A 36-year-old singer has lost Rs 80,000 to cyber fraudsters. The Malad Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into it. According to the police sources, the woman, a Malad resident, received a call on October 3 from an unknown number. The caller pretended to be a bank official to be from the bank and asked for her bank details. However, as she had woken up from her sleep, she could not remember the details. Six days later, she received another call from the same number. This time, the caller pretended to be the relationship manager of a nationalised bank. He requested her Aadhaar Card, PAN card, and debit card details. Trusting the caller, she provided the information. Shortly after, the woman received a email, prompting her to visit her bank to verify her account information. To her shock, she discovered that Rs 80,000 had been withdrawn from her account by the fraudster. She immediately rushed to Malad Police Station to report the incident. Based on her complaint, the police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.
17 October,2024 10:18 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanA wave of bomb threats to airlines continued on Thursday as the Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo and Vistara flights received threats, the officials said. A Vistata flight UK22 from Paris to Delhi on Thursday received a bomb threat while two Air India flights also received similar threats, sources said. A Vistara spokesperson said, “Shortly before landing, Vistara flight UK 22 operating from Paris to Delhi on 16 October 2024 received a security threat on social media. In line with the protocol, all relevant authorities were immediately informed. The aircraft landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi and all necessary checks were conducted as per guidance by the security agencies. As always, the safety and security of our customers, crew and aircraft is our topmost priority.” Apart from Vistara, five Air India flights received threats via social media on Thursday. An Air India official said, "Five Air India flights received a security threat on social media today. These have been duly reported to the regulatory bodies and all laid down procedures were strictly followed as per guidance of the regulatory bodies. All the five flights have made a safe landing. Air India is committed to and accords top priority to the safety and security of its passengers and crew." Air India's AI 129 flight from Mumbai to London and AI 119 flight from Mumbai to New York were among its flights to receive threats on Thursday, sources said. Air India confirmed that the bomb threat to both its flight. At least two IndiGo airlines flights and as many as three Air India Express flights receive similar bomb threats, the officials said. IndiGo flight 6E 118 from Lucknow to Pune and 6E 18 from Istanbul to Mumbai received bomb threats, they said. Air India Express flights AI 101 from Delhi to New York, AI 186 from Vancover to Delhi and AI 126 from Chicago to Delhi received threats, the officials said. Vistara Frankfurt-Mumbai flight receives bomb threat Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a Mumbai-bound Vistara flight with 147 persons on board made an emergency landing in Mumbai upon its arrival from Frankfurt in Germany following a bomb threat to the aircraft, sources said. The Boeing 787 aircraft was immediately taken to the isolation bay for mandatory security checks, according to the source. "Vistara Frankfurt flight, which had departed for Mumbai from Frankfurt on Tuesday at 8.20 pm (local time) made an emergency landing here at around 7.45 am on Wednesday," a source said. In an official statement, the airline said that the Vistara flight UK 028 received a security threat via social media and that the flight was taken to isolation bay as soon as it landed at Mumbai airport. “Vistara flight UK 028 operating from Frankfurt to Mumbai on 16 October 2024 was subject to a security threat received on social media. As per protocol, all relevant authorities were immediately informed. The aircraft safely landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai and was taken to the isolation bay where all customers were disembarked. We are fully cooperating with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks. At Vistara, the safety and security of our customers, crew and aircraft is of utmost importance to us," a Visatra Spokesperson said.
17 October,2024 09:24 PM IST | Mumbai | Prasun ChoudhariA woman from Kandivali (East) has landed in legal trouble for posing as a doctor and providing medical advice on social media without a valid medical degree. The Samata Nagar Police has registered a case against her on Wednesday, October 16, for practicing medicine unlawfully. According to police sources, the woman gained notoriety by posting viral videos on social media, offering information on how to treat various ailments. Complaints also emerged about her operating a clinic from her home — located in Thakur Complex — prompting authorities to take action. Municipal Medical Officers investigated her credentials and found that she claimed to hold a degree in Ph D in Alternative Medicine (AM) and research. However, upon consulting the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), the officers discovered that this qualification does not permit her to provide medical services in the state. Consequently, the municipality filed a complaint with Samata Nagar Police Station, leading to the registration of a case against the woman for practicing without a legitimate medical degree.
17 October,2024 09:19 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanIn a first reaction after his father Baba Siddique's murder, Bandra east MLA Zeeshan Siddique has said that his father lost his life while protecting the lives and homes of the poor, hinting at the possible motive behind the killing of Ajit Pawar-led NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister. In a post on X, Zeeshan wrote, "My father lost his life protecting and saving the lives and homes of poor innocent people. Today, my family is broken but his death must not be politicised and definitely not go in vain. I NEED JUSTICE, MY FAMILY NEEDS JUSTICE." My father lost his life protecting and saving the lives and homes of poor innocent people. Today, my family is broken but his death must not be politicised and definitely not go in vain.I NEED JUSTICE, MY FAMILY NEEDS JUSTICE! — Zeeshan Siddique (@zeeshan_iyc) October 17, 2024 Earlier in the day, Zeeshan Siddique also met Mumbai Police Mumbai Police Commissioner on Thursday. He stated that he is not in the right state of mind to speak to the media at this time but will do so when appropriate. Zeeshan had also visited the Mumbai Police Commissioner on Wednesday. He met with senior officers of the Mumbai Crime Branch to discuss the progress of the investigation. Sources indicate that during the meeting, Zeeshan shared certain details and requested that the Crime Branch incorporate them into their inquiry. Zeeshan spent nearly three hours at the commissioner’s office in Crawford Market, meeting with Crime Branch officers in pursuit of justice for his father. Baba Siddique was on Saturday night killed by shooters near Zeeshan Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar area of suburban Mumbai. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Crime Branch has issued a Lookout Circular (LOC) against Shubham Lonkar, one of the key conspirators in the Baba Siddique murder case, as they suspect he may attempt to flee to Nepal. Officials have provided his photographs at the Nepal border, but there are currently no details on Lonkar’s whereabouts. According to the officers, Lonkar was active until October 9, three days before the murder. His profile was used by the Bishnoi gang to claim responsibility for Siddique’s murder. Lonkar’s brother, Pravin Lonkar, has already been arrested by the Crime Branch for allegedly providing financial support.
17 October,2024 07:36 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan KhanOn the intervening night of October 16-17, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai seized 1,587 grams of gold, collectively valued at Rs 1.13 crore, in three separate cases. In the first case, AIU officers conducted random searches in the international departure area and seized two pieces of 24-karat (KT) gold dust in wax form, weighing 1,053 grams. The value of the seized gold is said to be Rs 72,54,675. The gold dust capsules were hidden inside a dustbin located in the international departure area. Further investigations are underway to identify and apprehend the individuals responsible for this smuggling attempt, stated a press release from CSMIA. In two other cases, a passenger from Kenya and Jeddah were intercepted, and smuggled goods — 22-KT gold-melted bars and 24-KT gold dust in wax form — collectively weighing 587 grams, respectively, were recovered from them. The said goods have a total value of Rs 40.94 lakh. While the passenger from Kenya had concealed the smuggled gold inside his inner garments, the flier from Jeddah had hidden it inside a body cavity.
17 October,2024 07:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe hearing in the Mumbai-Jaipur train firing case, which was to be held on Thursday, October 17, has been postponed till November 11. The hearing was to take place in Dindoshi sessions court for recording evidence from complainant Amey Acharya and two key witnesses. However, none of the witnesses were produced by the prosecution. The railway police reportedly prevented the witnesses from attending the hearing, directing them that a future court order would determine the next date for their testimony. Despite this, the police submitted summons reports, stating that the service had been made, but the witnesses were absent. They further informed the court that owing to the sensitive nature of the case, it would be inappropriate to record evidence before the upcoming elections. In light of these developments, the court adjourned the case until November 11. The hearing was attended by the accused's defence team, including advocates Jaywant Patil, Bhushan Manchekar, and Swapnil Sagvekar. In August, the court had charged dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, the accused in the Mumbai-Jaipur train firing case,, with murder and promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion.
17 October,2024 04:46 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanVicky Baban Londhe, 32, the prime suspect in the murder of his wife, Rupali, was arrested in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, October 17, after being on the run for eight days. The shocking crime, which took place in Ambernath, had left the local community shaken. Londhe allegedly killed Rupali, 28, following an argument over the upbringing of their daughter, who is a year old. The incident occurred on the evening of October 8 at their home in Parshwahill Society, Palegaon, in Ambernath (East). Neighbours reported hearing a heated argument between the couple, which escalated to violence. Londhe is accused of strangling his wife with a belt and then slitting her throat with a knife. The Shivajinagar Police immediately launched an investigation into the murder and registered a case against Londhe under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and team led by Senior Inspector Ramesh Patil, was formed to track him down. Using technical surveillance and after interviewing the couples friends and relatives, the police traced Londhe to Varanasi and arrested him from there. “ We traced all his movement and then arrested him after a technical investigation. We asked about his whereabouts to friends and relatives and it was established that he was in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,” the police said.
17 October,2024 04:08 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva AgashePolice have filed a case against a man for reportedly cheating a 61 year old man in Thane district in Maharashtra of 3 lakhs by promising him to get his son employed in the postal department, an official said on Thursday, PTI reported. The 64-year-old accused got in touch with the man, who also lived in Kalyan in the Thane district, few years ago. The accused took Rs 5 lakh from the man after promising him to get his son employed in the postal department, however he did not fulfil the promise, the Bazarpeth police said, PTI reported. After the victim questioned the accused, he only gave Rs 2 lakh from the money received. Based on the complaint by the victim, the police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the accused under various legal provisions, which includes cheating and criminal breach of trust, the official said to PTI. Autorickshaw driver loses Rs 10.6 lakh in job scam Earlier this year, an autorickshaw driver from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly cheated of Rs 10.6 lakh by a fraudster who promised to get his son a job in the Railways, the police said, PTI reported. Based on a complaint, the police registered an FIR against one Kiran Bhau Dalvi, a resident of Murbad, for criminal breach of trust, cheating and forgery, an official said, according to the PTI. in March 2022, the accused approached the victim promising to get his son a job in the Railways, and he allegedly handed over a promissory note and fabricated letters from the Railways, he said. Over time, the accused managed to get Rs 10.6 lakh from the complainant but did not provide any information about job status or return the money, the official said, as per the PTI.
17 October,2024 01:41 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentSix people have been charged by the police for defrauding job seekers in Navi Mumbai of Rs1.31 crore by making false promises of clerical jobs with the Indian Railways. According to a Kharghar police station official, the accused targeted 20 victims between September 2022 and April 2023 and obtained the money through cash and digital transfers, reported PTI. According to the PTI report, one of the accused misappropriated the funds to construct a home in Kolhapur. The accused stopped answering and did not return the money when the victims, who were all Kharghar locals, questioned about the job placements. The victims went to the police after realising they had been duped. A first information report was filed under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including sections 34 (common intention), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 420 (cheating). The accused is being sought by the police, the report added. Two cheated of Rs 16.4 lakh in cryptocurrency fraud, 10 booked In another case of cheating from Thane, the city police have launched a case against ten individuals who reportedly defrauded a 71-year-old man and his companion of Rs 16.48 lakh by promising significant profits on cryptocurrency investments. Mumbra police say the offenders posed as representatives of a cryptocurrency corporation with offices in Mumbra and Dombivli. The accused convinced the victims, Chembur residents from Mumbai, to invest in cryptocurrency in March of last year. Over time, they transferred Rs 16.48 lakh to the crooks but received no returns or their original investment back. When the victims realised the swindle, they filed a complaint with the police, another PTI report stated. Reportedly, the ten accused, who are residents of Thane's Diva and Dombivli localities and Uttar Pradesh, have been booked on different allegations, including cheating and criminal breach of trust. Duo booked for duping with fake letters promising jobs at Mumbai hospital Mumbai Police have filed a case against a man and a woman for allegedly defrauding two people by sending them phoney letters advertising jobs at a private hospital in Mumbai, according to the PTI. According to the report, in May, a person contacted the Andheri hospital and claimed to have been recruited for a position in the computer billing department. The hospital examined the 'appointment letter' he was holding and discovered it to be forged, according to the official.He explained to the personnel that he had met a woman at the hospital and paid her Rs 20,000 for the job. The hospital reported the incident to the police. In its police complaint, the hospital stated that a lady approached them in July with a 'offer letter' to work as a 'Trainee Embryologist'. The hospital discovered that the letter was once again forged. She informed the hospital staff that she had given Rs 50,000 to a man for the job, according to a Versova police station official. Based on the hospital's allegation, police arrested the two accused on Tuesday under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for defrauding and forgery, he said, adding that an investigation is ongoing.
17 October,2024 11:43 AM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn a significant operation, Navi Mumbai's Panvel City Police apprehended a shooter named Sukha in Panipat, Haryana. Sukha is one of the primary suspects accused of performing reconnaissance (recce) on actor Salman Khan's farmhouse in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, in preparation for an assault. Sukha had an FIR filed against him with the Navi Mumbai Police, and he is currently being brought to the city for further inquiry. This arrest comes after the imprisonment of five other accused in the investigation which began after Salman Khan house firing case, with one charge sheet submitted earlier this year. Sukha's arrest is expected to reveal additional leads in the continuing probe. The actor's statement, in connection to the Salman Khan house firing case, is also attached to the chargesheet. He had told the police, earlier this year, that he believed Lawrence Bishnoi's gang carried out the firing outside his house to kill him and his family members. Reportedly, the Lawrence Bishnoi and Sampat Nehra gangs had sent out between 60 and 70 individuals to keep an eye on Khan's whereabouts to perform recce at his Bandra home, Panvel farmhouse, and filming locations. On April 24, a case was filed against multiple people at the Panvel Town police station after detailed information on the conspiracy to assassinate Khan was obtained. Salman Khan house firing: Case overview Salman Khan, a prominent actor, was the focus after two bike-borne men opened fire outside his home. The Salman Khan house firing incident happened on April 14, 2024, wherein the accused fired gunshots outside his residence Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai's Bandra. The incident was carried out by two members of the Bishnoi gang, a religious group that worships the blackbuck deer. The gunmen, who fled the scene on a motorbike, caused no casualties or injuries. Khan, who was in the flat at the time with many family members, was not hurt. The Salman Khan firing incident prompted the Mumbai police to conduct an immediate investigation, which resulted in the arrest of the two gunmen in Gujarat. According to the authorities, Amnol Bishnoi, the younger brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, the gang's leader, plotted the attack. The Bishnoi gang had previously threatened Khan for his role in a contentious hunting episode involving a blackbuck, an endangered species revered by the community. The Salman Khan house firing incident has refocused attention on the actor's security and previous legal issues relating to the blackbuck poaching case. With PTI inputs
17 October,2024 10:52 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Bombay High Court has ordered police protection for the family of Kashinath Gharat, the property dealer murdered in Santacruz in 2005, after concerns over serial parole violator Azam Aslam Butt. Butt, sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder, has been missing from Nagpur Jail since his parole ended on May 6, 2023. In response to a writ petition filed by the victim’s brother, Vishwanath Gharat, the court instructed the police to safeguard the family. The Santacruz police are required to visit the Gharat residence twice daily until Butt is apprehended. Accused Azam Butt continues to threaten the victim’s brother, Vishwanath Gharat, urging him to withdraw the case after he jumped parole. Vishwanath Gharat approached the Santacruz police multiple times for protection, even with a court order. However, the Santacruz police failed to provide adequate protection. Speaking with mid-day, Vishwanath Gharat, said, “The accused Azam Aslam Butt is threatening me continuously during the court hearings. He sent someone to me who threatened me to take back the case for my brother’s murder. Previously, police officers visited my house daily and maintained a diary of their visits for security reasons while my mother was alive, but after her death, they stopped coming. I approached the Santacruz police multiple times, but they failed to provide me protection from the accused.” “After not receiving help from the Santacruz police, I filed a writ petition in the High Court to obtain police protection from the accused Azam Butt. The court ordered the Santacruz police to visit my home twice a day until the accused Butt is arrested,” Gharat added. The court also ordered an investigation into how the accused Butt managed to secure parole multiple times, despite having jumped parole four times and having more than twelve criminal cases against him in various police stations, including murder, cheating, assault, and parole violations in Mumbai, Nashik, and Nagpur. Vishwanath Gharat said, “My brother was killed by the accused Azam Butt after he had been watching my brother’s activities for a week. He then murdered him. Recently, Baba Siddique was also killed after being monitored for a month. I am also under threat and the police should not ignore the threats. I am thankful to Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan and Revati Mohite Dere for granting me police protection from the accused. Now, a police team visits my house twice daily.”
17 October,2024 08:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish VaktaniaADVERTISEMENT
