In the wake of Mumbai Police seeking extradition of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol Bishnoi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that these matters come under legal domain and so action will be taken under established procedures, reported the PTI. The proposal was sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs after the US authorities informed Mumbai Police about his presence in their country, a senior police official said in Mumbai on Saturday, according to the PTI. Anmol Bishnoi has been named as an accused in some high-profile crimes, including the Baba Siddique murder case and Salman Khan house firing case. "You spoke about Anmol Bishnoi. Investigation is underway. Probe is in progress. These matters come under legal domain. And, since these things come under legal domain, so under established procedures, action will be taken on this issue," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters in Delhi, as per the PTI. He was asked if the US has shared any details on the brother of Lawrence Bishnoi for extradition. Last month, the Mumbai crime branch moved the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court stating that it intends to "initiate the extradition procedure of fugitive criminal Anmol Bishnoi". It filed an affidavit "for further necessary action", which was allowed by the special court. The Mumbai police have sent the proposal for Anmol Bishnoi's extradition to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which will then be forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the police official said, the news agency reported on Saturday. Both Lawrence and Anmol Bishnoi, who hail from Fazilka in Punjab, have been named as wanted accused in the April 14 firing incident outside the Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area. Both Lawrence and Anmol Bishnoi have been named as wanted accused in the April 14 firing incident outside the Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area. Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal had carried out the firing. They, along with Sonukumar Bishnoi, Mohammed Rafiq Choudhary and Harpal Singh, were arrested and are currently in judicial custody. One accused Anujkumar Thapan committed suicide during his police custody. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Anmol Bishnoi. Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in a jail in Sabarmati in Gujarat. A lookout circular was issued in April against Anmol Bishnoi, who had claimed responsibility for the firing incident outside Salman Khan's residence. An FIR was also registered by the NIA against nine accused, including both the Bishnoi brothers, in August 2022 for being part of a conspiracy to "raise funds, recruit youth to carry out terrorist acts in the Union Territory of Delhi and other parts of the country" besides "targeted killings of prominent persons". (with PTI inputs)
02 November,2024 10:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Mumbai police have sent a proposal for extradition of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol Bishnoi, who has been named as an accused in some high-profile crimes, including the Baba Siddique murder case, an official said, reported PTI. The proposal was sent after the US authorities informed the Mumbai police about Anmol Bishnoi's presence in their country, the senior police official said on Saturday, reported PTI. Last month, the Mumbai police's crime branch moved the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here stating that it intends to "initiate the extradition procedure of fugitive criminal Anmol Bishnoi". It filed an affidavit "for further necessary action", which was allowed by the special court, reported PTI. The Mumbai police have sent the proposal for Anmol Bishnoi's extradition to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which will then be forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the police official said, reported PTI. Both Lawrence and Anmol Bishnoi have been named as wanted accused in the April 14 firing incident outside the Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area. Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal had carried out the firing. They, along with Sonukumar Bishnoi, Mohammed Rafiq Choudhary and Harpal Singh, were arrested and are currently in judicial custody, reported PTI. One accused Anujkumar Thapan committed suicide during his police custody. In the chargesheet filed in the case, police have shown Lawrence Bishnoi and Anmol Bishnoi as wanted accused in the case, reported PTI. NCP leader and former MLA Baba Siddique was shot dead by three gunmen near the office of his MLA-son Zeeshan Siddique on October 12. The police have so far arrested 15 persons in connection with the murder. The involvement of Bishnoi brothers, who hail from Fazilka in Punjab, is suspected in the case, reported PTI. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Anmol Bishnoi, reported PTI. Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in a jail in Sabarmati in Gujarat. A lookout circular was issued in April against Anmol Bishnoi, who had claimed responsibility for the firing incident outside Salman Khan's residence, reported PTI. An FIR was also registered by the NIA against nine accused, including both the Bishnoi brothers, in August 2022 for being part of a conspiracy to "raise funds, recruit youth to carry out terrorist acts in the Union Territory of Delhi and other parts of the country" besides "targeted killings of prominent persons". (With inputs from PTI)
02 November,2024 03:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAlmost three months after the incident came to light, there has been no breakthrough in the ‘lootera dulha’ case of Lonavla, wherein a Ludhiana-based family was drugged before being robbed of their mobile phones and cash in August. The forensic analysis report related to the sedated mango shake which was offered to victims has also not arrived in the last 75 days. The main accused Mohit Chaddha had created a fake profile on multiple matrimonial sites to trap divorcees looking to marry again. Chaddha claimed that he is financially sound and settled in Canada. The three fraudsters involved in the scam were Chaddha who posed as the groom, his alleged uncle Harjeet Singh, and their help Satish Rao. They gained the trust of a Ludhiana-based family who arrived at Mumbai airport on August 7. The family then travelled to Lonavala, where the fraudsters had booked a villa for six nights and deceived the victims during their stay. CCTV grab of accused fleeing in a rickshaw from the villa in Lonavla after drugging victims “He claimed to be running a franchise business in Canada and said he came to Maharashtra to hire candidates as his business was growing,” said the 41-year-old prospective bride, who is the complainant in the case registered with Lonavla city police. A total of nine people including the prospective bride, who runs a boutique in Ludhiana, had arrived to meet Chaddha. A few of them were also prospective candidates looking to work with Chaddha in Canada, but due to their mother tongue influence, they were hesitant to face phone call interviews. Chaddha’s driving license which was found to be fake Claiming that he would arrange smooth interview calls, Chaddha and his accomplices took everyone’s cell phones and later offered them a mango shake, which was allegedly spiked. “After having the mango shake, we all became unconscious. I regained consciousness after 18 hours,” said one of the victims, who runs an e-commerce business from her house in Ludhiana. The woman has been facing a lot of trouble as her bank account has been frozen following the FIR and complaint at the bank. “I have been facing a lot of difficulties after I was defrauded by Chaddha and his gang. Though the FIR has been registered there is no progress in the case. A police team had arrived in Punjab in search of the accused but the cops returned empty-handed,” she added. The driving licenses of Harjeet Singh, which may be fake According to the woman, the investigating officer had promised that her bank account would be unfrozen a week after the Ganpati festival. “My bank has been asking for the court order to unfreeze my account, but now the officers in Lonavla police do not even respond to my calls nor do they see my messages. It is not practically possible for me to travel all the way from Ludhiana to Lonavla to meet the investigating officer or other policemen privy to the investigation. There has been zero progress in the case in the last three months,” she added. “Initially, the cops said that the forensic report of the spiked drink would come in 15 days from the laboratory, and when I asked them about the report after two weeks, they told me that it takes around a month. Now, they are saying that it comes after three months… is this a joke? I am reeling under a tremendous financial crisis and the cops are doing nothing in the case,” she said, adding that despite it being the festive season, she couldn’t conduct any business due to her frozen bank account. The driving licenses of Satish Rao, which may be fake When contacted, the senior inspector of Lonavla city police, Suhas Jagtap said, “Our investigation is underway. One team had also gone to Punjab to search for Chaddha but we could not make any breakthrough in the case. He had created multiple profiles on different matrimonial sites but now these accounts have been deleted. We will crack the case soon.” 18Approx. hours victims were unconscious
02 November,2024 08:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaThe Antop Hill police on Friday arrested five people, including a woman, after a 22-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death following a confrontation between two groups over the bursting of firecrackers. According to the police, the incident took place on November 1 around 1.50 am when the deceased, identified as Vivek Gupta, and his friends were bursting crackers near Kokari Agar, Jay Maharashtra Nagar, in Antop Hill. “Gupta and his friends were bursting crackers, and there was a lot of noise. Another group raised objections, but they continued to burst crackers, which led to a confrontation,” said a police officer. The key accused, identified as Kartik R Mohan Devandra from the other group, stabbed Gupta using a sharp-edged weapon, leading to his death, said the police. Gupta was taken to Sion hospital and was pronounced dead at around 3.30 am. “Gupta was stabbed by the accused at least four times. We are waiting for the post-mortem report to determine the cause of death,” said zone 4 DCP R Ragsudha. The police said they have registered a first information report (FIR) against the accused, adding that Devandra and others were arrested within 24 hours of the registration of the FIR. “Vivek had two jobs. He worked as a wireman and in a kachori shop and was the breadwinner of the family; he is survived by a brother, sister, and father.” said Atish Gawane, a friend of the deceased. “My friend was lying on the ground covered in blood as he was beaten by Devandra and others. Vivek was trying to pacify those fighting but Devandra had called people to beat him up,” Gawane said. Those arrested have been identified as Kartik R Mohan Devendra, Kartik Kumar Devendra, Vicky Muttu Devendra, Miniappan Ravi Devendra, and Kartik’s wife. All have been charged under section 103 (murder) and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under the relevant sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.
02 November,2024 07:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva AgasheThe Bangur Nagar Police in Mumbai on Wednesday, October 30, apprehended a 26-year-old man for allegedly stealing bags and valuables from cars parked outside clubs and roadside buildings. Following a series of complaints about thefts from parked vehicles in the area, the police set up a trap to nab the thief. During an operation conducted by Assistant Inspector Sanjay Sarolkar and his team, under the guidance of Zone 11 Deputy Commissioner of Police Anand Bhoite and Senior Inspector Anil Thackeray of Bangur Nagar Police Station, the cops nabbed the thief red-handed when he was attempting to steal from cars parked on Malad Link Road near Goregaon Sports Club in Mumbai. The accused has been identified as Adnan Bashir Karvekar, alias Siraj alias Khekda, a resident of Kargil Nagar in Malvani's Ambujwadi. During his interrogation, he allegedly revealed that he had committed similar thefts in Kandivali, Pelhar (under Mira Bhayandar, Vasai Virar Police Commissionerate), LT Marg, and Malad. Four thefts were committed in the Bangur Nagar area alone. Mumbai Police have recovered valuables and other stolen items from his possession over the past few days.
01 November,2024 06:42 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanA 20-year-old man was stabbed to death after two groups clashed over bursting firecrackers in central Mumbai in the early hours of Friday, November 1, news agency PTI reported. The police have arrested five people in the case, an officer said.The victim, Vivek Gupta, lost his life during the confrontation in the Antop Hill area, the officer added. The police have conducted a search to track down some more people accused in the case, PTI stated, quoting the officer. A group of residents was bursting crackers in a narrow lane at Jai Maharashtra Nagar in Kokri Agar post-midnight on Thursday. One of the accused, Kartik R Mohan Devendra, who was passing by on a two-wheeler, asked the group to move to a secluded spot instead, the officer said, citing the first information report (FIR). However, he was allegedly thrashed by some of the residents, following which Devendra left the spot, PTI reported. After some time, he returned to the lane with his wife, brother and a few more people with wooden sticks and cricket bats and the two groups soon got into a heated exchange. Amid the commotion, one of those setting off the firecrackers pulled out a knife, the officer said. As the fight continued, the weapon slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. An accused named Raj Putti, who had accompanied Devendra, allegedly picked up the knife and repeatedly stabbed Gupta. After being alerted by locals, the police reached the scene and took Gupta to a civic-run hospital, where he died during treatment, the officer said. The police then detained five people, including Devendra, Kartik Kumar Devendra, Vicky Muttu Devendra, Miniappan Ravi Devendra and Kartik's wife. The Antop Hill Police registered a case for murder and other charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and placed the five persons under arrest after their interrogation, the officer said. The police are trying to nab the other accused with the help of technical analysis and footage from CCTV cameras installed in the area. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
01 November,2024 04:06 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIThe Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra have detained a chairman of a housing society at Taloja after he and some others allegedly threatened a group of residents for lighting up their residential complex on the occasion of Diwali, an official said on Wednesday, reported the PTI. The incident occurred on Tuesday, and based on a complaint, the police registered a case under sections 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the accused, he said, as per the PTI. "When one group of residents was lighting up the premises of the society complex as part of Diwali celebrations, the society chairman and some other members objected to it. An argument began between the two groups. The chairman and others allegedly abused the victims and warned them of dire consequences if they continued to light up the space," the police official said. "The chairman of the society has been taken into custody," he said, the news agency reported. Mumbai Fire Brigade issues safety guidelines for bursting crackers Meanwhile, the Mumbai Fire Brigade on Tuesday appealed to citizens to be careful while bursting crackers during the Diwali festival and adhere to the 10 PM deadline, reported the PTI. The Fire Brigade has issued an advisory urging citizens to celebrate the Diwali festival with safety and responsibility, the BMC stated. A day before, the BMC had asked citizens to burst crackers till 10 PM and celebrate Diwali in an eco-friendly manner by bursting less air and noise polluting crackers. The Fire Brigade also emphasised the importance of adult supervision when children burst firecrackers. "For any emergencies, citizens should contact fire and rescue services through emergency numbers 101 and 1916," the BMC stated, according to the PTI. "Each year, Diwali brings joy to families across Mumbai with its lights and celebrations. However, careless handling of firecrackers can lead to unfortunate incidents, including fire hazards. We urge everyone to follow safety protocols so that this festive season can be celebrated without risk," the Fire Brigade said, as per the PTI. The Fire Brigade asked people to wear cotton clothing to reduce the risk of burns, keep a bucket of water nearby to douse fire immediately and clean fire injuries with water, wear footwear while bursting crackers, and light crackers using sparklers or incense sticks, the release highlighted. Mumbai Fire Brigade advised to avoid bursting crackers inside buildings or their staircases, using open flames like lighters for lighting crackers, burst crackers away from trees, overhead wires, tall buildings, gas pipelines, and parking areas, and hiring certified technicians for setting up decorative lights and to avoid overloading electrical circuits. (with PTI inputs)
01 November,2024 01:01 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentIn Navi Mumbai's Sanpada area, a car driver reportedly drove into individuals on the road while speeding, purportedly due to a personal disagreement. The incident resulted in several minor injuries, but no serious injuries have been reported thus far. Additionally, the number of injured persons is yet to be ascertained. Initial reports indicate that the driver's actions may have been motivated by a personal conflict. The specific circumstances surrounding the incident are yet unknown, but authorities have launched an extensive inquiry into the situation. Authorities are gathering witness testimony and evaluating neighbouring CCTV footage to determine the complete timeline of events. A tragic incident occurred in the Sanpada area of Navi Mumbai, where a speeding car driver hit pedestrians on the road. According to preliminary information, a personal dispute is believed to be the reason behind this incident. Some individuals sustained minor injuries in the… pic.twitter.com/1TWfs1uUrf — Mid Day (@mid_day) November 1, 2024 Further details of the incident are awaited. In another incident of Navi Mumbai road accident last week, three persons, including a woman, were killed. The car they were travelling in collided with a dumper in the city, police told the news agency PTI. The victims were on their way from Pune to Mumbai when their automobile was involved in an accident on the Vashi Creek bridge at about 4.15 am, according to an official who shared an update on the Navi Mumbai accident with PTI. Police have yet to determine how the Navi Mumbai disaster occurred. Two males and one lady died on the site. Their bodies have been taken to a government hospital for post-mortem examination, according to the official, who also stated that police are filing a FIR.
01 November,2024 11:38 AM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe LT Marg police have arrested two individuals in connection with an abduction case and allegedly demanding a ransom of Rs 30 lakh from the victim. According to the police, Yakin Ali Saver Ali, 37, a resident of the Pydhonie area, was abducted on October 27, and his wife received a ransom call from the accused. She approached the police on the same day, following which a rescue operation was launched and two accused were arrested. According to the police, the group took him to a shop in Kurla and allegedly beat him up. The police have identified the accused as Parvez Khan, Saud Qureshi, Salim Qureshi, and Sadik Siddhique. While Saud, 46, and Salim, 43, have been arrested, Parvez and Sadik are at large. Ali was allegedly kidnapped because the accused wanted their money back. “The victim had opened an account under the name of one of the accused without his consent and the latter suffered a loss… We suspect that the accused wanted to seek revenge and thus took such extreme steps,” said a police officer. The arrested accused were brought to the Esplanade court, which granted them police custody for five days. The police have filed a first information report on the complaint of the wife and have booked the accused under Section 140 (kidnapping), Section 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) and Section 3 (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
01 November,2024 10:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva AgasheTrouble appears to be growing for ‘Lady Singham’, Police Sub-Inspector Anjali Wani of the D N Nagar police station, as a criminal writ petitioner has now recorded statements at two different police stations, presenting a series of allegations against her. Following a report published by mid-day on October 25, the petitioner was summoned by both the Virar and D N Nagar police stations, where his statements were taken regarding an alleged threat call from Lady Singham and accusations of her high-handed behaviour. The petitioner is a relative of a POCSO accused who has allegedly been framed and arrested in Rae Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, by Wani and two other policemen. After the arrest, the police team transported him to the D N Nagar police station. However, he was presented before a competent court only after over 41 hours, which amounts to illegal detention. Besides filing a writ petition in the Bombay High Court, the petitioner has also submitted multiple Right to Information (RTI) applications aimed at exposing Wani’s alleged false claims. “PSI Anjali Wani, who calls herself Lady Singham, had made WhatsApp calls to my number and threatened to falsely implicate me in a case. So, I had submitted a written complaint at Virar police station. But the files were not moving. The day mid-day published the story, I received a call from a police officer who asked me to visit Virar police station where my statement was recorded,” said the petitioner. “Also, when my relative was kept in illegal detention by PSI Wani at D N Nagar police station, I had made a written complaint to all the senior officials including the DCP and Addl CP (West Region) but there was no headway in my complaint,” the petitioner said. “Even after recording my statement at Virar and D N Nagar police stations, the officers have not registered the FIR against PSI Wani to date,” he added. Meanwhile, the POCSO accused’s relative, who accompanied Wani and her team to Rae Bareilly on October 21 to arrest him, has submitted an affidavit to advocate Narendra Dubey, alleging that he was extorted of Rs 45,000 to cover the cost of an air ticket that the cops purchased to arrest the accused When asked why no FIR has been registered despite the petitioner’s recorded statement at D N Nagar police station against PSI Wani, the zonal Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dikshit Gedam said, “I will have to enquire.” When asked if the PSI and her team were given fare for an air ticket to travel to UP to arrest the POCSO accused, DCP Gedam said, “I will let you know.”
01 November,2024 09:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaThe Bandra police have arrested a man for allegedly sending an SMS to the Police Control Room and demanding Rs 10 crore to settle the issue between the Bishnoi gang and Salman Khan. The man also claimed to be a close aide of Lawrence Bishnoi his brother Anmol. Mohhomad Tayab Ali, 20, is a carpenter by profession and a resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, Ali obtained the Mumbai Police Control Room helpline number via an internet search and sent an SMS on October 29. In the SMS, Ali wrote, “Give R10 crore, otherwise tell Salman to be ready to face the consequences. I am (Lawrence) Bishnoi's elder brother Anmol Bishnoi's companion.” After receiving the threat, the Mumbai police formed a team under the guidance of Additional CP Paramjeet Singh Dahiya, DCP Dikshit Gedam and ACP Adikrao Mahadeo. They formed a team comprising API Rauf Shaikh and police constables Suraj Mugde and Ganesh Gaddadi from the Bandra police station. The cops traced Ali to Noida (UP) and arrested him. He was produced in the Bandra court on Thursday and remanded to police custody for two days. Recently, former MLA Baba Siddique was shot dead by three assailants at Kherwadi in Bandra East and the Mumbai police have arrested 15 people in the case so far. The Mumbai police also registered an FIR against Anmol Bishnoi and declared him a wanted accused in the case.
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