44-year-old man held with counterfeit currency in Bhiwandi

44-year-old man held with counterfeit currency in Bhiwandi

A 44-year-old man has been arrested with counterfeit currency with a face value of Rs 54,000 in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said. The accused, Sahid Akthar Abdul Hanif Ansari, a resident of Malegaon in Nashik district, was apprehended during a...
Police direct Navi Mumbai schools to conduct third-party audit of premises

Police direct Navi Mumbai schools to conduct third-party audit of premises

An official on Monday said that the Navi Mumbai police have directed educational institutions to conduct a third-party audit of their premises to ensure the safety and security of students, reported news agency PTI. Officials of Zone-I of the Navi...
Teenager beaten with sticks near temple in Varanasi

Teenager beaten with sticks near temple in Varanasi

Representational Image A 16-year-old Muslim boy was brutally beaten by locals in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on April 28 near a temple, after a woman alleged he accidentally touched her. Speaking to local reporters, Rehan said he was walking at the...
Thane talathi booked for demanding Rs 50,000 bribe in land transfer case

Thane talathi booked for demanding Rs 50,000 bribe in land transfer case

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said that a case has been registered against a Thane talathi for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a man to process the transfer of land records in Maharashtra`s Thane district, reported...
How Navi Mumbai solved its African drug cartel problem

How Navi Mumbai solved its African drug cartel problem

Navi Mumbai, once known as a hub for Africans of different nationalities allegedly running drug cartels from areas such as Kharghar and Ulwe, has seen a dramatic change over the past two years. A massive crackdown by the Navi Mumbai...
Mumbai: House help arrested for theft at actress’ home

Mumbai: House help arrested for theft at actress’ home

The Amboli police have arrested the house help of model and actress Nehaa Malik in a theft case on Monday based on a complaint filed by the actress’s mother, who accused her of stealing jewellery worth Rs 34.49 lakh. The...
Car jumps divider, collides with other vehicles on Mumbai’s WEH; five injured

Car jumps divider, collides with other vehicles on Mumbai’s WEH; five injured

The Andheri Police in Mumbai have registered a first information report (FIR) against the driver of a car that collided with five other vehicles on the opposite side of the road on the Western Express Highway (WEH) on Monday. According...
9 BJP workers booked for assaulting, abusing vegetable vendors in Mumbai

9 BJP workers booked for assaulting, abusing vegetable vendors in Mumbai

Representational Image Nine Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers have been booked by the Mumbai police for assaulting and abusing Muslim vendors in a Dadar vegetable market area. The incident occurred on April 26. Led by BJP leader Akshata Tendulkar, the...
Drugs worth Rs 8.15 crore seized from cement godown; two held

Drugs worth Rs 8.15 crore seized from cement godown; two held

Mumbai Police have seized mephedrone worth Rs 8.15 crore from a cement godown in the city and arrested two persons in connection with the matter, an official said on Monday, reported the PTI. According to the police it arrested the...
Mumbai: Three family members acquitted in Thane suicide abetment case

Mumbai: Three family members acquitted in Thane suicide abetment case

A sessions court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has acquitted three members of a family who had been accused of abetting the suicide of a man allegedly over a property dispute, according to PTI. Additional Sessions Judge Amit M Shete pronounced...
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