New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police on Tuesday took custody of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) National President Uday Bhanu Chib, along with seven others, in the AI Impact Summit shirtless protest case. Meanwhile, a Delhi court remanded Chib to four days of police custody following his arrest in connection with the shirtless protest. Chib was produced before the Patiala House Court after his arrest by the Delhi Police earlier in the day.The investigating agency sought seve…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 19 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested a three-man gang involved in a spate of thefts targeting senior citizens, officials said on Thursday. The accused allegedly offered elderly passengers rides in an autorickshaw and stole cash and gold ornaments during the journeys. The arrests are linked to a case registered at the Sardarnagar police station.The accused have been identified as Mohmad Yunus alias Chacha, 46; Imtiyaz alias Kuli, 36; and Sakil, 38, all residents …
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Wednesday that it has apprehended five employees in connection with the HDFC bank fraud case, following searches conducted in the Budgam and Shopian districts.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir said in a press statement, “EOW Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K is conducting searches in the districts of Shopian and Budgam in connection with case FIR No. 30/2025, registered under the relevant prov…
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken a strict stand in allegations that a young doctor was set on fire in a university room in Hisar, making it clear that no compromise with the due process of justice will be tolerated. According to the complaint to the commission by the deceased’s mother, Gayatri Yadav, she received information on April 24, 2025, that Udesh Kumar had set her daughter on fire in his university room.In this regard, a first information report (FI…
Ahmedabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has made a significant breakthrough in the high-profile silver heist in Rajkot, recovering a second consignment of stolen silver and arresting a key suspect, police officials confirmed on Tuesday. The development follows the theft of approximately 120 kg of silver from the premises of a trader in Rajkot, in the early hours of February 4.According to police, unidentified individuals broke into the property and fled with silver valued at over R…
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) The underworld seems to be tightening the noose around the neck of the country’s entertainment capital. After the firing incident outside the house of superstar director Rohit Shetty, Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has now received a threat from the unidentified source. The actor received the threat in the form of a WhatsApp voice-note. The security has been beefed up outside Ranveer Singh’s house after the voice-note was sent to him, demanding crores of rupees through the…
Ahmedabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested two absconding criminals from Kota, Rajasthan, following a seven‑hour operation, foiling their attempt to set up a criminal network in the city.The arrested men, linked to organised crime syndicates operating across Rajasthan and other states, were identified as Aman, also known as Baccha (Ehsan Ali Sayyed), 25, a resident of Bakra Mandi, and Suheb, also known as Chintu (Firoz Khan Pathan), 26, from Patanpol, Kota, police said on…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted a high-profile cyber fraud module with international linkages and arrested three accused involved in an organised cyber-financial racket. The breakthrough was achieved by the Northern Range-1 (NR-1) team during its ongoing ‘Cy-Hawk’ operations, officials said on Sunday.According to an official press release issued by the Crime Branch, an E-FIR No. 53/2025 (60001651/2025) dated December 17, 2025, was registered under Sections 308…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Punjabi sensation AP Dhillon decided to debut his latest track “Thinking of You” on ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’, where he appeared with the stand-up comic and actor Anubhav Singh Bassi.AP Dhillon made his first-ever performance of his brand-new track, “Thinking of You”, on the popular show, turning the studio into a concert zone.The episode was full of fun moments. Host Kapil Sharma hilariously pointed out that expensive mobile phones and wallets were stolen at AP Dill…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police has arrested a man from Bhubaneswar in connection with a Rs 6 crore investment fraud case, a senior police official said on Monday. The accused cyber criminal, identified as Vedgiri Srinivasrao, 39, is a resident of the Guntur area in Andhra Pradesh.Police sources revealed that a businessman from Berhampur in Ganjam district came into contact with an unidentified cyber fraudster on the popular social media platform Facebook on May 7…