Mumbai: Observing that it was difficult to believe that only five women overpowered 10 to 12 policemen and assaulted them, a sessions court recently acquitted the women accused of causing an affray and assaulting police officers inside Bhandup police station in 2015. The judge cited lack of credible evidence and inconsistencies in testimonies of police…
New Delhi: The underground tunnel between Maa Anandmayee Marg and Tughlaqabad railway colony station has been completed on the Tughlaqabad-Aerocity corridor of phase IV, also known as Golden Line. A tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through on Saturday morning at Tughlaqabad railway colony station after boring a 0.79km-long tunnel. This tunnel breakthrough was achieved using…
Pune: Hospitals in Pune have started reporting an increase in dengue cases among children following recent heavy rainfall and intermittent showers. Conditions are now ripe for mosquito breeding, experts said, as they warned citizens to ensure there’s no waterlogging or stagnant pools near homes and offices. “Dengue is typically seen first in children as they…
Mumbai: In the early hours of dawn, as most of Mumbai still sleeps, the narrow lanes of Dharavi echo with the whistle of steamers and the clatter of aluminium vessels. In makeshift kitchens tucked inside shanties, women like Alaguthai Thangapandi are already deep into their day’s work — grinding soaked rice, mixing batter, and steaming…
New Delhi: With the official date of the arrival of the monsoon in the city just three weeks away, Delhi’s civic agencies are facing a stiff challenge to complete the cleaning of its drainage system and keep it ready to face heavy showers.Data accessed by TOI revealed that Public Works Department managed to desilt nearly…
Pune: Police recorded 21 digital arrest scams between Jan and May this year in which the victims lost Rs 9.21 crore.In Nov last year, a top executive of a Mumbai-based software company lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police, stating that online fraudsters posing as CBI officials, digitally arrested him in a money laundering…
Mumbai: Taking note of the rising cases of women being cheated on matrimonial sites, a sessions court recently convicted and sentenced a 44-year-old man, Jayendra Moranjan, also known by aliases such as Chetak Bhavsar, Sachin Misal, and Rahul Patil, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. He was found guilty of repeatedly raping a nurse on…
New Delhi: In the first seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) this year, Delhi Police Special Cell recovered counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 4 lakh. The high-quality fake notes, all in Rs 500 denomination, were smuggled into Delhi via Bangladesh. The courier was traced to Datia in Bihar.The accused was identified…
Pune: Kondhwa police on Saturday filed a complaint against a constable and his friend for assaulting a youth from Chennai and his friends, who came to Bopdev Ghat for photography, and extorting Rs 28,000 on the pretext of filing a case against them.The incident occurred between 7 am and 9 am on June 5.The constable…
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actor Dino Morea for questioning next week, following searches at his premises regarding a money laundering case linked to the Mithi river desilting scam that caused a Rs 65 crore loss to the BMC. The ED said BMC officials and contractors had created a cartel to secure civic…
