Articles tagged under: Crime Branch

Ahmedabad Crime Branch Nabs Three Syrian Nationals in Gaza Relief Fund Fraud Case

September 06, 2025
Ahmedabad Crime Branch Nabs Three Syrian Nationals in Gaza Relief Fund Fraud Case

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has achieved a major breakthrough by arresting three Syrian nationals accused of duping people under the pretext of collecting funds to help victims of the Gaza conflict. According to officials, the accused were accomplices of another Syrian national who had earlier been arrested in the same case. Following his arrest, the trio went absconding. Using technical surveillance and confidential intelligence inputs, the Crime Branch tracked their location and app...Read More

Ahmedabad Police busts Syrian gang extorting money by posing as Gaza victims

August 23, 2025
Ahmedabad Police busts Syrian gang extorting money by posing as Gaza victims

Ahmedabad: The Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police has exposed a gang of Syrian nationals allegedly extorting money from mosques by posing as victims of the Gaza conflict. Police have arrested a Syrian national identified as Ali Meghat Alzahar, who had entered India on a tourist visa. During interrogation, it was revealed that Alzahar was using the funds to finance a lavish lifestyle. Following the police action, his three accomplices went underground and are currently on the run. Officials said ...Read More

Ahmedabad police nabs Chandola’s Lalla Pathan from Rajasthan

May 02, 2025
Ahmedabad police nabs Chandola’s Lalla Pathan from Rajasthan

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Crime Branch today arrested Lalla Pathan (Bihari), the mastermind behind illegal Bangladeshi settlements near Chandola Lake. The arrest took place in Rajasthan, days after his son Fateh Mohammad was detained on April 29. Lalla Bihari and his son are accused of helping illegal Bangladeshi immigrants settle in the illegal encroachment areas around the lake by creating false rental agreements. Bihari is also accused of running a prostitution racket in the area. According to t...Read More

Suspended cop, accomplices booked for extorting Ahmedabad businessman

December 31, 2024
Suspended cop, accomplices booked for extorting Ahmedabad businessman

Ahmedabad: The Crime Branch has booked three individuals, including suspended police constable Aakash Patel, for extorting money while posing as Crime Branch officers. The trio allegedly intimidated citizens with false accusations under the Foreign Currency Act and extorted money from them. Aakash has been arrested, but his accomplices, Prithvirajsinh Gohil and Satvik, remain at large. According to the Crime Branch, on December 27, the suspects approached Mihir Patel, a resident of Sentoja Pa...Read More

Illegal Bangladeshis filled Chandola Lake with waste to build unauthorized houses; blocked Narmada Pipeline too

October 26, 2024
Illegal Bangladeshis filled Chandola Lake with waste to build unauthorized houses; blocked Narmada Pipeline too

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad City Crime Branch on Friday detained 51 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who will now be deported back to their country. During this operation, the crime branch interrogated 250 individuals and carried out a thorough probe, which revealed that these illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were filling Chandola Lake with processed waste and had built houses on the lake site for themselves. It was further uncovered that these Bangladeshi infiltrators had blocked the Narmada pipeli...Read More

Ahmedabad Crime Branch nabs 51 illegal Bangladeshi citizens

October 25, 2024
Ahmedabad Crime Branch nabs 51 illegal Bangladeshi citizens

Ahmedabad: In a major operation, the Ahmedabad City Crime Branch has nabbed around 51 individuals of Bangladeshi origin on the suspicion of living in India illegally. The police detained these individuals after questioning around 200 people in the case. The 51 individuals who have been detained for living illegally in the city were found to have fake forged documents on them. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ajit Rajian stated that more than 200 individuals have been questione...Read More