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India crackdown on organised thefts expands

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The anti‑theft drive that began in June has continued to widen its scope across multiple states. In Bengaluru, police arrested five suspects and recovered ₹85.5 lakh after a June 15 kidnapping‑robbery of a cash‑transport vehicle; a separate kidnapping‑robbery of businessman R I Shiva Shankar netted a total loss of about ₹1.09 crore. Kolkata police opened an investigation after a businessman was abducted and robbed by men posing as CID officers, who stole a gold chain and cash. Delhi’s anti‑snatching cell kept pace, seizing 2,400 stolen phones worth over ₹2.5 crore (Operation Vishwas) and repeatedly arresting phone snatchers, including a 36‑year‑old in Nand Nagri and a 22‑year‑old in Madhu Vihar, recovering dozens of mobiles and a scooter. A major smartphone theft ring in the capital yielded 604 Vivo phones (≈₹1.5 crore) and a parallel expired‑food racket. Mangaluru police captured three suspects in the June 29 highway dacoity that robbed a family of a Swift, gold jewellery and cash, while still hunting 13 accomplices. Delhi Metro and Dehradun investigations recovered jewellery worth about ₹30 lakh from abandoned bags and an Instagram‑linked theft. Home‑burglary cases in Sambhajinagar and Ajmer involving ₹4.6 lakh and ₹1.5 crore of loot were solved through CCTV and technical analysis. ~~A crowd‑driven foiling of an ATM cash‑van robbery on Bangalore’s outskirts prevented the loss of ₹1.79 crore.~~ Gunpoint robberies, such as the ₹17 lakh theft in East Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar market, underscored ongoing cash‑handling risks. ~~High‑value mobile shop raids~~ Recent enforcement in ~~Vadodara and Nasik added to~~ Delhi has seen the ~~spate~~ arrest of ~~phone thefts. Hyderabad police also dismantled~~ three men in Sonia Vihar for snatching a ~~phone‑snatching gang,~~ mobile phone, aided by CCTV surveillance. In the South-West District, the Anti-Burglary Cell resolved four house thefts, arresting three suspects and recovering ~~17 phones~~ melted gold and ~~a Honda Activa. These actions illustrate a coordinated, multi‑city effort~~ pistols after analyzing footage from approximately 700 cameras. A separate crime-prevention drive in Rohini led to ~~curb organized theft~~ the recovery of 161 stolen two-wheelers and ~~related violent crime in India.~~ the arrest of 109 people, including several proclaimed offenders.

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