Theft

21-Year-Old UP Girl Kills Herself, Family Alleges Torture By Policemen

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday August 9, 2020

A 21-year-old girl died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district on Saturday morning, hours after she and two of her friends were questioned by local police over allegations of theft

Town Baffled By Disappearance Of Over 100 Shoes. Thief Turns Out To Be...

Offbeat | Wednesday August 5, 2020

In a suburb of Berlin in Germany, locals were baffled for weeks by the theft of footwear from their gardens at night.

Minor Caught For Theft, Accused Mother On The Run, Grandmother Arrested

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2020

A 12-year-old boy, pushed into committing theft by his mother and grandmother, has been apprehended for allegedly stealing a bag containing Rs 1.2 lakh cash from a parked vehicle in south Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar area, police said on Tuesday.

China Will Not Accept US 'Theft' of TikTok, Says State Media

Reuters | Tuesday August 4, 2020

China will not accept the "theft" of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washington's move to push ByteDance to sell short-video app TikTok's US operations to Microsoft, the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday.

China Will Not Accept US "Theft" Of TikTok: State Media

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 4, 2020

China will not accept the "theft" of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washington's move to push ByteDance to sell short-video app TikTok's U.S. operations to Microsoft, the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday.

Carjacker Steals Cab With Passenger Inside, Arrested After 2-Hour Chase

Delhi News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Sunday August 2, 2020

A notorious carjacker was arrested by the Delhi Police after a high-speed chase on the roads of the national capital when he tried to steal a cab with a woman passenger inside it. His attempt was foiled thanks to the quick thinking of two constables, who chased after him and alerted a picket team stationed ahead. Though surrounded, the thief rammed...

A Tale Of Two Thieves, Both Driving Stolen Cars, Who Crashed Into Each Other

Offbeat | Thursday July 9, 2020

A driver in a stolen SUV led police on a chase before crashing into another stolen vehicle in the US state of Oregon on Sunday morning.

Heist At Maharashtra Jewellery Store, Thieves In PPE Suits

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 7, 2020

Burglars wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) kits broke into a jewellery shop in Maharashtra's Satara district and walked away with 780 grams of gold, police said today.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 3 Others Charged For Theft Of Holy Book Of Sikhs: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 6, 2020

Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and three others have been named in a case relating to the theft of the holy book of the Sikhs Guru Granth Sahib, police said on Monday.

NoBroker, MyGate File FIR Complaints Against Each Other for Stealing Customer Data

Jagmeet Singh | Tuesday June 30, 2020

NoBroker and gated-community management app MyGate have accused each other of stealing their proprietary customer database.

GTA 5 on PS5 in 2021, ‘Expanded and Enhanced’, With Limited Free GTA Online

Akhil Arora | Friday June 12, 2020

GTA 5 will release on the PS5 in the second half of 2021. Additionally, a new standalone GTA Online will be available for free on the PS5 exclusively. PS4 GTA 5 owners can get $1 million in-game cash every month until launch.

Woman Dragged Behind Bike By Kenya Cops For Alleged Theft, 3 Arrested

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 11, 2020

Three Kenyan police officers were arrested Thursday after a video went viral in which they were seen dragging a half-naked woman behind a motorcycle and whipping her over an alleged theft.

National Investigation Agency Arrests 2 For Theft Onboard Under-Construction Aircraft Carrier

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 10, 2020

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it has arrested two persons in connection with the case of theft of certain computer hardware components from the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) under construction at the Cochin Shipyard Limited last year.

Gran Theft Auto: Finger Flexes Keep 90-Year-Old Gamer Console-Ready

Agence France-Presse | Monday June 8, 2020

Every day, 90-year-old Japanese grandma Hamako Mori flexes her fingers to keep them nimble. Not for knitting or needlepoint, but to keep them in shape for playing video games.

Neymar Mistakenly Approved For USD 120 Virus Welfare Payment: Report

Agence France-Presse | Friday June 5, 2020

Neymar was approved to receive a USD 120 welfare payment meant for low-paid Brazilian workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic, in an apparent case of identity theft, a report said.