Articles by NK Gupta
Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh, 2 others arrested for killing teen in Bhiwandi
Bhiwandi: 3 arrested, including Shiv Sena leader, in connection with assault leading to death of 16-year-old college student. Total 6 arrests made.

Key accused in Thane MNS leader Jamil Shaikh’s murder from UP
Thane crime branch detains Osama Shaikh, key accused in the November 2020 murder of MNS leader Jamil Shaikh. Osama was hiding in Uttar Pradesh.

Three held under anti-black magic law for duping Bhiwandi tea shop owner of ₹4.5 lakh
Three people have been arrested in Bhiwandi, India for duping a tea shop owner of ₹4.5 lakh by promising to cure his wife's diabetes and high blood pressure through a superstitious act.

Migrants fuel infra boom at great costs
Most migrants arrive in the city seeking escape from extreme poverty and the lack of opportunities. But once here, they encounter precarious working and living conditions, and often, the cost of fuelling the dreams of a new city by paying with their lives due to lack of safety measures

Updated on Jan 14, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Three dead, three injured as car with drunk driver rams into other vehicles
Thane: Three persons died and three were injured in a road accident in Ulhasnagar, Thane district on Monday, a police official said

MMRDA fines contractor for worker’s death at metro site
The deceased worker was identified as Dhanajay Gopal Chawhan. Originally from Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh, he joined the job last year and lived in the Kolshet area of Thane

Updated on Dec 07, 2023 01:26 PM IST
Hit-and-Run claims life of 55-year-old pedestrian in Bhiwandi
A 55-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a speeding vehicle in Bhiwandi. Police are reviewing CCTV footage to identify the driver.

Rat snake found at Kalyan hospital ICU, rescued
The Wild Animal and Reptile Rescue Foundation (WARR) sent a two-member team after they were informed about the snake being spotted at the hospital around 1.30pm. Rescuers Prem Aher and Akshay Venkhede were dispatched to carry out the operation

UMC takes action against violators of HC directive on firecracker timing
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation files FIR against 49 for violating firecracker time limit, urges cooperation in reducing air pollution. Thane sees 5% decrease in air pollution and 21% drop in noise levels during Diwali.

One held, minor detained in Bihar for woman’s murder
A man has been arrested and a juvenile detained in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old woman in Ulhasnagar, India. The third suspect is still at large. The woman was allegedly killed due to an illicit relationship with the juvenile, who's father had objected to the relationship. The suspects dumped her body in a nullah.

2 down in a lake in Bhiwandi
Two teens in Bhiwandi drowned while trying to save their younger brothers from drowning in a lake during preparation for a religious procession.

Kalyan residents protest after contaminated water supply
Residents of Beturkarpada in Kalyan organized a protest against prolonged contaminated water supply and low supply pressure in the area. They are demanding a change of old and leakage-damaged pipelines. KDMC has assured that the pipeline will be repaired soon.

RTI activist, 2 journalists arrested for accepting extortion money
Thane police arrest RTI activist and two journalists for accepting extortion amounts of ₹50,000 and 1 lakh respectively.

Bhiwandi power looms to shutdown for 20 days from Nov 1
Explaining the two major causes of recession, Mannan Siddiqui, Shantinagar Power loom Association, said, “Firstly, the yarn and cloth being imported from China is cheaper and there are no takers for our material. Secondly, the rates for yarns and clothes are not fixed rates and keep fluctuating.”

Woman’s found in Ulhasnagar nullah
The preliminary police probe has revealed that she may have been strangulated and her body dumped in a nullah.

Two teen dead as car rams into a tree in Ambernath
The incident took place when the duo had left Ulhasnagar and were heading towards Ambernath when the car met with an accident. As the car dashed into a tree, both were stuck inside and were unable to open the door

63-year-old power loom worker dies of electrocution
A power loom worker in Bhiwandi, India, died after being electrocuted while working in the power unit. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday.

Heavy vehicles prohibited in Kalyan during Navratri festival
On Tuesday, Bhoir with the KDMC Commissioner Bhausaheb Dangade, and the Traffic ACP Mandar Dharmadhikari, came up with the decision to prohibit heavy vehicles from 6 am to 12 midnight in Kalyan

16-year-old gang raped by seven; four held
A 16-year-old girl was raped by seven people in Bhiwandi, India. Four of the accused, including the main perpetrator, have been arrested. The girl knew some of the accused as they lived nearby. The main accused had an affair with the victim and then called her to an isolated place where he and his friends raped her. The main accused also recorded an obscene video of the victim and circulated it. The accused have been booked under rape and child protection laws. The remaining three accused are still at large.

Bhiwandi police rescue 12-yr-old kidnapped girl before being trafficked
12-year-old girl kidnapped in Bhiwandi, India, rescued by police from a village 12km away; one kidnapper arrested, other still at large. Girl was found restrained in a room and was going to be sold. Police have launched a search for the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

9-year-old boy drowns in Kamvari river in Bhiwandi
came to the river to swim but he could not gauge the depth of the water and ventured deeper into the river and drowned.

Diva gas leak injury victim dies during treatment in Mumbai
Two residents of the Diva building suffered burn injuries when they turned on electricity to find out the source of gas leak.

Seven Bangladeshi women rescued from flesh trade, six held
The police action came on information from a Bangladeshi anti-trafficking NGO which relayed it to a Pune-based NGO which sought help of Dombivli police

KDMC to deploy clean-up marshals in Kalyan, Dombivli soon
The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation is deploying clean-up marshals again to tackle issues such as single-use plastic and garbage dumping. A minimum of 60 marshals will be deployed in Kalyan and 65 in Dombivli, with penalties ranging from ₹200 to ₹9,000.

Four held in Bhiwandi for kidnapping woman over financial dispute
A woman and six others had barged into the house of the woman in Bhiwandi and taken her away in front of her teenage son over a suspected financial dispute

Man dies, son hurt after bus rams their two-wheeler
According to the police, the incident occurred at Cadbury Junction on the Eastern Express Highway, Thane, around 3 pm, when Rakesh Bangera, 52, a bank employee, and Vishal Rakesh Bangera, 17, were hit by a private bus coming from the same direction

Bhiwandi school watchman booked for unnatural sex with dog
A watchman in Bhiwandi, India has been accused of having unnatural sex with a dog. A case has been lodged against him under section 377 (Unnatural Sex) and animal cruelty laws.

15 month old baby swallows coin, doctors remove using endoscopy
A one-and-a-half-year-old boy in Ulhasnagar was brought to the hospital in critical condition after swallowing a coin. A doctor successfully removed the coin using an endoscope.

27 Sena (UBT) officer bearers booked for comments against PM
Twenty-seven office bearers of Shiv Sena (UBT) from Ulhasnagar were booked for allegedly using obscene words about PM Modi during a programme.

7 vehicles damaged as container overturns on Nashik highway
The incident occurred at Yewai Naka around 11.30pm, when the loaded container heading towards Mumbai from Nashik overturned, resulting in the iron angles spilling onto both sides of the road.Six vehicles including a dumper, a state transport bus, a truck, a tempo, and other vehicles were damaged
