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Malwani Police busts cyber fraud gang using fake companies to defraud people
The accused used to lure job seekers by promising employment opportunities and would collect their documents under the pretext of completing job formalities, an official said
23 April,2025 05:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Mumbai: AI used to identify, trace conman to Varanasi
Arrest made after cops lure accused under guise of picking up his favourite ‘mithai’; the accused has been identified as Sunil Kumar Prajapati, 36
23 April,2025 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Kalyan
Shelter home horror: Children were treated with electric shock, say police
The matter came to light when the Kalyan Taluka police received information about the harassment at a Khadavli-based ashram; the police had previously arrested the trustee, his wife, his son, a teacher, and a staffer in this matter
23 April,2025 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Two youths found semi-nude on bus in Navi Mumbai, booked
“The two individuals appeared to be semi-nude and were engaged in an indecent act," a police personnel said
22 April,2025 09:36 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Two arrested for stealing sports bikes, using them in illegal racing
The crime came to light when a man, who had parked his two-wheeler in Vasai (East), found it missing upon returning from work on April 9
22 April,2025 08:53 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Palghar
Cops nab man on the run for 21 years after killing wife, raping stepdaughter
The suspect was held from Dharavi slum in Mumbai, the police said on Tuesday
22 April,2025 07:41 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Three held for robbery at gunpoint on Thane highway
A trader was robbed of Rs 13 lakh at gunpoint on a highway in Thane district, a police official said
22 April,2025 04:12 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Ashwini Bidre murder case: Nine years later, API’s killer gets life term
Award-winning inspector, Abhay Kurundkar, sentenced for 2016 murder of Bidre who he was in a relationship with; the court held that Kurundkar, with whom Bidre had been in a personal relationship, killed her and disposed of her body with the help of his ‘associates’, who are co-accused in the case
22 April,2025 01:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Thane court acquits six booked under MCOCA in 2017 robbery case
The accused were booked under the MCOCA and the Indian Penal Code for stealing cigarettes worth Rs 91 lakh from a godown in Navi Mumbai
22 April,2025 01:12 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Two women booked for duping businessman of Rs 77 lakh in Navi Mumbai
The police on Sunday registered a case against the duo from Uran under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code, an official from the Nhava Sheva police station said
22 April,2025 12:49 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent