Navi Mumbai: A 34-year-old man, a software engineer residing in Kamothe, was arrested by Kharghar police after a police complaint was lodged by a 32-year-old married woman, also from Kamothe, on Thursday. She alleged that the accused forcibly established a sexual relationship with her after promising marriage, by taking her to different hotels, and later…
Navi Mumbai: A 5-feet-long spectacled cobra was rescued from the premises of a Rabale-based school of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The cobra was later released far away in a forested area.The snake rescuer of Sahyadri Group, Akshay Dange, said, “The adult cobra accidentally entered the school premises since there are several patches of wilderness around…
Thane: Crime Branch Unit 2 busted an interstate burglary gang with the arrest of two habitual offenders from Gujarat and recovered stolen gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 7.4 lakh. Police said the operation led to the detection of six criminal cases registered across multiple police stations.The arrested duo was identified as Azad Singh alias…
Mumbai: The environmental NGO Vanashakti has recently lodged a complaint with various state authorities including the forest department and the BMC about the destruction of trees and other vegetation within the Royal Palms township in Goregaon (E) for the construction of huge sheds over two-acres area.“This site near the Windsor Gate of Royal Palms complex,…
Mumbai: A total of 25 illegal structures and 35 unauthorised stalls in the Mahavir Nagar area of Borivali (West) and Kandivali (West) were demolished on Friday, February 20, by the civic ‘R/Central’ ward of the BMC.Officers and staff from the Vigilance, Encroachment Removal, Building and Factories, and Solid Waste Management departments jointly carried out the…
Mumbai: Middle-class housing societies are enticed with tempting redevelopment offers of larger flats in brand new buildings equipped with banquet halls, gyms and swimming pools.But realisation dawns much later when the project is complete, and old residents shift into their new apartments. In Mumbai’s redevelopment market, a little-known and not talked about issue is the…
Thane: In a major crackdown, police have unearthed an alleged racket involving illegal stimulation, extraction and sale of human eggs and arrested 3 women in Badlapur East, exposing what officials described as exploitation of economically vulnerable women.Initial investigations have found agents identified women willing to “sell” eggs for Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000.At least 40…
Mumbai: The Mahim police booked a man for abetment to suicide after in-laws lodged a complaint of harassment and torture.A 40-year-old vegetable seller from Raigad lodged a police complaint alleging that her sister was driven to suicide due to sustained harassment by her husband in Mahim.Manda Hari Mhatre alleged that her sister, Yashoda Pednekar (35),…
Mumbai: Former Bandra West corporator Asif Zakaria criticised BMC for allowing a contractor to occupy an open space on a reserved garden plot behind Oceanic Society on Sherly Rajan Road, off Carter Road in Bandra West.Zakaria said the plot—meant to be developed as a public garden—was instead handed over for use as a chowki, material…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court last week said “Khamosh” to the various social media, design, celebrity blogs, cartoon-sharing, and e-commerce platforms, and unknown entities online that infringe or mimic Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha‘s unique dialogue delivery style and persona for “fake endorsements”, commercial motives, or that violate his personality and privacy rights. The HC passed an…
