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Ex-Chhota Rajan man held by Mumbai cops in Rs 10 crore extortion plot

Ex-Chhota Rajan man held by Mumbai cops in Rs 10 crore extortion plot

Five were arrested for threatening builder over a high-value Bandra property

31 October,2024 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Five held for demanding 'protection fee' of Rs 10 crore from Mumbai builder

Five held for demanding 'protection fee' of Rs 10 crore from Mumbai builder

The accused falsely claimed that they have ties with the Chhota Rajan gang. They were nabbed while accepting Rs 5 lakh from the builder near a cafe in Mumbai

30 October,2024 10:31 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
How Mumbai Police encounters changed the city's crime landscape

Mid-Day Premium How Mumbai Police encounters changed the city's crime landscape

The 1990s stood out as a tumultuous decade marked by the dark underbelly of organised crime. It was an era when the city's streets were not just avenues of commerce and culture but battlegrounds for power, marked by encounters and controversies

24 October,2024 01:42 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
Hotelier's murder: HC suspends Chhota Rajan's life sentence, grants him bail

Hotelier's murder: HC suspends Chhota Rajan's life sentence, grants him bail

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan directed Chhota Rajan to furnish a bond of Rs one lakh for the bail in the Mumbai hotelier's murder case

23 October,2024 12:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gangster Chhota Rajan convicted in 2001 case of murder of Mumbai hotelier

Gangster Chhota Rajan convicted in 2001 case of murder of Mumbai hotelier

Jaya Shetty owned the Golden Crown hotel at Gamdevi in central Mumbai

30 May,2024 01:34 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Curtains on Mumbai’s gangster era

Curtains on Mumbai’s gangster era

As cops extradite Prasad Pujari from China, official data shows major extortion calls have dropped from 94 in 2015 to just one in 2023 and 2024

01 April,2024 06:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Fugitive Gangster Prasad Pujari back to Mumbai from China

Fugitive Gangster Prasad Pujari back to Mumbai from China

Prasad Pujari, accused of serious offences including extortion, shootings and murder attempts, had been a fugitive for 2O years

24 March,2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Lakhan Bhayya fake encounter: Life term for Pradeep Sharma

Lakhan Bhayya fake encounter: Life term for Pradeep Sharma

Former cop handed life imprisonment by HC for orchestrating a staged encounterFormer cop handed life imprisonment by HC for orchestrating a staged encounter

20 March,2024 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Fake encounter case: HC sentences ex-cop Pradeep Sharma to life imprisonment

Fake encounter case: HC sentences ex-cop Pradeep Sharma to life imprisonment

The Bombay High Court convicted and sentenced former policeman Pradeep Sharma to life imprisonment in connection with the fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta

19 March,2024 04:20 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Gangster Ejaz Lakdawala sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996 murder case

Gangster Ejaz Lakdawala sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996 murder case

A special court in Mumbai on Thursday convicted and sentenced gangster Ejaz Lakdawala to rigorous imprisonment for life in connection with the murder of a businessman, Chhota Rajan was acquitted in the case

07 March,2024 07:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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