Mumbai News Updates: Cops arrest 3rd accused from Hyd in Solapur MD seizure case

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai cops arrest third accused from Hyderabad in Solapur mephedrone seizure case

The Mumbai police have arrested a person from Hyderabad in connection with the seizure of mephedrone worth Rs 10.17 crore and the unearthing of a factory manufacturing the synthetic stimulant drug in Maharashtra`s Solapur district, an official said on Friday. This was the third arrest in the case which came to light when the Mumbai police apprehended two brothers and later raided a mephedrone manufacturing unit operated by them in the Chincholi MIDC area in Solapur district.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai police arrests two persons in Rs 300 cr mephedrone seizure case; 18 nabbed so far

The Mumbai police, which seized mephedrone worth Rs 300 crore in a two-month-long operation, has arrested two persons in connection with the case, an official said on Friday. The arrest includes that of a man who allegedly provided the formula for manufacturing the banned substance and the manpower to set up a factory in Maharashtra`s Nashik district, the official added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Buzz in Maharashtra after BJP posts video of "I will return" remarks of Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra BJP on Friday posted a four-year-old video of its senior leader Devendra Fadnavis announcing that he will return to helm the state, prompting speculation in state political circles. "I will return for building a new Maharashtra," the state BJP posted on Friday evening on social media platform X, along with the video. Before the Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2019, Fadnavis, then CM, had said, "Mi punha yein" (I will return), which evoked many social media memes.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Common citizen main focus of Centre, state govt`s work, says CM Shinde at `Majhi Maati, Majha Desh` event

The Centre and the Maharashtra government have kept the common citizen as the main focus of their work, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday. Speaking at the `Majhi Maati, Majha Desh` campaign, Shinde said basic infrastructure and big-ticket projects are as important as love for the country and its culture.