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Chanakyapuri ka chor: How chain-snatcher’s jail-bail-repeat career came to an end when he targeted an MP

New Delhi: It was business as usual for Sohan Rawat on the morning of 4 August. The business of chain-snatching, that is. Only, the victim...

Forced by financial losses, how Gwalior man learnt ‘art of theft’ via YouTube to target AC trains

Ritesh Agarwal's arrest by UP Govt Railway Police has helped solve four theft cases, and led to the recovery of valuables worth Rs 10 lakh.

Agra Police patrol interrupted. Bike stolen while officer was on duty

Head Constable Kaushalendra Singh had parked his bike near Agra Fort and was on foot patrol investigating suspicious activity when the theft occurred.

Bhopal cops on a wild goose chase after champion pigeons go missing from man’s home

College student and bird lover Junaid Qureshi says their cage was opened using a key. Investigating officer says CCTV footage yielded no clues.

Haryana rodent research facility owner smells a rat, uncovers manager’s theft of 3,500 mice & 180 rats

Rajesh Kumar, owner of the facility in Dhatrath village, says animals were being taken to an illegal animal house. Unauthorised breeding can pose grave risks to public health, he adds.

Crown of Kali gifted by PM Modi stolen from Bangladesh temple, New Delhi asks Dhaka to act quickly

The Indian high commission in Dhaka is in touch with local authorities to ensure the return of the crown gifted by Modi during a visit to Jeshoreshwari temple on 27 March, 2021.

‘Dilli mein bada kaam kiya hai’ — how a ‘friend’ & Google Search led cops to Delhi heist ‘super thief’

According to police, the accused committed his first burglary in 2016 and he is wanted in 14 cases.

Oye not so lucky oye? Out of jail after 10 yrs, 2 thefts land ‘superthief’ Bunty Chor back in police net

Devender Singh alias Bunty Chor, on whose life Abhay Deol starrer Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! was based, arrested in Kanpur after high-speed car chase.

‘Only 8.5 tonnes of metal and Rs 3 lakh’: The real story behind Bihar’s ‘grand’ bridge theft

Villagers in Rohtas are getting calls from as far as London about brazen theft of a footbridge. But, had old rivalries and resentments not surfaced, there might have been no story.

Why would actor pick bag from trash & take money, say police, after TV star Rupa Dutta’s arrest

'Mata Vaishno Devi' actor Rupa Dutta was sent to one-day judicial custody after police recovered several wallets and Rs 65,000 in cash from her at Kolkata International Book Fair.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.