Articles by Payal Gwalani
24-year-old techie dies as car rams into his bike on WEH
The accident occurred around 4.30 am, when Kishan Sagar Chandra was on the way to his workplace in Malad on his motorbike. The police took Chandra to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital in Kandivali, where doctors declared him dead before admission.
Updated on Dec 24, 2023 07:46 AM IST
Frauds use jobseekers’ documents to open company, bank accounts
Thane resident files FIR over identity theft and fraudulent use of documents to register a company and open bank accounts, leading to GST default of ₹23 crore. Multiple unknown accused booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Updated on Dec 24, 2023 07:16 AM IST
13-year-old flees with cash from home, found with expensive gadgets
A 13-year-old from Andheri had left home on the pretext of buying stationery, and was located by police on Wednesday evening, along with some expensive gadgets that he allegedly bought with the money he took while running away from home
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 08:22 AM IST
Reliance registers FIR against fake Campa Cola website
Cyber frauds created a fake website, bank account and email address in the name of Campa Cola through which they mobilised money towards registration charges.
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 01:38 AM IST
After 4 months, Ghatkopar resident gets back ₹9.85 lakh lost to cyber frauds
In July, Debayan Das, 34, lost ₹9.85 lakh in a task fraud, where the victim is asked to perform tasks like liking or sharing social media posts, YouTube videos, or reviewing products in exchange for some money. The frauds eventually ask the victims to ‘invest’ some money in their schemes to earn profits from it
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 07:36 AM IST
Kurla teenager survives fall from 14th floor window
13-year-old Sakhira Sheikh survived a fall from the 14th floor of her home in Mumbai, India. She was saved by a tree branch and a tin roof and sustained no external injuries. Doctors are monitoring her closely for internal injuries.
Updated on Dec 20, 2023 08:32 AM IST
Payal Gwalani, Mumbai
Guests alerted TPG Capital boss he may’ve bought fake artworks of ₹18 cr: FIR
Bhatia who recently started building his personal art collection told the police that 11 of the paintings turned out to be forgeries
Updated on Dec 20, 2023 12:20 PM IST
Payal Gwalani, Mumbai
Was sold fake Bawa, Souza, 9 more paintings for ₹17.9 crore, alleges exec
The India head of TPG Capital has filed a complaint alleging that he was sold fake paintings by leading Indian artists worth ₹17.9 crore ($2.4 million). The complaint names solicitor Vishwang Desai and art dealer Rajesh Rajpal as the men who duped him. The accused have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Updated on Dec 20, 2023 07:00 AM IST
Ex-employee booked for trying to burn down Sakinaka restaurant
On December 13, Rajput was drunk when he came to work, which resulted in an argument with the owner, after which he was dismissed from the job. While leaving, he had threatened Bhor with dire consequences
Updated on Dec 19, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Police reunite lost Assamese woman with family
A woman from Assam was stranded in Mumbai after being sent there by her employers in Oman. She was helped by kind women and the police.
Updated on Dec 17, 2023 08:08 AM IST
YouTuber lodges complaint after footage of him changing clothes was posted online
Mumbai: A 21-year-old YouTuber registered a complaint with Bandra police on Tuesday after he found footage of him changing clothes in his bedroom uploaded on YouTube
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 07:12 AM IST
Vile Parle builder alleges ₹75 lakh fraud by society members
Mumbai: A builder based in Vile Parle has lodged a complaint accusing members of a housing society of conning him out of ₹75 lakhs in a rare incident
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 07:10 AM IST
Andheri hotelier alleges forceful eviction by developers
Mumbai: A hotelier in Andheri East has alleged that three developers, along with a group of women bouncers, entered his house and the shops that he rents out in the same building and tried to forcefully clear out the premises
Updated on Dec 10, 2023 06:58 AM IST
BKC police nabs trio posing as bank executives in cyber frauds
Mumbai: The Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police apprehended three individuals on Thursday for allegedly posing as bank executives to execute cyber frauds
Updated on Dec 09, 2023 07:54 AM IST
‘Golden Hour’, a brief second chance for victims of cybercrime
MUMBAI: A week before Diwali, Kajal Parekh was in the process of booking a hotel in Ambaji, Gujarat, through a contact number she had found online
Updated on Dec 08, 2023 07:30 AM IST
Crimes against women rise in Mumbai, second only to Delhi, reveal NCRB stats
Overall crimes against women increased from 4,583 cases in 2020, to 5,543 in 2021, and to 6,176 in 2022. This placed the city second only to Delhi in this parameter – the Capital registered a whopping 14,158 number of crimes against women in 2022
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 04:52 PM IST
Megha SoodPayal Gwalani
20-year-old man wanted in Mirzapur ATM van heist arrested from Andheri
On September 12, Paswan along with three others had opened fire when a cash van arrived at the bank to load cash into the ATM on Imarti Road, Mirzapur, intending to steal the money. One gunman deployed on the cash van died in the attack, while his other colleagues sustained grievous injuries
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 07:24 AM IST
Man, who tried to kill ex-wife in moving auto, held from Gujarat
Man arrested in Gujarat after attempting to kill ex-wife by stabbing her in a moving autorickshaw. The couple had recently finalized their divorce.
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 06:56 AM IST
Duo who conned 100+ people seeking jobs in Turkey arrested
Two people have been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly scamming hundreds of people out of jobs in Turkey. The victims collectively lost up to ₹2 crore ($270,000) to the accused, who ran a fake job agency on Facebook. The police have recovered passports and other documents of 125 victims and suspect around 150 people were affected by the scam. The accused charged between ₹50,000 and ₹1 lakh ($675 to $1,350) from each victim and issued fake job offer letters and flight tickets before disappearing. The investigation is ongoing to determine the full extent of the fraud.
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 07:06 AM IST
Service dog helps reunite missing six-year-old with family
A missing six-year-old boy from Powai, Mumbai, was found by police with the help of a service dog. The child was reunited with his family within four hours.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 07:48 AM IST
Man on his way home assaulted, robbed at knifepoint in Sakinaka
Two men were arrested in Mumbai for allegedly confining and robbing a man at knifepoint. The accused threatened the victim and forced him to transfer money through Google Pay.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 07:50 AM IST
Construction site negligence claims lives
Two laborers died in separate incidents at construction sites in Mumbai. Charges of negligence have been filed against the contractors involved in both cases.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 06:54 AM IST
Senior couple conned of ₹50 lakh in medical treatment scam
Three individuals, including an impersonator doctor, have been accused of duping a senior citizen couple out of ₹50 lakh by posing as medical practitioners. The trio exploited the couple under the guise of providing treatment for the husband's mobility issues. Legal proceedings have been initiated against them.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 06:48 AM IST
22 years later, man who burnt his former girlfriend’s parents to death held in Pune
A man who burned down his former girlfriend's restaurant 22 years ago, killing her parents, was arrested in Pune after being in hiding with his family.
Updated on Nov 26, 2023 06:16 AM IST
Payal Gwalani, Mumbai
Doctor loses ₹5 lakh in cyber fraud while trying to buy car
Mumbai doctor loses over ₹5 lakh in cyber fraud while trying to buy a car from a fake bank agent. Police have booked the fraudster for cheating.
Updated on Nov 26, 2023 05:46 AM IST
Child trafficking gang busted, eight arrested
Eight arrested in child trafficking racket; one-year-old girl rescued; investigation reveals involvement in previous cases; search ongoing for missing two-year-old son.
Updated on Nov 25, 2023 08:38 AM IST
Payal Gwalani, Mumbai
Projectiles from SRA terrorise Kandivali chawl neighbours
Residents of the chawl in Kandivali East say such instances of things being thrown from the building on their chawl have become frequent. The incident that triggered the police complaint took place around 3.30am on October 23 when Ayush Gaud was sleeping in the house of his uncle, Ghanshyam Kahar in Dev Narayan Chawl, Hanuman Nagar
Updated on Nov 25, 2023 08:24 AM IST
Couple who sold off their children to fund drug habit booked; one rescued
A one-month-old girl was allegedly sold by her parents to fund their drug habit. The police have booked the couple and the buyer of the child.
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 09:28 AM IST
Payal Gwalani, Mumbai
Indo-French couple seeks compensation from Sofitel for theft from their room
On October 31, the last day of their stay, a sum of ₹50,000 was stolen from their room by a housekeeping staff. A complaint about the incident was registered with the BKC police by Mayura’s relative after they left for France on November 15, 2022
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 09:10 AM IST
25 years after it collapsed, Govind Tower occupants still struggling to get it rebuilt
Govind Tower was a residential-cum-commercial building with shops and a bank on the ground floor, four residential storeys and a guesthouse on the top three storeys. The building was constructed in 1975 as a two-storeyed structure and the remaining floors were added subsequently. And therein lay the seed of the tragedy
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 07:34 AM IST