arrests

MUMBAI: The air intelligence unit (AIU) of customs arrested a 20-year-old man for smuggling 3.5 kg of gold worth Rs 1.67 crore in Mumbai. On specific intelligence, the officer of AIU intercepted Alsiban Majed who arrived from Bahrain and walked the green channel without disclosing that he had brought dutiable goods.Officials said that due to festival season, the huge differences of price as compared to...

NEW DELHI: Four officials of the Regional Passport Office in Kolkata were arrested by the CBI in connection with a racket in which passports were issued to Nepalese citizens based on forged documents, officials said. The arrested officials were identified as senior passport assistants Uttam Kumar, Debasis Bhattacharjee and Nishit Baran Saha and stenographer Manish Kumar Gupta.They were presented before...

CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths nabbed the kingpin of a human trafficking racket involved in an attempt to send 61 Sri Lankan nationals abroad illegally after bringing them to India in 2021.The accused, identified as Mohamed Imran Khan (39) alias Haja Najerbheeden, a native of Ramanathpuram, was secured from his hideout in Theni district by the absconder tracker team (ATT) of...

THANE: A man hailing from Chennai has been apprehended by Maharashtra police for allegedly defrauding a resident of Navi Mumbai of more than Rs 21 lakh. The suspect, identified as Lokesh Kumar, was arrested by officers from the Cyber police station in Navi Mumbai on October 9.The fraudulent activity occurred between August 6 and 11 of this year when the accused contacted the victim via phone. He falsely...

IMPHAL: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four people and detained two juveniles, following an investigation into the alleged abduction and killing of two students---- Phijam Hemanjit (20) and Hijam Linthoingambi (17) who were last seen together on a motorbike on July 6.The accused persons arrested by CBI are - Paominlun Haokip, S Malsawn Haokip, Lhingneichong Baite and...

THANE: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested three people in Thane district's Bhiwandi for allegedly selling bogus ration cards.The arrested accused have been identified as ration card agents Irfan Ali Ansari and Sanjay Bodhe and ration shop owner Naushad Rai Ahmed Sheikh.Police also seized incriminating documents from them, reported PTI quoting ATS Thane unit inspector Ananda Patil.A case...

NEW DELHI: Three men were arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly duping more than 100 people with the promise of high paying jobs in leading overseas firms in Turkey and Ethiopia, officials said on Friday. Police first arrested a 33-year-old Sohail Nijam and at his instance arrested his other associates - Afroj Alam, 32, and Parvej Alam, 42, they said. According to police, the three men wanted to...

GURGAON: Cyber police in Haryana’s Gurgaon, on Wednesday, arrested four fraudsters busting a gang, which allegedly cheated more than 800 women by luring them to invest in a mobile application and work from home. The gang recently duped a DLF Phase III woman of over Rs 2 lakh asking her to invest through a mobile app and promising her high returns, said police.The accused were identified as Tushar...

CHENNAI: The Chennai zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested three men for smuggling 3.9 kg of ephedrine, a controlled substance, from Chennai to Mumbai via Bengaluru.Based on information, NCB sleuths secured one of them at Periamet in Chennai on March 25 (Saturday) and seized the drug, which he had hidden in three handbags and embroidery mats. Based on his inputs, another man,...