The Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra have arrested seven persons after Rs 13 lakh was looted from a local resident, an official said on Wednesday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, the complainant had gone to Kharghar in Navi Mumbai to buy gold on June 26 when three men posing as cops abducted him…
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday demanded that the Mumbai hit and run case, in which a CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena politician`s son is an accused, be tried in a fast track court. He reportedly claimed that attempts were being made to save the accused. Talking to reporters, Sanjay Raut…
Annoyed by the disturbance to his sleep, a 64-year-old man tragically killed his 78-year-old mother with a vegetable-cutting knife. The shocking incident occurred on Grant Road in the early hours of Tuesday. The accused, identified as Subhash Punjaji Wagh (64), allegedly killed his elderly mother, Ramabai Naththu Pisal (78). According to police sources, Pisal often…
Mumbai police on Tuesday arrested Mihir Shah, the absconding accused in the Worli BMW hit-and-run case and son of a ruling Shiv Sena politician, two days after he allegedly rammed his luxury car into a two-wheeler, killing a woman and injuring her husband. Police sources told mid-day that the use of a mobile phone by…
The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested seven people who kidnapped and looted a jeweller’s employee of R13 lakh while impersonating police officers. The accused had told a friend of the jeweller on Facebook that he was selling gold biscuits at an extremely low rate and to come to Kharghar to buy them. According to…
The prime accused in the Worli BMW hit-and-run case, Mihir Shah, changed his appearance by trimming his long hair and shaving off his beard to evade arrest for two days. Shah was arrested on Tuesday from Virar. On Wednesday, he was presented in court, where the police requested his remand to determine where he got…
On Wednesday morning, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took action against Vice Globus Tapas Bar in Juhu, which had served alcohol to Mihir Shah, the main suspect in a hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of a woman and injured her husband in Worli on Sunday. The BMC began its operations against the bar…
The Cyber Crime Cell of the Mumbai Police has busted a gang of fraudsters and arrested six people for allegedly operating a `Task Fraud`, an official said. The police seized Rs 7 lakh, 11 mobile phones, 47 different bank cards, 104 ATM cards, passbooks and a bank manager`s stamp from the gang, he said. According…
In a dramatic incident at the Mantralaya in Mumbai on Tuesday, a 55-year-old man threatened to jump off a fifth floor window, triggering panic for about half-an-hour before he was detained by police, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, at around 3 pm, the man identified as Arvind Patil, resident of Satara in Maharashtra,…
Three persons have been arrested for allegedly harassing people on the pretext of debt collection in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, earlier this month, the police received a complaint about abusive and obscene phone calls from debt collectors, an official said. Following a probe, the Anti-Extortion…
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said that a senior inspector of the Mumbai police was caught allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 from a man to recover money he invested in a credit society, reported news agency PTI. The ACB on Monday laid a trap and caught Deepak Waman Bagul (56) of Tilak…
A 33-year-old man and his father died by suicide by lying in front of an approaching local train near Bhayandar station, reported PTI citing the police on Tuesday. The incident was captured on CCTV camera. The incident occurred at around 9:30 AM on Monday after a local train left Bhayandar station in Palghar district, a…
Absconding accused in the Mumbai hit and run case, Mihir Shah, was on Tuesday arrested by Worli Police, an official said. A senior police official said, “Mihir Shah’s family was detained by Mumbai crime branch from Murbad.” His sisters and mother were detained by the officials, he said. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police had formed multiple…
Deepika Padukone is enjoying the blissful days of her pregnancy to the fullest. The actress, who is expecting her first child with husband Ranveer Singh, dressed up in a purple saree and stepped out on Friday night to attend Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani`s sangeet. Sharing photos of herself posing with the baby bump, Deepika…
Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film ‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’ alongside Rajkummar Rao. The ‘Dhadak’ star recently participated in a conversation on Dharma Productions’ YouTube channel moderated by producer Karan Johar. In the video, Janhvi recalled the time she was sexualised at the tender age of 12-13…
Veteran playback singer Alka Yagnik is known for her iconic songs such as `Ek Do Teen`, `Choli Ke Peeche`, `Chamma Chamma`, `Khush Rahne Ko Zaroori`, `Jai Maa Kali`, and `Yeh Bandhan To`, to name a few. Last year she revealed that she had been diagnosed with a rare sensory neural nerve sensory loss. She explained…
As we celebrate the Krrish star`s special day, it would be sinister to not talk about his dance numbers. Changing the face of dance in Indian cinema with his debut to continuing to rule the hearts of the audience more than two decades later, Hrithik Roshan’s dancing talent knows no bounds. Offering the perfect tracks…
In a tribute to the invincible spirit of Mumbai and to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, Amruta Fadnavis – founder of the Divyaj Foundation is organising the Global Peace Honours event. This event holds profound significance for the city and the nation, as it seeks to remember the tragic events of…
