Three robbers lynched in UP village
September 6th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 6 (IANS) Three robbers were lynched by an angry mob of villagers late Wednesday in Sambha, 370 km from here, police said.The incident took place in the Hyatnagar ... Read more...
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Large cache of firearms seized in Pune
August 30th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 30 (IANS) Two people have been arrested here with a large cache of arms, including nine country-made guns and 80 live cartridges, a top police official said Thursday.Yogesh ... Read more...
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Eight killed in separate attacks in Iraq
August 27th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 26 (IANS) Eight security personnelmembers were killed in separate gunfire and bomb attacks in and near Baghdad Sunday, police said.In Baghdad, gunmen attacked the building of a local ... Read more...
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Wanted man lynched by mob near Gurgaon
August 20th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 20 (IANS) A criminal carrying a Rs.1 lakh reward for his arrest was beaten to death by a mob in Saidpur village near this Haryana industrial town and ... Read more...
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Maoist camp destroyed in Odisha
August 8th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) A Maoist camp was destroyed Tuesday and several arms and weapons were seized in a forested area of Odisha, police said.Based on a tip off provided ... Read more...
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Governor among 18 killed in Afghanistan (Lead)
July 29th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 29 (IANS) An Afghan governor and at least 17 Taliban militants were killed in violence, authorities said Sunday.Mohammad Ismael Wafa, the governor of Chak district, some 30 ... Read more...
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Punjab arms dealer held for smuggling Chinese pistols
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), July 22 (IANS) An arms dealer was arrested in Punjab's Patiala district Sunday for smuggling expensive Chinese-made prohibited weapons and selling them to customers, police said. Eighteen illegal ... Read more...
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Over 5,000 dacoits held in Karachi in 2012
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 22 (IANS) At least 5,132 suspected dacoits have been arrested in this Pakistani port city in the first six months of this year, police said.Police have busted a ... Read more...
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Woodland manager gunned down outside Ghaziabad home
July 20th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 20 (IANS) A senior manager with shoe and apparel company Woodland was killed Friday morning when two gunmen fired over a dozen shots at him outside his home ... Read more...
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New video shows Al Qaeda training ninjas
July 8th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) A new video posted on extremist websites linked to Al Qaeda shows six masked assassins clad head to toe in black ninja-like outfits, and getting trained ... Read more...
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Arms seized from US officials’ cars in Pakistan
June 5th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Two vehicles of US embassy officials were Monday stopped in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, and pistols and automatic rifles were confiscated from them, a media report ... Read more...
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Arms seized in Assam
June 2nd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 2 (IANS) At least six people linked to Meghalaya's Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) were arrested in Assam Saturday and police seized arms and ammunition from them.The consignment, ... Read more...
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Space factory worker held for making weapons
May 31st, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An employee at a rocket engine factory in central Russia has been held for making, storing and trafficking firearms.The 38-year old worker, who made pistols ... Read more...
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Four gun-runners held in Jalandhar, weapons seized
May 25th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, May 25 (IANS) At least four smugglers have been arrested by the Jalandhar rural police, who Friday claimed to have busted a inter-state gang of gun-runners.Jalandhar Police (Rural) chief ... Read more...
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Journalist shot dead in Somalia - sixth this year
May 24th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, May 24 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen Thursday shot dead a reporter working with a radio station here in the Somali capital, the sixth journalist to be killed in the country ... Read more...
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Two terror suspects held with RDX in Punjab
May 21st, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Nawanshahr (Punjab), May 21 (IANS) An attempt by terrorists to strike in Punjab was foiled with the arrest of two Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) militants and recovery of three kg ... Read more...
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Spain busts gang that ripped off drug dealers
May 11th, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain), May 11 (IANS/EFE) A gang that employed extremely violent tactics in robbing drug dealers has been busted in Spain, officials said Thursday.The 15 suspects - ... Read more...
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20 dead in Pakistan suicide attack (Third Lead)
May 5th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) At least 20 people died in northwest Pakistan Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a market.The attack took place around 8.00 a.m. ... Read more...
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Injured Al Pacino gets treatment on movie set
April 26th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 26 (IANS) Veteran actor Al Pacino was treated by doctors on the set of his new movie "Stand Up Guys" after he hurt his eye in an ... Read more...
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25 outlaws arrested in Karachi
March 18th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) At least 25 suspects have been arrested in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on charges of robbery, extortion and other crimes, police said.Arms and ammunition, ... Read more...
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Bank official abducted in Meghalaya
February 24th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Suspected tribal rebels Thursday abducted an official of State Bank of India in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district bordering Assam, police said.V.K. Gupta, the assistant ... Read more...
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35 law-breakers held in Pakistan
February 14th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) At least 35 people involved in gambling, liquor trade, drug trafficking and car theft were arrested Tuesday in a massive police operation in Pakistan's Punjab province.Attock ... Read more...
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Jewellery shop looted in Ghaziabad
February 7th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Armed robbers barged into a jewellery shop in the posh Vaishali area here and fled with cash and jewellery worth about Rs.30 lakh after holding the ... Read more...
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17 Afghan militants captured
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 2 (IANs) Seventeen Taliban militants were captured in Afghanistan and large quantities of explosives and drugs were seized from them by the Afghan and NATO-led forces, the interior ... Read more...
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Russian thieves steal platinum
December 26th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of armed robbers raided a factory in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan in the early morning hours Sunday, making off with platinum ... Read more...
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40 illegal firearms seized, three held
November 10th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) over 40 firearms were recovered from an illegal manufacturing unit unearthed in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district Wednesday following the arrest of three youths who used to ... Read more...
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Lawmaker shot dead in Somalia
November 10th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Nov 9 (IANS) Unidentified assailants shot dead a lawmaker in the Somali transitional federal parliament in the capital Mogadishu Wednesday.The masked attackers, armed with pistols, shot Ibrahim Mohamed Bulleh ... Read more...
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When pistols turn into hedge clippers
October 29th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 29 (IANS) The thought is surreal, but in Bihar it's quite real. Hundreds of arms like pistols and guns, all seized from criminals and stored in police stations, ... Read more...
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24 militants killed in Afghanistan
October 22nd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 22 (IANS) As many as 24 Taliban insurgents were killed and 10 captured by security forces in Afghanistan, authorities said Saturday."Afghan National Police, Afghan army and coalition ... Read more...
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Haryana murder accused held in Delhi
October 5th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Two men, in their early 20s, accused of murdering 10 people, were arrested from north Delhi, police said Wednesday.Anil Rohilla, 23, and Sunil, 24, hailing ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Ghaziabad child found, three arrested
October 1st, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police have recovered a four-year-old child who was kidnapped Thursday from the Vasundhara neighbourhood. Four men have been arrested, while the main conspirator - ... Read more...
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Delhi policeman shot dead by property dealers
September 29th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable was killed when two property dealers he prevented from grabbing land broke into his house and shot him five times, police ... Read more...
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Cop arrested for businessman’s murder
September 25th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A Delhi Police head constable was arrested for shooting a businessman dead and then injuring a youth helping police to chase him, police said Sunday.While ... Read more...
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Arms smuggler held with 18 pistols
September 12th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 12 (IANS) An inter-state arms smuggler was arrested with 18 pistols in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said Monday.Pappu Mahaveer Singh, 34, was arrested late Sunday in Nawada ... Read more...
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Arms smuggler held in Uttar Pradesh
September 10th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) An inter-state arms smuggler was arrested after a brief shootout with police in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district Saturday with 10 pistols.Police said Aftab alias Guddu (30) ... Read more...
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