The costly lesson about phone passwords that some Delhi residents just learntCops recently nabbed two criminal gangs involved in fund transfers using stolen mobile phones. These gangs trained minors to exploit weak p...
22 Feb, 2025, 09.43 AM IST
Miscreants snatch mobiles in Mayur Vihar, police suspect a nexus behind the recurring crimesIn a span of 14 hours, mobile snatchers targeted five individuals in Mayur Vihar, Delhi, and nearby areas. Two victims were stabbed during ...
05 Sep, 2024, 11.18 AM IST
Who was Donald Sutherland? Best known for 'Hunger Games' and M*A*S*H, legendary actor paired with Jane Fonda and Julie ChristieBorn on July 17, 1935, in Canada's New Brunswick province, Donald Sutherland was brought up in Nova Scotia. He participated in school produ...
21 Jun, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Where do stolen phones go? To IMEI ‘changers’; Police busts gang in DelhiPolice in west Delhi have arrested three individuals for allegedly changing the IMEIs of stolen mobile phones. The gang reportedly aided sn...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
From people's scheme to tech quagmire: How digital 'surgical strike' hits MGNREGA workersThe latest digitisation efforts, ostensibly to weed out corruption and ensure fiscal transparency, have deviated from the primary objective...
28 Mar, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Notable year for Delhi Police in light of G20 summit: Amit Shah"The year 2023 is very important for the Delhi Police. From the point of view of the security and traffic system during the G20 summit, the...
17 Feb, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
Thief tries to snatch mobile from train. Passengers grab his hands, keep him hanging on window for 10 kmAccording to some reports, the incident happened on September 14 when the train was about to reach the Khagaria station. A thief tried to s...
16 Sep, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
One arrested for snatching purse of PM Modi's niece, stolen items recoveredThe accused has been identified as Nonu, police said, adding the stolen items have been recovered.
13 Oct, 2019, 01.04 PM IST
Many thieves are not as smart as phonesEarlier this year, a Delhi resident got his phone back with a tracking app within an hour of it being stolen.
09 Aug, 2018, 11.20 PM IST
Why tracking your stolen mobile phone may be tougher than everMobile phone's IMEI number that could help police trace your stolen device can now be altered using tools available in the grey market.
28 Aug, 2017, 10.27 AM IST
Police to use new technology for fingerprint recognition of criminalsPolice will soon float tenders for the development of a software with which they can take fingerprints of arrested suspects or criminals on...
29 Aug, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
Tihar Jail: How organized gangs are operating freely in the high-security prison complexSources revealed that being a member of a gang was almost "mandatory" for inmates and those who chose to seclude themselves faced danger of...
09 Jun, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
Teenage crime wave: Stupendous rise in crime in Delhi linked to minors caught in trap of drugsAmong all crimes, robbery was the most common crime committed by minors with 412 cases reported across the city, followed by dacoity.
22 Mar, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
From Mumbai & Delhi to Srinagar & Guwahati: How safe are daughters in India?ET Magazine poses the question to young women in 11 cities and towns to find out how secure they feel in their immediate environs. Most ans...
08 Mar, 2015, 02.51 AM IST
In Mumbai, sexual assault victims need not go to police stationThe victims of sexual assault in Mumbai won't have to face the embarassment and hassles involved in going to a police station to register t...
19 Feb, 2014, 10.05 PM IST