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Police team followed the lead of three pairs of legs and a white motorcycle with an unclear number plate caught on CCTV cameras after the 62-year-old hairstylist was robbed, zeroed in on accused within four days...
Thane: Exactly one year after political leaders flagged off a trial run on September 22, 2025, commercial operations on the ₹15,498 crore Thane Metro Line 4 and 4A corridor remain stalled. The delay sparked fresh protests outside the Chitalalsar-Manpada police station today, wher...
Vasai, September 22, 2026: Kashimira Police have busted a gang that allegedly lured people with promises of getting three times their money by claiming that blank papers could be converted into genuine Indian currency notes using a chemical. Three people, including two women, hav...
Palghar, Maharashtra: An FIR has been registered at Jawhar Police Station in connection with an alleged ₹73.13 lakh misappropriation involving seven public works undertaken under the Public Works Department’s scheme for educated unemployed engineers during 2014-15. Seven Road Wor...
Thane: The Thane Police have launched a crackdown on a group of thrill-seeking youths following a dangerous, life-threatening stunt in the city's Vartak Nagar area. The incident, recorded at midnight on late Monday night, involved youths riding on the bonnet of a fast-moving seda...
Palghar: On Monday (21st) around 3:00 PM, an Amul company milk tanker overturned at Tawa on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway. The tanker (registration number GJ 19 X 8250), traveling from Gujarat towards Virar, lost control, crashed into the median divider, and crossed over...
A tempo driver was arrested for allegedly molesting a ten-year-old girl. The incident occurred in the Turbhe MIDC area on Sunday afternoon. The girl's mother found her daughter visibly scared inside the accused's room. Police registered a case under the POCSO Act and Bharatiya Ny...
Thane: In preparation for the upcoming Anant Chaturdashi celebrations, the Thane Police Commissionerate has announced extensive security arrangements to ensure smooth, peaceful Ganesh immersion processions across the city. Special Teams To Monitor Crowded Immersion Routes Approxi...
An unidentified thief broke into a police constable's apartment in Agroli village. The burglary occurred while the constable and his wife were away on duty. The suspect stole gold jewellery and cash valued at approximately Rs 3.5 lakh. The thief reportedly forced open the main an...
Sahil Wakode’s parents have alleged that the 19-year-old IIT Bombay student had told them he was facing casteist slurs, humiliation and harassment at the institute for around three months. They demanded a thorough probe into the allegations and immediate action against those foun...
Mumbai, September 22, 2026: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government to impose a complete ban on bursting firecrackers on public roads during festivities and warned that religious celebrations cannot become a “free-for-all” resulting in noise and air p...
A BJP MLA has filed a police complaint regarding social media advertisements. These ads offer Garba partners for Navratri celebrations at varying prices. The advertisements include options for selfies and matching outfits for attendees. The MLA expressed concern that such arrange...
Mumbai: The parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode on Tuesday said they have faith in the administration and the Constitution that their son, who died by suicide last week, will get justice. Ravindra Wakode, Sahil’s father, said, “The accused in the case should be questioned ...
The parents of 22-year-old Sahil Wakode says that when they visited him earlier this month, he had told them he was being ‘tortured’ and that casteist slurs were hurled at him...
Pune: Pune Police have relaxed their earlier restrictions on Ganesh mandals that were denied permission to join the main immersion procession, allowing groups with a history of participating in the procession for at least two years to take part this year as a special case. The de...
Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Tuesday said MPSC aspirants would hold a sit-in protest on Garware Road from September 27 at 10am after discussions with Pune Police. Police have not yet granted permission for the proposed agitation. Pawar, who visited the Pune Police Commission...
Mumbai: Nimit Goyal, a 2014-batch IPS officer, is currently serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West Region- Zone I, Mumbai. His office is located at the BKC Police Station in Bandra-Kurla Complex (Bandra East). The Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Kherwadi, Nirmal Nag...
Mumbai: Police on Tuesday detained dozens of activists belonging to the RPI (A) and Bharat Mukti Morcha after they staged a protest outside the main gate of IIT Bombay over the death of 22-year-old student Sahil Wakode, an official said. VIDEO | IIT Bombay suicide case: Police de...
The Bombay High Court raised concerns regarding the effectiveness of noise pollution control measures implemented by the state government. The justices sought information on how to curtail excessive noise during festivals and the use of firecrackers. They advocated for preventive...
Pune: A 29-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly tried to ram his Thar into police personnel while fleeing from them in Vadgaon Ghenand in Pune district on Monday afternoon. The incident took place around 12.30 pm on September 21. According to the police complaint, the sus...
According to officials, CCTV cameras inside the examination hall captured Wakode's movements before a professor approached him and led him away from other students after he was allegedly caught copying...
Nandan Yadav, the main accused in the Jamui minor molestation and assault case, was injured in a police encounter on Tuesday during an operation to apprehend him, according to multiple media reports. According to report in The Times Of India, Yadav sustained a gunshot wound to hi...
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday shut down 10 paying guest (PG) accommodations in Viman Nagar for allegedly violating fire-safety and other civic norms, as the civic body continued its inspection drive against PGs, hostels, coaching classes and study centres a...
Mumbai: In the latest development amid the investigation into the death by suicide of IIT Bombay second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode, CCTV footage has reportedly emerged as an important part of the probe, with the Mumbai Crime Branch examining footage from the examination hall...
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is scrutinising CCTV footage covering the examination hall, campus and hostel in connection with the death by suicide of IIT Bombay student Sahil Ravindra Wakode, with the footage emerging as a key part of the ongoing investigation, a Crime Branch o...
Mumbai: Mumbai Police arrested a man from Andheri for allegedly stealing a walkie-talkie from a beat post under the jurisdiction of VP Road Police Station in the Two Tank area. The stolen device has been recovered, police confirmed. Mumbai Police arrested a man from Andheri Railw...
A tragic accident unfolded on the Coastal Road flyover, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old student driver. Known to have been involved in two dangerous driving cases, he lost control of his vehicle, which fell seventy feet early Sunday. This mishap also claimed the lives of ...
Darshan Solanki's father was detained by Powai police on Monday. He was protesting caste discrimination on the IIT-B campus. The father sought a meeting with the IIT-B director to discuss suicide prevention steps. Protesters were denied entry, and one alleged police manhandling. ...
Sameer Sheikh, 28, Aftab Sheikh, 25, Shahnawaj Ansari, 36, Soheb Sheikh, 24, Mujahid Khan, 24, and Sahid Sheikh, 19 have been arrested.
At least seven people have died in crashes on the 10.58-km stretch, where police say speeding and late-night racing remain concerns.
MUMBAI: A 25-year-old man was seriously injured after three men allegedly attacked him with a sharp weapon in Wadala Truck Terminus on Saturday evening, days after he had raised objections to their alleged sale of mephedrone (MD) in the locality, police said...
The deceased driver of the car -- 21-year-old Shanay Falgun Gajjar -- was last month allegedly involved in a drunken brawl outside 145 Pub.
The accused, Ajit Munna Saroj, allegedly used the weapon while surrounded by friends. Police said the video was circulated on social media after the incident...
According to police constable Sanjay Eknath Sanap, he was patrolling the area when he spotted the grey car speeding and hitting vehicles along the road...
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has warned that criminal proceedings cannot be used as a “bargaining chip” in private settlements, saying such cases waste police and judicial resources. The court made the observation while quashing an FIR against a Pune man after the complainant sa...
Navi Mumbai: A 20-year-old man and his two friends have landed in trouble after allegedly cutting a birthday cake with a sword-like weapon on a public road in Turbhe MIDC and circulating a video of the act on social media. Police Take Action After Social Media Video Surfaces The ...
Mumbai: In connection with the IIT Bombay student suicide case, a team of the Mumbai Crime Branch visited the institute campus and inspected the spot, sources said. The Crime Branch is also likely to record the statements of the deceased student’s parents as part of the investiga...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed United India Insurance Company Ltd to pay ₹70 lakh, the Insured Declared Value (IDV) of a BMW car that was gutted in a fire after it was parked on the roadside following a tyre puncture. The commissi...
Mumbai: The special MCOCA court has rejected the bail application of Aakash Shrivastav, an accused arrested in connection with the Baba Siddique murder case. He was allegedly part of the conspiracy and gave shelter to the other accused. The Special MCOCA Judge Satyanarayan R. Nav...
Mumbai’s festive celebrations cannot come at the cost of citizens’ right to a peaceful environment, the Bombay High Court observed on Monday as it took suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the “severe” noise pollution caused by loudspeakers, amplifiers and firecrackers during proc...
Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday evening sounded a Yellow Alert for Maharashtra, including Mumbai and its metropolitan region, for Tuesday for “thunderstorms accompanied with light to moderate rainfall”. For the rest of the week, light showers may be se...
Mumbai: The driver of the BMW involved in the fatal Coastal Road crash had previously come under the police scanner in two separate cases — one concerning alleged rash and negligent driving and another involving alleged drunken behaviour and a disturbance outside a pub, police re...
Mumbai: The Kalachowki police have registered a case against a 65-year-old woman from Osmanabad for allegedly using her two minor grandchildren, whose bodies were painted silver as part of a costume, to seek money from devotees visiting the Lalbaug Ganpati festival. Police Spot C...
Thane, September 21, 2026: In a major crackdown against public encroachment and illegal parking, the Mumbra Traffic Division executed a drive targeting auto garages and servicing units operating on public roads between Shimla Park and Y-Junction. Led by Senior Police Inspector At...
Mumbai: The Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday granted bail to Rohan Parikh, the 24-year-old accused in the fake PMO identity card case at Jio World Plaza, along with his bodyguard Dilip Kunde, noting that there appeared to be no "ill-intention". Parikh and Kunde were arrest...
Mumbai police apprehended an actor for allegedly snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman. The accused, Ashish Attarchand Sharma, was arrested after falling into financial distress. Investigators identified the suspect by scanning CCTV footage from surrounding lanes. Sharma c...
A milk tanker overturned on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway near Dahanu on Monday afternoon. The driver sustained minor injuries, and no other casualties were reported in the incident. A large quantity of milk spilled onto the highway, attracting local villagers and motoris...
Karjat: Heavy rain accompanied by powerful thunderstorms lashed Karjat on Monday, amid unsettled monsoon conditions across parts of Maharashtra. The intense downpour came as the region remained under an orange alert, with visuals from Karjat showing continuous heavy rainfall redu...
Navi Mumbai: A 52-year-old woman, identified as Neelam Sharma, has been arrested by the NRI police from Ghaziabad in Delhi in connection with allegedly cheating three businessmen of Rs 1.45 crore by promising them attractive returns on investments in mining and transport business...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Transport Department is planning to deploy 80-100 new ambulances at accident-prone locations across the state to ensure faster medical assistance to road accident victims during the crucial ‘golden hour’. The ambulances are proposed to be purchased using t...
Thane: At least 17 passengers were injured after an MSRTC passenger bus lost control on a steep downhill stretch of the Shahapur-Kothare road and crashed into trees near Pokalya Wadi on Monday morning. No fatalities were reported in the accident. Bus Lost Control While Negotiatin...
