chain snatchers

UP cops accidentally kill youth


September 1st, 2012 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) A chase for two chain snatchers by the police in Rae Bareli turned awry Friday night when a youth was shot dead in a shootout, ... Read more...

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Chain-snatching gang apprehended in Delhi


July 9th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A gang of three chain-snatchers were caught from south Delhi's Vasant Vihar Sunday, police said."Kinshu Arora, the kingpin of his gang, and his friends Dinesh ... Read more...

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Chain snatchers and their new tricks


June 4th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The next time you go for an evening walk or a visit to the market and a 'policeman' accosts you, chides you for wearing gold ... Read more...

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Man fired at after bid to snatch mother’s gold chain


November 4th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A 35-year-old man was fired at and injured by two motorbike-borne chain snatchers when he chased them after they attempted to snatch his mother's gold ... Read more...

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Chain-snatchers fire at pursuing youth


September 2nd, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 2 (IANS) A gang of chain-snatchers Friday fired at a youth, who attempted to pursue them, police said. Though the youth was unhurt, his car was damaged.Seema Agrawal, ... Read more...

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Two held for snatching cop’s chain


August 29th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Two bike-borne chain snatchers were arrested after they targeted a woman police constable in west Delhi, police said Monday.Jitender Bhardwaj, 20, and Hemant, 19, were ... Read more...

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Delhi Traffic Police personnel may get firearms


August 4th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A day after a Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) head constable was shot at by chain snatchers, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg Wednesday hinted ... Read more...

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Man pursuing chain-snatchers shot


June 12th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A man was shot at and injured Sunday while he was chasing two motorbike-borne robbers who snatched his wife's chain near a Metro station in ... Read more...

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Delhi’s bike-borne chain snatchers - targeting the vulnerable


March 30th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It was a busy afternoon and Harsh Apreja Singh was returning home with her young son when two men on a motorcycle sped up, snatched ... Read more...

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Women, teenage girls undergo martial arts training in Noida


November 28th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI
Normal 0Noida, Nov.28 (ANI): Women, including teenage girls, are undergoing basic martial arts training like judo and karate here, to counter chain snatchers, robbers and eve-teasers.Housewives and young girls at ... Read more...

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Three thieves held, eight vehicles seized


November 21st, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 21 (IANS) Three drug addicts and members of an inter-state gang of vehicle thieves and chain snatchers have been arrested here, police said Sunday.The accused were identified as Arjun (27), ... Read more...

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Chain snatchers kill woman


October 6th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 6 (IANS) A woman who grappled with a chain snatcher was shot dead by his accomplice in this township.Police said Asha Pandey, 50, wife of a manager working in ... Read more...

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Chain-snatchers rob Delhi woman, fire in air


May 2nd, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi May 2 (IANS) Two motorcycle-borne men fired shots in the air and snatched a chain from a woman outside a Metro station in east Delhi Sunday, police said. "The incident ... Read more...

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Eight robbers, chain-snatchers held in Ghaziabad


February 21st, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Eight criminals were arrested Sunday in two raids here on charges of robbery and chain snatching, police said. Four criminals were arrested during a search operation in Khoda area ... Read more...

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Three drug addicts held for killing Jharkhand resident


December 20th, 2009 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Three drug addicts, including a teenager, were arrested Saturday for killing a Jharkhand resident in the national capital, police said. Police said the trio were behind the ... Read more...

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Illicit affair drives man to hatch his wife’s killing


December 17th, 2009 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) An illicit affair with a relative drove a man to get his wife eliminated by making it look like a case of fatal stabbing during chain snatching while ... Read more...

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Agra’s rising crime graph gives jitters to residents


October 14th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 14 (IANS) A series of murders, big burglaries and kidnappings in the past six weeks have left residents in the city of the Taj Mahal alarmed over the deteriorating crime ... Read more...

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Andhra Pradesh to print ‘know your criminals’ booklets


March 3rd, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) In a novel initiative, Andhra Pradesh Police are printing "know your criminals" booklets containing photographs, addresses and brief crime details of 400 notorious offenders of the capital city. ... Read more...

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