The Mumbai
The Omani co-pilot who allegedly tried to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight and attacked his Indian co-pilot told investigators that he acted to seek “revenge for Gaza”, according to reports. Hamam al-Hammami, 29, told interrogators that he was acting “in revenge for Gaza” an...
Pune: The Sept 29 double murder of two elderly women in Baramati has been solved, with Pune Rural Police arresting a distant relative who allegedly killed the women for their gold jewellery. Police said the suspect, who was from the same village, was in debt and was addicted to T...
Pune: What was initially reported as an accidental rifle firing at a Lonavala hotel has turned into a murder case, with police alleging that an 83-year-old grandfather shot his 33-year-old lawyer grandson during a property dispute. The deceased has been identified as Advocate Abh...
Pune: A contract killing allegedly went wrong in Shirur after armed assailants mistook a 39-year-old water plant worker for their intended target and shot him in the head, Pune Rural Police said. The victim, Hamja Usman Sheikh, was allegedly killed around 6.30 am on Sept 29 at a ...
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was briefly detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday after security personnel stopped an INDIA bloc march towards the Election Commission headquarters in the national capital. She was taken inside a police van along with several other p...
New Delhi: Asian Games 2026 gold medallist and Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain joined women police personnel in foot patrolling at Rajouri Garden market area as part of Delhi Police women's safety campaign on Monday. Delhi: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain joined women police person...
Pune: A bus and a truck collided on the Mumbai-bound carriageway of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway’s Missing Link near Lonavala around 5 am on Tuesday, leaving six to seven passengers injured. The accident occurred within the Lonavala limits, according to information from the Borghat...
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday granted default bail to eight accused in a case involving the seizure of 1,837 kg of mephedrone (MD), ruling that the seriousness of the alleged crime and the massive quantity of drugs seized cannot override an accused’s legal right to bail...
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) will hold an emergency Senate meeting this week to discuss new rules on dealing with cases of students using unfair means in examinations, according to an email sent to students by the dean on behalf of director Shireesh K...
Responding to the allegations concerning her husband, former mayor Meenakshi Shinde told HT: “I don’t want to comment on this matter or the allegations. The matter is being investigated by the police, and everything will become clear after the investigation”...
The alleged fraud began on June 30, when the complainant received a call from a person claiming to be from the Department of Telecommunications
While no one was injured in the incident, the fire brigade deployed four fire engines, five jumbo tankers, an advanced water tender and a quick response vehicle to tackle the blaze...
The incidents triggered outrage and accusations of the government attempting to crush the students before they could reach the protest site of Azad Maidan...
The accused, Rohit Jangid, 28, a passport agent from Nalasopara, and Vansh Gupta, 22, an auto-rickshaw driver from Virar, were arrested on Monday after police traced them using their phone numbers...
Vasai: Acting on confidential information received by the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) of the Juhu Police, authorities conducted a late-night raid in the eastern region of Nalasopara, detaining seven suspected Bangladeshi nationals. The operation took place around 1:00 AM on Thursd...
Mumbai: Workers of Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), including compressor operators and fillers who provide emergency services, have launched an unusual protest against what they allege is prolonged neglect by the company management. The workers have continued working, but without uni...
Mumbai: Around 10 BEST's CNG-run buses parked at Anik Bus depot near Sion caught fire on Monday evening, creating a panic among commuters and residents nearby. As per bystanders the fire initially broke in one bus, which quickly escalated as the blaze spread to buses parked in ro...
Mumbai: Around 12 of BEST’s new CNGrun buses parked at the Anik bus depot near Sion caught fire on Monday evening, triggering panic among commuters and residents. Another blaze was reported from the Film City in Goregaon East. No injuries were reported in either incident. Accordi...
Mumbai: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has directed the Mumbai Police to take immediate action on complaints involving deepfake videos, morphed photographs, objectionable social media posts and defamatory content targeting women. Rahatkar held a m...
Mumbai, October 5, 2026: A 30-year-old stock and cryptocurrency trader from Kurla was allegedly cheated of Rs 7.5 lakh by a group of cyber fraudsters who lured him into investing in USDT through a company identified as FLOWX PROTOCOL Pvt. Ltd., promising returns of up to 45 per c...
Mumbai, October 5, 2026: A 31-year-old Sub-Inspector of Police posted at the Borivali Police Station was arrested on Monday evening after being caught red-handed by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.30 lakh. Bribe Demanded To Avoid Arrest Acco...
Mumbai, October 5, 2026: The Property Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested a 36-year-old software developer and BTech dropout from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly developing and selling malicious Android Application Package (APK) files that were used by cybercrime gangs to d...
Hingoli, Oct 5: A massive fire broke out on Monday evening in a warehouse storing firecrackers in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, an official said. The incident took place at 8 pm in Marwadi Galli, a densely populated residential area, he added. The fire spread quickly in the war...
Dombivli, October 5, 2026: A disturbing case of alleged animal cruelty has come to light in Dombivli East, where a stray dog was allegedly beaten with a bat and later strangled to death with a rope at Suresh Complex in the Sagarli area. A video purportedly showing the incident ha...
Three foreign nationals, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, were arrested for fraudulently acquiring Indian passports. Immigration officials at Mumbai airport intercepted the individuals as they attempted to travel abroad. The suspects reportedly used forged documents and p...
Mumbai, October 5, 2026: Mumbai Airport Customs officials have thwarted a gold smuggling bid and have arrested a 51-year-old woman for allegedly smuggling gold sourced from Riyadh. According to Customs sources, on Monday, Air Intelligence Unit officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maha...
Mumbai: A major fire broke out in a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus parked at Anik bus depot in Sion, Mumbai, on Monday, triggering panic on the premises. Thick smoke was seen billowing from the bus as the fire spread through the vehicle. The fire subsequent...
Navi Mumbai, October 5, 2026: Belapur police have invoked a new section of the Railway Act in the case of a 17-year-old boy who allegedly lost control of a Honda City on Parsik Hill, sending the car plunging nearly 70 feet onto the Belapur-Uran railway tracks and disrupting train...
Pune: A man was arrested after a road rage incident in Chakan allegedly ended with an MSRTC bus driver being assaulted with an iron rod and the state-owned bus being damaged on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place around 1.50 pm on Sunday in front of Shreya Lawns on Chakan-T...
On Monday, videos went viral on social media from Mumbai's Film City, which showed that a set was ablaze. It was speculated that maybe the set was of Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash starrer Ramayana, but the reports turned out to be false. Sets of TV shows Pati Patni Aur Pan...
Nashik: Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by Crime Branch Unit-1 for allegedly staying illegally in Nashik and using forged Indian identity documents. The action was carried out in the Navnathnagar area of Panchavati on Peth Road. The arrested persons have been identified a...
Mumbai: Amid concerns over a suspected plague case in Russia's Irkutsk region, travellers from Mumbai planning to visit the country should remain alert, follow official health advisories and take basic precautions. The concerns emerged after 28-year-old laboratory worker Darya Sh...
A fire incident occurred in an empty electric BEST bus parked at Anik Bus Depot. The Mumbai Fire Brigade declared the blaze a Level-1 fire after receiving the call. Local police and BEST traffic officials quickly responded to the situation. Fortunately, there were no reported inj...
On Monday, a video went viral on social media, in which we can see that a set caught fire in Mumbai's Film City. Soon, there were speculations that the set was of Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, which stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash. The Free Press Journal contacted the film...
Pune: A 24-year-old man was allegedly killed by his friend following a dispute over money at Gokulnagar on Katraj-Kondhwa Road on Sunday evening. The suspect, identified as Tushar Raju Walhekar, 29, has been detained by the Kondhwa Budruk-Yewalewadi police. According to the polic...
Pune: On the fifth day of the MPSC students’ protest at SM Joshi Bridge in Pune, the agitation led by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar continued amid growing political support and increased police deployment. The protest is demanding, among other things, the resignation of MPSC Chairman ...
Kalyan, October 5, 2026: A complaint by a woman pointsman alleging six months of harassment by a deputy station master triggered a confrontation at Kalyan railway station, with members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Railway Kamgar Sena allegedly assaulting the railway of...
Mumbai, October 5, 2026: The Gamdevi Police have busted an organised gang allegedly involved in mobile phone thefts and arrested seven persons, recovering 42 stolen mobile phones of different brands worth around Rs 16 lakh. Case Registered At Gamdevi According to the police, a ca...
Pune: Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane on Monday appeared to hint at a possible political rapprochement with NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar, saying he could become his future Cabinet colleague. Rane made the remarks while speaking to reporters during the ongoing Mahara...
Navi mumbai: Residents across several parts of Navi Mumbai and the CIDCO areas will have to make arrangements for water as supply will remain shut for 16 hours from Tuesday morning to early Wednesday due to maintenance work on the Morbe water supply network. पाणीपुरवठा बंद राहणार...
Mumbai: India’s capital goods and defence companies are expected to report growth in the September quarter, supported by strong order books and improving demand, according to Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL). However, high commodity prices and the continuing West Asia cri...
A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant agreed to list a plea seeking directions to the Delhi Police to permit peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. A plea was filed before the apex court alleging that the Delhi Police was not allow...
Pimpri-Chinchwad: Panic spread in Bhimashankar Colony in Pimple Gurav on Sunday afternoon after a loud bang from a house was initially suspected to be a gas cylinder explosion. However, police said the LPG cylinder did not explode and that the incident was caused when a regulator...
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Saturday accorded a final salute to ‘Leo’, a sniffer dog of the Crime Branch’s dog squad who played a crucial role in cracking several complex cases by tracking down accused and missing persons. Leo, who had been suffering from an illness, died during tre...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress on Monday alleged that Mumbai Police detained several tribal students from Nashik who had travelled to the city to protest over scholarships, poor facilities in tribal schools and hostels and other pending demands. The students had reached Mumbai ...
Mumbai: A blue police cap sitting on a car dashboard gave away a Bandra mechanic who was pretending to be a police officer. He was arrested on Saturday by the Bandra police. Also Watch: The Bandra police said that two constables, Nikhilesh Sable and Sangve, were patrolling Dr. V....
Mumbai: A 25-year-old cook, Santosh Gaud, was arrested by Khar police after allegedly stealing ₹7.5 lakh from his employer's Mumbai flat and using part of the money to book return flights to Uttar Pradesh. Police said he distributed the remaining cash across Uttar Pradesh and Jha...
A series of breakdowns of buses run by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking and two overturned vehicles slowed down traffic at several places in Mumbai on Monday morning Traffic was subsequently restored to normal at all the locations, the Mumbai Traffic Pol...
In a bid for change, Adivasi students traveling from Nashik sought the green light to hold a protest at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. While the Maharashtra Congress provided shelter at their Dadar office, police interference ensued, detaining some students unlawfully. The incident prompte...
The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian Captain Smit Machchhar inside the cockpit of a Flydubai flight allegedly planned a 9/11 style attack by crashing the passenger aircraft into a building in Tel Aviv, according to reports. The co-pilot, identified as Hammam al-Hammami,...
BHOPAL/GWALIOR (Madhya Pradesh): An international human trafficking network involving the illegal entry of four Myanmar girls into India for marriage has been unearthed by the Gwalior Government Railway Police (GRP), which detained two Myanmar nationals suspected of bringing the ...
The arrest followed an altercation in which the accused, Fahad Farid Khan, allegedly confronted and misbehaved with traffic personnel who had arrived to tow the suspicious vehicle parked outside the White House building on Dr V Raghunath Marg...
Uddhav Thackeray accused the BJP of using the Election Commission to pursue political vendettas, while Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat called for unity....
Mumbai: The Mumbai Airport Customs officials have busted a syndicate allegedly involved in smuggling drugs and have arrested a 35-year-old man who acted as a carrier. The drugs, sourced from Kuala Lumpur, were concealed in 12 packets kept in his baggage by the passenger, official...
