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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...

‘Theft in US can revoke your visa’, US Embassy warns after Indian woman caught shoplifting

New Delhi: The US Embassy in India has issued a warning stating that committing an assault, theft, or burglary in the United States will...

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.

Inter-state gold jewellery theft gang busted in Odisha’s Rourkela, 9 arrested

Rourkela: The Odisha police have busted an inter-state gang, which was duping gullible persons of their gold in the name of cleaning those valuables...

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.

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India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.