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Wadala brothers kill mother for performing ‘black magic’
Two brothers from Wadala, aged 25 and 15, and the elder brother’s girlfriend killed the duo’s mother on the suspicion that she was doing black magic to hinder their progress and stop her elder son from marrying his lover. All three accused were apprehended by the Wadala police on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Nirmala Thakur, 42, while the accused are her eldest son Akshay, her minor son and Akshay’s girlfriend Komal Boilkar, 22. According to Wadala police, the incident took place around 6 am on Saturday. “Both brothers went out and came back with the female accused, following which an argument ensued with their mother. The accused then attacked Thakur with a sickle,” a police officer said. All three of them then fled the spot. After police arrived at the spot, they suspected the involvement of family members and got in touch with them, including Thakur’s husband who was working the night shift. Both the brothers claimed that they were in Lonavala at the time of the murder. However, when police officers checked CCTV footage from the area, they saw the duo and a woman in the area around the time of the murder. “We examined their call data records and found that they were in Wadala,” a police officer said. Also read: Coaching class teacher molests teen in Borivli Cops then called them and questioned them, during which they confessed to the murder. Akshay, in his statement to the police, claimed Thakur was doing black magic on them. He added that he was unable to marry Komal due to her black magic. He added that he told his minor brother that he met with an accident and had to undergo surgery due to the black magic and managed to convince him to take part in murdering their mother.
11 August,2023 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Businessman robbed in Mumbai; police nab 4 culprits using CCTV footage of WEH
Four persons travelling in a cab allegedly intercepted the car of a businessman and robbed him of his mobile phone and gold chain on the busy Western Express Highway (WEH) in Mumbai, a police official said on Monday. The four persons, who fled after the incident on May 25 in their white cab, were arrested on Saturday after the police zeroed in on them while scanning the CCTV footage of some 35 cars that passed through the long highway route after the crime, he said. The victim in his police complaint said while he was travelling alone on the Western Express Highway, a major north-south arterial road in the city, the accused allegedly overtook his car, stopped their cab in front of his vehicle and started abusing him. The accused later pulled the victim out of his car and also snatched his mobile phone and gold chain worth Rs 2 lakh, the official from Kasturba Marg police station said. Also Read: Mumbai Crime: Wadala brothers kill mother for performing ‘black magic’ Based on the complaint, the police registered an FIR and began a probe into the case. The police checked the CCTV footage at key spots ahead on the WEH and checked around 35 white cabs which passed from there after the incident. As per the time of crime mentioned by the victim, the police later kept the focus of their probe on one cab. They then caught Bhavin Swami (29), who was driving the cab at the time of the incident. Based on the information provided by him, the police later nabbed the three other accused - Sarfaraz alias Prince Shaikh (26), Manish Kumar Gopal Turi (28) and Ankit Patel (22). "The four accused were nabbed from different parts of Mumbai and neighbouring districts. We have recovered the victim's mobile phone and gold chain from them. Efforts are on to nab one more person in connection with the case," Kasturba Marg police station's senior inspector Anil Awhad said. The accused were booked under Indian Penal Code section 392 (robbery) and other relevant provisions, he said, adding that further probe into the case is on. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
31 July,2023 01:30 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Maharashtra: Youths chop live snake into pieces in Osmanabad
In a shocking incident, some people from Osmanabad were seen cutting a live rat snake into pieces. A video of the same has gone viral on social media, making wildlife and nature lovers demand strict action against those responsible. Honorary Wildlife Warden of Mumbai Sunish Subramanian Kunju from NGO Plants and Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)-Mumbai has written a letter to the principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), chief conservator of forests (territorial) Aurangabad and divisional forest officer (territorial) Osmanabad regarding the killing of a rat snake by 5 to 6 men at Andoor village in Tuljapur taluka, Osmanabad. The NGO, on behalf of International Organisation for Animal Protection (OIPA), Amma Care Foundation (ACF) and PAWS-Mumbai, have lodged a complaint. “We request you to kindly do the needful in this issue by visiting the village, find out the boys whose faces are clearly seen in the video and take necessary action under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 against the 5 boys seen in the video and the sixth boy who is making the video, who are involved in this illegal act of wildlife crime,” the letter read. It may be noted that rat snake is a non-venomous snake and is said to be farmers’ friend as it controls rat population. The Rat snake is a protected species under Wildlife (Protection) Act. 5No. of men seen in the video
18 July,2023 03:49 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Thane: Woman held for cheating investors of over Rs 1 crore
The Thane police in Maharashtra have arrested a 53-year-old woman from Pune for allegedly cheating investors of over Rs 1.8 crore, an officials said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, the economic offences wing (EOW) of the Thane crime branch arrested Shraddha Srikant Palande from Dehu Road of Pune earlier this week, assistant police inspector Jagdish Panhale said. An offence under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the IPC and MPIDA was registered with the Kasarwadavali police station against Shraddha and her husband Srikant Pandurang Palande, who had been on the run for eight months, he said. The couple had set up a consultancy and lured investors by promising them lucrative returns for investing in Forex trading. The duo took money from investors and failed to pay interest and return the principal amount, the official said. The accused had cheated 29 investors to the tune of Rs 1.82 crore, he said. The accused woman was presented before a local magistrate who remanded her to police custody till May 31, while her husband is still at large, the official added. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
18 July,2023 03:49 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Mumbai: Dismissed constable who found a career in crime, arrested
A dismissed police constable was arrested by Unit 12 of the crime branch on Friday for extorting money from people. The Crime Branch found a police ID card in his possession that he used to threaten people with. The police said the accused has looted many people in the past in Dahisar, Kandivli and Borivli and also taken gold jewellery and valuables from some. The accused was identified as Uttam Keshav More, 50, a resident of Dombivli. He had been dismissed from the police department in 2005. According to the police, on May 28 More asked for gutkha at a Dahisar pan tapri. The shop owner gave him a packet. Then More showed his police ID card and threatened the shop owner with arrest. The police said he then dragged the pan shop owner to the side of the road, checked all his pockets and found R4,500 which he took. He then dragged him to an ATM and asked him to withdraw R10,000, which More also took before leaving. Speaking to mid-day, Inspector Mahesh Togarwad of Unit 12 crime branch said, “After registering a case when the shop owner complained, we checked CCTV cameras of the area and identified the accused. We found he had been dismissed from the police department in 2005. Constable More joined the Railway police and was transferred to the Nagpada police but due to absences he was dismissed from the department.” Also Read: Loan apps racket: Rs 4.23 lakh extorted for loan of Rs 5,000 Caught red-handed “We laid a trap at Borivli where he extorted and threatened people every day, and caught him red-handed. We also seized a mobile phone and an ID card of the police which he used to threaten people. We also recovered some cash from him. During the interrogation, More revealed that he had extorted many people in the past on the pretext of registering an FIR and arresting them. We also found that he also extorted gold jewellery from a woman. We handed over the accused to the Dahisar police,” PI Togarwad further said. The police said More had submitted his original ID card when he was dismissed, but had created a duplicate of it which he used to threaten people. The Dahisar police registered the case under IPC Section 392 (punishment for robbery) and arrested More on Friday.
13 June,2023 11:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
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Unit that manufactured fake branded bottle caps raided in Vasai
The Vasai unit of the Maharashtra Excise Department recently raided a factory that manufactured fake caps of well-known branded alcoholic drinks. During the raid conducted along with the Palghar unit of the department, the ED arrested 5 accused and seized around 2 lakh caps and machines used to make them, all worth Rs 16,57,700. According to the ED, they found fake caps of top brands such as Imperial Blue, McDowell’s No.1, DSP black, Royal Stag, Officer's Choice, Bagpiper, etc. at the manufacturing unit. "They have been manufacturing the fake caps for past three months as per our information and they are supplied across the state, to be used to seal bottles of fake scotch and whiskey," said Dilip Bamne, inspector, ED, Vasai Unit. Some of the seized fake caps The raids were conducted on Saturday under the guidance of Superintendent Sudhakar Kadam and assisted by Palghar Excise Inspector, SS Amberkar. The factory functioned from a gala in Nawalgaria Industrial Estate.” They made 20,000 caps on a daily basis and supplied them to two people; one in Sakinaka and the other in Kolkata," an Excise officer said. The accused arrested by ED were identified as Nitin Patil, 22, a resident of Jogeshwari and Mahendra Sharma (22), a resident of Palghar; while the others, Ajay Verma, 28, Gopichandra Devidayal 26, and Ashok Kumar Verma, 21, were from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. Also read: Jilted lover pushes woman’s boyfriend into Vasai creek Transport companies involved? The officers have also found that two transport companies supplied the caps. "We are still verifying if they are part of this racket," the officer added. The officials said each cap was sold for R 3. "The demand was so high that they made 20,000 caps on a daily basis. It appears that a huge racket of fake caps is mushrooming in the state and causing huge revenue loss to Maharashtra," the officer added further. Besides the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, the Excise officials have also slapped sections of the Indian Penal Code which include forgery and cheating against the accused. "We have 5 days custody to investigate this network thoroughly," Bamne added. The officials have told the court that they believe a larger network is active in the state and making fake scotch and whiskey and putting the lives of people at risk, and causing huge revenue loss to the government. The officials also told the court that two more accused have been identified as Raju bhai and Junaid bhai and are yet to be held. The two purchased these fake caps.
06 June,2022 09:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Was someone watching Salim Khan's movements?
The Bandra police have registered a case after a letter threatening to harm Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan emerged on Sunday. The letter had been kept on a bench on which Salim Khan sits after his morning walk at Bandstand. “Salim Khan and Salman Khan Bahut jald aap ka Moose Wala hoga. K.G.B.L.B,” it read. The Bandra police have registered a case after a letter threatening to harm Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan emerged on Sunday. The letter had been kept on a bench on which Salim Khan sits after his morning walk at Bandstand. “Salim Khan and Salman Khan Bahut jald aap ka Moose Wala hoga. K.G.B.L.B,” it read. Bandra’s Galaxy Apartments, that is home to actor Salman Khan and his father Complainant Salim Khan, 86, who has written screenplays for several Bollywood films, told the police that someone had left the letter for him, raising concerns that his movement was being watched. Salim Khan lives at Galaxy Apartments on B J Road, Bandstand, Bandra West with his wife Salma Khan. Salman Khan also lives in the same building. Every day, Salim Khan goes for his morning walk to the Bandra promenade with his bodyguards. Benches on the promenade, on one of which the note was left, according to Salim Khan Police officers said Salim Khan sits on a particular bench after his walk and exercises. “Around 7.40 am on Sunday, Salim Khan was with his bodyguards Shrikant Tukaram Hegiste and Rajkumar Durgaprasad Gupta. Hegiste found a folded piece of paper on the bench and handed it over to Salim Khan. When Salim Khan opened it, he found it to be a threat letter in Hindi,” he said. The officer said, “The letter read ‘Salim Khan and Salman Khan Bahut jald aap ka Moose Wala honga, K.G.B.L.B’. In this letter, there was a threat to kill actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan.” Salim Khan asked his bodyguards to alert officer Somnath Pawar of Bandra police station. He handed over the letter to the police. The Bandra Crime Branch Unit-9 has also launched an investigation, said sources. The Crime Branch suspects a link between this letter and the gang that shot dead Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, widely known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is in Delhi’s Tihar jail, and Canada-based singer–gangster Goldy Brar have claimed responsibility for the killing as per the Punjab police. A Crime Branch officer said, “We suspect that the accused recced the area over the past few days as the person knew where Salim Khan sits at Bandstand after completing his daily exercise. We are checking CCTV footage from all possible angles in the area. At this stage, we can't say if the accused is connected with the same gang that killed singer Sidhu Moose Wala but we are probing in that direction.” Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29, days after the state government downgraded his security cover. His body had 19 bullets.
06 June,2022 09:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Mumbai: Woman found murdered in Wadala; 2 sons among 3 held in 12 hours
The murder case of a 42-year-old woman was solved within 12 hours with the arrest of her two sons and one more person, a Mumbai police official said on June 5. The woman, identified as Nirmala Vijay Thakur, was found murdered on June 4 in Korba Meetha Ghar locality of Wadala, after which police teams zeroed in on her son Akshay Vijay Thakur (25), his 15-year-old brother and one Komal Boilkar (22), he said. "At first, the trio said they were in Lonavala when the murder took place but their mobile phone locations revealed otherwise. On sustained questioning, they confessed to killing Nirmala for practising black magic and not allowing accused Akshay and Komal to get married," he said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
05 June,2022 08:43 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Mumbai crime branch seizes pistols, live cartridges from Goregaon; one held
Mumbai Crime Branch recovered 3 country-made pistols and 9 live cartridges from the Goregaon area, informed the officials on Sunday. "One person has been arrested in the matter. Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit 11 team raided Bhagat Singhnagar area of Goregaon and recovered 9 live cartridges along with three country-made pistols from a room," said police. Searches were based on a tip-off and the accused was arrested from Kranti Chawl in the Bhagatsingnagar area where the illegal arms were recovered. The Crime Branch officers arrested the accused and handed him over to the Bangur Nagar Police The accused was presented in the court today where the police demanded custody. There are already two cases registered against the accused at Bangur Nagar police station and at Oshiwara police station. Further investigations into the matter are underway. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
05 June,2022 03:49 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
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Coaching class teacher molests teen in Borivli
Dahisar police arrested a private coaching teacher for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl when she was walking her dog on Thursday night. The survivor, studying in Class X, lives with her mother in Borivli East. The accused has been identified as Saurabh Suresh Samant, 39, said an officer attached to Dahisar police station. “The minor was out with her pet dog on Thursday night when stray dogs started to hound her. Since the girl’s mother and her female guest were also out after having dinner, the duo jumped to the rescue and tried to scare the stray dogs away. But a man, who was feeding the stray dogs, got into a heated argument with both the women and soon, the verbal dispute snowballed into fisticuffs between the mother of the minor girl and Samant,” said police. “When the minor saw that her mother was being assaulted by an unknown man, she tried to help, but the man molested her and pushed her away,” reads the FIR copy, which further says that the female guest was also molested by the man. “The incident took place in a dark patchy area behind our building. I could not identify who the accused was. So, I dialed the police emergency number and a team from Dahisar police station arrived immediately,” said the mother of the minor girl. “When I was at the police station to register an FIR, the security guard informed me that the same man had come to my house along with his 10 goons. I immediately alerted the police and they arrested him. He runs a coaching class in Borivli East,” said the mother. A police officer said, “We have arrested the accused and are investigating the matter.” Samant has been booked under Sections 354 (molestation), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
05 June,2022 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Loan apps racket: Rs 4.23 lakh extorted for loan of Rs 5,000
A 28-year-old Chunabhatti resident filed a police complaint after two months of harassment and payments of lakhs of rupees did not satiate the loan sharks’ hunger to loot an innocent man. The man had borrowed Rs 5,000 from CashBus, an instant loan app, as he was in desperate need of money for his wife’s medical treatment, but ended up losing Rs 4.23 lakh. He had taken this route after his friends refused to help him. Earlier this year, the complainant’s wife fell ill and he was in an urgent need of money. He approached his friends for help, but none did. Disappointed, he downloaded CashBus on March 28, 2022, and while registering on the app he unknowingly gave it access to his gallery, contact and location. The app showed that he was eligible for a loan of Rs 50,000 which had to be repaid in 90 days. Recovery agents harassed the man by sending messages from 200 different numbers. Representation pic “When I clicked on the ‘apply’ tab on the screen, it showed that Rs 5,000 has been sanctioned to me and I have to repay it in seven days. I dialled the customer care number, but it was not reachable. Later in the day, I received Rs 5,000 in my bank account. On April 2, I repaid R8,200, inclusive of interest, through the link provided to me. However, my phone was flooded with WhatsApp messages, asking to repay the loan amount,” said the complainant, who works as a kitchen supervisor at a hotel. Next came a series of morphed pictures of him on his phone, he said. Scared, the man paid some more amount through the links provided to him. Yet, he was bombarded with messages for repayment from 200-250 different phone numbers. Terrified, the man kept paying small amounts through the links. Also Read: Loan app racket: Police act; three victims get calls “I was told I hadn’t repaid the loaned amount, and asked to borrow money from other loan apps and pay back the money. I downloaded 15 more apps through which I received links to pay small amounts. They still circulated my morphed nude pictures to my contacts. My friends and relatives started calling me asking what nonsense was going on,” he said. “Until May, I had paid Rs 4.23 lakh for a loan of Rs 5,000. But the harassment never stopped. Finally, I gave up and approached the police on June 2,” he added. Chunabhatti police on June 3 registered an FIR under Sections 384 (extortion), 385 (putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extor¬tion), 500 (defamation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC, and relevant Sections of the Information Technology Act.
04 June,2022 08:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag KambleADVERTISEMENT