Tag: Mumbai Police

Woman kidnapped from Mumbai, raped in Gujarat; 3 booked

The police in neighbouring Palghar district has booked three persons for allegedly abducting and raping a 31-year-old married woman in Gujarat. Two of the accused allegedly kidnapped the woman, a resident of neighbouring Mumbai, from Vasai Phata in Palghar on October 3 on the pretext of showing her some temples and sites of pilgrimages, a...

October 13, 2017

Man, woman hang as plan to marry fails

A man and a woman from Kasara town here allegedly committed suicide after they failed to split from their spouses and enter into nuptial bond, police said on Thursday. The people in Radyachapada village yesterday found them hanging from a tree in a nearby forest area, assistant police inspector Pravin Kolhe said. The police them...

October 5, 2017

Gangster Iqbal Kaskar, 2 others’ judicial custody extended till 13 Oct

A holiday court on Sunday sent gangster Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar and two others to judicial custody till 13 October. On 27 September, the court had extended the police custody of Iqbal Kaskar and his two associates by four days. Police custody of a fourth accused, betting racket operator Pankaj Gangar, nabbed from Mumbai’s Borivali last Thursday, for allegedly...

October 1, 2017

Mumbai: Death toll rises to 23 in Elphinstone stampede

The death toll in the stampede on a foot overbridge (FOB) linking two railways stations here has gone up to 23 with a critically injured person succumbing at the KEM hospital today. The dean of the hospital, Avinash Supe, said the deceased was identified as Satyendrakumar Kanojia who was in his late forties. “The patient...

September 30, 2017

10-year-old boy killed; body dumped in lake

The body of a 10-year-old boy was found floating in a lake in adjoining Palghar district and police suspect he was killed and thrown in the water body. The boy, a Class 5 student, was picked up from his school on Monday at around 12.30 pm by his father, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (Virar)...

September 27, 2017

Banned drug worth Rs. 21 lakh seized in Palghar; Three arrested

The police in adjoining Palghar district have seized a large stock of banned drug Ephedrine and arrested three persons, including a Nigerian national, an official said today. Acting on a tip-off, the police yesterday kept a watch near a housing society in Manickpur area under Palghar’s Vasai division where they spotted two persons waiting in...

September 26, 2017

Mumbai: Baby selling racket busted in Thane; 8 held

The city police have busted a baby selling racket and arrested eight persons, including six women, in this connection, an official said today. Acting on a tip off, a team of Thane police’s crime unit-I kept a watch near a hotel close to the Mulund Check Naka on Sunday evening. The sleuths there spotted a...

September 26, 2017

Actor Dilip Kumar in trouble; Mumbai-firm to fight land dispute case

The Supreme Court has said that a Mumbai-based real estate firm, entangled in a property dispute with thespian Dilip Kumar, could raise the issue of alleged breach of contract by the actor before the apex court- appointed arbitrator. The top court, which had on August 30 asked the actor to deposit Rs 20 crore with...

September 24, 2017

‘Getting death threats to withdraw cases against ex-BJP minister’

Leading activist and ex-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Anjali Damania on Saturday claimed to have received death threats in a call made from a landline number in Karachi. “At 12.33 a.m., I got a threatening call asking me to withdraw all cases against (former BJP minister) Eknath Khadse,” she said in a statement. Damania quoted...

September 23, 2017

Iqbal Kaskar confirms Dawood is in Pakistan

India’s most-wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan, his brother Iqbal Kaskar confirmed, according to media reports. Iqbal Kaskar was arrested in Mumbai on Tuesday in an extortion case. According to media reports, an officer related to the case said, that Kaskar has confirmed that his brother is in Pakistan. Dawood Ibrahim is wanted in several cases...

September 22, 2017

Mumbai crime branch to probe death of Byculla jail convict

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has taken over the probe into the death of a woman convict who was lodged in the Byculla prison here, a senior police official said on Wednesday. The Commissioner of Mumbai Police has issued an order, as per which the crime branch will investigate the death of convict Manju Shette,...

June 28, 2017

Mumbai police’s campaign hinges on ‘Sholay’, Big B supports

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he supports a traffic and cyber crime awareness initiative by the Mumbai police. The cyber campaign involves the use of a dialogue from the actor's iconic film Sholay. Amitabh on Monday shared a link of the Mumbai police's tweet about cyber crime, with the help of an image from Sholay.  "Not...

May 29, 2017

Wife of cop who probed Sheena Bora case found murdered, son missing

The wife of Mumbai police inspector who investigated the high-profile Sheena Bora murder case was found dead at their Santacruz residence late night on Tuesday. Also, the his 21-year-old son has been missing and his phone is switched off. Police inspector Dyaneshwar Ganore found his wife Deepali Ganore’s body covered in a pool of blood after...

May 24, 2017

137 police officers transferred in Maharashtra

In a major reshuffle in the Maharashtra police department, the government has transferred 137 officers, including from the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the SP-level officers. The order for the transfers was issued on Thursday night, a state Home department official said on Friday. Those transferred include 16 special inspector general level officers, 17 deputy inspector...

April 28, 2017

Mumbai Police to record statement against Radhe Maa

The Bombay High Court has asked police to record the statement of a city resident who had alleged that self-styled godwoman Sukhwinder Kaur alias Radhe Maa had instigated her in-laws to harass her for dowry. Justice Sadhana Jadhav gave this direction to the Borivali police here while recently hearing an application filed by Niki Gupta...

April 28, 2017

Man held for hoax e-mail about aircraft hijack threat

Police on Thursday arrested a person from here for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to Mumbai police about a possible aircraft hijack attempt. "Vamshi Krishna has been arrested for sending the hoax mail to Mumbai Police Commissioner about the aircraft hijack threat. Some incriminating material has been seized from his possession," Deputy Commissioner of Police...

April 20, 2017