West Bengal Police's Crime Investigation Department (CID) has busted a cyber fraud gang operating across multiple states and apprehended the ringleader from Gujarat, police said.
According to Pratiksha Godara, DCP Special Cell, on February 3, on the basis of specific information, one member of an arms syndicate, namely Gandh Das Dawar, a resident of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, was apprehended and 20 illegal firearms were recovered from his possession.
Delhi Police dismantled a foreign racket involved in the circulation of counterfeit US dollars and arrested two Uzbekistan nationals on April 18, police said on Saturday.
The Crime Branch Unit of Pimpri Chinchwad Police of Pune District busted a racket of illegal traffickers accused of selling newborn babies in Pune, senior police officials said on Saturday, adding that six women were arrested in connection with the case.
In a post shared on the social media platform X, Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police, Punjab, said that the police have also recovered 3 kilogrammes of heroin as well as two pistols.
The Cyber Cell of Pimpri Chinchwad Police, Pune, busted a major share market fraud through which unsuspecting individuals were duped of several lakhs. The operation led to the apprehension of five individuals involved in the operation, an officer said.
In a swift operation by the team, one male and three females, including a woman carrying a baby girl, were apprehended as they were planning to take the child to an undisclosed location. The infant rescued was around 15-20 days old, said Delhi Police.
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Pimpri-Chinchwad police launched a surprise raid at Breath Spa in the Hinjewadi area on Sunday and busted the prostitution racket operating under the guise of the massage.
Personnel from the Special Task Force of the Punjab Police and Border Security Force have busted a hawala racket and apprehended two people with one packet of heroin from a border village in Amritsar district.
A criminal racket, that was involved in offering employment, has been busted in New Delhi, with four gang members, including three women, arrested, Delhi Police officials said.
Punjab police said on Tuesday said that it has busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket with the arrest of 12 persons and seizure of 4 kilograms of heroin and Rs 3 lakh drug money.