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Dawood's nephew arrested in Mumbai in extortion case

Dawood's nephew arrested in Mumbai in extortion case

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

Rizwan Kaskar, the son of Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar, was arrested on Wednesday night from the international airport when he was trying to escape the country.

HC gives clean chit to police in death of Salman home firing accused

HC gives clean chit to police in death of Salman home firing accused

Rediff.com6 Dec 2024

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said there seems to be nothing amiss about the death.

Chhota Rajan's wife, aide arrested

Chhota Rajan's wife, aide arrested

Rediff.com10 Nov 2006

Crime Branch arrested Chhota Rajan aide Vinod Chembur, a accused in an extortion case, along with the underworld don's wife Sujata.

Fake pilot scam: 22 arrested so far

Fake pilot scam: 22 arrested so far

Rediff.com25 May 2011

A trainee co-pilot with Air India was arrested for allegedly using forged marksheets to procure commercial flying licences, taking the total number of people arrested in such cases to 22.

Bomber identified, investigators getting closer to him: K'taka minister

Bomber identified, investigators getting closer to him: K'taka minister

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

He said the investigators are verifying the suspect's identity and are 'getting closer to him.'

ATS DIG-led SIT to probe case against Setalvad, ex-IPS officers

ATS DIG-led SIT to probe case against Setalvad, ex-IPS officers

Rediff.com26 Jun 2022

A Special Investigation Team (SIT), to be headed by a deputy inspector general (DIG) of Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), will probe the case against activist Teesta Setalvad and former Indian Police Service officers R B Sreekumar and Sanjiv Bhatt who have been accused of abusing the process of law by fabricating evidence to frame innocent people in connection with the 2002 Gujarat communal riots, a senior official said on Sunday.

8 arrested in Gujarat over 'Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao' posters

8 arrested in Gujarat over 'Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao' posters

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

The AAP has launched a nationwide poster campaign with slogans like "Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao" in 22 states, said AAP's state convener Gopal Rai on Thursday.

ED arrests TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale for money laundering

ED arrests TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale for money laundering

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Gokhale was taken into custody under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Ahmedabad where he is lodged in judicial custody in a Gujarat police case.

Aadhaar, bike documents helped cops identify Salman home shooters

Aadhaar, bike documents helped cops identify Salman home shooters

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

After identifying the duo, the police used human and technical intelligence to track them.

Pune car crash: Police quiz teen's grandfather; driver may be made witness

Pune car crash: Police quiz teen's grandfather; driver may be made witness

Rediff.com24 May 2024

The officer said that the driver may be presented in the court as a witness in the case.

Ashish Mishra refuses to cooperate, arrested after 11 hours of grilling

Ashish Mishra refuses to cooperate, arrested after 11 hours of grilling

Rediff.com10 Oct 2021

Ashish Mishra 'Monu', son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra 'Teni', was arrested on Saturday night after over 11 hours of questioning in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which left eight people, including four farmers, dead.

Building collapse: 3 builders, photographer arrested

Building collapse: 3 builders, photographer arrested

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Four more persons, including three co-owners of the construction firm, were on Monday arrested in connection with the building collapse in Thane district, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 21, police said.

Navneet Kalra arrested in oxygen concentrator black marketing case

Navneet Kalra arrested in oxygen concentrator black marketing case

Rediff.com17 May 2021

The businessman had been on the run for over a week since the seizure of more than 500 oxygen concentrators from three restaurants owned by him in the national capital.

Berger bribery case: Alemao arrested, ex-CM Kamat next on police radar

Berger bribery case: Alemao arrested, ex-CM Kamat next on police radar

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Former Public Works Department Minister Churchill Alemao has been arrested in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case by Goa police which is closing in on former chief minister Digambar Kamat and preparing to oppose his anticipatory bail plea.

Salman home firing: HC nod for 2nd PM of accused who died in police custody

Salman home firing: HC nod for 2nd PM of accused who died in police custody

Rediff.com9 May 2024

The direction came on a petition filed by Anuj Kumar's mother Reeta Devi, who sought a fresh examination.

Gujarat police arrest filmmaker for sharing Shah's photo with Pooja Singhal

Gujarat police arrest filmmaker for sharing Shah's photo with Pooja Singhal

Rediff.com16 May 2022

The Gujarat police have booked filmmaker Avinash Das for sharing a photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal, who was recently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, an official said.

Jahangirpuri violence: Delhi police arrest key accused in Bengal

Jahangirpuri violence: Delhi police arrest key accused in Bengal

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

The accused has been identified as Farid alias Neetu, and is being brought to New Delhi.

PNB fraud: Nirav Modi's brother Nehal held soon after 3-year US jail term

PNB fraud: Nirav Modi's brother Nehal held soon after 3-year US jail term

Rediff.com6 Jul 2025

Nehal Modi, the younger brother of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, has been arrested in the US based on extradition requests from the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI.

Mukesh Ambani gets 3rd threat email with Rs 400 cr demand

Mukesh Ambani gets 3rd threat email with Rs 400 cr demand

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a threat email from an unidentified person seeking Rs 400 crore, police said on Tuesday.

Dinakaran, aide arrested in EC bribery case

Dinakaran, aide arrested in EC bribery case

Rediff.com26 Apr 2017

He is accused of attempting to bribe an Election Commission official for retaining the party's poll symbol of 'two-leaves' for his faction.

PMT paper leak: CBSE employee held

PMT paper leak: CBSE employee held

Rediff.com23 Apr 2004

Hemant Sharma, computer operator in the office of Examination Controller Pavnesh Kumar, was arrested following disclosures by the main accused nabbed recently.

8 Bishnoi gang shooters held in police crackdown

8 Bishnoi gang shooters held in police crackdown

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Though the police have not found their links in Siddique's murder case as of now, the accused were being further interrogated, she said.

Gogamedi murder accused planned to flee abroad: Police

Gogamedi murder accused planned to flee abroad: Police

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

Sources said the duo attackers -- Rohit Rathore of Jaipur and Nitin Fauji of Haryana's Mahendragarh -- had planned to flee the country and had been allegedly promised Rs 50,000 each to kill Gogamedi.

Delhi police arrest 3 more for Jahangirpuri violence, total detentions 30

Delhi police arrest 3 more for Jahangirpuri violence, total detentions 30

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

The Delhi police has arrested three more people in connection with the communal clashes in Jahangirpuri, including a key "conspirator and executor" who was nabbed from West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.

Kerala HC rejects Swapna's pre-arrest bail plea; 12-member SIT to probe case

Kerala HC rejects Swapna's pre-arrest bail plea; 12-member SIT to probe case

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

Suresh and Sarith had moved a joint plea seeking protection from arrest in the case lodged by the police on the complaint of a ruling Left Democratic Front MLA's complaint alleging conspiracy behind her revelations against him, the chief minister and his family.

Phone tapping case: Delhi police to interrogate Gehlot's OSD on Saturday

Phone tapping case: Delhi police to interrogate Gehlot's OSD on Saturday

Rediff.com12 May 2022

Sharma will have to report before the investigating officer at 11 am.

Salman home firing: Mumbai police register new case; 1 held in Rajasthan

Salman home firing: Mumbai police register new case; 1 held in Rajasthan

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

The accused made the video on a highway in Rajasthan and uploaded it on his channel.

Pune man held for issuing death threat to Sharad Pawar

Pune man held for issuing death threat to Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

Accused Sagar Barve is working in the data feeding and analytics section of a private firm, the official said.

I thought it was a movie shoot: Bizman on Sobhraj's arrest from Goa in 1986

I thought it was a movie shoot: Bizman on Sobhraj's arrest from Goa in 1986

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

Thirty six years down the line, the restaurant still continues to serve people and is famous as the place where Sobhraj was arrested.

Cash-for votes: Suhail Hindustani arrested

Cash-for votes: Suhail Hindustani arrested

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

Delhi Police on Wednesday made the second arrest in the 2008 'cash-for-votes' scam by taking into custody Suhail Hindustani, who had allegedly acted as a liaison between Amar Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party members of Parliament sought to be bribed.

Goa building collapse: Two senior govt officials held

Goa building collapse: Two senior govt officials held

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

The Goa Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested two senior government officials in connection with the last month's building collapse that left more than 30 people dead.

Suspected Maoist arrested in Delhi

Suspected Maoist arrested in Delhi

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

A 27-year-old suspected Maoist, wanted in several cases of murder and attack on police teams, was arrested in Delhi. Shiv Kumar alias Shiva, a cadre of the Communist Party of India Maoist, who hails from Jharkhand's Ranchi and is an expert in handling landmines and sophisticated arms, was apprehended by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch from Rohini on Wednesday.

2 more arrests in Thane building collapse case

2 more arrests in Thane building collapse case

Rediff.com15 Apr 2013

With these arrests, the number of those taken into custody rose to 17.

'Land Dispute May Be Behind Khemka's Killing'

'Land Dispute May Be Behind Khemka's Killing'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2025

The killings of Gopal Khemka and his son Gunjan, seven years apart, bear a striking resemblance, reports M I Khan.

Two shooters among 3 held in Chandigarh for Karni Sena chief's murder

Two shooters among 3 held in Chandigarh for Karni Sena chief's murder

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

Delhi police sources on Sunday said a team of the crime branch in a joint operation with the Rajasthan police nabbed the duo from Chandigarh's Sector 22.

Mumbai police arrest MBA from Odisha in Bulli Bai app case

Mumbai police arrest MBA from Odisha in Bulli Bai app case

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

The cyber police of the Mumbai crime branch on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man from Odisha in connection with the case of Bulli Bai app, which targeted Muslim women by putting up their images online for "auction", an official said.

Pune teen's mother held for aiding blood swap

Pune teen's mother held for aiding blood swap

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

The mother of the minor in the Porsche car accident case was arrested after confirmation that his blood samples were replaced with hers, Pune police chief Amitesh Kumar said on Saturday.

Fake pilot license racket: 2 arrested

Fake pilot license racket: 2 arrested

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

This took the total number of arrests in such cases to 11.

UP govt slaps Gangster's Act on arrested BSP MP

UP govt slaps Gangster's Act on arrested BSP MP

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday slapped the Gangster's Act on mafia don-turned-Bahujan Samaj Party MP Dhananjay Singh who was arrested last week in connection with a double-murder committed in 2010.

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Rediff.com26 Jun 2022

A court in Ahmedabad on Sunday remanded social activist Teesta Setalvad and former state director general of police R B Sreekumar in police custody till July 2 in a case of fabricating evidence to frame innocent persons in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.