A man was killed after a speeding dumper collided with multiple vehicles and a two-wheeler in Navi Mumbai on Sunday evening, police said. The incident occurred in the Juinagar area on the Sion highway, resulting in a massive traffic jam, an officer reported. The dumper driver abandoned the vehicle on the busy carriageway and fled the scene after it hit three to four other vehicles and a bike, news agency PTI reported. The Nerul Police reached the location, cleared the accident-affected vehicles, and alleviated the congestion, the officer added. The police are actively searching for the dumper driver, he said. Four killed, two missing after vehicle falls into river in Kashmir Four individuals were killed after a vehicle carrying six people skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Two people, including the driver, are still missing, and a rescue operation is ongoing, they added. The accident occurred at Sanyas in the Paddar area, where the vehicle, a Camper, skidded off the road and rolled 300 feet into the Machail river, a police officer stated. Police launched a rescue mission and recovered the bodies of four individuals, he said. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed their sorrow over the loss of life in the tragic accident, PTI reported. Abdullah said his office was in constant communication with the district administration, which is making every effort to trace the two individuals still missing. Udhampur Member of Parliament (MP) and Union Minister Jitendra Singh also expressed condolences over the loss of life in the incident. "I am saddened to learn that four passengers have been found dead at the scene. Two others, including the driver, are still missing. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families," he said in a post on X. The minister mentioned that he had contacted Kishtwar's Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Shavan immediately after receiving the news of the accident. "Rescue teams are actively working, and I am receiving regular updates," he added. Lieutenant Governor Sinha also expressed his sorrow, saying, "I am deeply pained by the tragic loss of lives in Kishtwar. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones in this difficult time." Chief Minister Abdullah also conveyed his profound grief, referring to the incident as an immense loss of precious lives, and offered heartfelt condolences to the affected families. (With PTI inputs)
05 January,2025 10:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA man was killed after a speeding dumper collided with multiple vehicles and a two-wheeler in Navi Mumbai on Sunday evening, police said. The incident occurred in the Juinagar area on the Sion highway, resulting in a massive traffic jam, an officer reported. The dumper driver abandoned the vehicle on the busy carriageway and fled the scene after it hit three to four other vehicles and a bike, news agency PTI reported. The Nerul Police reached the location, cleared the accident-affected vehicles, and alleviated the congestion, the officer added. The police are actively searching for the dumper driver, he said. Four killed, two missing after vehicle falls into river in Kashmir Four individuals were killed after a vehicle carrying six people skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Two people, including the driver, are still missing, and a rescue operation is ongoing, they added. The accident occurred at Sanyas in the Paddar area, where the vehicle, a Camper, skidded off the road and rolled 300 feet into the Machail river, a police officer stated. Police launched a rescue mission and recovered the bodies of four individuals, he said. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed their sorrow over the loss of life in the tragic accident, PTI reported. Abdullah said his office was in constant communication with the district administration, which is making every effort to trace the two individuals still missing. Udhampur Member of Parliament (MP) and Union Minister Jitendra Singh also expressed condolences over the loss of life in the incident. "I am saddened to learn that four passengers have been found dead at the scene. Two others, including the driver, are still missing. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families," he said in a post on X. The minister mentioned that he had contacted Kishtwar's Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Shavan immediately after receiving the news of the accident. "Rescue teams are actively working, and I am receiving regular updates," he added. Lieutenant Governor Sinha also expressed his sorrow, saying, "I am deeply pained by the tragic loss of lives in Kishtwar. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones in this difficult time." Chief Minister Abdullah also conveyed his profound grief, referring to the incident as an immense loss of precious lives, and offered heartfelt condolences to the affected families. (With PTI inputs)
05 January,2025 10:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn a major crackdown, the Ghatkopar police arrested 13 Bangladeshi nationals on Saturday. According to the police, the accused were allegedly living illegally in the Achole area of Nalasopara. Last month, the police received a tip-off about a man named Ahmed Mia Sheikh, who was subsequently arrested. During his interrogation, it was revealed that 13 others were living in disguise as Indian nationals. The arrested individuals include Taibur Azgar Sheikh, Alam Azgar Sheikh, Mijanu Salam Sheikh, Abdul Siraj Sheikh, Murad Mijanur Sheikh, Ratna Taibur Sheikh, Amina Murad Sheikh, Sabina Abdulla Sheikh, Kohinoor Mijanur Sheikh, and four minors. Investigators confirmed that the suspects had illegally crossed the Indian border, entering the country through West Bengal. “We are likely to gather more information about other Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally from these suspects,” said Avinash Kaldate, Senior Police Inspector at Ghatkopar Police Station. Ulhasnagar Crime Branch Arrests Bangladeshi couple On the same day, the Ulhasnagar Crime Branch arrested a Bangladeshi couple, Meena Mujid Khan (30) and Mahmood Khan Asad Khan (27), both residents of Dhaka’s Bankra Bazar. The couple had been living in the New Sai Baba Colony area of Ashelageon for the past 10 years. Meena worked as a waiter in a hotel, while Mahmood sold goods on the street. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of Bangladeshi nationals in the area, a police team led by Senior Police Inspector Ashok Koli laid a trap and arrested the couple around 3 pm. This latest operation brings the total number of Bangladeshi nationals arrested in the area to 10. The investigation remains ongoing.
05 January,2025 02:50 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerThe Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made a significant seizure at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, confiscating 74,000 capsules of illicitly diverted pharmaceutical drugs and 2.44 lakh counterfeit cigarettes. The haul was discovered at the air cargo terminal, following a tip-off regarding an international syndicate involved in illicit pharmaceutical drug trafficking from India to overseas destinations. According to an official statement from the NCB, the agency’s Mumbai zonal unit initiated the operation after receiving intelligence about a network operating to procure pharmaceutical drugs from India and divert them for sale to offshore buyers. Surveillance was conducted over a period of time, which eventually led investigators to two containers that belonged to logistics companies. The movement of these containers was stopped at the airport’s air cargo terminal for further inspection. The NCB team, which was involved in the operation on Friday and Saturday, managed to seize approximately 29.6 kilograms of diverted pharmaceutical drugs, as well as the counterfeit cigarettes. The pharmaceutical drugs, mostly in capsule form, are valued at around Rs 75 lakh. The illicit goods, which were concealed among food items, were reportedly destined for London. The NCB has identified two courier and logistics companies as part of the ongoing investigation, which aims to uncover more details regarding the syndicate behind the diversion of pharmaceutical products and the sale of counterfeit goods. NCB disposes of 5,489 kg of drugs seized during multiple raids in Maharashtra The Mumbai Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has disposed of about 5,500 kg of illicit drugs seized in various cases wherein numerous offenders, including several foreign nationals, were arrested. A High-Level Drug Disposal Committee (HLDDC) was constituted by the guidelines prescribed by the Supreme Court which comprised Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Maneesh Kumar, Deputy Director General (DG) of NCB Amit Ghawate, and Additional Commissioner of Police (Anti-Narcotics Cell-Mumbai) Rajendra Shirtode. This committee reviewed the cases and only the fit cases were selected for the pre-trial disposal. Accordingly, all the legal terms were complied with, after which the seized drugs were disposed of through incineration on Thursday and Friday at Mumbai Waste Management Ltd, Taloja, Maharashtra. Among the drugs destroyed by NCB, about 10 kg consisted of cocaine. The drug was primarily sourced from Latin America and illegally trafficked into India through concealment by mules who travelled to the country via multiple layovers at various halts to evade detection. Besides this, more than 52,130 bottles containing about 5,479 kg of illegally procured codeine-based cough syrups (CBCS) were also disposed of. These CBCS bottles were seized in multiple cases wherein the syndicates operated primarily from Thane and Dharavi. According to NCB, they procured the contraband through distant suppliers, often using fake documents. The illicitly diverted drugs were transported using roadways, trains and even logistic cargo consignments. Numerous persons, including kingpins, financers, carriers and associates have been arrested during the raids by NCB, including some few who had been previously registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. “NCB has been robustly engaged towards ensuring a drug-free society in the directive of which it has clamped down the inter-state as well as international drug syndicates by curbing the drug trafficking, bursting the financial linkages,” a statement by the law-enforcement agency said. (With inputs from PTI)
05 January,2025 01:24 PM IST | MumbaiPolice investigating a fatal shooting at a busy shopping centre at Mira Road on Friday suspect that the crime was carried out by a contract killer. It has now emerged that the killer may have planned to kill a second person, but his desi pistol malfunctioned when he aimed at the second target. mid-day spoke to the survivor, who is now the prime witness in the case. The victim was identified as Mohammed Tabrez Ansari, alias Shams Tabrez Ansari alias Sonu. The 38-year-old operated an watch shop called Msta Center at Shanti Shopping Center opposite Mira Road Station. Around 10 pm on Friday, the killer shot Sonu in the head. According to police sources, the prime suspect is one Yusuf Ansari, an estranged acquaintance of the victim. He allegedly hired a contract killer to execute the crime. Prime witness Issa Shaikh told mid-day: “I heard a blast and saw Sonu collapsing to the ground. I saw a man wearing a mask standing in front of me, holding a pistol. He aimed the pistol at me and pulled the trigger. But the magazine ejected, preventing it from firing. I panicked and screamed, ‘Catch him! Catch him!’ The accused fled the scene.” Shaikh said Sonu had provided financial assistance to Ansari in the past. But their equation soured when Sonu started supporting Ansari’s rivals, including Shaikh. A day before the murder, Sonu also filed a complaint about Ansari issuing death threats to Shaikh. This may have prompted the crime, said police.
05 January,2025 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanMumbai Customs on Saturday said that it has seized marijuana worth over Rs 4 crore at the airport and two people were held in connection with the matter. According to the officials, on the night duty of 03-04 January, 2025, the officers at Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai, Zone-III, made a seizure of marijuana, weighing 4.417 kg, having an illicit market value of approx Rs 4.417 crores. They said that on the basis of profiling, Mumbai Customs officials at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI) intercepted one passenger arriving from Bangkok and recovered 4.417 kg of suspected hydroponic weed (marijuana). In the follow up action of this operation, the receiver of the the narcotics was also intercepted. The narcotic substances was concealed in vacuum sealed plastic packets which were placed within a trolley bag carried by the passenger. Another suspect was also held by the officials. Both the individuals were arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, the officials said.
04 January,2025 10:35 PM IST | Mumbai | Prasun ChoudhariThe Regional Transport Office (RTO) has suspended the licences of two drivers for three months and seized their cars after an accident on the Mumbai Coastal Road, an official said on Saturday, reported the PTI. One of the cars hit the sidewall of a tunnel on the northbound lane of the road between Marine Drive and Haji Ali during the race on Friday and its driver abandoned the vehicle and fled, causing a traffic jam, he said. The two drivers were allegedly racing when the accident took place on the Mumbai Coastal Road, the official said, according to the PTI. According to the Malabar Hill police official, they were informed about a vehicle blocking traffic inside the tunnel. The car was damaged and had no occupants. CCTV footage showed that the driver of the vehicle was allegedly racing with another car when it met with the accident, he said. The official said they tracked down the duo, later identified as Jay Someshwar Narang Hublikar (19) and Mansoor Tofafarosh (22), and brought them to the police station. The car abandoned inside the tunnel was being driven by Hublikar, he said, as per the PTI. While police service notices to the two and allowed them to go after booking them for rash driving, the RTO impounded the vehicles and suspended the licences of Hublikar and Tofafarosh for three months, the official said. RTOs in Maharashtra to get radar-equipped interceptor vehicles to boost e-challan system Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Department (MMVD) will procure interceptor vehicles equipped with radar systems capable of detecting multiple traffic violations simultaneously, news agency PTI reported. The deployment of such radar-mounted interceptor vehicles, the first in any state in the country, is expected to significantly increase the number of e-challans issued by flying squads of Regional Transport Offices (RTO), in turn improving enforcement efficiency, said officials. The radar-based system will be installed on 96 interceptor vehicles, the majority of which arrived about a month ago and are awaiting fitment, and will then be handed over to RTO flying squads in Maharashtra, the officials said. According to PTI, 69 Mahindra-made interceptor vehicles have been delivered and are awaiting installation of the new system, while the procurement of 27 more is in process. The procurement comes after MMVD introduced 187 AI-powered laser speed gun-mounted interceptor vehicles earlier this year using road safety fund. (with PTI inputs)
04 January,2025 09:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA nonagenarian allegedly ended her life in Maharashtra's Thane, the officials said on Saturday, reported the PTI. The 96-year-old woman died by suicide in her home in Thane district, an official said. The woman, a resident of Bhuvapada in the Ambernath area was in poor health. Her death came to light when her 54-year-old son, who was out for some work, reached back home, the official said, according to the PTI. In an another incident in Thane, a 35-year-old man from Badlapur in Thane district allegedly committed suicide, the police said on Saturday. The man used to work as a watchman in a building, an official said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead, an official said. Police have registered a case of accidental death and investigating, according to the PTI. Elderly woman, son found dead; house filled with LPG when bodies recoveredMeanwhile, a 70-year-old woman and her son were found dead inside their flat at Kamothe in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Wednesday and their residence was filled with LPG when their bodies were recovered, an official said on Wednesday, reported the PTI. The deceased were identified as Geeta Bhushan Jaggi and her son Jitendra (45), he said. Around 4 pm, the relatives of the victims came to meet them. The main door of the house was shut from inside and despite knocking it repeatedly, there was no response, the official of Navi Mumbai police said. "Thereafter, the police were alerted, who along with the fire brigade personnel, reached the spot and broke open the door. They found that the knob of the pipe that supplied LPG at their home was kept on, due to which the gas filled the entire flat. The firemen closed the knob and later found the victims lying motionless," he said, as per the PTI. There were injury marks on the man's body, police sources said. According to them, the deceased man had got separated from his wife 15 years ago and she resided nearby. The bodies were then sent for postmortem at a local government-run hospital, but a case is yet to be registered in this connection, the news agency reported. (with PTI inputs)
04 January,2025 06:14 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentA team of Mumbai Police officials, investigating a case of phone snatching raided a man's house and recovered as many as 120 mobile phones which are suspected to be either snatched or stolen, a police official said on Saturday. According to the police, on December 31, 2024, at around 2:50 pm, a victim visited at the Andheri Police Station in western suburbs of the city and reported that while he was walking near Agarkar Chowk on Sahar Road in Andheri East and talking on his mobile, two unidentified men on motorcycle forcibly snatched his phone and fled from the spot. Following the victim’s complaint, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered and a team of police officials began to investigate the matter. "The officials scanned through several CCTV footage on the route and began to gather clues on the snatching incident. Through official sources and technical investigation two suspects were identified and their location was traced leading to their arrest," said an official. The accused were identified as Prasad Sitaram Gurav, 31, and Vikesh Omprakash Upadhyay, 27. The duo were apprehended in the Malapadongri area of Andheri East, he said, adding that during their interrogations, a name of an another suspect cropped up who was allegedly involved in the crime. During questioning, the accused revealed that they had sold the stolen mobiles to a man named Ravi Waghela, the official said. The police then traced Ravi Waghela, 34 to Annawadi near Gundavli Metro Station in Andheri East and his house was raided by a team of investigators and found that he was in possession of 120 stolen mobile phones, valued at Rs 9,18,300, the official said. Further investigation has revealed that the arrested individuals are also connected to other criminal activities which are currently being investigated. "One such case was registered at Jogeshwari Police Station," an official said, adding that it was under investigation. He said that the successful operation was carried out under the guidance of Senior Mumbai Police Officials and the entire operation was closely monitored by Senior Police Inspector Ramesh Bhame and led by Police Inspector Vinod Patil. The investigation team, consisting of Police Sub-Inspector Kishor Parkale, Police Head Constables Pednekar, Survyavanshi, Shinde, Jadhav, Londhe, Kapase, Mhatre, and more, worked on the case to bust the racket.
04 January,2025 04:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif RizviA "doctor" picked up from Maharashtra's Nanded district proved to be a crucial link leading police to two accused in Pune who were wanted in the Beed sarpanch murder case, an official said on Saturday, PTI reported. As per PTI, the Beed Police team arrested Sudarshan Chandrabhan Ghule (26) and Sudhir Sangle (23) from Pune, four weeks following Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh abduction and murder. The exact motive behind the crime is still being investigated, PTI reported. "Police monitored movements of Dr Sambhaji Vaybhase after his alleged links with Sudarshan Ghule surfaced during the investigation," PTI sources in Beed Police said. Vaybhase was picked up from Nanded for questioning which led the Beed police to the both accused Ghule and Sangle, a police official said on the condition of anonymity. Following interrogation, Vaybhase was turned over to the CID, which is looking into the murder case, he said, declining to provide further details. Police suspect that Vaybhase helped Ghule flee after the murder. "We cannot reveal since when we were monitoring Vaybhase," the police official added. Till now, six of the seven individuals have been arrested in the murder case. Deshmukh was kidnapped, tortured and murdered on December 9 prima facie for attempting to stop an extortion bid on an energy firm operating a windmill project in Beed district, PTI reported. Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde's close aide Walmik Karad has been arrested in the extortion case linked to the murder. Beed sarpanch murder: All-party march held in Parbhani demanding arrest of all accused An all-party march demanding a deeper investigation into the Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case was organised in Maharashtra's Parbhani city on Saturday, PTI reported. The morcha started from the Nutan College ground and will culminate at the Shivaji Maharaj's statue. Deshmuskh, the sarpanch of Beed district's Massajog village, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered on December 9 prima facie for attempting to stop an extortion bid on an energy firm operating a windmill project in the area, PTI reported. The opposition has demanded the resignation of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde after his close aide Walmik Karad was arrested in the extortion case in connection to Deshmukh's murder, PTI reported. As per PTI, Public representatives from the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and ruling Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange, along with family members of the deceased Santosh Deshmukh joined the march. Earlier, Parbhani witnessed violence after a glass-encased replica of the Constitution was vandalised. The death of the Dalit man, Somnath Suryavanshi, arrested in relation to the violence in judicial custody triggered fresh protest, PTI reported. (With PTI inputs)
04 January,2025 04:11 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondentA couple arrested in connection with the Kalyan rape-murder case of a girl in Thane district in Maharashtra was on Saturday remanded in judicial custody till January 18, reported the PTI. Vishal Gawli allegedly abducted the girl with the help of his wife Sakshi Gawli from Chakki Naka area of Kalyan on December 23 when she was playing outside her house. He allegedly raped and killed her. The couple then took the body in an autorickshaw to Bapgaon on Kalyan-Padgha road and dumped it there, as per police. The body of the girl was spotted by passersby near the wall of a graveyard in Bapgaon village. The body was identified by the girl's parents, who had lodged a missing person complaint at Kolsewadi police station in Kalyan. The couple's extended two-day police remand ended on Saturday, after which they were produced in the court of District and Additional Sessions Judge VA Patravale in Kalyan. While police sought further remand of three days, the court rejected the request, Vishal Gawli's lawyer Sanjay Dhanke said, according to the PTI. During the hearing on Saturday, the victim's lawyers Neeraj Kumar and Sanjay Mishra urged the court to extend Vishal Gawli and Sakshi Gawli's police remand for further probe, but Judge Patravale rejected the plea and remanded the two in 14-day judicial custody, as per the PTI. The duo were sent in judicial custody till January 18. The victim's lawyer Neeraj Kumar said police have managed to trace Vishal Gawli's mobile phone, which the accused had sold to a lodge owner in Shegaon in Buldhana district in Maharashtra for Rs 5000. The accused had told police he had disposed of the phone at Kasara Ghat, Kumar added. Police officials said the lodge owner has been contacted to ensure the phone is handed over for probe purposes, adding that a motorcycle linked to the crime has also been impounded. Speaking to reporters later, Vishal Gawli's lawyer Dhanke claimed the accused's family was getting threats from self-proclaimed vigilantes. He sought police protection for the kin of the couple, the news agency reported on Saturday. (with PTI inputs)
04 January,2025 03:17 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
