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MIDC police arrest 7 Kanna gang members in Mumbai extortion case

Police arrested seven alleged Kanna gang members under MCOCA. The gang extorted protection money from companies and developers in Mumbai. An attack on a registered Mathadi worker led to the recent arrests. The Kanna brothers, alleged leaders, remain absconding from authorities. I...

Times of India — MumbaiSep 4, 2026

Domestic Dispute Turns Fatal In Agripada; Woman Killed, Husband Dies By Suicide

Mumbai: A domestic dispute turned fatal in Mumbai’s Agripada area on Friday morning after a 19-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband, who later died by suicide. According to the Agripada Police, the incident took place at around 5 am near Kalapani Chowki. The accused...

Free Press JournalSep 4, 2026

$4.4 Trillion Could Buy Everyone A Laptop, Yet Black Money Recovery Remains Dismal

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has warned that money laundering has reached a scale, with an estimated USD 4.4 trillion flowing through the illicit economy in 2025. Speaking at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime in London, the CJI said the amount cou...

Free Press JournalSep 4, 2026

Withdraw Old Cases, Issue Clear DJ SOP: Pune Ganeshotsav Committee Tells Police

Pune: With the Ganesh festival approaching, the Pune City Ganeshotsav Committee has urged the police and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to ensure that mandals are not subjected to selective action and demanded the withdrawal of cases registered against Ganesh mandals in previou...

Free Press JournalSep 4, 2026

Class 11 Girl Threatened With Knife, Abduction Attempt In Pune's Daund

Pune: An incident involving an alleged attempt to abduct a minor Class 11 student after stopping her on the road and threatening her with a knife has been reported from the Rahu area of Daund taluka in Pune district, officals said on Friday. The girl’s father approached Yavat pol...

Free Press JournalSep 4, 2026

Mumbai horror: 19-year-old man slits wife's throat, dies by suicide

A 19-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat with a kitchen knife. The accused then reportedly slit his own throat with the same weapon. Both individuals were daily wage labourers and faced a domestic dispute. The husband died during treatment at a local hos...

Times of India — MumbaiSep 4, 2026

Pune Court Convicts Three For Violating Police Sound Restrictions During Procession

Pune: A court in Pune has convicted three persons, including the president and vice-president of a local festival mandal and a DJ sound system operator, for violating the Pune Police Commissioner’s orders on the use of loud sound systems during processions. The incident took plac...

Free Press JournalSep 4, 2026

Over 600 shopkeepers evicted by BMC after SC order on Orchid City Centre Mall

According to Choudhary, business was disrupted for nearly two years after a fire in the mall in 2020, but had gradually recovered after the premises became operational again. “After the mall reopened, business picked up. Now suddenly we have been asked to vacate,” he said...

Hindustan Times — MumbaiSep 4, 2026

Indian-Origin London Police Detective Charged With 5 Counts Of Sexual Assault

London, Sep 3: An Indian-origin detective with the Metropolitan Police in London has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, Scotland Yard said on Thursday. Detective Sergeant (DS) Prakash Patel, attached to the North West Command Unit of the Met Police, will appear ...

Free Press JournalSep 3, 2026

Bhandup Hit-and-Run: Elderly Woman Killed, Police Hunt For Absconding Driver

Mumbai: A 71-year-old woman, Jaywanti Namdev Panchal, died while undergoing treatment at Criti Care Hospital after she was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident on Quarry Road in Bhandup West. Following her death, Bhandup police have registered a case against the unidentifi...

Free Press JournalSep 3, 2026