Mumbai Diamond Robbery

Diamonds worth Rs 5.62 crore have been allegedly stolen from a gems company store in Mumbai over six months following which police have arrested three persons, including two employees of the firm, an official said on Wednesday.

The Rajasthan Police has arrested two men accused of robbing a jeweller in Mumbai by posing as Delhi Crime Branch officers, and recovered diamond jewellery, gold biscuits and Rs 18 lakh from the vehicle they were travelling, officials said.

A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing items worth Rs 1.37 crore, including gold and diamonds worth Rs 1.31 crore, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.

Mumbai police have arrested two Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing a diamond worth Rs 34 lakh from an exhibition centre in suburban Goregaon.

Six persons were arrested after police thwarted a gang's plan to loot diamond and gold traders in suburban Matunga in Mumbai, a senior official said today.

Four employees of a security agency, carrying a consignment of gold and diamonds worth crores of rupees from Gujarat to Mumbai were allegedly abducted and robbed by four unidentified men in suburban Borivali, police said today.

A diamond broker's employee allegedly stole diamonds worth about Rs 85 lakh from his office locker in suburban Bandra, police said today.

A broad daylight robbery attempt was on Thursday foiled by alert people who caught one of the five armed robbers after they looted Rs 3 lakh in cash from a courier firm dealing in gold and diamonds and opened fire while escaping in south Mumbai, police said.

Maharashtra police on Thursday claimed to have pre-empted an escape bid by two foreigners who were trying to arrange surety from two persons to get out on bail.

In a broad daylight robbery, diamonds worth Rs 2 crore were snatched from a courier delivery person in Mumbai's suburban Vile Parle.The delivery person was carrying the diamonds from the airport when two men on a bike snatched the bag from him and fled.The diamonds had come on a Jet Airways flight from Delhi.More details are awaited.

Mumbai's Mira Road resident Kalpesh Shah looted his employer of diamonds worth Rs 23.8 lakh, all in a bid to impress a bar dancer.Shah even timed the robbery to gift his paramour a diamond ring on her birthday. However, his tipping of waiters and splurging money on dancers in a suburban bar brought him under the scanner, and he was subsequently arr...

The Amboli police arrested four people for duping diamond traders across the country worth crores of rupees.The police said, the modus operandi was simple. Acting as businessmen, they would first zero in on a diamond seller; proposing to buy diamonds for export. Initially, they would purchase a small quantity and pay in cash immediately.After gaini...

While the Mumbai police was able to nab the four foreigners in the Rs 6.6 crore diamond heist that took place on August 23 at the India International Jewellery Show in Goregaon, within hours of the crime. Completing investigation formalities though, is a matter lost in translation.The foreigners speak Spanish, and not a word of English, making it d...

Between them, they swallowed 75 small packets' worth of diamonds. Then, the four foreigners headed to the Mumbai airport and boarded a flight to Dubai.The gang - which includes a woman - arrived in Mumbai, the police believes, with the intention of pulling off a major robbery at an international jewellery exhibition.The three Mexicans and a Venezue...

Rehmat Ali Rangrez (30), notorious for high-profile robberies across Mumbai was arrested on Sunday with two of his accomplices for robbing diamonds worth Rs 32 lakh.

Diamonds worth Rs 5.62 crore have been allegedly stolen from a gems company store in Mumbai over six months following which police have arrested three persons, including two employees of the firm, an official said on Wednesday.

The Rajasthan Police has arrested two men accused of robbing a jeweller in Mumbai by posing as Delhi Crime Branch officers, and recovered diamond jewellery, gold biscuits and Rs 18 lakh from the vehicle they were travelling, officials said.

A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing items worth Rs 1.37 crore, including gold and diamonds worth Rs 1.31 crore, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.

Mumbai police have arrested two Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing a diamond worth Rs 34 lakh from an exhibition centre in suburban Goregaon.

Six persons were arrested after police thwarted a gang's plan to loot diamond and gold traders in suburban Matunga in Mumbai, a senior official said today.

Four employees of a security agency, carrying a consignment of gold and diamonds worth crores of rupees from Gujarat to Mumbai were allegedly abducted and robbed by four unidentified men in suburban Borivali, police said today.

A diamond broker's employee allegedly stole diamonds worth about Rs 85 lakh from his office locker in suburban Bandra, police said today.

A broad daylight robbery attempt was on Thursday foiled by alert people who caught one of the five armed robbers after they looted Rs 3 lakh in cash from a courier firm dealing in gold and diamonds and opened fire while escaping in south Mumbai, police said.

Maharashtra police on Thursday claimed to have pre-empted an escape bid by two foreigners who were trying to arrange surety from two persons to get out on bail.

In a broad daylight robbery, diamonds worth Rs 2 crore were snatched from a courier delivery person in Mumbai's suburban Vile Parle.The delivery person was carrying the diamonds from the airport when two men on a bike snatched the bag from him and fled.The diamonds had come on a Jet Airways flight from Delhi.More details are awaited.

Mumbai's Mira Road resident Kalpesh Shah looted his employer of diamonds worth Rs 23.8 lakh, all in a bid to impress a bar dancer.Shah even timed the robbery to gift his paramour a diamond ring on her birthday. However, his tipping of waiters and splurging money on dancers in a suburban bar brought him under the scanner, and he was subsequently arr...

The Amboli police arrested four people for duping diamond traders across the country worth crores of rupees.The police said, the modus operandi was simple. Acting as businessmen, they would first zero in on a diamond seller; proposing to buy diamonds for export. Initially, they would purchase a small quantity and pay in cash immediately.After gaini...

While the Mumbai police was able to nab the four foreigners in the Rs 6.6 crore diamond heist that took place on August 23 at the India International Jewellery Show in Goregaon, within hours of the crime. Completing investigation formalities though, is a matter lost in translation.The foreigners speak Spanish, and not a word of English, making it d...

Between them, they swallowed 75 small packets' worth of diamonds. Then, the four foreigners headed to the Mumbai airport and boarded a flight to Dubai.The gang - which includes a woman - arrived in Mumbai, the police believes, with the intention of pulling off a major robbery at an international jewellery exhibition.The three Mexicans and a Venezue...

Rehmat Ali Rangrez (30), notorious for high-profile robberies across Mumbai was arrested on Sunday with two of his accomplices for robbing diamonds worth Rs 32 lakh.