MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the 2014 conviction and life sentence awarded to Sajjad Mughal, alias Sajjad Pathan, who, as a building security guard, was found guilty of entering the rental Wadala flat of Mumbai lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha, 25, on August 9, 2012, and murdering her. The trial court, however, directed that…
How an Apple iPod helped Delhi police track down stolen Thar thief from Bihar NEW DELHI: Delhi Police arrested a 25-year-old man from Bihar for stealing an SUV from South Patel Nagar, tracking him down through an Apple iPod left inside the vehicle. The accused, Anil from Sinkandrabad, Uttar Pradesh, had stolen the Thar SUV…
In a dramatic legal showdown, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have approached the Bombay High Court, aiming to dismiss a staggering Rs 60-crore cheating allegation brought against them by Mumbai police. They claim the FIR is a cynical ploy for financial gain, rooted in a business endeavor thrown into turmoil by demonetisation. MUMBAI: Bollywood actor…
Pune: Eight daily wage workers sustained injuries after a truck they were travelling in turned on its side near Sakurdi village in Khed taluka, about 60km from Pune, on Saturday morning. The condition of three workers is critical.The police said that the accident occurred as the truck driver lost control on the steep slope, causing…
NEW DELHI: Every woman planning to conceive should start taking folic acid before pregnancy — that’s the urgent advice from doctors.The appeal comes as India continues to report one of the world’s highest burdens of neural tube defects (NTDs), serious birth anomalies that can cause lifelong disability. Folic acid, a form of Vitamin B9, is…
Palghar: Thieves looted gold worth around Rs 4 crore from a jewellery shop Saturday night.The thieves broke the shutter of a cloth shop, entered and made a hole on the wall, which led them to the adjacent jewellery shop. An FIR has been registered. Cops confirmed that after analysing the CCTV footage, they found that…
Pune: In a major step to strengthen its leopard management and rescue efforts, the Junnar forest division is set to complete expansion work at Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre (MLRC) within the next few weeks.The facility, currently facing a shortage of enclosures, will soon be able to accommodate 40 additional leopards, providing significant relief to forest…
NEW DELHI: A man died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday, according to police officials.Police officers responded to the scene after receiving information about the incident and discovered the body with a gunshot injury. The area was immediately cordoned off, according to news agency PTI.“He is…
Navi Mumbai: In a show of honesty, a 28-year-old auto rickshaw driver returned a woman passenger’s bag containing gold ornaments worth Rs 16 lakh, which she accidentally left behind in his vehicle on Thursday. The honest auto rickshaw driver was identified as Santosh Shirke, a resident of Ghansoli.API Ravindra Narote of Vashi informed that the…
