Tag Archives: Crime

One killed and two stabbed in a brawl

A 26-year-old man was killed while a 28-year-old and a 29-year-old accomplice escaped with multiple stab wounds from a bar brawl which continued near the expressway between the Fly-over Bridge and Changjiji Bridge during the late hours of Monday on May 21 in Thimphu. The four accused involved in the …

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Two arrested for burglary

Thimphu police arrested a 24-year old university graduate and a 21-year old class XII drop-out on 13th May after they allegedly burgled a Damchen Impax showroom in Olokha, Thimphu. They were arrested on charges of burglary, possession of burglary tools and criminal damage to property, according to a police department …

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Gangs transcending borders

Bhutanese businessmen who trade across the border are quietly befriending local gang members of Jaigaon and other neighboring Indian towns so that they do not have to face unnecessary hassles while going about their business, especially while importing and exporting materials, according to reliable sources who wanted anonymity for fear …

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Ex-monk impersonating Druk Air official arrested

A 32-year old ex-monk from Haa who impersonated a Druk Air official was arrested for conning a 35- year old woman on April 20. According to the victim’s statement, she knew the suspect through talking with him over the phone. They had been in contact for a month. The victim …

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Three men suspected of stealing 53 horses caught

Three men suspected of stealing 53 horses in Wangdue Phodrang, out of which seven belonged to His Eminence Gangtey Truelku, have been detained by the police. One of the suspects is a taxi driver from Punakha and the other two are farmers from Phobjikha, Wangdue Phodrang. The horses went missing from Phobjikha where they were grazing. Wangdue police said the horses …

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Two suspected serial rapists arrested

  A 23-year old and 24-year old, both ex-soldiers from Paro were arrested for aggravated sexual battery a few months ago in Thimphu. They are believed to have committed a series of rapes and burglaries. They would follow working women at night, grab them from behind and rob them of …

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Two stabbed on Losar

A 19-year old boy is fighting for his life in the Thimphu Hospital after being stabbed in the head, back and arm with a knife on February 22. The class-X student of Motithang Higher Secondary School was stabbed above the vegetable market when he was going out to play football …

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Body of man missing for 41 days recovered

The body of a 64-year old man who went missing from home was recovered 41 days later, on February 23, from below Dechencholing in Thimphu chhu. The son of the deceased, staying with him in Dechencholing, reported his disappearance on January 10.According to the police, the deceased, who was from …

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Is the stabbing spree borne from a virus idea?

Ideas spread like virus. They are contagious, that is what Malcolm Gladwell’s famous best-seller, The Tipping Point says. Since the stabbing case last December, there have been 13 cases as of now, seven in the capital alone. One wonders if this is more than just a crime trend that has …

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