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2 held for smuggling gold bars at IGIA

New Delhi: Delhi Customs officials have arrested two men at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold bars worth Rs 79 lakh into the country. The duo was intercepted after their arrival from Dubai via Bahrain on Friday.

4 held for looting Rs 1.5L at gunpoint

New Delhi: Four robbers were arrested in Delhi’s Shadhara district for allegedly robbing two persons of Rs 1.5 lakh in cash along with the keys of an electronic shop and some documents at gunpoint. The accused persons were identified as Faem (23), Imran (24), Haider and Mohammad Shakir (27). “Two bikes used in the crime, robbed two bags, documents related to the complainant and keys of shop were recovered from the possession of accused persons,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shadhara) Meghna Yadav.

28-yr-old held for carrying pistols

New Delhi: A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly carrying pistols in West Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area, police said Monday. The accused, identified as Manish, a resident of Baljeet Nagar had seven cases of robbery against him and had been booked under the Arms Act, they said. On Sunday at around 9.40 pm, police held him near Bhagwan Daas Chamber, recovered two semi-automatic country-made pistols.