment case linked to the Nashik office of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was arrested by Maharashtra Police after evading authorities for days. According to officials, Khan was apprehended on Thursday from a residential apartment in Kaiser Colony located in the Naregaon area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. She had reportedly been staying there with her parents, brother, and aunt for the past few …
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday arrested a member of the notorious Jyoti Baba Gang, who was wanted in a murder case registered at Hari Nagar Police Station, police said. The accused had allegedly jumped interim bail, following which a non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued against him by the court. The police also recovered a semi-automatic pistol and two live cartridges from his possession. As part of an ongoing drive to curb organised crime and apprehend harden…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Crime Branch successfully dismantled an illegal LPG refilling and hoarding operation in the Bakkarwala area of Nangloi. Acting on specific and credible intelligence, the police conducted a well-coordinated raid that led to the seizure of 96 LPG cylinders, along with vehicles and equipment used in the illicit activity. Three accused persons involved in the racket have been apprehended. According to officials, the illegal operation involved the unauthorized storage, tam…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) In a major crackdown on counterfeit trade, the Western Range-I of the Crime Branch, Delhi Police on Tuesday has busted an organised racket involved in the sale of fake branded garments and accessories. The operation led to a massive seizure of counterfeit goods from a luxury hotel in Vasant Kunj, where a temporary exhibition was being held under the guise of a “discount sale.” According to officials, a huge quantity of counterfeit readymade garments, accessories, foot…
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) The J&K Police’s Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has arrested a government employee involved in a fraud case of forgery and illegal appointments.Officials of the Crime Branch Jammu said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has arrested a Health Department employee in connection with a long-pending fraud case involving alleged forgery and illegal appointment.The arrest was made in FIR No. 19/2017, registered under Sections…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) As a devastating fire incident in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar claimed the lives of nine people, fire officials reported that rescue and relief operations were hindered because the fire broke out early in the morning, and the protective grills made it difficult to gain entry and evacuate the occupants. Fire Officer Mukesh Verma, speaking to IANS, stated that 14 fire brigade vehicles rushed to the scene immediately upon receiving the report of the blaze.The information about the fi…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday arrested two robbers involved in a broad daylight robbery and shooting incident in the national capital’s Sunlight Colony area, officials said. The police have also recovered Rs 3.92 lakh of the looted cash, a mobile phone, weapons used in the crime, and the motorcycle deployed during the offence. The accused have been identified as Bijender Yadav (32), a resident of Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh; and Pawan Giri (32), a reside…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested a “desperate” wanted criminal who had been evading arrest for nearly three months in connection with an attempt to murder case registered at Safdarjung Enclave, an official said on Friday.The accused, identified as Nadeem (32), a resident of Jamia Nagar, was wanted in FIR No. 91/2026 dated February 11 under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act. He had been absconding since the day of the in…