Mumbai Customs on Thursday said that officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III have made several significant seizures including US dollars, weed, gold and diamonds worth crores. It said that the several operations were carried out during the period from January 21 to January 29, 2026. The actions were based on passenger profiling, intelligence inputs and routine checks at the Mumbai airport, it said. Customs officials booked four cases involving hydroponic weed. "Two of these cases were identified through spot checks and APIS profiling, while the other two were based on specific intelligence," officials said. Weed seizure cases According to the Mumbai Customs, in the first two cases, 10.561 kg of suspected hydroponic weed was recovered from two passengers arriving from Bangkok. In the second set of cases, 15.961 kg of suspected hydroponic weed was recovered from two other passengers, also arriving from Bangkok. The total value of the seized narcotics in the illicit market is estimated at about Rs 26.522 crore. All four passengers have been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The suspects attempted to conceal the contraband inside their trolley bags. Gold smuggling cases Customs officers also intercepted five gold smuggling cases, recovering a total of 3,632 grams of 24-karat gold, valued at around Rs 4.99 crore. On January 27, 2026, 1,470 grams of gold, worth approximately Rs 2.1 crore, were seized in a case involving a Bangladeshi transit passenger and an airport staff member. The gold was handed over to a staff member of Hardcastle Restaurants Private Limited (HRPL) at Mumbai airport by the transit passenger. Both individuals were arrested. "The gold was concealed inside the body cavity," said an official. In four other cases, 2,162 grams of gold were seized from four passengers. Diamond smuggling case In a separate case, Mumbai Customs officials seized 10,660 carats (2,132 grams) of diamonds, valued at Rs 1.81 crore, from a single passenger. The diamonds were concealed inside the passenger’s check-in baggage. Currency Seizures The Mumbai Customs officers also booked three cases involving foreign currency, recovering a total equivalent of Rs 1.18 crore from four passengers. The currency was hidden in both check-in and hand baggage, officials said.
29 January,2026 08:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA sessions court in Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced a 46-year-old man from Navi Mumbai to rigorous life imprisonment in the 2017 double murder case. The accused had brutally murdered an autorickshaw driver and his friend in July 2017. The court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Belapur, presided over by Judge Parag Sane, on Tuesday convicted Prabhakar Devravji Dhotre, a resident of Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, in the double murder case. Along with life imprisonment, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on the convict, according to the PTI. The murders took place on July 26, 2017, beneath a bridge in Navi Mumbai. The victims, Sandeep Motiram Gaikwad, an autorickshaw driver, and his friend Sameer Aslam Shaikh, were found lying in a pool of blood. Investigations revealed that both men had suffered severe head and facial injuries, caused by a cement paver block and a large stone, which were used as murder weapons. Motive established by prosecution The prosecution successfully established a clear motive for the crime. According to the case, Dhotre believed the two victims had stolen Rs 20,000, a sum he had painstakingly saved for his daughter’s wedding. Witnesses testified that a day before the murders, Dhotre had visited the victims’ homes, appeared visibly agitated, and issued threats, strengthening the prosecution’s case, as per the PTI. Evidence and witness testimony The case was argued by Additional Public Prosecutors Yogendra Patil and Varsha Chandane, who examined 13 prosecution witnesses to substantiate the charges. Judge Parag Sane, in his verdict, highlighted the consistency and credibility of the prosecution’s evidence, noting that it left no room for doubt regarding the accused’s guilt, the news agency reported. Defence arguments rejected The defence contended that the prosecution had failed to conclusively establish motive and pointed to the absence of fingerprint evidence on the murder weapons. However, the court dismissed these claims, observing that the chemical analysis reports were incriminating and strongly supported the prosecution’s case, as per the PTI. The judge also noted the accused’s failure to provide a credible defence and further strengthening the case for conviction. (with PTI inputs)
29 January,2026 07:30 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a senior official of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and his associate for allegedly accepting a Rs 2 lakh bribe from a contractor in Navi Mumbai, officials said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI. The accused officer, aged 57, was working as an assistant estate officer with City and Industrial Development Corporation. His associate was allegedly used as a middleman to collect the bribe, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said. According to the ACB, the complainant is a contractor who deals with society registrations and property transfers. He had applied online for the transfer of a flat in Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, on June 11, 2025, and had submitted all required documents, including a valid power of attorney. However, the application was allegedly kept pending without explanation, reported PTI. The contractor later approached the ACB on January 22, 2026, claiming that the CIDCO official demanded Rs 4 lakh to clear the flat transfer. During verification, investigators found that the demand was subsequently reduced to Rs 2 lakh, to be accepted through an associate. Acting on the complaint, the ACB set a trap on Wednesday and caught the associate red-handed while accepting the bribe at a hotel near Nerul railway station. The CIDCO official was later taken into custody, reported PTI. Both accused have been arrested and booked under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, officials added. Constable, another person arrested in bribery case, inspector transferred In another case, a police constable and another man were arrested in the district on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes from sand transporters, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said, reported PTI. Beed superintendent of police Navneet Kanwat ordered transfer of inspector Rahul Suryatal of Majalgaon city police station to Beed control room following the incident, reported PTI. The accused constable, identified as Amol Kadam, had allegedly demanded a monthly bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant to ensure smooth movement of sand-laden vehicles, just days after sand mining tenders were finalised in the district, reported PTI. The money was to be collected through a private individual, Tatyasaheb Arde. A team from the Jalna unit of the ACB, led by deputy superintendent of police Balasaheb Jadhav, laid a trap near Lendal Hospital on the Majalgaon bypass road, and caught Arde while allegedly accepting the bribe amount on Kadam's behalf. Both were taken into custody and a case was being registered against them, the ACB said. (With inputs from PTI)
29 January,2026 12:16 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentA Wadala-based trader has alleged that she was cheated of nearly Rs 48 lakh after cyber fraudsters impersonating representatives of a reputed broking firm lured her into a fake “block trading” investment scheme using WhatsApp groups, forged SEBI documents and multiple bank accounts, police said. According to the complaint, the woman, 52, came across an online advertisement related to share market investments on Facebook and was later added to a WhatsApp group projecting itself as a “market insights” forum linked to a well-known broking firm. Soon after, a woman claiming to be a company representative contacted her, promising high returns through “QIB (Qualified Institutional Buyer) block trading”. The complainant and her family members were persuaded to open multiple virtual trading accounts through a fake website resembling a genuine broking platform. The accused gained trust by initially showing profits on a manipulated dashboard and allowing small withdrawals to make the scheme seem legitimate. Over the next few weeks, the complainant and her family were instructed to transfer money to multiple bank accounts and UPI IDs under the guise of capital deposits, compliance charges, and trading allocations. Police records show that funds were transferred into accounts linked to various small finance banks and private banks. The fraud came to light when the complainant attempted to withdraw a large sum shown as profit on the trading platform. At that point, the accused allegedly demanded an additional Rs 19.34 lakh as “commission” to release the funds. When the amount was not paid, all communication stopped and access to the trading platform was blocked. Realising she had been duped, the complainant contacted the ‘1930’ cyber helpline and later approached the police. Preliminary verification revealed that the accused had allegedly used forged SEBI letterheads, fake customer support numbers and cloned websites to deceive investors. Police said a case has been registered for cheating, forgery, and unauthorised electronic access, adding that multiple bank accounts used to route the funds are under scrutiny, and efforts are on to trace the digital trail, IP addresses, and beneficiaries behind the transactions. Investigators believe the case is part of a larger organised cyber fraud racket targeting retail investors by misusing the names of established broking firms.
28 January,2026 08:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Anish PatilTwo unidentified men allegedly beat a stray dog to death and dumped its body into a drain near Ajit Glass Garden in Jogeshwari West on Saturday. The Oshiwara police have registered an FIR and launched a manhunt to trace the accused. According to the police, the incident occurred around 4.15 pm when the duo allegedly assaulted a brown stray dog with bamboo sticks before throwing the grievously injured animal into a drain nearby. The dog reportedly stopped moving shortly after. Local residents, alerted by the commotion, reached the spot and rushed the dog to a nearby veterinary clinic, but doctors declared it dead during examination. Subsequently, a complaint was filed by Kumari Gunjan Shankar Ram Jaiswal, 18, a resident of the area. Gunjan told the police that she and her sister Lali witnessed the brutal assault. “One man was wearing a black T-shirt and the other a white shirt. They repeatedly struck the dog with bamboo sticks. The dog was badly injured before they threw it into the drain,” Gunjan stated. Gunjan told police that while she does not know the accused by name, she can identify them. She has demanded strict legal action against the two men.The statement was recorded at Oshiwara police station and verified by Assistant Police Inspector Dharmaji Dokhare. The police confirmed that a case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway. According to locals, the dog was gentle-natured and posed no threat. The alleged motive behind the killing was that the dog “barked” and disturbed a few residents. Witnesses claimed that the accused attacked the dog while it was sleeping, striking its head repeatedly with sticks until it died. The incident also drew the attention of animal welfare activists. On the same day, Preeti Kubal, an animal activist associated with PAL Welfare Foundation and Stray Happy Animal Foundation, received a distress call regarding the killing of a community dog, barely a year old. Kubal rushed to the spot along with activist Sameer Khan and Advocate Raha Shaikh, a high court lawyer. An 11-year-old child, who regularly fed the dog and witnessed the aftermath, guided them to the location. When activists arrived, they found the body wrapped in cloth and dumped inside the gutter. With great difficulty, a man and a child entered the drain, tied a rope around the body, and pulled it out. Despite the late hour, the activists obtained a death certificate and proceeded to Oshiwara police station, where an FIR was registered under sections of BNS and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The body was sent for a post-mortem examination before being cremated. Animal welfare workers termed the incident “deeply disturbing and inhumane,” warning that such acts reflect a growing desensitisation to violence in society. “Killing community animals is not just morally reprehensible; it is a punishable offence under Indian law. Acts of violence against voiceless beings violate the values of compassion and coexistence enshrined in the constitution,” an activist said. They stressed the need for accountability, strict enforcement of animal protection laws, and public awareness. “No child should have to witness such cruelty, and no society should normalise brutality,” they added, urging citizens to report such abuse. Jan 24Day the stray dog was killed
28 January,2026 08:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanFour Mumbai cops were arrested for allegedly stealing cash and gold jewellery from the house of a woman suspected to be a Bangladeshi during a raid, reported the PTI. According to the news agency, an Assistant Police Inspector and three constables attached to the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) were arrested for allegedly stealing cash and gold jewellery from the house of a woman in Navi Mumbai during a drive to identify illegal Bangladeshi nationals last month, a police official said on Tuesday. The same police team is also accused of extorting Rs 5 lakh from another suspected Bangladeshi woman in Kalyan, in Thane district, officials said. The arrested personnel have been identified as Assistant Police Inspector Vijay Sutar and three constables, including a woman constable. All four were posted with the Anti-Terrorism Cell at the RCF police station in Chembur, Mumbai, according to the PTI. According to the police, the incident took place during an anti-migrant verification drive in Navi Mumbai last month. The accused team raided the house of Asma Gulam Akhtar Poli. They allegedly asked her to sit inside a police van while they stole between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 22 lakh in cash, along with gold jewellery weighing about 15 tolas. Threats and partial return of valuables “The matter came to light when the woman later realised that her valuables were missing,” a police official said. When she contacted the Assistant Police Inspector, the accused allegedly returned Rs 5 lakh and some of the jewellery. They also threatened her not to report the incident, the official added. Informer on the run The police said that the informer who led the team to the woman’s house is currently absconding and efforts are being made to trace him. In a separate incident, the same team allegedly raided the house of another suspected Bangladeshi woman in Kalyan. They brought her to the police station and later released her after allegedly taking Rs 5 lakh from her, police said. Complaints filed with help of social worker Both women later approached a social worker, who assisted them in lodging formal complaints with the police. Following the complaints, senior police officials ordered a preliminary inquiry, which found the allegations to be genuine. FIR registered, probe under way Based on the inquiry findings, an FIR was registered against the four police personnel late on Sunday night. The accused were immediately taken into custody and further investigation is underway, the official said. (with PTI inputs)
27 January,2026 10:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA Shiv Sena (UBT) office-bearer, who was named in a police case related to posters about a "missing" corporator of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district, died on Monday, local party leaders said, reported news agency PTI. Ramesh Tike, a Shiv Sena (UBT) sub-division head, allegedly suffered a heart attack, party district chief Sharad Patil said. However, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kalyan Ghette said the police have not received any official information regarding Tike’s death so far, reported PTI. He added that police have initiated an inquiry following an application submitted by the Shiv Sena (UBT) seeking registration of a murder case. The controversy revolves around newly elected KDMC corporator Madhur Matre, who recently drew attention after posters appeared in the Kolsewadi area of Kalyan (East) stating that he was untraceable and urging citizens to contact the local Shiv Sena (UBT) branch if he was spotted, reported PTI. Tike was among those involved in putting up the posters, according to party sources, reported PTI. Subsequently, Madhur Matre’s father, Umesh Baliram Matre, lodged a complaint at the Kolsewadi police station, alleging defamation and stating that his son was not missing but had gone on a pilgrimage and was in regular contact with family members, reported PTI. Based on the complaint, police registered a case against Shiv Sena (UBT) office-bearer Neeraj Dubey and two others, including Tike, and began an investigation. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has claimed that Tike was under severe mental stress due to repeated police summons issued to him in connection with the case. District chief Sharad Patil, local youth wing president Neeraj Dubey and other party leaders have demanded that a murder case be registered against Umesh Matre and the police administration, and have warned of an agitation over the issue, reported PTI. ACP Ghette clarified that the defamation case registered on the basis of Umesh Matre’s complaint is currently under investigation. Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Milind Vaidya booked for unauthorised victory rally Meanwhile, newly elected Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Milind Vaidya and his associates have been booked for allegedly organising an unauthorised victory procession in the Mahim area of central Mumbai, a police official said on Monday, reported news agency PTI. Vaidya was elected from ward number 182 in the January 15 elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The official said prohibitory orders were in force in the area till midnight of January 26, due to which Mahim police had denied permission for Vaidya’s victory rally scheduled on January 18. His associates subsequently reapplied for permission on January 22 and January 24, but both requests were turned down, he said, reported PTI. Despite the denial, Vaidya and his supporters allegedly took out a victory procession in the Mahim area between 5.30 pm and 8 pm on January 24. During the rally, firecrackers were burst and loudspeakers were used, the official added, reported PTI. Taking cognisance of the unauthorised procession, Mahim police registered a case against Vaidya, Vinay Akre, Avirat Shinde, Santosh Surve, Deepak Sawant and more than 40 others on charges of unlawful assembly and violation of the police commissioner’s prohibitory orders, the official said. (With inputs from PTI)
27 January,2026 08:28 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentThe police said that a 23-year-old cloth trader was allegedly beaten to death on Monday following a family dispute in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra’s Thane district, reported news agency PTI. A murder case has been registered against three relatives of the deceased, identified as Dilshad Maqbul Ahmed Shah, and they have been detained, police officials said. The incident took place near a hotel in a slum area of Shantinagar, reported PTI. The victim, who was engaged in the business of selling clothes, was originally from Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh and was currently residing in Bhiwandi, police said. The complaint was lodged by the victim’s elder brother, Gulzar Maqbul Ahmed Shah (25), who is also a cloth trader and lives in the same locality. Based on his statement, police registered a case under sections 103(1) (murder) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against three relatives of the deceased, reported PTI. The accused have been identified as Asif Abdulhakim Shah (20), Alihasan Abdulhakim Shah (23) and Muzaffar Abdulhakim Shah (25), all residents of Shantinagar in Bhiwandi, reported PTI. Senior inspector Vinayak Gaikwad of Shantinagar Police Station said the accused and the deceased were related and knew each other well. “A family dispute had occurred earlier, which later escalated into a violent attack, resulting in the death of the victim,” he said, reported PTI. According to police, the incident stemmed from a quarrel on January 25, during which the victim objected to mediation efforts by his maternal aunt and her husband. Enraged by this, the three accused allegedly assaulted Dilshad Shah with an iron rod, inflicting fatal injuries. Senior police officers, including the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) and the Assistant Commissioner of Police, visited the crime scene and further investigation is underway. Five arrested in Latur for murder of Pune man In another case, police have arrested five persons, aged between 18 and 20 years, who fled to Latur district in central Maharashtra after allegedly murdering a young man in Pune, officials said on Monday, reported PTI. The action was taken by the Latur police 'Charlie' team on the eve of Republic Day, following suspicious movements spotted during routine patrolling. According to the officials, on Sunday, the Charlie squad from the MIDC Police Station was conducting patrolling between Bhambari Chowk and Sai Naka Ring Road in Latur city when it spotted five persons sitting suspiciously under a tree in front of a petrol pump, reported PTI. When questioned, they gave evasive replies, leading police to detain them. The team then shared their photographs on the official Pune Police WhatsApp group. Within minutes, it was revealed that all five were involved in the murder of a young man in the Kharadi area of Pune on January 24, the officials said, reported PTI. The motive behind the murder was not yet known. A case was registered against them at Pune's Wagholi Police Station under relevant sections of the BNS for murder, along with provisions of the Arms Act, reported PTI. A Pune Police team later arrived in Latur and took custody of the accused, all residents of the western Maharashtra district. (With inputs from PTI)
27 January,2026 08:07 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentA 48-year-old Mumbai Police constable posted at Navghar police station was allegedly cheated of Rs 4.12 lakh after an unknown person fraudulently raised a personal loan in his name and siphoned off the entire amount through online transactions. The complainant, Pradeep Mahadev Wadekar, is a resident of Mulund East and has been serving in Mumbai Police since 2001. On January 16, he was deployed on election-related duty. Around midday, he began receiving multiple SMS alerts from his bank, which he found suspicious. The messages indicated financial activities that he had not authorised. Alarmed, Wadekar immediately contacted his bank and visited the branch. After checking his account, bank staff informed him that a personal loan of Rs 4,12,045 had been sanctioned on his savings account without his consent. The entire loan amount had already been transferred in three online transactions to an account in the name of Manish Kumar. “The complainant stated that he had not applied for any loan, had not completed any loan-related process, and had not shared his banking credentials with anyone. Despite this, the loan was processed and disbursed, leading to financial loss,” a police official said. Following the incident, he registered a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Portal through the 1930 helpline and later approached the Navghar police station to lodge a formal complaint. Based on his statement, police registered on January 23 under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and Sections 319(2), 318(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. “We are now examining the digital trail, bank transaction records and KYC details linked to the beneficiary account to identify the accused and establish how the loan was processed without the complainant’s authorisation,” a senior official said.
26 January,2026 09:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerA routine morning walk turned fatal for Asha Vijaykumar Patil, 73, who was allegedly run over by an unidentified vehicle on the Pashan Road-Panchavati-NCL stretch early Saturday, January 24, in a suspected hit-and-run case. Speaking to mid-day, her son Atul Patil, 51, said his mother had followed the same routine for over 10 years. “She would leave home around 5.30 am and return by 6.30-6.45 am. On Saturday, she went alone,” he said. Patil added that his mother regularly walked in the Panchavati and NCL areas, as well as along Pashan Road, and was well-known in the neighbourhood. When Asha did not return even after 7 am, her husband, Vijay Patil, 83, searched her usual routes but could not find her. Soon after, the family learnt through WhatsApp messages that an elderly woman had been injured near University-Pashan Road, opposite Asara Mandir, and taken to Sassoon General Hospital. “When we saw the photo being circulated, we identified her and rushed to Sassoon,” Atul said. Doctors told the family that she had been brought in by a 108 ambulance but had died before treatment could begin. Police later conducted an inquest and sent the body for a post-mortem. The preliminary cause of death was recorded as “multiple injuries”. An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent driving and failure to render assistance. Atul said passers-by and cyclists helped his mother after the accident and alerted the police. “We were told she was hit around 5.55 am. The ambulance arrived around 6.23 am, and the police reached the spot around 6.29 am. I lodged the FIR at about 9.30 pm,” he said. Patil also pointed out what he described as disturbing gaps in the sequence of events. “There were no tyre skid marks at the spot. Normally, if a driver notices someone ahead, there are signs of braking. In this case, it appears the vehicle did not slow down at all. Later, police found blood at the spot,” he said. Amol Dhas, assistant police inspector, Chaturshringi police station, told mid-day, “Based on the routes shared by the family, we believe she may have been crossing the road when she was hit by an unidentified vehicle. There are no CCTV cameras in the internal lane, but we are checking footage from nearby roads and junctions. Efforts are on to trace the vehicle and identify the accused.”
26 January,2026 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Amarjeet SinghThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) dismantled a mobile mephedrone manufacturing unit in Maharashtra's Satara district, seized drugs worth Rs 55 crore and arrested five persons, officials said on Sunday, reported news agency PTI. Acting on inputs, DRI officials conducted 'Operation Sahyadri Checkmate' on Friday in a remote village at Karad tahsil, an official said, reported PTI. Teams from the country's premier anti-smuggling agency carried out a raid and unearthed a fully operational laboratory, equipped for mephedrone production, camouflaged as a poultry farm. The unit was frequently shifting locations to evade detection, officials said. The seizure included 11.848 kg of the drug in liquid form, 9.326 kg in semi-liquid form and 738 grams in crystalline form, along with 71.5 kg of raw material capable of yielding another 15 kg of mephedrone, collectively worth about Rs 55 crore, the official said, reported PTI. Mephedrone is a synthetic stimulant and is commonly described as a party drug. It carries serious health risks. Three persons, including the manufacturer or "cook", the "financer-consigner", and the poultry farm owner, were apprehended at the spot, an official said, adding that the first batch of the contraband had been hidden at the farm owner's residence, reported PTI. In a follow-up operation, DRI officials nabbed two more persons, en route to collect the final product, near an old octroi toll naka in a densely forested area, he said. Of the five arrested, four had prior arrests under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act or prosecution under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act), the official said, reported PTI. This is the second raid on a drug manufacturing unit in Satara district in the last two months. Last month, the Mumbai Crime Branch conducted a raid at Jawali and busted a clandestine drug manufacturing unit. Navi Mumbai cops bust drug racket with Punjab link; 15 held In another case, the Navi Mumbai police's Anti Narcotics Cell has arrested 15 persons after busting a racket in which heroin and opium were being brought here from Punjab, an official said on Friday, reported PTI. Drugs worth Rs 1.19 crore have been seized in this operation, the official added. "The racket's mastermind Kulmeet Singh Dalvir Singh Randhawa alias Fauji, was arrested on January 21, while his sons Sunny Randhawa and Vicky Randhawa were held earlier. The accused were procuring heroin and opium from Punjab and transporting these to Navi Mumbai through truck drivers before selling it in various parts of the city," he said, reported PTI. All those arrested are lodged in Taloja jail, the official said. (With inputs from PTI)
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