Mumbai: Observing that the retraction was made under emotional pressure and familial influence, especially given her admission of fear and mental distress, a special Pocso court recently convicted and sentenced a 53-year-old man to imprisonment until the remainder of his natural life for repeatedly sexually assaulting and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter between 2018 and 2020….
Palghar: Police have seized drugs valued at Rs 53 lakh in two separate raids in Maharashtra’s Palghar and Thane districts and arrested two persons in this connection, officials said on Tuesday.Acting on a tip, the police conducted a raid on a man’s house in Vasai area of Palghar on October 18 and recovered 1.088 kg…
Mumbai: Firecrackers might have led to two cars catching fire in a Ghatkopar East housing complex Monday night, said residents. The incident took place a little after 11pm in Neelyog Vedanta Housing Society on Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road. Bradly Pereira, owner of one of the cars, said, “I was about to go to bed when I…
Mumbai: The Goregaon police arrested four individuals for allegedly beating a 26-year-old man to death. The incident occurred on Oct 19 at the construction site of the Raj Patharon building in Subhash Nagar, Teen Dongri, Goregaon (West). The accused, who are labourers, reportedly assaulted the victim on suspicion of theft.According to police, the deceased was…
Mumbai: A fire broke out in a flat on the 22nd floor of a 29-storey building on Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road around 10.15pm Monday. Residents said a firecracker might have fallen on the balcony of a flat in Maxima society. No one was injured. “The fire brigade was informed, but we told them not to come…
Mumbai: After it recently scrapped the Rs 12-crore Urdu Learning Centre project in Byculla, BMC recovered Rs 4 crore from the state skill development department as the construction cost and said it will formally hand over the land parcel for an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) after the pending rent of Rs 44 lakh is received,…
Mumbai: Tuesday’s sudden evening showers caught many Mumbaikars off guard, dampening festive spirits and disrupting fireworks. Western and south-central areas including Goregaon, Andheri, Jogeshwari, and Bandra saw light spells of rain through the evening, forcing shoppers and Diwali revellers to rush for cover.Rainfall across Mumbai was patchy. Both IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded negligible…
Mumbai: The Kashigaon police station offcers Mira Road have booked 15 accused and 50 unknown people on Tuesday for assaulting three to four individuals over parking issues in Dachkul-Pada, Kashimira. Around 30 to 35 auto rickshaws were also damaged by the crowd in the assault which took place at 6am on Tuesday. The police arrived…
Thane: The Principal District and Sessions Court in Thane acquitted four accused in the 2022 Waklan murder case, observing that the prosecution failed to establish a clear chain of evidence linking them to the crime.The case involved the alleged killing of Mangesh Maruti Patil, a resident of Waklan village near Dahisar, who went missing on…
Mumbai: Observing that the accused were evading arrest and not cooperating in the investigations, a special PMLA court on Saturday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against two key accused, Karan Singh Shekhawat and Ketav Ravani, in connection with a fake call centre scam that allegedly defrauded American citizens of an estimated Rs 127 crore. The judge…
