Mumbai

Uddhav removes Kolhapur district president over Swabhimani Paksha’s inclusion issue

06 Jan 2024

In a decisive move, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray dismissed his longstanding loyalist, Kolhapur district president Murlidhar Jadhav, on Thursday. The termination followed Jadhav’s expression of dissatisfaction regarding the inclusion of Raju Shetti-led Swabhimani Paksha into the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Thackeray’s action...

Underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim’s ancestral properties fetch high bids in auction

06 Jan 2024

Following the highly anticipated auction, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s childhood home and three family-owned properties in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri have found new owners. The four agricultural land parcels in Mumbake village, offered with a reserve price of Rs 19 lakh, were successfully auctioned after being seized under the Smugglers and Foreign...

Gangster Sharad Mohol shot at in Pune, hospitalised

06 Jan 2024

A 40-year-old man, who faces multiple cases, was injured after some persons opened fire on him in Pune on Friday afternoon, a police official said. The gangster, Sharad Mohol, is being treated at a private hospital in the Kothrud area, he said. “Three to four unidentified assailants fired two rounds...

Dabholkar murder case: SC dismisses plea against bail granted to accused

06 Jan 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by the daughter of slain Maharashtra rationalist Narendra Dabholkar challenging the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to an accused in the case. Dabholkar, who fought against superstition, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants in Pune on August 20,...

Defending champions Hayle Lemi Berhanu, Anchialem Haymanot to headline Tata Mumbai Marathon

06 Jan 2024

Defending champions and event record holders Ethiopians Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Anchialem Haymanot will headline the 19th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, scheduled here on January 21. Last year, Berhanu clocked 2:07:32 and Haymanot logged an incredible 2:24:15 on her debut, to...

Pre-natal sex determination centre busted in Beed

06 Jan 2024

The authorities in Maharashtra’s Beed district have busted an illegal prenatal sex determination centre and apprehended two persons, an official said on Friday. A sonography machine and abortion pills were also seized during the action against the centre at Sanjay Nagar of Gevrai in the district, he said. Under the...

29-year-old man booked for ‘marrying’ 12-year-old girl, making her pregnant

06 Jan 2024

The police in Navi Mumbai have registered a case against a 29-year-old man for allegedly marrying a 12-year-old girl, repeatedly raping her and making her pregnant, an official said on Friday. The child marriage, which is illegal in the country, took place about six months ago, he said. The man...

FIR against six for cremating cat at Bhayander civic facility

06 Jan 2024

Six persons, including a woman, have been booked for allegedly performing the last rites of a cat in a crematorium, where human bodies are consigned to flames, in Mira Bhayander in Maharashtra’s Thane district, a police official said. The case was registered under section 297 (trespassing on burial places) of...

Teenage girl found dead in Mumbai clinic; doctor booked for rape, abetment of suicide

06 Jan 2024

Police have filed a case against a doctor for alleged rape and abetment of suicide in connection with the death of a teenage girl, whose body was found in his clinic in Mumbai suburb of Malad, an official said on Thursday. The incident took place on December 28 at the...

Mumbai police inspector falls victim to KYC fraud, loses Rs 5L

06 Jan 2024

Inspector SG Hemant (51) of Kherwadi police station in Mumbai fell prey to an online scam, losing Rs 5 lakh in a ‘KYC fraud’ on Wednesday. The officer, who confirmed the fraud, shared the details in his complaint filed at Kherwadi police station. While on duty around 1 pm, Inspector...

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