Weekly Mumbai crime wrap: Yoga teacher held for sodomising student, Worli resident loses money in online fraud

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Updated On: 2022-06-18 04:30 PM IST

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Mumbai: Yoga teacher held for sodomising 12-year-old student

A 37-year-old yoga teacher has been arrested by the Santacruz police for sodomising a 12-year-old student, on Friday. The teacher was arrested after the child revealed the incident to his parents, who filed a complaint. “The accused was produced in court and remanded in police custody till June 16,” said Balasaheb Tambe, senior PI Santacruz police station.

Loan apps racket: Cops net five who tortured borrowers

Exactly 15 days after the state home minister called a meeting with top Maharashtra Cyber Cell officials along with mid-day reporters, taking cognisance of the loan app harassment reportage, the Cyber Cell has busted one module originating from Karnataka. Five accused who have been harassing borrowers by morphing their pictures and sharing the same with the victims’ contacts were arrested. The arrested accused includes a supervisor who was on the payroll of the loan app syndicate.

103-year-old woman, son, booked for chucking out daughter from Marine Drive home

In a bizarre series of events, the Marine Drive police booked a 103-year-old woman along with her 85-year-old son and 71-year-old daughter-in-law for denying entry to her 75-year-old ailing daughter. The victim, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease and diabetes, and her 55-year-old daughter were made to wait for four hours, even after police intervention.

‘Trainee doctors at Cooper hospital snatched my mom’s eyesight’

A patient's family has alleged that trainee doctors at Cooper hospital conducted the cataract surgery, which they botched up, causing loss of vision. The hospital authorities have refuted the allegation. Police have started a probe based on a complaint letter sent to the BMC chief.

Mumbai: Worli resident loses over Rs 22,000 in online fraud; FIR registered

Tweeting his grievance regarding a refund he had not received after ticket cancellation, proved costly for a 31-year-old. Soon after, he was approached by a person who sought details claiming to be from the company that he had done the booking with, and lost over Rs 22k after providing them. An FIR has been registered with Worli police station against an unknown person.

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