Pune: A woman (64) from Pashan lost Rs6 lakh on Wednesday after she tried to return and get a refund on a household article she had ordered from an e-commerce website on June 5.The victim, a housewife, lodged a complaint with the Chatushrungi police station on Wednesday after she secured all the bank transactions done…
Pune: A group of MNS workers on Thursday held an agitation outside a Kothrud resident’s house over an alleged derogatory post on social media against party chief Raj Thackeray.Police had to step in and pacify the MNS workers, who were turning aggressive. Kothrud cops said no offence was registered in the matter till Thursday night.Later,…
Pune: In the ongoing monsoon session of the assembly on Thursday, NCP (SP) MLA of Wadgaon Sheri Bapu Pathare raised the issue of traffic congestion on Nagar Road and Alandi Road, while demanding removal of BRTS and demolition of the dedicated lane on Alandi Road to ease vehicular movement.In the question hour session, the MLA…
Pune: A 63-year-old woman from Nigdi Pradhikaran lost Rs 92,000 in an online insurance fraud on May 6 this year. The woman lodged a complaint with the Nigdi police on Tuesday.An officer from the Nigdi police told TOI that, on May 6, she received a call from an unknown cellphone number. The caller introduced himself…
Pune: Police are searching for a 39-year-old tour operator from Vadodara (Gujarat) for defrauding at least 10 residents of Nigdi of Rs1 crore. The suspect is accused of taking 11 vehicles from the victims in Dec last year under the guise of renting them out, only to disappear with the cars to Gujarat. The fraud…
Pune: Chandannagar police on Wednesday detained three men from Rajegaon in Beed district and rescued a 30-year-old sugarcane farm worker.Two of the three men allegedly abducted the farm worker around 8am on June 30. When the worker did not return home late that night, his wife (25) contacted all her relatives to enquire about her…
Pune: The city police on Wednesday claimed to have cracked the armed robbery of gold ornaments worth Rs4.5 lakh on Tuesday afternoon from a jewellery store in Vadgaon Budruk following the arrest of three suspects, including the mastermind. The entire booty and a toy gun used to threaten the victim — the store owner’s wife…
Pune: A 17-year-old boy’s right palm severed from his wrist in a brutal machete attack by two minors (both 17 years old) over an old enmity in a slum area near Shivajinagar railway station around 3pm on Wednesday.Senior inspector Mahesh Bolkotgi of the Shivajinagar police said, “Our teams admitted the victim to Sassoon General Hospital….
Pune: Water supply resumed in the Pashan and Bavdhan areas on Wednesday, but residents complained of frequent low pressure and erratic supply, demanding administrative action to boost pressure for consistent relief.The water supply was disrupted in many parts of Pashan, Bavdhan and Baner over the last two days after a leakage developed in a pipeline…
Pune: Students who have applied for first year junior college (FYJC, Std XI) and do not possess the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) identification can still confirm their admissions in the allotted colleges. The APAAR identification is used to manage and track academic credits. Many students were sent back by colleges to register first…
