Surat, May 20 (IANS) The Surat Crime Branch has arrested a wanted accused carrying a reward of Rs 1.5 lakh in connection with multiple cases of extortion, attempted murder and Arms Act offences registered across Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Anand Singh alias Sholay Singh alias Sachin Singh (26), was apprehended near the Biodiversity Park gate in the Khatodara area of Surat during an operation based on specific intelligence inputs.Officials ad…
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Surat/Gandhinagar, May 8 (IANS) The Surat Police on Friday traced and reunited 696 missing persons, including 257 children, with their families in four months as part of ‘Operation Muskaan’, following a large-scale re-investigation of missing cases registered over the past 18 years. The Missing Cell of Surat Crime Branch conducted the operation between January and April after reviewing old case records and reopening long-pending investigations.Police said the initiative focused on cases from acr…
Surat, May 7 (IANS) The Surat Crime Branch has arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the Rs 50 lakh armed robbery at a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in the Varachha area, police said on Wednesday.Officials further added that the offence was executed by an interstate gang allegedly directed by a Bihar-based mastermind operating from jail.The robbery took place on April 27 at around 1 p.m. at the SBI branch on L.H. Road.Police said five or more men, aged between 25 and 30, ente…