New breed of drug runners in Mumbai, hunt on for the kingpin in Bihar

The Zone-11 police have seized drugs, including MD, heroin, and cocaine, worth about Rs 3.32 crore, with the arrest of four peddlers and distributors from Malwani and MHB Colony. Two of them are first-time offenders, and one is a 23-year-old pregnant woman who had been dealing drugs in small quantities but was never caught before.

Ahead of monsoon, only 50 per cent of proposed road repair work in Mumbai has begun

As per a proposal approved by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of nearly Rs 2,300 crore for road repairs in January, work was to start on 608 roads (Rs 1,651 crore from the total amount) before the monsoon. But as per data from the road department, work has begun on only 308 of those roads.

Caught in red-tape, Naigaon road overbridge finally opens to public

The much-awaited Naigaon road overbridge (ROB), a crucial connector between the east and the west, has finally been opened to the public. A former village sarpanch, in the presence of a local MLA, inaugurated it on April 27. The MMRDA completed the 1.3-km bridge on April 1, but its opening was stuck as the government couldn’t decide on a minister to cut the ribbon.

Out on parole, dreaded murder convict parties with 3 constables of Nagpur Central Jail

Among the criminals released due to the pandemic is Azam Aslam Butt, the murder convict, who was serving time at Nagpur Central Jail. Three constables of the same prison were photographed partying with Butt and others when they visited Mumbai and stayed at Golden Residency in 2021. The prison head office in Pune has begun an inquiry against the trio.

Mumbai: Vigilance dept of WR busts fake loan racket by rail workers

A tip-off to the Vigilance Department of Western Railway has unearthed a major racket by hundreds of rail employees, who forged documents to take out marriage loans from JCCS Bank. The accused staffers took out loans, offered at a low interest rate by the bank for Western Railway employees, and either invested it for higher returns or used the money for other purposes. While some fudged the age of their minor sons for the loan, others created fake Aadhaar cards of non-existent children.