Dacoity

Security scare in trains, theft, pickpocketing on the rise

There were as many as 5,818 people arrested for theft, dacoity, pickpocketing and drugging in trains during the last three years.

Pakistani police charge two-year-old toddler with dacoity, snatching

Pakistani police has registered an FIR against a two-and-a-half-year-old boy on dacoity and snatching charges in the most populous Punjab province.

Kolkata postcard: dangerous dakus, red BB and policemen in tight pants

A neighbourhood robbery reveals a beleaguered Kolkata police with many crosses to bear, including incoherent text messages and pants that fit too well.