Items worth Rs 36 lakh were recovered from the suspects, police said. Representational Image/File
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Collegian clicks on link offering `adult services`, loses Rs 2.74 lakh to cyber cheats
A collegian lost Rs 2.74 lakh to cyber fraudsters after he clicked on a link that offered obscene photographs and video calls on Instagram, a Mumbai police official said on Friday. The link was offering adult services for Rs 2000, which the Bhandup-based victim clicked, the official said. "He ended up paying Rs 4,999 under various pretexts. When he refused to transfer more money, he received a threatening phone call from a new number. The caller identified himself as Ravindra Singh and claimed to be an officer of Uttar Pradesh police. He accused the victim of sexually harassing a girl," the official said: PTI
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sapkal demands apology from PM Modi, Nadda for BJP ministers` remarks after Operation Sindoor
Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J P Nadda must issue a public apology for the comments made by BJP ministers in Madhya Pradesh after Operation Sindoor. Talking to reporters, Sapkal said the resounding success of Operation Sindoor belongs to the Indian Armed Forces, and the entire nation is proud of this heroic achievement: PTI
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man killed as speeding BMW car rams into dumper on Atal Setu
A 28-year-old man was killed after the BMW car he was driving rammed into a dumper on Atal Setu sea-bridge in the early hours of Friday, a Mumbai police official said. The incident took place at 2:30am some eight kilometres from the start of the bridge, the Sewri police station official said. "A speeding BMW car going towards Panvel from Mumbai rammed into a dumper from the rear. Chembur resident Punit Singh Majra, who was driving the car, died on the spot. The impact was such that the dumper also swerved and hit the side railing of Atal Setu. The dumper driver too sustained injuries," the official informed: PTI
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai court denies anticipatory bail to actor Ajaz Khan in rape case
A Mumbai court has refused anticipatory bail to actor Ajaz Khan in a rape case. Additional sessions judge (Dindoshi court) Datta Dhoble on Thursday denied relief to Khan, ruling that "considering the nature and gravity of the allegations, there is need for custodial interrogation of the applicant". The prosecution has alleged that the victim, also an actor, was induced into a relationship by Khan. He allegedly misused his position as a celebrity and host of a reality show to gain the victim`s confidence, the prosecution said: PTI