New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested another member of a transnational arms racketeering and terror module, identified as Harshpal Singh alias Rubal, and recovered a sophisticated weapon from his possession. The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into a well-organised international arms trafficking network with alleged links to terror activities. According to officials, Harshpal Singh was an active member of an organised…
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Ahmedabad, April 13 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested seven people for allegedly operating a sophisticated inter-state fraud involving manipulation of electronic weighbridge systems to cheat companies during scrap transactions, officials said on Monday. According to the Crime Branch, the gang was active across multiple states and committed fraud by tampering with electronic weighing machines used to weigh scrap material.The operation came to light following specific intelligen…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a major crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crimes, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has busted an interstate investment fraud syndicate and arrested a key accused allegedly involved in siphoning off cheated funds, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Jamsheed K., 33, a resident of Kerala’s Malappuram district, was apprehended for his role as a primary money handler in an organised cyber fraud racket that duped victims through fake investment schemes….
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has successfully busted a cyber fraud racket operating through a fake online investment platform, leading to the arrest of three accused persons involved in cheating an unsuspecting victim of Rs 47.20 lakhs, officials said on Sunday.The accused persons were involved in routing fraudulent financial transactions through bank accounts obtained on a commission basis. Additionally, bank kit, SIM cards, and a mobile phone used in the commissi…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested a bank employee for allegedly facilitating a large-scale cyber-fraud racket that cheated multiple victims out of several crores of rupees through fake bank accounts and online scam networks.According to the press release issued on Sunday, the accused, identified as Irshad Malik (35), a resident of Ghaziabad and an employee of RBL Bank, was arrested for his alleged role in “facilitating the opening of a fraudulent bank acco…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has arrested the kingpin of a well-organised cheating racket that targeted vulnerable women at hospitals and temples across the national Capital, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Paro (38), a resident of Bawana, had been absconding since 2023 and was declared a Proclaimed Offender in two cases. She was wanted in at least three cheating cases registered in different police stations of Delhi.According to police, the…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted a racket involving the storage and sale of expired food and cosmetic products, arresting one accused and seizing a huge cache of items posing serious health risks to consumers, officials said on Friday.The accused has been identified as Abdul Mannan Khan, alias Monu (34), a resident of Bijwasan in southwest Delhi.According to officials, the operation was carried out by the Central Range of the Crime Branch following specific …
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised cyber investment frauds, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested two key accused in separate cases involving cheated amounts exceeding Rs 74 lakh, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the arrests have exposed a well-structured cyber fraud network involving mule bank accounts, foreign handlers, cryptocurrency transactions, and advanced digital tools used to evade law enforcement agencies.In the first case, a key facilitat…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Delhi Police has busted an organised racket involved in the illegal diversion and sale of government-supplied medicines meant for free distribution in public hospitals, officials said on Sunday.The Crime Branch arrested five persons in connection with the case and recovered medicines worth around Rs 70 lakh, along with two vehicles used for transportation.According to police, the operation was carried out by the NR-II team of the Crime Branch under the supervision o…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), in a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, has dismantled a well-organised inter-state drug network, seizing psychotropic substances valued at over Rs 4.5 crore and arresting four accused while apprehending one child in conflict with law.The operation, carried out through sustained intelligence-driven efforts, led to the recovery of a commercial quantity of Alprazolam and Tramadol tablets and capsule…