Theft

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Diljeet Grewal was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and aggravated burglary at Isleworth Crown Court and sentenced on Friday to 15 years behind bars, with a further five years on "licence" to be monitored upon release. (Photo: News.met.police.uk)

Indian-origin man raped, robbed woman in UK, jailed for15 years

After Diljeet Grewal left, the woman was able to call a friend who was outside the UK, who in turn contacted the police.

03 Nov 2019 12:09 PM

The Delhi Police on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's niece did not reveal her connection to the PM while filing a complaint after her bag was snatched by two robbers in Delhi on Saturday morning. (Representational Image)

Didn't know woman was PM's niece when she filed complaint: Delhi police

The victim, Damyanti Ben Modi, is the daughter of the Prime Minister's brother Prahlad Modi.

14 Oct 2019 9:43 AM

A man has been for arrested for allegedly snatching the handbag of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's niece Damyanti Ben Modi, police said on Sunday. (Representational Image)

1 arrested for snatching purse of PM Modi's niece, stolen items recovered

Based on a complaint by her, police registered a case and later identified the two snatchers.

13 Oct 2019 11:57 AM

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Azam Khan's wife Tazeen Fatima was granted anticipatory bail by a court in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district on Saturday in connection with an electricity theft case. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Azam Khan's wife gets protection from arrest in electricity theft case

Over 80 cases have been registered against Azam Khan, most of which are about the land encroachment by Jauhar University.

22 Sep 2019 10:03 AM

A TikTok star with over 40,000 followers, along with his three accomplices, was arrested by police in connection with robbery cases in Greater Noida city of Gautam Buddh Nagar district. (Photo: ANI)

UP TikTok star with 40,000 followers along with 3 others arrested in robbery case

The police installed cameras at various locations in Greater Noida and nearby places after several incidents of robbery were reported.

05 Sep 2019 12:40 PM

A man from Washington faced instant Karma when someone his truck while he was robbing a store across the street, said police. (Photo: Facebbok/ videoscreengrab)

Instant Karma: US man's car stolen while he was busy robbing store across the street, see video

The incident that took place around 6 am on Sunday was revealed by the Kennewick Police Department said in a Facebook post.

27 Aug 2019 3:41 PM

Dinesh Chawla, an Indian-origin hotelier who previously partnered with President Donald Trump's family on four hotels, has been arrested on charges of stealing luggage from an airport in the US. (Photo: AP)

Indian-origin former Trump hotel partner charged for stealing airport luggage

Chawla told an officer that he knows stealing luggage is wrong, but he does it for the thrill and excitement, the report said.

27 Aug 2019 10:14 AM

A woman and her daughter travelling from Delhi to Kota were killed allegedly after being pushed off a train for resisting robbery in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, the Railway Protection Force said on Saturday. (Representational Image)

UP woman, daughter killed while chasing robbers in Delhi-Kota train

An RPF official said one ambulance was rushed to the spot soon after they were informed about the incident.

04 Aug 2019 12:28 PM

A retired Army Captain was murdered in his house by unidentified assailants in a suspected theft case. (Representational Image)

Retired Army Captain beaten to death over suspicion of theft in Amethi

According to police, Khan was murdered by thieves who went there to steal road construction materials kept at vacant area outside his house.

29 Jul 2019 8:40 AM

Two men were beaten to death by locals after suspecting the duo to be cattle thieves in Baniyapur in Saran district on Friday morning, police said. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

3 men beaten to death over suspicion of cattle theft in Bihar

Villagers claimed that three persons came to steal cows. However, when they tried to catch them, one of the men managed to flee.

19 Jul 2019 11:24 AM

The Delhi police have arrested a man for stealing Rs 10 Lakh from his boss and misleading officials with a fake story. (Representational Image)

Man fakes Rs 10 lakh theft story to fund his wedding in Delhi: Cops

Deep had hatched the plan with his friend, identified as Vivek Raghav, who is an auto-rickshaw diver.

15 Jul 2019 12:01 PM

In a bizarre incident, a Gwalior man who was charged for stealing Rs 20 was relieved of the theft charges in a Lok Adalat after 41 years of a legal battle. (Representational Image)

After 41 years of legal battle, man relieved from charges of stealing Rs 20

Complainant also mentioned that Khan doesn’t have any family and his financial condition is very poor.

14 Jul 2019 4:15 PM

Analyst Gerald Khoo at broker Liberum said the proposed fine equated to about 9 pence per IAG share. (Photo: AFP)

British Airways faces record USD 230 million fine over data theft

The ICO proposed a penalty of 183.4 million pounds, or 1.5 per cent of British Airways’ 2017 worldwide turnover, for the hack.

09 Jul 2019 7:48 AM

Lucknow North Superintendent of Police (SP), Sukirti Madhav. (Photo: ANI)

3 officers suspended for torturing 14-yr-old boy in police custody in Lucknow

A notice of departmental action has been served to Commanding Officer (CO) Cant Munshi Rajendra Patel for not taking the matter seriously.

30 Jun 2019 12:15 PM

Yadav's interrogation revealed that around 15 cases were registered against him at various police stations. (Photo: Representational)

Man wanted in 15 house-breaking thefts arrested in Maharashtra

The police recovered 76 gm of stolen gold ornaments worth around Rs 2.28 lakh from the accused.

30 May 2019 10:15 AM

In the first quarter of 2019, theft of digital currencies from exchanges and scams totalled USD 356 million.

Cryptocurrency thefts, fraud hit USD 1.2 billion in first quarter

The value of losses from crime in the digital currency sector in 2018 hit USD 1.7 billion.

01 May 2019 1:20 PM

LG Chem and its American unit have filed a lawsuit against SK Innovation in the US International Trade Commission (ITC), accusing SK Innovation of misappropriation of trade secrets by hiring its former employees.

Battery maker LG Chem sues SK Innovation, alleges trade secret theft

SK currently produces EV batteries only in South Korea and plans to begin mass production in its Hungary and US factories.

30 Apr 2019 1:20 PM

The case is presently in court and a decision will be made based on further investigations.

Guess why this student sued Apple for $1 billion

The 18-year-old was arrested for stealing from an Apple store but has now sued the Cupertino company for falsely accusing him.

23 Apr 2019 9:41 AM

The numbers on crypto theft surprised many observers given the price declines in digital currencies in 2018.

Cryptocurrency thefts, scams hit USD 1.7 billion in 2018

Of the USD 1.7 billion, USD 950 million constituted thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges and infrastructure services.

30 Jan 2019 12:06 PM

The investigation arose out of civil lawsuits against Huawei, the Journal said, including one in Seattle where Huawei was found liable for misappropriating robotic technology from T-Mobile.

Huawei under investigation for alleged trade secret theft

One area of investigation is the technology behind a device that T-Mobile US Inc used for testing smartphones.

17 Jan 2019 10:04 AM

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