Mumbai: A 35-year-old man was arrested by Govt Railway Police (GRP) for allegedly molesting a minor repeatedly on a Karjat-bound local train recently. The girl had slapped the accused following which her parents and co-travellers handed him to the police at Dombivli station.The incident occurred on Feb 10. The 14-year-old victim had gone to south…
MUMBAI: A 35-year-old man was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) for repeatedly molesting a minor on a Karjat-bound local train.The girl slapped the accused, after which her parents and co-travellers handed him over to police at Dombivli station.The incident occurred on 10 February. The 14-year-old victim had gone to south Mumbai with her…
MUMBAI: A teenager was arrested by Kasturba Marg Police for motorcycle theft in Borivali East. With his arrest, two other offences of theft have been solved, police said.The latest incident of theft was reported in the intervening night between Jan 25 and Jan 26.A Borivali East resident had parked his motorcycle near his residence at…
MUMBAI: A 23-year-old woman has lodged a police complaint against her ex-boyfriend for stalking her and threatening her and her family. Kurar Police has registered an FIR under provisions of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita for stalking.The victim works in a private company and stays at Malad East with her parents and siblings. Two years ago, she…
MUMBAI: The city now has India’s first “musical road”, a 500-metre stretch on the Coastal Road that plays the tune of ‘Jai Ho’ when vehicles pass over it within a specific speed range. The melody is heard from inside the vehicle and is not externally broadcast. The feature has been designed to encourage driving at…
Mumbai: Five Bangladeshi nationals, four of them women, were arrested by Oshiwara police for living in India illegally. A seven-year-old girl was also found with the group. Oshiwara police have shared her details with the Special Branch of Mumbai Police and the Foreign Nationals Registration Officer.Police acted on specific information and apprehended the group on…
Mumbai: A baby girl was delivered in an ambulance at Mumbai airport on Tuesday morning after her mother went into labour while in transit.At 5:17 am, medical teams were alerted to the 26-year-old Tanzanian passenger in the international transfer area, said a Mumbai airport spokesperson.Doctors reached her within minutes and shifted her to an airport…
VASAI: Suraksha Smart City in Vasai is set to commence the phased handover of 5,868 homes for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) this year. The deliveries, among the largest within an integrated township in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), will be carried out building-wise across Phase 1 of…
Bollywood actor Aayush Sharma MUMBAI: Actor Aayush Sharma has emerged as the latest Bollywood personality to receive an alleged extortion demand from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, according to police sources. The threat was sent via Proton Mail, seeking a large sum of money, a day after similar threats surfaced against actor Ranveer Singh.Sharma’s name adds…
Mumbai: A day after a 19-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in Govandi by a woman who was living with her boyfriend, police on Wednesday arrested the suspect’s brother for handing her a pistol and instructing her to open fire. His friend has also been nabbed for allegedly abetting the crime.Shivaji Nagar police said the…
