Nainital: Uttarakhand Police have busted an interstate cyber fraud racket that allegedly siphoned off Rs 3.37 crore by remotely hacking victims’ mobile phones and diverting money into “mule accounts.” Four suspects, Shubham Gupta of Rajasthan, Piyush Goyal of Bulandshahr, Rishabh Kumar of Ghaziabad and Mohit Rathi of Gurugram, were arrested during a vehicle check at…
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu police have arrested three men accused of sexually assaulting a postgraduate student near Coimbatore International Airport after a tense gunfire exchange early Tuesday morning. The shocking crime has sparked widespread outrage across the state.According to police, the 21-year-old victim, a first-year postgraduate student from Madurai studying at a private arts college in…
Guwahati: The Guwahati Police on Monday busted an inter-state job racket posing as a skill development agency and arrested three persons involved in the scam. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Basistha police station under the East Guwahati Police District raided a house in the Bhetapara area, officials said. During the raid, police seized…
Ranchi: In a major crackdown, Ranchi Police arrested five suspected gang members, including a woman, and seized three Pakistan-made pistols along with cash, ammunition and vehicles, officials said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, police detained four men near Chutu overbridge under the BIT Mesra police station area, while the woman was arrested from Argora….
Pune: The city police commissioner Amitesh Kumar has pledged to completely destroy what he called the ‘ecosystem of criminals’ operating in the city. The senior IPS officer said police would not only arrest offenders but also target those who support or glorify them. “Pune Police will not spare anyone who crosses the line of law,”…
Nagpur: In anticipation of the Diwali festivities, the city police launched a targeted campaign named Operation Night Watch to clamp down on public drunkenness and associated disturbances. According to media reports, during coordinated night patrols, 416 individuals were detained for consuming alcohol in public places. Additionally, 185 hotels and dhabas operating beyond legal hours were…
Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) seized cocaine, mephedrone and codeine valued at Rs 1.65 crore and arrested six individuals, including two Nigerian nationals, in a major operation on New Year’s Eve, an official reported. In the first case, the Ghatkopar unit arrested Sanjib Sarkar (40) from Kurla East with 396 grams of cocaine worth ₹1.18…
MATHURA: Burglars looted cash and jewellery worth Rs 30 lakh from the residence of Sushil Dewan, the owner of Mangalam Saree showroom in Mathura. The theft took place on Tuesday evening while the family was away attending a community event in Govardhan, police said. Circle Officer Sweta Singh stated that six special teams, including a…
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow police arrested a 24-year-old man for the alleged murder of five members of his family at a hotel in the city on January 1. The incident occurred at Hotel Sharanjit in the Naka area, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Raveena Tyagi. The accused, identified as Arshad, was apprehended at the…
Lucknow: In a dramatic turn of events, 30 individuals suspected of gold smuggling managed to evade detention at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport by causing chaos and fleeing the scene. Officials disclosed this development on Wednesday, indicating that the suspects taking advantage of the confusion after one of them feigned illness, facilitated their escape. According…
