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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
Published on Oct 08, 2024 01:13 PM IST
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
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 12:54 AM IST
Anamika GharatManish 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.”
Published on Sep 17, 2024 08:54 AM IST
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
Published on Sep 05, 2024 08:47 AM IST
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
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 07:06 AM IST
Manish PathakMegha 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
Published on Sep 02, 2024 09:20 AM IST
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
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 08:49 AM IST
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
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 09:14 AM IST
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
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 08:46 AM IST
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
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 07:52 AM IST
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
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 08:57 AM IST
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
Updated on May 31, 2024 08:42 AM IST
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
Updated on May 16, 2024 09:39 PM IST
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
Updated on May 16, 2024 10:03 PM IST
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
Updated on May 14, 2024 08:30 AM IST
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
Updated on May 01, 2024 07:43 PM IST
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
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 11:18 AM IST
Vinay DalviManish 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.
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 08:00 AM IST
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.
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 06:38 PM IST
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
Updated on May 13, 2023 02:47 AM IST
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.
Updated on May 05, 2023 12:33 AM IST
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.
Updated on Apr 27, 2023 12:39 AM IST
Manish PathakMegha 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
Published on Mar 19, 2023 03:37 PM IST
E-cigarettes, the dangerous new addiction of the youth
E-cigarettes are the ostensibly innocuous siblings of regular cigarettes. Although touted as many things—a “safer” alternative, a weaning tool or handy at places where cigarette smoking is not allowed—e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is not only addictive but is also a highly toxic chemical that can adversely affect any organ of the body
Published on Feb 27, 2023 01:55 AM IST
Niraj Pandit & Manish Pathak
Drugs worth ₹1,000 crore seized in Gujarat
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police have arrested 54-year-old Giriraj Dixit as the seventh accused in a 705kg mephedrone seizure case.
Published on Aug 17, 2022 05:12 AM IST
Mumbai man who made 9 calls threatening Mukesh Ambani is a 56-yr-old jeweller
Police said Vishnu Vidhu Bhowmik, who has a jewelry shop in south Mumbai, was arrested for the threat calls. Bhowmik moved to Borivali from Tripura about 30 years ago
Published on Aug 15, 2022 09:15 PM IST
Shiv Sena plans massive protests today after Sanjay Raut's arrest by ED
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut late on Sunday night in connection with the money laundering case
Updated on Aug 01, 2022 10:28 AM IST
One dead, 12 injured in Chembur slab collapse
The deceased has been identified as Murari Jha, 24. He was married with two children, a 4-year-old son, and a one-and-half-year-old daughter
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:22 AM IST
The curious case of Mumbai’s missing speedboat engines
The case involves replacing the engines of these boats with older, and less powerful ones, and is being probed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) .
Updated on Jun 02, 2022 11:38 AM IST
Vinay DalviManish Pathak, Mumbai
NIA arrests two men over links with Dawood
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two persons for their alleged links with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his close associate Shakeel Shaikh, officials said.
Published on May 14, 2022 12:30 AM IST
Manish Pathak and Charul Shah, Mumbai