Thane: An alleged drug pusher was arrested by the Thane Crime Branch’s Unit-5 after officers seized 5.5 kg of charas, valued at over Rs 5 crore, during a targeted operation in Majiwada.Acting on credible intelligence about a narcotics delivery between Saket Road and Balkum Pada No. 2, a team led by senior police inspector Salil…
Mumbai: Observing that a marriage certificate issued by the competent state government authority will always prevail over the letter issued by a priest, in a a legal battle spanning over 27 years over a Kandivli flat, the Bombay City Civil Court dismissed a suit filed by a woman claiming to be the first wife and…
Mumbai: St Xavier’s College gave a written complaint to the Azad Maidan police against a guest speaker who behaved inappropriately with female students, who were volunteering for a national-level conference held early this week on the campus. The students claimed that the speaker clicked their photographs without their consent and also brushed past them inappropriately….
Mumbai: A 49-year-old woman was killed and a motorcyclist (Rapido rider) critically injured after an allegedly speeding cement mixer truck rammed into their two-wheeler at Airoli Junction, Mulund East, around 11 am on Saturday. According to a complaint filed by traffic constable , who was on duty at the spot, the Ashok Leyland mixer truck…
Mumbai: The Central region Cyber Police have arrested a 34-year-old cloth merchant from Pune for allegedly receiving Rs 34 lakh out of the Rs 74.37 lakh siphoned from a 70-year-old retired railway official from Matunga in a fake stock-trading investment scam. The Police arrested Akshay Mirgule and have frozen his bank accounts in which police…
Mumbai: The first phase of Metro Line-9 has inched closer to commissioning with the Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) granting its clearance, paving the way for a CMRS inspection scheduled to begin next week. The statutory checks will cover the 4.5km Dahisar (E)–Kashigaon stretch, the only portion of the 13.5km line ready for operations. MMRDA officials…
Mumbai: A 27-year-old woman has lodged a complaint against her husband for assaulting their six-year-old son. Sahar police have registered an FIR under the Juvenile Justice Act.The accused has a fabrication business. According to the woman’s complaint, she and her husband started to have fights over domestic issues around two years ago. She said her…
Mumbai: The state transport department on Saturday announced that the deadline for fitting old vehicles with High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) has been extended from Nov 30 to Dec 31.HSRP is mandatory for all vehicles registered before April 2019 as per Supreme Court guidelines. HSRPs are licence plates designed to curb theft and other fraudulent…
Thane: The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) has directed the owner of a motorcycle to pay Rs 36.9 lakh as compensation to the family of a 52-year-old man who died in a road accident near Padgha in 2017.According to case records, the victim was travelling on his motorcycle at around 4.15 pm on Jan 29,…
Palghar: Two women were arrested in Palghar district for allegedly committing robberies after luring male victims through dating apps and then giving them sleeping pills, a police official said on Friday.Stolen items worth Rs 4 lakh have been recovered from the two accused, the Mandvi police station official added.“The duo used to contact men through…
