mobile phone theft

Bengaluru, March 30 Police launched an investigation on Monday after receiving 25 complaints about mobile phones going missing during an IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, officials said.The incident occurred on March 28 during the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Gangtok, March 30 Police have arrested a young man in connection with the murder of a deaf and mute man in Gangtok, an officer said on Monday.The deceased was popularly known as 'Traffic Laata' for assisting with traffic management using a whistle and hand signals in the Daragaon–Tadong area...

New Delhi, March 29 The Delhi Police has cracked a racket involving the trafficking of stolen mobile phones and arrested two men, recovering 83 high-end handsets from their possession, officials said on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, a team conducted a raid at a rented premises in Yamuna Vihar on...

New Delhi, March 24 – In a remarkable display of courage and quick thinking, a 26-year-old woman from Ambedkar Nagar in South Delhi confronted mobile phone snatchers, setting an inspiring example of public-police cooperation.The incident occurred on March 19 at around 3 p.m., when Tanishka was...

Dhaka, March 23. Despite the arrest of over 8,000 criminals in the Mohammadpur and Adabor areas during the eighteen-month tenure of the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, Bangladesh continues to grapple with persistent crime, according to a local media report.During the same...

New Delhi, March 23 A brother-sister duo, allegedly involved in 31 criminal cases of theft and snatching, was arrested after a mobile phone snatching in northwest Delhi's Maurya Enclave area, police said on Monday.The accused have been identified as Maninder Kaur, also known as Simran, and...

Deoghar, March 17 Four individuals have been arrested in Deoghar district, Jharkhand, for allegedly making fraudulent cash withdrawals from ATMs, police said on Tuesday.SP Saurabh told reporters here that eight mobile phones, six SIM cards, 10 ATM cards, and tools used for trapping ATM cards...

New Delhi, March 14 – Two habitual offenders were apprehended by the Delhi Police Crime Branch, and a stolen motorcycle along with 14 stolen mobile phones were recovered from their possession, officials said on Saturday.According to police, the accused were identified as Roshan alias Gautam...

Amritsar, March 13 – In a major success for the Amritsar Rural Police, around 300 lost and stolen mobile phones, worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore, were returned to their rightful owners during a special distribution ceremony organized by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Suhel Mir Khan.The event...

New Delhi, March 10 As many as 9,460 mobile phones were snatched in the national capital between January 1, 2024 and February 15 this year, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Statistically, the data shows that one snatching incident has been reported every two hours over a period of 776 days...

New Delhi, March 10 The Delhi Police has arrested a thief in connection with an incident in which a man was run over by a train while chasing the accused who had stolen his mobile phone at the Shahdara railway station, an official said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Rohit Jha (25), was...

New Delhi, March 8 – In a swift operation, police in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, apprehended a habitual thief and recovered a stolen mobile phone along with the motorcycle used in the crime, officials said on Sunday.The accused was caught by police personnel stationed at the NH-24 border outpost...

New Delhi, March 6 A 22-year-old man was killed by a train on Friday evening while he was pursuing a thief who had allegedly stolen his mobile phone at a railway station in northeast Delhi, police said.The incident was reported at the Old Delhi Railway Station (ODRS) police station around 4:55...

New Delhi, March 6 – Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly snatching a mobile phone from a man in the Nand Nagri area of northeast Delhi. The stolen device, along with the motorcycle used in the crime, has been recovered, police said on Friday.The incident was reported at the Nand...

Shimla, March 2 Five people were arrested here on Monday for allegedly assaulting and forcing a man to transfer over Rs 20,000 into different bank accounts via UPI in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, police said.The accused have been identified as Bhupender Singh, Chandan Prasad, Golu...

Bengaluru, February 26 A 32-year-old man from Rajasthan, who traveled to Bengaluru to retrieve his missing SUV, was allegedly assaulted and robbed, police said on Thursday.The victim, Chandra Prakash, a resident of Jodhpur, had lent his SUV to his friend Mahendra Gujjar over a year ago, with...

Bengaluru, February 26 A 32-year-old man from Rajasthan, who traveled to Bengaluru to retrieve his missing SUV, was allegedly assaulted and robbed, police said on Thursday.The victim, Chandra Prakash, a resident of Jodhpur, had lent his SUV to his friend Mahendra Gujjar over a year ago, with...

Kolkata, February 22 – Two young men have been arrested in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on charges of allegedly spying for Pakistan, officials said on Sunday.Both were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police, which also recovered several mobile phones and SIM...

New Delhi, February 20 – In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police have solved a case of blind robbery within 48 hours, arresting four robbers after scanning 200 CCTV cameras and tracking a 32 km trail within the national capital.The police also arrested the main suspect, officials said on...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly stole cash, a laptop, and a mobile phone from his uncle's shop in Dwarka in an act of revenge after being fired from the family business, officials said on Wednesday.Piyush Tulswani, the accused, completed his...