Dnaindia.com reports that the Chanakyapuri police under Delhi Police have arrested two men hailing from Jaipur in connection with looting Rs7 lakh from a Japanese national and holding her hostage. The accused had taken the woman to Delhi where the loot was conducted while duping her. Meanwhile, two more accused in the matter are yet to be caught. The arrested men have confessed to duping many foreigners in the similar way and have also informed of involvement of three jewellers from Jaipur in this connection. Read article
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Thanhniennews.com reports that prosecutors in Ho Chi Minh City have ratified fraud charges against three Filipinos for cheating a Japanese tourist out of some US$2,000 and an iPhone4 last year. Oliver Ingao Due, Cavite Nestor Carmesis, both 45, and Tagapan Bartolome Jr Berbasa, 47, have been formally charged with “committing fraud to appropriate others’ property,” […]
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According to huffingtonpost.co.uk, a British woman has been killed in Bangladesh in what her family has described as a violent robbery. The Foreign Office confirmed the death of Rehana Begum, in the north-east of the country. The 43-year-old from Stepney, east London, is believed to have been on holiday there with her husband and 12-year-old […]
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Acadvertiser.co.uk reports that a relaxing summer break turned into a nightmare for a Coatbridge gran after she was robbed of her jewellery while holidaying in Bulgaria. Denise Mohseni, 52, had two gold chains ripped from her neck as she returned with her friend from a supermarket near their hotel. One of the chains had been […]
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According to arabtimesonline.com, police are looking for a 32-year-old Kuwaiti for assaulting a Canadian woman and stealing her cell phone and KD 1,500, reports Al-Anba daily. In her complaint to the Shamiya Police Station, the victim said the suspect who is known to her stopped her in front of a commercial complex and threatened to […]
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According to turnto23.com, around 11:30 Thursday night Kern County Sheriff Deputies say a father son pair got an unexpected knock on their Motel 6 room door. After listening to knocks for several minutes the two men finally answered and a Hispanic woman entered. Read article
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Thestar.com.my reports that the few seconds of waiting in a car for the traffic lights to change saw a Japanese man lost RM25,000 to robbers. The 42-year-old victim was driving to a bank with a friend when he stopped at the junction along Jalan Nusa Perintis 2 in Gelang Patah at about noon Monday. The […]
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Thisisdevon.co.uk reports that two teenage girls have been arrested after a tourist was mugged in Paignton and sprayed with joke shop fart gas. The 48-year-old victim was doused in the foul-smelling spray while on a pier in the Devon coastal town on Saturday. Read article
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Dailymirror.lk reports that belongings worth about four hundred and fifty thousand rupees was allegedly robbed from a Swiss couple while strolling along the road around Kandy Lake on Friday night by a gang who had fled after the robbery. This robbery had taken place around 10pm, and the police suspect the alleged robbers could have […]
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According to croatiantimes.com, a Norwegian tourist was robbed in southern Croatian town of Makarska. The unknown thief entered his camper at the parking lot in Vrgoracki Put street. Police revealed the total damage in money and belongings stolen was around 7,000 Euro. Read article
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