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Illegal religious conversion racket busted in Agra, 10 arrested, international links found
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 19, 2025, 04:52 PM ISTA total of 10 individuals involved in illegal religious conversions have been arrested from Agra. The arrests were made following coordinated raids across six states.
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Delhi Police busts racket facilitating IDs to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, 11 arrested
Delhi | Dec 24, 2024, 12:25 PM ISTThe Delhi Police recently started door-to-door checking and document verification to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrants ahead of the assembly elections. Among those arrested, 5 are Bangladeshi nationals.
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Delhi Police busts fake visa racket in Tilak Nagar, six arrested
Crime | Sep 15, 2024, 09:10 PM ISTDeputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (IGI Airport) Usha Rangnani said further investigation in the case is underway and efforts are underway to nab the other associates.
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Punjab Police busts Pakistan-backed drug racket, arrests two accused with 7 kg heroin, 5 pistols
India | Jul 17, 2024, 10:25 PM ISTThe Punjab Police, acting on secret information, nabbed two accused who were involved in cross-border drug and arms smuggling. They were in contact with smugglers in Pakistan.
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Maharashtra: Mumbai Police busts inter-state child selling racket, 10 arrested, 4 children rescued
Crime | Apr 29, 2024, 11:15 PM ISTMumbai Police arrested 10 individuals and detained 4 other women associated with the inter-state child selling syndicate. The syndicate allegedly sold a total of 14 children including three girls and 11 boys aged between five months and four years over the past one and a half years.
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Cybercrime racket that duped man over Rs 8 lakh busted in Faridabad, seven arrested
Crime | Mar 11, 2024, 02:06 PM ISTThe gang included a chartered accountant, a former bank manager and a banker. The accused were in contact with a Chinese cyber thug on Instagram for operating the fraud racket.
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Bengaluru: Police arrest computer science graduate for stealing 133 laptops, 19 phones and 4 tablets
Karnataka | Nov 07, 2023, 03:43 PM ISTThe accused used to target paying guests and bachelor accommodations. He stole electronic items and sold them in the market with the help of two persons who were also arrested.
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Noida Police busts foreign jobs racket, victims interviewed before being duped; two held
Crime | Jul 26, 2023, 11:31 PM ISTAccording to police, the racket members used to call victims and interviewed them while offering jobs abroad. The probe into the matter is underway, said the police official.
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Hyderabad police busted hawala racket, recovered one crore 27 lakh rupees
News | Nov 03, 2022, 12:13 PM ISTहैदराबाद पुलिस ने एक हवाला रैकेट का भंडाफोड़ करके एक करोड़ सत्ताइस लाख रुपए बरामद किए हैं। हैदराबाद में मुनगोड़े में विधानसभा उपचुनाव से पहले पुलिस ने ये बड़ी रकम पकड़ी है। हैदराबाद के हिमायत नगर में पुलिस की टास्क फोर्स ने एक दोपहिया वाहन पर जा रहे एक शख्स को पकड़ा तो उसके हवाला की ये रकम बरामद हुई
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Odisha: Foetus sex detection racket busted in Berhampur, 13 held
Crime | May 28, 2022, 08:19 AM IST"13 arrested for running interstate ultrasound racket to determine whether foetus of pregnant women was male or female. On detecting a foetus as female, they would arrange for an abortion. Prime accused running this centre for past few years," said Berhampur SP.
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Punjabi singer Harbir Singh Sohal caught for running extortion racket, guns found in possession
Celebrities | Apr 08, 2022, 09:18 PM ISTHarbir Singh Sohal, who has recorded some songs, was allegedly involved in an extortion racket run from Australia and Canada, Police said. When arrested, he was found in possession of guns.
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Three held, including Bangladeshi national in Kolkata for involvement in ‘SIM box’ racket
Crime | Sep 03, 2021, 07:04 AM ISTAround 400 preactivated SIM cards, WiFi modems of different service providers, laptops and other communication equipment were also seized.
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Man arrested in Kolkata for involvement in fake-visa racket
India | Aug 08, 2021, 07:31 AM ISTDelhi's Chanakyapuri Police Station had recently received a complaint from a man that he has given a visa for Russia which was later declared 'fake' by that country's Embassy.
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Skins of tiger, leopard seized from Odisha's Kalahandi, six held
India | Jul 11, 2021, 06:46 AM ISTAn inter-state involved in wildlife crime was busted in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Saturday, and six people were arrested in this connection.
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Aligarh hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 22, more still critical
India | May 29, 2021, 01:27 PM ISTThe death toll in the Aligarh hooch tragedy went up to 22 on Saturday, while 28 more people are still in critical condition, an official said here.
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Amritsar: SHO suspended in illegal mining racket busted
India | May 02, 2021, 01:50 PM ISTAn illegal mining racket was unearthed in Amritsar's Kassowal village in which two persons were arrested, and SHO was suspended.
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Kolkata: Cricket betting racket busted, two held
Jun 02, 2019, 07:41 AM ISTTwo mobile phones, one television set and over Rs 1.2 lakh were recovered from the duo's possession, a senior police officer said.
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Eight ‘Sheikhs’ among 20 arrested in international ‘child bride’ racket in Hyderabad
India | Sep 21, 2017, 10:57 AM ISTThe international child bride racket was busted in the old city with the arrest of 20 people, including five Omani sheikhs, three Qataris and three qazis
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Police bust passport racket facilitating Bangladeshis to Arab nations
India | Jan 15, 2016, 10:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi police today claimed to have busted a major international human trafficking racket that was allegedly facilitating Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi nationals to West Asian countries, including Saudi Arabia.The police are now investigating
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IPL 7: Cricket betting racket busted, communication equipment seized
Cricket | May 07, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTHyderabad: The city police busted a cricket betting racket and arrested two businessmen from whom Rs 32,700 was seized, along with other betting communication equipment.Sleuths of the Commissioner's Task Force (East Zone Team) nabbed Damodhar