In a latest update in the Mumbai hit and run case, Amruta Nakhwa, daughter of Kaveri Nakhwa, broke down in an interview, pleading for justice after her mother's tragic death in a Worli hit-and-run. She passionately demanded the death penalty for accused Mihir Shah, emphasizing the pain her mother endured, witnessed firsthand during her hospitalization. Pradeep Nakhwa, the victim's husband, expressed frustration over the delay in Shah's arrest, questioning why Shah hid for three days if he was sober. He criticized the legal system, fearing Shah might get bail soon, feeling abandoned by politicians who only seek votes. Their anguish highlights systemic flaws and the desperate need for justice.
18 September,2024 12:15 PM ISTThink twice before swiping right! Mid-day's dating app scam expose has brought to the forefront one of the murkiest nexus between some young girls and a few Mumbai nightclubs who are implicating men to shell out hefty bills. Following the complaints by Mid-day readers, a sting operation conducted by Mid-day reporters Samiullah Khan and Shirish Vaktania has exposed manipulative techniques being used by nightclubs to bring business through a well-curated plan by their PR. In this episode of Mid-day explains, we bring to you what this expose is all about and went behind the scenes of this Mid-day sting operation.
18 September,2024 12:15 PM ISTPradeep Nakhwa, husband of Kaveri Nakhwa who tragically lost her life in Mumbai hit & run case in Worli, recounted the devastating event. He described how they were returning home after buying fish when a car suddenly crashed into them. The impact was so severe that they were thrown from their vehicle. Shocked and injured, they couldn't understand what had happened. The driver fled without stopping, dragging Kaveri along with the car. Despite Pradeep's efforts to follow the car, he lost track of it. Later, he discovered that his wife had succumbed to her injuries. He is now seeking justice for his wife and children, expressing frustration over the delay in apprehending the culprit.
09 July,2024 12:59 PM ISTIn a significant development concerning the Pune Porsche crash case, the Bombay High Court has granted the release of the juvenile accused on June 25th. Initially sent to an observational home, the teen's aunt filed a habeas corpus plea to challenge the remand orders. Responding to this plea, the Bombay HC has ordered the minor's release into the custody of his paternal aunt. Importantly, the court has mandated that the juvenile's sessions with a psychologist must continue. This decision underscores ongoing legal complexities surrounding the case, balancing considerations of justice and rehabilitation for the young accused.
02 July,2024 02:49 PM ISTOn June 30th, a family outing turned into a nightmare as 5 members were swept away by the strong currents of the waterfall at the backside of Bhushi Dam in Pune's Lonavala. As per the latest updates, three bodies have been recovered and two kids from the same family are missing. In a joint effort by Lonavala Police and emergency services, a rescue operation was deployed to find the missing children. Indian Navy deployed its drivers for search and rescue. The family was on a day out when the tragedy struck, as their picnic turned into a nightmare with the drowning of five members. The tragic incident occurred around 12:30 pm on June 30. The family hails from the Sayyad Nagar area of Pune City.
02 July,2024 02:46 PM ISTA 56-year-old man has been arrested by the Naya Nagar police for murdering his 32-year-old live in partner at Mira Road. According to the police, the woman was murdered two to three days ago. The occupants of the building got a foul smell emanating from one of the flats and alerted the cops. The police said that they found the woman’s body cut into pieces. The deceased has been identified as Saraswati Vaidya, while her-live in partner is Manoj Sane.
08 June,2023 04:29 PM IST | MumbaiIn 2018, when the trial of the blackbuck poaching case was underway, Lawrence Bishnoi had said Salman Khan had hurt the sentiments of the Bishnois, a sect that has love for animals among its tenets, by hunting a blackbuck - a charge that the actor was eventually acquitted of. The actor has been put under the threat again via mail sent by the same gang
20 March,2023 06:53 PM IST | MumbaiActress Rakhi Sawant’s husband Adil Khan Durrani has allegedly been arrested today. Rakhi herself has admitted that it was she, who had lodged a complaint against her husband after he reportedly slapped her. It is being said that Adil was at Rakhi’s house when cops from the Oshiwara police station came and took him in for questioning. Rakhi Sawant’s friend and brother showed evidence of violence against her through a series of pictures.
07 February,2023 08:11 PM IST | MumbaiIn an update on the TV-actress Tunisha Sharma's case, the accused Sheezan Khan, who purportedly was Tunisha’s boyfriend, has been sent to a fourteen days Judicial Custody by the Vasai Court on December 31. Tunisha, 20, died on December 24 on the sets of a teleserial being shot at a location in Vasai, and a day later, her co-star Sheezan was arrested after her mother accused him of cheating, two-timing, betrayal, 'using' her for 3-4 months and other things in a video-statement. According to the police, Tunisha had lunch with Khan at the studio and later locked herself in the make-up room. The crew members knocked on the door of the make-up room but she didn’t open the door. Crew members then broke open the door and found her hanging from the ceiling.
31 December,2022 10:41 PM IST | MumbaiBollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on June 14, 2020 at his rented apartment in Mumbai. It has been two years since then but the mystery around his alleged suicide is still afresh. Although, investigation termed the death as 'suicide', fans and family had been claiming foul play and demanded that justice be served. An employee who witnessed the autopsy of the actor made a shocking claim suggesting that the actor did not commit suicide and was, in fact, murdered. Roopkumar Shah, who was present at Sushant Singh Rajput's postmortem, said, "When Sushant Singh Rajput passed away, we had received five dead bodies in the Cooper Hospital for postmortem. Out of those five bodies, one was a VIP body. When we went to perform a post mortem, we learnt he was Sushant and there were several marks on his body and two to three marks on his neck as well. The postmortem needed to be recorded but higher authorities were asked to only click pics of the body. Hence, we did that as per their order." The 34-year-old actor was found dead in his apartment in Bandra on June 14, 2020. Starting with the Mumbai Police, Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) were brought in to investigate various angles in the actor’s death. Later, the authorities ruled his death as a suicide.
27 December,2022 01:47 PM IST | MumbaiActor Tunisha Sharma died by suicide and Mumbai police on Sunday said that the post-mortem report clearly specifies ‘hanging’ as her cause of death. Her co-star and accused Sheezan Khan has been sent to 4-day police custody on Dec 25. Her uncle Pawan Sharma said, “She was continuously saying that she was wronged and cheated. We gauged something was wrong between here and Sheezan. Her mother asked her, what was the need to get close if the relationship was not to be kept? We want the culprit, whoever it is, to be punished.”
26 December,2022 01:49 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
