Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) In a major robbery in Karimnagar town of Telangana, an armed gang looted 66 tolas of gold ornaments, cash and other valuables from a house after threatening the inmates with knives and revolvers.According to police, a gang of about eight unidentified men committed the robbery in Bhagat Nagar area on Tuesday night. The masked robbers struck when the house owner, Azmath Ali, came down from the first floor to switch off the light before going to bed. They caught hold of th…
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Palakkad, July 11 (IANS) The disappearance of a 66-year-old woman from Kozhinjampara in Palakkad has culminated in the unravelling of a gruesome murder, with police alleging that she was killed, her body burnt and later buried by two local youths who targeted her for the two gold nose studs she was wearing. The victim, Sarasammal of Attayampathy, had been missing since June 10.After weeks of investigation, the Kozhinjampara Police cracked the case and took a local youth into custody.During inter…
Patna, July 3 (IANS) Two alleged criminals sustained bullet injuries and were arrested following an encounter with police during a joint operation by the Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Samastipur Police in the Baligaon police station area of Vaishali district on Friday. According to the police, the two men allegedly opened fire on the police team while attempting to evade arrest.In retaliatory firing carried out in self-defence, both sustained bullet injuries to their legs.They were immediat…
Patna, July 1 (IANS) Three armed miscreants allegedly looted around Rs 1.70 lakh from a Customer Service Point (CSP) of the Central Bank of India in broad daylight in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district on Wednesday.The incident occurred in the Riga police station area and was captured on CCTV cameras, police said.According to the police, the robbery took place at the Central Bank CSP in Anhadi village under the Riga police station limits.The CSP operator, Rajeshwar Thakur, was inside his shop when three…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) The father and brother of dowry death victim Twisha Sharma on Tuesday accused the police of following “somebody else’s orders” and “formulating a story” following alleged “contradictory” statements by the Madhya Pradesh Police Commissioner Kailash Makwana and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) regarding a purported burglary at the victim’s in-laws place.Earlier on Tuesday, a Bhopal court declined to entertain an oral submission by the defence seeking permission for ret…
Lucknow, June 26 (IANS) A Rs 50,000 reward-carrying accused was killed in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district early on Friday, while his accomplice escaped under cover of darkness. A police sub-inspector was also injured by a gunshot during the exchange of fire, officials said. According to the Uttar Pradesh Police, the encounter took place near a tubewell close to the Khandrawali Culvert under the jurisdiction of Kandhla Police Station during a joint operation carried out by t…
Bengaluru, June 19 (IANS) In a shocking development, an inspector posted in the Karnataka Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been accused of masterminding a robbery in Bengaluru, prompting a manhunt for him, officials said on Friday.The incident was reported from the jurisdiction of the Madivala police station, where a group of accused persons allegedly robbed Rs 20 lakh from businessmen from Kerala by impersonating police officials.The accused police inspector has been identif…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against organised interstate crime, the Delhi Police Crime Branch’s WR-II unit has arrested a notorious interstate dacoit who had been absconding for more than 21 years and was carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 30,000 announced by the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Police forces. The arrested accused, identified as Dharampal alias Dharampal Bawaria alias Dharam Singh alias Dharam Chand alias Petu Bawaria, son of Leelu alias Ami Lal, is a key member of…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The South District Police of Delhi on Monday said that it had solved a mobile theft case within 12 hours, leading to the recovery of 72 stolen mobile phones, the arrest of three habitual offenders, and the working out of 40 theft cases registered across Delhi. According to Delhi Police, the operation was carried out by the team of Police Station Mehrauli through extensive CCTV analysis, technical surveillance, local intelligence gathering, and prompt field action.Police …
Patna, May 20 (IANS) The crackdown on criminals in Bihar’s Samastipur district is intensifying, with police carrying out another major operation in the early hours of Wednesday.During an encounter between police personnel and a wanted criminal, notorious accused Prince Kumar sustained a bullet injury to his leg and was subsequently arrested.According to police sources, authorities received confidential information that Prince Kumar—allegedly involved in several robbery and snatching cases ac…