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Intruder stabs Saif Ali Khan in Bandra home, demands ₹1 crore

The 54-year-old sustained six stab wounds, including a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a part of the knife lodged in his spine

Mumbai

Updated on Jan 19, 2025 07:31 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Manish Pathak

Saif Ali Khan suffers knife injuries in attempted burglary at his Mumbai home

Saif Ali Khan was injured after an intruder entered his and Kareena Kapoor's home in Mumbai's Bandra. The actor is undergoing emergency surgery.

Saif Ali Khan tried to protect his house help when he was attacked with a knife.(PTI)

Bollywood

Updated on Jan 16, 2025 10:52 AM IST

ByManish Pathak, Yogesh Naik

Baba Siddique murder: Charge sheet against 26, Anmol Bishnoi named as wanted

The murder took place late on the evening of October 12, 2024, outside the Bandra East office of Siddique’s son, Zeeshan Siddique

The name of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, features in the charge sheet

Mumbai

Updated on Jan 06, 2025 02:42 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

Mumbai: 13 dead as Navy speed boat on engine trials hits ferry off Elephanta

The passenger ferry had set sail at 3:15 pm and the mid-sea crash took place at 3:55 pm.

Mumbai: Passengers being rescued after a ferry capsized off Mumbai coast when a Navy craft crashed into it, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. At least 13 passenger died and and 99 were rescued. (PTI Photo)(PTI12_18_2024_000355B) (PTI)

India News

Updated on Dec 19, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Vinay Dalvi, Manish Pathak

Man detained for using Bishnoi’s name to gate-crash Salman shoot

A 26-year-old man was detained in Mumbai for trying to gate-crash a Salman Khan film set and threatening security by mentioning the Bishnoi gang.

India News

Updated on Dec 05, 2024 04:33 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi, Manish Pathak

Eight arrested in Mumbai share trading scam involving illegal SIM cards

The case came to light when a central Mumbai resident was defrauded of ₹51 lakh after being persuaded to invest in the share market through a trading platform

Mumbai

Published on Nov 15, 2024 10:37 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

Baba Siddique killing: Mumbai cops fan out across states to nail assassins

Mumbai court remands Pravin Lonkar in Baba Siddique murder case as police hunt for key suspects. Investigations reveal links to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

The third accused identified as Pravin Lonkar being taken for a medical examination in connection to the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, in Mumbai on Monday. (ANI)

India News

Updated on Oct 15, 2024 09:21 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi, Manish Pathak

65-year-old woman loses ₹1.30 crore in elaborate cyber fraud scheme

The victim, 65, told police that her ordeal began in April 2023 when she encountered a stranger on an international dating application

A 65-year-old woman fell victim to an intricate cyber fraud scheme, losing <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.30 crore to scammers posing as officials from various organisations. (Pixabay)

Mumbai

Published on Oct 08, 2024 01:13 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

Badlapur Sexual Assault: Accused Akshay Shinde shot dead by police in encounter

The incident occurred after Shinde, accused of sexually assaulting two 4-year-old girls in a school, snatched a policeman's gun and fired two rounds at him

The Thane police crime branch killed Akshay Shinde, a suspect arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two 4-year-old girls in a pre-primary school in Badlapur East. HT Photo

Mumbai

Updated on Sep 24, 2024 12:54 AM IST

ByAnamika Gharat, Manish Pathak

Navghar police book family of four from Mulund for extortion

Madan Patil, senior inspector at Navghar police station, said, “We've registered an FIR against four individuals based on the complainant's allegations.”

The complainant alleges that he had borrowed <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.20 lakh from the suspects' father, who passed away in August. (Representational Photo (Getty Images/iStockphoto) )

Mumbai

Published on Sep 17, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

Gold misappropriation case: Police recovers 12.5 kg of the precious metal

The recovery comes after the arrest of two bank sales managers involving the alleged misappropriation of 29 kilogrammes of gold stored in lockers

29 kg of gold stored in bank lockers was misappropriated.(Representational Image/Unsplash)

Mumbai

Published on Sep 05, 2024 08:47 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

2 women killed in 2 separate road accidents in city on same day

MUMBAI: Tuesday saw the lives of two women being snuffed out in two separate road accidents in the city

Mumbai

Updated on Sep 05, 2024 07:06 AM IST

ByManish Pathak, Megha Sood

ACB arrests senior fire brigade officer for bribery over gas connection

The officer allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe of ₹60,000 from a private individual seeking a Piped Natural Gas connection and a No Objection Certificate

The complainant, who works as a liaison officer for a private firm, was tasked with obtaining a PNG connection and NOC for a hotel in Borivali. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Mumbai

Published on Sep 02, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

Burglar climbs 14 floors of Vikhroli building, loses balance, falls to death

A 22-year-old burglar, Akshay Arjun Bait, fell to his death from the 14th floor of a Vikhroli building during a theft attempt. He was involved in several crimes

Bait was recently booked in an attempted murder case in Park Site police station, (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Mumbai

Updated on Aug 12, 2024 08:49 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

Mumbai child trafficking case: 35 accused sold 14 babies for ₹80,000-7 lakh

The children, aged between 5 months and 4 years, were sold for amounts ranging ₹80,000 to ₹7 lakh through a well-oiled network of agents and doctors

The child trafficking syndicate busted in April this year sold 14 children to childless couples across the country.(HT File Photo / Representational)

Mumbai

Updated on Aug 10, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

50-year-old US citizen found chained in Sindhudurg forest near Goa

The woman claimed that her husband had shackled her to the tree and that she had been living without food and water in the forest for 40 days

Mumbai

Updated on Jul 30, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

Navy officer arrested for involvement in fake South Korea visa racket

Indian Navy lieutenant commander arrested for sending people to South Korea on tourist visas with forged documents, charging ₹10 lakh each

Mumbai

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 07:52 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

IPS officer Quaiser Khalid suspended over Ghatkopar hoarding collapse for lapses

Two adverse reports blamed him for sanctioning the hoardings and petrol pump despite objections from Maharashtra State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation

Mumbai

Updated on Jun 26, 2024 08:57 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Manish Pathak

How Ghatkopar billboard collapse survivors are picking up the pieces

Seventeen people lost their lives in the incident, following which the owner of Ego Media Pvt Ltd Bhavesh Bhinde was arrested and put in police custody

Site of the hoarding crash at Ghatkopar (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Mumbai

Updated on May 31, 2024 08:42 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: How Mumbai police tracked down Bhavesh Bhinde

Bhinde was caught in Udaipur, where he had checked into a hotel under a false identity. He planned to relocate to another location

Bhavesh Bhinde (in black) was apprehended at a hotel in Udaipur

Mumbai

Updated on May 16, 2024 09:39 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

Ghatkopar tragedy: Who is Bhavesh Bhinde, owner of ad firm behind hoarding?

The 51-year-old, who has declared himself an actor and model in one of his Facebook posts, began his career working for an advertising agency in Grant Road

Mumbai

Updated on May 16, 2024 10:03 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

4 dead in hoarding collapse

Cranes were positioned on all sides of the collapsed hoarding to lift it up so that fire brigade and NDRF forces could venture in

Officials from fire brigade, NDRF forces and city police were pressed into service to hasten the process of evacuation. At around 9pm it was suspected around 20-22 people were still trapped. (Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)

Mumbai

Updated on May 14, 2024 08:30 AM IST

BySabah Virani, Manish Pathak, Linah Baliga

Anuj Thapan, arrested in firing at Salman Khan house case, dies by suicide: Cops

Firing at Salman Khan house case: Anuj Thapan, who arrested from Punjab on April 26, was lodged in a common lock-up along with 11 others

Anuj Thapan died by suicide in the washroom of the first floor lock-up used by the crime branch at police headquarters.

Mumbai

Updated on May 01, 2024 07:43 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

A wedding in Mumbai recalls multiple tragedies

Ilyas Memon and Humera Shaikh’s nuptials are possibly the last in the immediate family of Tiger Memon

(from let to right) Rubina Najam, Baug Trust at Dongri where the wedding took place, and the invite.

Mumbai

Updated on Feb 18, 2024 11:18 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi, Manish Pathak

Lady Don Karima Shaikh booked for threatening to kill police witness against her

Police in Mumbai have arrested Karima Shaikh, known as the 'Lady Don', and two others for allegedly threatening a witness in a murder case. Shaikh, who has over 98 cases registered against her, was seen chasing the witness through the streets with a knife before police intervened. The witness had previously testified against Shaikh in a case filed by former corporator Parmeshwar Kadam. Shaikh has been charged with murder, extortion and land grabbing, among other offences.

Mumbai

Updated on Feb 13, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByManish Pathak, Payal Gwalani

Accused threw two mobile phones, 4 SIMs used in crime into Mithi river: Police

Chargesheet stated that trio of Paul, a Malad-based baker, and his associates, framed Pereira by planting drugs and handed them over while leaving for Sharjah.

Mumbai, India - April 24, 2023: The crime branch on Monday arrested a Borivali resident Anthony Paul and detained his associate Rajesh Babhote alias Ravi for allegedly framing a 27-year-old actor Chrisann Pereira (in pic) into becoming a drug mule. The actor worked in some of the noted films like Sadak-2 and Batla House. Chrisann was given the trophy before boarding the flight. (HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

cities

Updated on Jun 22, 2023 06:38 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

UP smuggler swallows 8 gold bars, JJ docs help purge him

Custom officials told us that Intizar Ali had ingested gold pellets and was feeling uneasy,” said Dr Supriya Bhondve, assistant professor, surgery department, under whom Ali was admitted. “We did an X-ray and CT scan that showed eight metal objects stuck in his large and small intestines

cities

Updated on May 13, 2023 02:47 AM IST

BySomita Pal, Manish Pathak

Kidnapping widow, son was an act of revenge: Police

80-year-old widow Rohini Kamble and her son Vishal were kidnapped in Mumbai over a property dispute. The main accused, Pranay Ramteke, a close relative, allegedly wanted a share of the family's five-acre land and bungalow in Pachgaon. Ramteke paid around ?10 lakh to the other accused to kidnap the mother-son duo. Rohini was rescued by the police, but Vishal is suspected to have been killed. Five people have been arrested in the case so far.

cities

Updated on May 05, 2023 12:33 AM IST

ByManish Pathak

How a baker turned a serial framer

Police say that Paul, a baker by profession, ran up a heavy debt and came up with this convoluted ploy of extracting money from families after setting up his unsuspecting victims as drug mules and getting them arrested at Sharjah airport where he would call and give the authorities a tip off about certain incoming passengers carrying drugs.

cities

Updated on Apr 27, 2023 12:39 AM IST

ByManish Pathak, Megha Sood

Mumbai: Tech firm CEO die after getting hit by speeding car in Worli

Police have identified the woman as Rajlaxmi Ramakrishnan, CEO of Altruist Technologies Private Limited, a resident of Dadar

Police said the driver lost control and hit the divider and later hit the victim from behind (Twitter Photo)

cities

Published on Mar 19, 2023 03:37 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

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The 54-year-old sustained six stab wounds, including a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a part of the knife lodged in his spine

Saif Ali Khan was injured after an intruder entered his and Kareena Kapoor's home in Mumbai's Bandra. The actor is undergoing emergency surgery.

The murder took place late on the evening of October 12, 2024, outside the Bandra East office of Siddique’s son, Zeeshan Siddique

The passenger ferry had set sail at 3:15 pm and the mid-sea crash took place at 3:55 pm.

A 26-year-old man was detained in Mumbai for trying to gate-crash a Salman Khan film set and threatening security by mentioning the Bishnoi gang.

The case came to light when a central Mumbai resident was defrauded of ₹51 lakh after being persuaded to invest in the share market through a trading platform

Mumbai court remands Pravin Lonkar in Baba Siddique murder case as police hunt for key suspects. Investigations reveal links to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

The victim, 65, told police that her ordeal began in April 2023 when she encountered a stranger on an international dating application

The incident occurred after Shinde, accused of sexually assaulting two 4-year-old girls in a school, snatched a policeman's gun and fired two rounds at him

Madan Patil, senior inspector at Navghar police station, said, “We've registered an FIR against four individuals based on the complainant's allegations.”

The recovery comes after the arrest of two bank sales managers involving the alleged misappropriation of 29 kilogrammes of gold stored in lockers

MUMBAI: Tuesday saw the lives of two women being snuffed out in two separate road accidents in the city

The officer allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe of ₹60,000 from a private individual seeking a Piped Natural Gas connection and a No Objection Certificate

A 22-year-old burglar, Akshay Arjun Bait, fell to his death from the 14th floor of a Vikhroli building during a theft attempt. He was involved in several crimes

The children, aged between 5 months and 4 years, were sold for amounts ranging ₹80,000 to ₹7 lakh through a well-oiled network of agents and doctors

The woman claimed that her husband had shackled her to the tree and that she had been living without food and water in the forest for 40 days

Indian Navy lieutenant commander arrested for sending people to South Korea on tourist visas with forged documents, charging ₹10 lakh each

Two adverse reports blamed him for sanctioning the hoardings and petrol pump despite objections from Maharashtra State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation

Seventeen people lost their lives in the incident, following which the owner of Ego Media Pvt Ltd Bhavesh Bhinde was arrested and put in police custody

Bhinde was caught in Udaipur, where he had checked into a hotel under a false identity. He planned to relocate to another location

The 51-year-old, who has declared himself an actor and model in one of his Facebook posts, began his career working for an advertising agency in Grant Road

Cranes were positioned on all sides of the collapsed hoarding to lift it up so that fire brigade and NDRF forces could venture in

Firing at Salman Khan house case: Anuj Thapan, who arrested from Punjab on April 26, was lodged in a common lock-up along with 11 others

Ilyas Memon and Humera Shaikh’s nuptials are possibly the last in the immediate family of Tiger Memon

Chargesheet stated that trio of Paul, a Malad-based baker, and his associates, framed Pereira by planting drugs and handed them over while leaving for Sharjah.

Custom officials told us that Intizar Ali had ingested gold pellets and was feeling uneasy,” said Dr Supriya Bhondve, assistant professor, surgery department, under whom Ali was admitted. “We did an X-ray and CT scan that showed eight metal objects stuck in his large and small intestines

Police have identified the woman as Rajlaxmi Ramakrishnan, CEO of Altruist Technologies Private Limited, a resident of Dadar

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