Mumbai LIVE: Thane court sentences man to 10-years for raping six-year-old girl

Mumbai news live updates: Pune: Gold ornaments and cash worth Rs 3 crore stolen from shop
Unidentified persons stole gold ornaments and cash worth around Rs 3 crore from a jewellery shop situated in a bustling market area in Pune city of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. The incident, which occurred in the wee hours of Monday, was captured on CCTV cameras.

Mumbai news live updates: Man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping six-year-old girl
A special court in Maharashtra`s Thane on Tuesday sentenced a 39-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a six-year-old girl in 2019. Special court judge D S Deshmukh, hearing cases pertaining to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, held Ritesh Pasco Koli from Uttan village in Bhayandar guilty and pronounced the verdict.

Mumbai news live updates: Maharashtra govt will reorganise task force for farmers: Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said the task force set up by the government to tackle issues concerning farmers would be reorganised. Speaking at an event in Thane district, he highlighted the importance of social initiatives, especially in areas with high rates of suicide by agriculturists.

Mumbai news live updates: Transporters` body warns of strike if new law on hit-and-run cases is not repealed
The National Auto-Taxi-Bus Transport Federation on Tuesday threatened to go on strike if the Centre did not repeal a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run road accidents. Many parts of Maharashtra witnessed protests by truckers and fuel tanker drivers against a provision in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaces the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC).