Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Matunga senior citizen duped of Rs 4.82 cr in fake online court scam; Residents oppose Elphinstone bridge shutdown amid growing tensions and more

The victim, a senior citizen, first received a call in December. Representation pic/istock

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Mumbai: Matunga senior citizen duped of Rs 4.82 cr in fake online court scam

In a cybercrime case straight out of a Bollywood thriller, fraudsters "digitally arrested" a 71-year-old woman from Matunga, staged a fake online court trial, and extorted Rs 4.82 crore from her after falsely declaring her guilty in a fabricated case. According to police sources, the Central Cyber Police arrested two men in connection with the case - Bapi Das, 53, and Saurish Nag, 41 - both residents of Kolkata. Read more.

Elphinstone Bridge row: ‘We will not allow bridge to be shut'

Sentiments ran high at the site of the Elphinstone bridge (also known as Karol bridge) on Friday evening, as locals staged multiple rasta rokos to protest the planned demolition of the bridge without their rehabilitation demands being addressed. The authorities, originally planning to shut the bridge at 9 pm, were forced to delay the closure until midnight after agitated residents converged on the structure and blocked traffic. Read more.

Mumbai's dug-up roads: ‘We must hold authorities accountable'

As mid-day wraps up its special campaign ‘Roads to Nowhere', we bring the spotlight onto voices that matter - those pushing for accountability, accessibility, and intelligent design amid Mumbai's ongoing infrastructure overhaul and chaos. Read more.

Champs KKR struggling but Moeen confident of making Playoffs

Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders are entwined in a couple of IPL records, both quite embarrassing for the Knights. If the Kings created history last week by defending 111 against KKR at their home in New Chandigarh, they had, on this very day (April 26) last year, scripted the tournament's highest successful run-chase at the Eden Gardens. Read more.

Sharmila Tagore on doing more Bengali films: 'If the role is worth it, I may do it'

The chatter in the Bengali film industry is that the Bengal Tigress has roared again. When we mention this to Sharmila Tagore, she laughs, before saying, "The media sometimes called me ‘La Tagore', and at other times, Bengal Tigress. Since I was married to Tiger Pataudi, the [latter] came easily to them." Read more.