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Pune Police Invoke PIT-NDPS Act For First Time Against Repeat Drug Suspect

Pune: The Mundhwa police have invoked the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, against a 32-year-old woman suspected of repeatedly dealing in illegal drugs. Police identified the woman as Reena Ravi Ghumane. She has bee...

Free Press JournalSep 20, 2026

Lightning Strike Kills Two Farmer Cousins In Maharashtra's Nagpur District

Nagpur, Sep 20: Two farmer cousins were killed after lightning struck them in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Sunday. Lightning strike kills farmers The incident occurred on Saturday night at Tishti Khurd village under Mohpa police station limits. Mumbai Coastal Roa...

Free Press JournalSep 20, 2026

Mumbai Coastal Road BMW Crash: 3 Killed, 1 Critically Injured Near Lotus Jetty

Mumbai: Three people were killed and one person was injured after a BMW car fell from a bridge on the Mumbai Coastal Road near Lala College and Lotus Jetty in the early hours of Sunday, police said. BMW falls from Coastal Road bridge According to a police press note, the accident...

Free Press JournalSep 20, 2026

BEST bus catches fire after head-on collision with private, driver injured

A BEST bus and private bus collided head-on early Saturday morning. The BEST bus driver sustained injuries and bleeding from the impact. A minor fire erupted in the bus bonnet which was quickly extinguished. Passengers alerted the fire brigade while the conductor controlled the f...

Times of India — MumbaiSep 20, 2026

IIT-Bombay denies suspension threat to student, casteism charge

An IIT-B student died after being caught using a mobile phone during an exam. The FIR names Professor Suryanarayana Doolla and other senior officials in the case. The student's parents alleged harassment and refused to claim the body initially. Police assured action and transferr...

Times of India — MumbaiSep 20, 2026

Drama at Matoshree as Salian serves defamation notice on Aaditya

Police presence was beefed up and a large media contingent waited as Disha’s father Satish Salian pulled up along with his legal team led by Nilesh Ojha at 4:00pm, to serve Aaditya the defamation notice...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 20, 2026

From cultivation to sale, Maha targets entire drug supply chain

In a first, the government has moved beyond a conventional police-led crackdown by assigning specific anti-narcotics responsibilities to nearly a dozen departments under a common “Whole-of-Government Approach”...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 20, 2026