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  Armed robber refuses cash from old lady, kisses her forehead instead

  October 18, 2019 14:53 IST

  An incident from Brazil is going viral that stands to substantiate the absurdity of life. And robbery too.

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  2 'Thak-Thak' gang members arrested in connection with theft

  India | October 17, 2019 22:18 IST

  Two members of a 'Thak-Thak' gang have been arrested in connection with a theft in south Delhi's Hauz Khas area, police said on Thursday. The victim told the police on Wednesday that while he was travelling in a car towards Shahpur Jat from Panchsheel flyover, two boys on a motorcycle drew his attention towards a malfunction in his vehicle.

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  Gang took cue from newspapers to target flats for theft, 3 held

  Crime | October 16, 2019 20:12 IST

  It was a pile of uncollected newspapers at the doorstep that helped them pinpoint which houses were an easy target for robbery. In this way the three-member gang targeted at least four flats in gated societies in Noida recently and decamped with cash, jewellery and electronic items, leading the police to take up investigation in the cases, the police said.

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  Woman robbed, killed in her home in Mumbai

  India | October 08, 2019 17:58 IST

  A 47-year-old woman was found killed inside her shanty in the western suburb of Malad here on Tuesday.

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  Jewellery worth crores robbed as masked men enter Tamil Nadu store

  Crime | October 03, 2019 12:46 IST

  The robbers gained access and reportedly spent nearly 90 minutes inside the store despite six night watchmen guarding the showroom.

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  Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for petrol station robbery

  India | September 27, 2019 6:42 IST

  Visvanathan Vadivelu, 50, had pleaded guilty to committing armed robbery at a Shell petrol station in Upper Bukit Timah Road in 2017, reported The Straits Times.

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  Theft at Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain's house

  Crime | September 22, 2019 23:37 IST

  Jain, who also holds charge of Home, Power, Public Works Department, Industries, Urban Development and Flood, and Irrigation, hit out at the Delhi Police, saying thieves have no fear of the force.

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  4 arrested with 35 lakh cash looted from bus in Jharkhand

  Crime | September 16, 2019 18:49 IST

    "Four criminals have been arrested with cash of more than Rs 35 lakh. The other looted materials have also been recovered from the arrested criminals. The cash recovery is related to Hawala transaction" said Dumka Superintendent of Police.  

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  Domestic help held for robbing employers in southeast Delhi

  Crime | September 14, 2019 6:31 IST

  A 30-year-old domestic help, a native of Nepal, was arrested for allegedly robbing her employers in southeast Delhi's Sarita Vihar area, police said on Friday.

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  Robber held in Ghaziabad after exchange of fire: Cops

  Crime | August 16, 2019 12:55 IST

  Indira Puram SHO Deepak Sharma said a police team had signalled two bike-borne youths to stop for checking at Kanawani village. 

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  Jewellery, ATM cards, mobile phones, bikes: A thief who stole everything

  Crime | August 03, 2019 9:50 IST

  A man in Greater Noida landed behind bars on Friday, after almost an unabated six-year stealing spree that saw him take anything he could lay his hands on, be it jewellery, car keys, ATM cards or mobile phones, police said.

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  Month after stealing ancient idols from Tamil Nadu temple, robbers keep it back at place of worship

  India | July 26, 2019 21:40 IST

  It is suspected that the idols, worth several lakhs of rupees, had been abandoned because the robbers were not able to smuggle them out fearing surveillance, the police said.

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  2 MLAs robbed of cash, belongings in trains on way to Mumbai

  June 25, 2019 15:47 IST

  Cash and other belongings of two MLAs from Maharashtra were allegedly stolen by unidentified persons when they were on-board different trains between Kalyan and Thane railway stations near Mumbai.

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  Maharashtra: Two transgenders rob women on pretext of healing 'curse'

  India | June 25, 2019 11:18 IST

  As per the complaint filed by one of the victims, two sari-clad transgenders came to her house in Vasai area on June 16 and claimed her family had a "curse", and that they would help her get rid of it, police spokesman Hemant Katkar said.

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  Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta's wife robbed

  India | June 25, 2019 7:29 IST

  The Delhi Police have received a complaint from Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Assembly and BJP leader Vijender Gupta's wife who has alleged that she was robbed at Mandi House in Lutyen's Delhi on Monday.

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  Mauritian woman, friend looted on Yamuna Epressway

  June 10, 2019 17:06 IST

  A Mauritian woman and her Indian friend were allegedly looted by three motorcycle-borne men on the Yamuna Expressway here, police said Monday.  

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  Woman gang leader in US found guilty of robbing Indian-American homes across the country

  World | June 05, 2019 10:46 IST

  Chaka Castro from Houston and her accomplices committed a string of home invasions in Georgia, New York, Ohio, Michigan and Texas from 2011 to 2014, according to the evidence presented at the trial.

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  Mumbai: CCTV video shows armed robbers take away valuables worth Rs 1.20 mn from Vajreshwari temple

  India | May 11, 2019 8:36 IST

  While one stood guard near the temple gates, the others went up and broke into the temple coffers containing the devotees' offerings and escaped under the cover of darkness.

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  J&K: Two injured in petrol pump robbery

  India | March 25, 2019 10:37 IST

  Two attendants were injured during the looting of the cash counter of the petrol pump in Chadwal area just off the Jammu-Pathankote highway.

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  1 held for robbery, arms seized

  India | March 25, 2019 6:43 IST

  Two countrymade pistols of .315 and 65 cartridges have been recovered from the accused possession.