Mumbai: Inter-state fake currency scam gang busted
Fraudsters operating in Gujarat and Maharashtra promised to double victims’ cash, gave counterfeit notes in return; police have so far registered three separate cases at Kalachowki, Sion and Matunga police stations, all with a strikingly similar modus operandi
07 December,2025 07:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerMumbai: Live-in suspicion sparks cyber harassment case involving morphed images
The woman, a partner in a film production house with the man, whom she was living with, allegedly sent obscene messages and circulated morphed images of the man’s first wife’s 16-year-old daughter as well as a 28-year-old pregnant woman employed at their office
07 December,2025 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanBuilder and son arrested in Mumbai for multi-crore flat fraud
Fake permissions, false promises, multiple FIRs across Mumbai; police track them to Ernakulam after months of evading arrest
06 December,2025 09:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanTrio held for posing as cops, defrauding senior citizen of gold in Mulund
Police said that the stolen jewellery was recovered from the accused. All three were produced before the court and remanded to police custody until Saturday
05 December,2025 08:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerNigerian man held with 180 grams of cocaine worth Rs 72 lakh in Malwani
Police are now investigating where the suspect sourced the drugs, to whom he planned to supply them, and whether he has a criminal record or any accomplices, officials said
05 December,2025 06:19 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanMaharashtra: Liquor worth Rs 10.17 lakh seized in Palghar; one held
Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Manor police station intercepted a tempo on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh said
05 December,2025 01:55 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondentThane: Woman, three others held for killing husband who denied her divorce
The Thane Rural police have booked Hasina Mehboob Shaikh, her brother, Fayaz Zakir Husain Shaikh (35), and two others, who plotted and killed the victim after he denied her a divorce, an official said
05 December,2025 12:46 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentCops form SIT to probe Maharashtra minister's PA’s role in wife’s suicide case
The Worli Police in Mumbai had registered an FIR and arrested Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde's PA Anant Garje. He was later arrested by the police custody and at present in judicial custody
04 December,2025 09:46 PM IST | Mumbai | Anish PatilMumbai Police raids 9 travel agencies, seizes 238 passports in job-fraud probe
The raids were conducted by Mumbai Crime Branch after receiving reports that several operators were also allegedly misleading people with false promises, officials said
04 December,2025 09:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Anish PatilMumbai Customs seize weed, gold and foreign currency in different ops at airport
Mumbai Customs said that while acting on spot profiling and APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) checks, the officials intercepted four passengers arriving from Bangkok on different flights. They recovered 8.682 kg of suspected NDPS (hydroponic weed) worth about Rs 8.68 crore
04 December,2025 07:52 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanFrom MP forests to Mumbai’s elite: High-end bushmeat racket busted
11 November,2025 07:05 PM ISTPhotographer duped in Mumbai; man flees with camera worth over Rs 1 lakh
According to police, the victim, Tayyab Abdul Samad Ansari, a resident of Ahmedabad, had posted an advertisement on Facebook on November 26, stating that he wished to sell his camera. The next day, a person identifying himself as Amit contacted him via WhatsApp, expressing interest in purchasing the device
04 December,2025 12:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanMaharashtra: Nigerian national held with Rs 51 lakh drugs in Palghar
They apprehended Uba alias Noso Uba Chinoso Wisdom (30), a Nigerian national residing in the locality, and seized 255 gm of mephedrone (MD) valued at Rs 51,10,000 from his possession, a police release said
04 December,2025 10:56 AM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondentMulti-crore housing scam busted as builder and son caught after years on the run
The Jethwas allegedly posed as developers and lured buyers with fake permissions, fabricated documents and false assurances of timely possession
04 December,2025 09:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanMalad police arrests serial robber, Rs 35 lakh worth of loot seized
Malad Police have apprehended a repeat offender involved in a string of thefts across western Mumbai—specifically in Malad, Borivali, Kandivali, and Dindoshi. The suspect, known for his elaborate disguises and use of masks and gloves mainly targeted housing societies located near special transport vehicles. Further investigation showed that the stolen funds were used to buy farmland in his hometown, secure property in Mumbai, and accumulate a sizeable bank balance. Police have now seized assets worth nearly Rs 35 lakh believed to be acquired through his illegal activities.