Ashwini Bidre murder case: Nine years later, API’s killer gets life term
Award-winning inspector, Abhay Kurundkar, sentenced for 2016 murder of Bidre who he was in a relationship with; the court held that Kurundkar, with whom Bidre had been in a personal relationship, killed her and disposed of her body with the help of his ‘associates’, who are co-accused in the case
22 April,2025 01:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Thane court acquits six booked under MCOCA in 2017 robbery case
The accused were booked under the MCOCA and the Indian Penal Code for stealing cigarettes worth Rs 91 lakh from a godown in Navi Mumbai
22 April,2025 01:12 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentTwo women booked for duping businessman of Rs 77 lakh in Navi Mumbai
The police on Sunday registered a case against the duo from Uran under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code, an official from the Nhava Sheva police station said
22 April,2025 12:49 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentTwo men from Gujarat held by Mumbai Police with charas worth Rs 10 cr
Raheem Majid Sheikh (30) and Shantilal Tandel (32), residents of Valsad in the neighbouring state, were held on Saturday, the Chunabhatti police station official said
22 April,2025 12:38 PM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaDisgruntled security guard booked for hoax death threat against Tiger Shroff
A senior Mumbai Police officer told Mid-Day that the accused called the Mumbai Police Control Room on Monday and alleged that two senior employees of a private security agency were plotting to kill Tiger Shroff for a contract of Rs 2 lakh
22 April,2025 12:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaThane: Mother-son duo booked in rape, assault case in Kalwa
Based on a complaint, the Kalwa police on Sunday registered a first information report under sections 69 (sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, an official said
22 April,2025 11:13 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentBaba Siddique's son Zeeshan receives email threat; probe underway
Confirming the development, Mumbai Police said, "A threat email has been received by ex-MLA Shri Zeeshan Baba Siddique. Bandra Police Station is in the process of registering FIR"
21 April,2025 10:53 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan KhanFour held for killing man near Digha railway station in Thane
The accused used deadly weapons, wooden sticks, and bamboo poles to attack the victims leading to his death, an official said
21 April,2025 09:15 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentMan held for sexually assaulting four-year-old girl in Borivali
The accused allegedly threatened the girl with dire consequences after committing the crime, an official said
21 April,2025 06:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThane Police books 12 for power theft
The officials of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) conducted inspections in Kongaon area of Bhiwandi on Saturday and found several consumers had tampered with the power supply lines
21 April,2025 05:44 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentUnidentified assailants open fire outside businessman’s house in Ambernath
Police have initiated an investigation into the incident and are trying to find the motive behind the shootout
21 April,2025 04:13 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva AgasheBody of newborn baby found near garbage in Thane
Some locals spotted the body near the garbage pile at Barodi village in the Bhiwandi area at around 9 am on Sunday, an official from Narpoli police station said
21 April,2025 02:18 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentPanvel Court sentences former inspector to life imprisonment
Two of his associates, Kundan Bhandari and Mahesh Phalnikar, were sentenced to seven years in prison each for destroying evidence related to the case
21 April,2025 01:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerBhayandar: Shocking knife attack on Police constable, two arrested
A routine police response turned violent in Bhayandar on Friday evening when constable Kashinath Bhanuse was brutally attacked with a knife. Bhanuse, who was in plain clothes, had rushed to Babu Bhai Mistry Chawl in Shiv Sena Galli after reports of a heated dispute. But instead of diffusing the situation, he became a victim himself—stabbed by two men, identified as Babu Nepali and Dilip Bhimbahadur. Senior Police Inspector Jitendra Kamble acted swiftly, ensuring the accused were arrested immediately.