"robbery"

Police arrested five persons accused of assaulting a man, Tirupathi of Tekulapally mandal, robbing gold and cash from him on July 1 at Anishettypalli in the district.

The robbers entered into the battery manufacturing factory and threatened the watchman with knives. The gang then gained entry into the factory and made off with Rs. 50 lakh cash that was kept in the drawer.

According to police officials, as soon as the victim stopped the car to help the gang, the robbers threw chilli powder on his face and eyes

the gang attacked a convoy of the Gangavathy police from Koppal District near Gadag Railway Bridge in Karnataka and escaped with accused

The arrested said they had been advised by a priest to hold 'bhandaras' since this would wash away their sins

On being alerted by the local residents, the Rajendranagar police reached the spot and took up investigation.

The police recovered 34 grams gold, a car and other material, altogether worth Rs 14 lakh on Saturday

They trapped the couple waiting for a bus at Wyra bus stand offering a free ride in their car

The victim, identified as Chenna Shyamala (55), was attacked by a burglar at her residence.

Upon receiving information, the police reached the bank, verified the CCTV footage, and registered a case. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ravi Manohar Chary said teams have been formed to nab the robber.

Police said that the suspects used to extort money from the victims by threatening to make their videos viral on social media platforms, if they fail to pay money.

The robbers, wearing helmets, arrived on a motorcycle at Shriram Jewellery shop in Samaypur Badli area, where they brandished their firearms and threatened the staff before escaping with their loot.

SP Mirzapur Abhinandan said when a cash van of Axis Bank arrived at the bank around 1 pm and one of the employees collected a cash box, four persons riding on two motorbikes snatched the box from him and tried to flee

Three men were arrested for allegedly robbing a gas company manager of more than Rs 4 lakh in south Delhi's Hauz Khas area, police said on Tuesday.

A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his friend in a drunken state and later set the body on fire by pouring petrol on it. He stole Rs 1 lakh.

The 62-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing from the company he worked at.

Rs 11,973 cash and tools used to commit the theft crime were recovered, police said.

The suspected thief is believed to have robbed the store two other times within the same 24-hour period.

The accused also made a video of the entire episode and posted it on social media, which went viral on Saturday and drew the attention of police.

The incident came to light when the jewelry shop owner came to open it in the morning.