Navi Mumbai: A police constable attached to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Navi Mumbai crime branch was suspended by DCP (crime) Sachin Gunjal on Friday after a video clip of him partying and splurging money on dancers at a ladies bar in Koparkhairane surfaced on social media. DCP Gunjal said, “Constable Anil Mandole (50)…
Thane: As many as 2,128 of nearly 11,500 Thane Municipal Corporation employees deputed for election duty failed to attend the second round of mandatory training, raising concerns within the civic election department and prompting it to issue a final warning of criminal action against the defaulters.The first training session, held in the last week of…
Thane: Bringing the curtain down on an 11-year-old anti-corruption case, a Thane sessions court on Wednesday acquitted a traffic police constable accused of demanding and accepting a bribe for towing an accident-hit bus, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the essential ingredient of “demand” for illegal gratification.Additional Sessions Judge DS Deshmukh cleared Vilas P…
Thane: A magistrate court acquitted a housing society and its secretary of charges related to illegal tree-felling, citing insufficient evidence and procedural lapses by the prosecution. The First Class Judicial Magistrate SS Patil delivered the verdict, bringing closure to a case pending since 2020. The judgment marked relief for the accused, who faced charges under…
Mumbai: The Govt Railway Police (GRP) registered an FIR against a 30-year-old female passenger for using a fake season pass over a bogus app which was created by her 31-year-old male friend. Police have booked her friend as well.The FIR was lodged on the basis of a statement given by a ticket checker with Western…
Mumbai: A sessions court recently acquitted a 64-year-old Kalina man accused of setting a woman ablaze in 1990 after she rejected his marriage proposal, ending a legal battle that spanned 36 years. The accused, Desmand Miranda, absconded and was arrested only in 2025. The court’s decision followed a total collapse of the prosecution’s case, as…
For 13 years, Varun Jashnani searched for a person he knew nothing about, save their name, ‘N Bhowmick’, engraved on the steel caseback of a pre-1930s Favre Leuba Sea-Chief. Once owned by the unknown ‘N’, the watch travelled through the backchannels of the pre-owned vintage watch market, from Thrissur to a small Byculla watch shop,…
Mumbai: In a ruling aimed at providing “just compensation” for life-altering injuries, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) ordered the owner of a school bus and Reliance General Insurance to pay a total payout of Rs 2.12 crore (this amount includes interest) to a 44-year-old teacher left bedridden after a 2022 road accident. The victim,…
Tata Mumbai Marathon route to embrace Coastal Road MUMBAI: Runners gearing up to compete in the upcoming Tata Mumbai Marathon take note: The 21st edition of the World Athletics Gold Label Race is all set to include the Coastal Road for the first time, TOI can reveal.Inaugurated in March 2024, the eight-lane expressway has considerably…
MUMBAI: On the last weekend before the city votes, citizen groups across Mumbai are stepping up efforts to directly engage electoral candidates, pushing them to commit publicly to transparency, accountability and long-pending civic demands.From voter manifestos and citizens’ charters to interactive town halls, resident associations and NGOs are using the final weekend before polling to…
