Racket

Credit crunch leaves Italian shopkeepers more at risk from Mafia... even though they already pay...

Italian shopkeepers pay about £204million a day to Mafia protection rackets and loan sharks and fear the current downturn could allow the mob to further tighten its stranglehold on the vulnerable economy.

Five arrested for prostitution in Kolkata

New Delhi News.Net Saturday 8th November, 2008 (IANS) Five people, including three women, were arrested for running a prostitution racket in an apartment in south Kolkata, police said here Saturday. 'Manabendra Bose and his...

Police going slow against scam-accused RTA staff? Law and order

Though direct charges were made against RTA staff, there seems to be no progress in the case, writes Marri Ramu Any person -- a civilian or a government employee -- abetting an accused to commit a crime must be brought to book....

Former Punjab minister's son surrenders in sex racket case

Patiala, Nov 7 (IANS) The son of former Akali Dal minister Tota Singh was remanded in four days of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody after he surrendered before a special CBI court here in a sex scandal case.

Gambling racket smashed

NEW DELHI: With the arrest of two persons, the Delhi police on Monday claimed to have smashed a “satta” gambling racket at Old Delhi railway station and recovered Rs.49,025 in cash from a bookie.A case has been filed and...

Gurdwara raid casts shadow on Belgian king's visit to India

Brussels, Nov 2 (IANS) King Albert II of Belgium arrives in India on a nine-day visit Monday amid a row in his country over a raid on a gurdwara by police seeking to bust an illegal immigration racket.

Fake certificate racket busted, two arrested

HYDERABAD: The city police on Sunday busted a fake educational certificates racket with the arrest of two persons. Around 62 duplicate educational certificates of different universities and other educational institutions,...

Cops shift focus from cars to SIM

The arrest of a member of a car theft racket has convinced the Assam Police that the cars used in the three major blasts here last Thursday would take them nowhere, report Rahul Karmakar & Digambar Patowary.

commission should probe $80 million+ car thefts

Press Release: Datadot New Zealand Organised crime commission should probe $80 million+ car theft racket A world leading anti-crime technology company has welcomed a Government proposal to launch a commission of inquiry into...

FDA Approves Melamine In U.S. Food, Claims It’s Not Harmful

FDA Approves Melamine In U.S. Food, Claims It’s Not Harmful APOctober 4, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuZRtlj7Mhs Eating a tiny bit of a melamine, the chemical responsible for a global food safety scare, is not harmful...