Mumbai: 71-year-old woman loses Rs 2.15 lakh to cyber fraud
The victim was trying to reach out to a repair service using Google search; the accused asked her to share her mobile phone screen
23 March,2025 09:21 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanBank employee held for embezzling over Rs 2 crore; 5 colleagues absconding
Money was transferred from customers’ accounts to those of third parties without authorisation
23 March,2025 08:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanTen years after murder, absconder held from Gujarat by crime branch
The accused had been wanted in connection with 2015 murder case, an official said, adding that he was held from Mehsana in Gujarat by the police
23 March,2025 04:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThane court convicts 61-year-old man for sexually assaulting two minor girls
A Thane court has sentenced a 61-year-old man to three years' rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting two minor girls. The court rejected his plea for leniency, citing the seriousness of the crime
23 March,2025 12:04 PM IST | MumbaiHotelier duped of Rs 13 lakh in Thane over fake liquor permit promise
A hotelier in Thane was allegedly cheated of Rs 13 lakh by a man posing as an excise department official who falsely promised to secure a liquor sale license. Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation.
23 March,2025 09:54 AM IST | MumbaiElderly woman dies by suicide in Thane by setting herself ablaze
An 85-year-old woman in Thane allegedly died by suicide by setting herself on fire at her residence. Police have registered a case of accidental death and launched a probe into the circumstances leading to the tragic incident
23 March,2025 09:30 AM IST | MumbaiMumbai Police save Rs 1.49 crore from cyber frauds in past 24 hours
According to the police, on Friday, various complaints were received through the 1930 helpline, primarily involving investment frauds, share trading scams, fake online shopping, and WhatsApp impersonation frauds
22 March,2025 05:21 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif RizviMumbai: 4-year-old child murdered in Kandivali; body found abandoned nearby
After committing the crime, the suspect returned to the scene and abandoned the child’s body approximately 30 meters away from where the victim’s family was sleeping before fleeing
22 March,2025 01:25 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanThane court sentences man to life imprisonment in 2016 murder case
Additional public prosecutor Rekha Hiwrale informed the court that on July 27, 2016, the victim, Jay Prajapati, went missing after informing his father that he was at Bhayandar railway station
22 March,2025 12:56 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentThane man cheated of Rs 67.65 lakh in online share trading fraud
The police registered a first information report (FIR) under relevant provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act on Thursday and have identified three persons involved in the fraud only through their mobile phone numbers
22 March,2025 12:28 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentMan booked for submitting fabricated docs for pre-arrest bail in Thane court
Based on a complaint by a court official, the police on Thursday registered a case against Krishna Peinurkar under sections 318(4)(cheating by personation), 336(2) (forgery), 227(giving false evidence) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, an official said
22 March,2025 11:49 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentMumbai: Serial killer caught after 17 years of eluding the law
The accused, wanted since 2002 for multiple homicides, stayed undetected by constantly changing his name, job, and location
22 March,2025 09:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaIndia’s Got Latent row: Samay Raina summoned for the third time by Cyber Cell
Raina had skipped two earlier summons, citing presence abroad but has now returned to India
22 March,2025 07:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan KhanBhayandar: Shocking knife attack on Police constable, two arrested
A routine police response turned violent in Bhayandar on Friday evening when constable Kashinath Bhanuse was brutally attacked with a knife. Bhanuse, who was in plain clothes, had rushed to Babu Bhai Mistry Chawl in Shiv Sena Galli after reports of a heated dispute. But instead of diffusing the situation, he became a victim himself—stabbed by two men, identified as Babu Nepali and Dilip Bhimbahadur. Senior Police Inspector Jitendra Kamble acted swiftly, ensuring the accused were arrested immediately.