Mumbai: Conman held for duping ATM users by posing as helpful passerby
According to investigators, Ansari has over 10 criminal cases registered against him across Mumbai, the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar region, and other nearby cities
25 January,2026 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanDhurandhar actor Nadeem Khan held for raping house help for 10 years
The complainant alleged the actor, Nadeem Khan, coaxed her into physical relations with the promise of marriage, but backed out
25 January,2026 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanThree arrested for cloth shop burglary in Dadar; cash worth Rs 97,000 recovered
According to the FIR, the burglary took place between 7.30 pm on January 12 and 9 am on January 13 at Vivekanand Mansion on BJ Devrukhkar Road in Dadar East. Based on police inputs, crime detection officers traced the suspects to the Kashimira area in Mira Road near Mumbai
24 January,2026 09:43 PM IST | Mumbai32-year-old held with Rs 2.19-crore narcotics on Golden Temple Express
The accused is a resident of Mizoram. He was detained from the AC coach of the train when it arrived at Borivali station in Mumbai around 11 pm on Thursday. The arrest followed specific intelligence shared by NCB officers
24 January,2026 08:43 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan33-year-old arrested for stealing valuables worth Rs 70,000 from Matunga home
According to the police, the burglary took place between 4.30 pm on January 6 and 7 am on January 7 at a residential house in the Matunga area. The accused allegedly broke open the wooden latches of the locked doors, gained entry into the house and decamped with the valuables
24 January,2026 07:51 PM IST | MumbaiMumbai ANC detains 44-year-old alleged drug trafficker in 13 cases
The Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell has detained a 44-year-old alleged drug trafficker with 13 criminal cases under the PIT-NDPS Act. The accused, a repeat offender booked under NDPS and IPC provisions, has been lodged at Amravati Central Jail following approval from the state home department
24 January,2026 03:40 PM IST | MumbaiMumbai Police get custody of gangster Ravi Pujari after Senegal clearance
Legal clearance from Senegal allows cops to act in extortion case linked to stalled B’wood film; Although Pujari was extradited to India from Senegal in 2021, the extradition was initially restricted to specific cases (in Karnataka), and only 10 cases in Mumbai
24 January,2026 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Anish PatilMumbai: Lured into stock market trap, 35-year-old loses Rs 11 lakh
Fraudster identifies himself as a ‘foreign expert’ on stock market trade, adds victim to a WhatsApp group ‘F40 Stock Market Strategy Exchange Group’
24 January,2026 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerMumbai: Torn autorickshaw poster leads police to chain snatchers in Borivali
How cops caught a thief via a torn poster on his borrowed rickshaw
24 January,2026 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanPhone snatching on local train leaves Mumbai salesman without a leg
Man, who was thrown off train and lost his leg post scuffle with cell phone thief on a train, tells mid-day he is glad attacker is held, but wants him to pay bigger price via court verdict
24 January,2026 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Madhulika Ram KavatturFake railway vigilance officer held while demanding Rs 20,000 bribe in Kalyan
According to Central Railway officials, the railway employee approached the Vigilance Department after suspecting fraudulent activity. Based on the complaint, the vigilance team planned a trap and monitored the suspect’s movements
23 January,2026 07:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. AklekarWadala woman assaulted after cancelling Urban Company massage
46-year-old Wadala woman gets her face punched and scratched, hair pulled, and verbally abused; assailant, who doesn’t spare resident’s teen son, is removed from platform
23 January,2026 01:48 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerMumbai Police get gangster Ravi Pujari's custody in Remo D'Souza extortion case
The crime branch's anti-extortion cell (AEC) took Pujari's custody from the Bengaluru prison and produced him in a court in Mumbai on Thursday
23 January,2026 12:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMalad police arrests serial robber, Rs 35 lakh worth of loot seized
Malad Police have apprehended a repeat offender involved in a string of thefts across western Mumbai—specifically in Malad, Borivali, Kandivali, and Dindoshi. The suspect, known for his elaborate disguises and use of masks and gloves mainly targeted housing societies located near special transport vehicles. Further investigation showed that the stolen funds were used to buy farmland in his hometown, secure property in Mumbai, and accumulate a sizeable bank balance. Police have now seized assets worth nearly Rs 35 lakh believed to be acquired through his illegal activities.