Crime Branch of the Delhi Police claimed to have apprehended a youthinvolved in 17 murder cases, extortion, burglary and attempt to murderfrom Mumbra, Thane, Maharashtra, an official said on Wednesday.
Cases registered in Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam Rural and Kannur City have been handed over to CB. Other cases taken up by the local police will also be handed over to the CB. Teams led by a DSP in each district will investigate the cases.
The Delhi Police have unearthed an international drug cartel operating on the dark web and seized 6 kg of hydroponic weed valued at Rs 2 crore in the international market, authorities said on Sunday.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Crime Branch has dismantled a narco-syndicate involved in the nationwide distribution of banned drugs leading to arrest of three key operatives, confiscation of high-value contraband and dismantling of a factory.
In its commitment towards ensuring public safety, the Crime Branch has arrested a total of 114 offenders this year involved in various criminal activities in the national capital.
Delhi Police said on Sunday that they have arrested four individuals, including a head constable and an Income Tax (I-T) Department staffer, for conducting a fake raid on a businessman's house in a bid to extort money from him.
The Crime Branch claim to have busted a notorious gang of auto lifters on Wednesday. The officials arrested 14 accused persons. The interstate nexus was busted by raids conducted across the country including Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal , Telangana, Goa and Maharashtra among others. The recovered vehicles included luxury cars like Hyundai Creta, Toyota Fortuner, Kia Seltos, Baleno and Innova amongst others .
The Chief Judicial Magistrate court of Thiruvananthapuram has granted a conditional permission for the probe into the 2015 case involving left leaders.
The Crime Branch acted on a written complaint lodged by one Manu Gupta, who claimed that Dr Sharma had tampered with her age documents to get undue advantage.
The gang used to issue fake appointment letters, conduct bogus training programs and provide fabricated government department identity cards to job seekers.
