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Three held in Dh3.5m jewellery heist in Naif

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December 16, 2011

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Dubai, December 16: The Dubai Police have achieved a breakthrough in the Dh3.5-million jewellery heist that took place in the Naif area of Deira in July with the arrest of three Kosovar suspects.

The trio was arrested when they returned to Dubai to take away the booty they had left buried in a graveyard near Baniyas Square. The police recovered the jewellery.

The robbery happened on July 20 night.

Colonel Ahmed Al Marri, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, said the police team, including forensic experts, found that the shop owner had kept the jewellery in the shelves instead of the safe locker at night. The thieves used a ladder kept in the dark behind the building to climb on to the roof and enter the shop through a bathroom window. They escaped with all gold ornaments in the shelves. The police found out that some tall and well-built men were seen around the shop by witnesses and three of them were seen in the CCTV footage. The police later learnt that three of them from Kosovo had left the country nearly eight hours after the heist. They had criminal records.

The records at entry and exit points showed that the three had not carried the jewellery when they left the country. The police alerted all entry points in the country and waited for them to return.

On November 11, two of the suspects, identified as A.H. and M.H., reentered the country. The police put them under surveillance. On November 30, the police noticed the third suspect leaving a hotel. When he reached the graveyard near Baniyas Square, he went inside and came back after a few minutes carrying a bag. He returned to the hotel where he was arrested from the lobby. The other two were arrested later.

The three have been referred to the public prosecution and the police are chasing a fourth suspect who has travelled to Europe.

Brigadier Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation, said the shop owner had committed a mistake by leaving the jewels in the shelves though he had a safe locker. Besides, the alarm system in the shop was not working at the time.

He called on the shop owners to be careful and ensure that they have kept the jewels in the safe lockers.

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March 22,2020

Thane, Mar 22: Eight men were arrested at Kalyan in the district on Sunday as they were found playing cricket during the 'Janata curfew' being observed to check the spread of coronavirus, police said.

They were playing cricket at Kala Talao Maidan in the afternoon, police said.

Police also detained a boy in this connection, an official said.

"Action was taken against them for defying the prohibitory orders issued by the Thane Police Commissionerate.

They also went against the 'Janata curfew' being observed to curb the spread of coronavirus," the police official said.

The Mahatma Phule Chowk Police Station registered an offence against the accused under IPC sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), 290 (public nuisance).

They were also booked under the Maharashtra Police Act as well as the National Disaster Act 2005, the official said.

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June 12,2020

The West Bengal government has suspended two women teachers in East Burdwan district on the charge of teaching pre-primary students from an English alphabet book consisting of a portion derogatory to the people with a dark complexion.

While presenting the alphabets with corresponding words and images, the book says U is for "Ugly". The illustration printed beside the letter is that of a boy with a dark complexion.

"The book is not part of the textbooks referred by the education department. It was introduced by the school itself. We have zero-tolerance for acts which instil prejudices into the minds of students," Education Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters here on Thursday.

He said the two teachers of a local municipality-run school have been placed under suspension with immediate effect based on a preliminary investigation and stricter action would be taken against them later.

Though the school is now closed because of the lockdown, the matter came to light when the father of a student of the school was teaching him with the help of that book. He informed other parents and the education department was apprised of the issue, sources said.

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August 9,2020

Vijayawada, Aug 9: The number of those killed in the fire at a hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility in Vijayawada rose to 10 on Sunday, said Vikrant Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia each to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident.

According to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also ordered an in-depth probe into the accident and directed authorities to take steps to ensure better medical services to the victims of the accident.

"The hotel was taken on lease and run by Ramesh Hospitals, a private hospital where COVID-19 patients were being treated. 40 patients and 10 medical staff were at the hotel at the time of the incident. 

Officials were directed to launch immediate rescue measures," said Mekathoti Sucharitha, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of the lives in the fire mishap and spoke to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy over the phone and enquired about the accident.

The mishap took place in hotel Swarna Palace which was taken on lease and run by a private hospital for COVID patients.

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