The D B Marg police are looking for a 25-year-old man from Kolkata for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 20-year-old woman. According to the complainant, the accused first befriended her on social media and when he learnt that she had been recently engaged to another man, he began to threaten her.&nbsp;
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According to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/kolkata-man-booked-for-rape-blackmail/articleshow/69910742.cms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Times of India</a>, the accused also mentally and sexually harassed her, stated the police. Last week, he allegedly raped the woman in a city hotel, after which she left Mumbai. During the incident, the accused made a video phone call to her fiance. Terrified, the woman told her parents who then approached the police to file a case against him. "We have a registered a case and sent a team to Kolkata to nab the accused. Our investigation is on," added a police officer.
In another case, the Dahisar police arrested a 40-year-old man for sexually abusing his four-year-old niece in Borivali East. According to Dahisar police, the accused attempted to rape his niece when no one was at home as the parents of survivor were away for work. The four-year-old girl's mother got to know about the sexual assault incident after her daughter complained of burn around her private part.
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"I took my daughter to a private hospital where the doctors suggested that I approach the police as it was a rape attempt. I asked my daughter if she was abused by anyone, which is when she named my brother-in-law," the mother of the survivor said in her complaint at Dahisar police station. Senior Inspector Vasant Pingale of Dahisar police station confirmed the arrest and said, "He has been booked under the relevant section of IPC and POCSO Act."
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The Dutch mystery: Sharmila's decomposed body was 'found in refrigerator' While the Mumbai police has not been successful in locating Avdhut Shinde, who has been missing for over a month after the mysterious death of his wife Sharmila, it has been revealed that Sharmila's decaying body was recovered from the refrigerator of the rented house she resided in with Avdhut and their children. The Dutch police neither confirmed nor denied this. <a title="The Dutch mystery: Sharmila's decomposed body was 'found in refrigerator'" href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-dutch-mystery-sharmilas-decomposed-body-was-found-in-refrigerator/21207191" target="_blank">(Read full story)</a>
Mumbai rains: Monsoon may arrive in 48 hours Good news is in store for Mumbaikars irritated with the hot and humid weather &mdash; monsoon is finally expected as the new week begins. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), with the northwestward movement of the low-pressure system, enhanced rainfall activity is expected during next 48 hours on the west coast, which includes Mumbai. <a title="Mumbai rains: Monsoon may arrive in 48 hours" href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-monsoon-may-arrive-in-48-hours/21207192" target="_blank">(Read full story)</a>
Mumbai: Tired of police inaction, citizens nab conman in Andheri Fed up with the pace of police work over nabbing a serial conman, a group of citizens decided to catch the fraudster who posed as a politician, director, and producer to cheat dozens of people. He would promise them a flat through his artists' quota or offer them a role in his films.<a title="Mumbai: Tired of police inaction, citizens nab conman in Andheri" href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-tired-of-police-inaction-citizens-nab-conman-in-andheri/21207195" target="_blank"> (Read full story)</a>
Passengers drugged, robbed by three 'friendly men' on Delhi-Mumbai train The Government Railway Police (GRP) are looking for three people who drugged and robbed three commuters who were travelling from Delhi to Mumbai. The trio has been admitted to Bhabha Hospital, in Bandra, where they have been under observation for the last two days. <a title="Passengers drugged, robbed by three 'friendly men' on Delhi-Mumbai train" href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/passengers-drugged-robbed-by-three-friendly-men-on-delhi-mumbai-train/21207196" target="_blank">(Read full story)</a>
Mumbai Crime: Gang breaks into 2 shops in Palghar, leaves only with cupcakes A gang of four, suspected to be a couple and their two children, broke into two adjacent shops in Palghar in the wee hours last week. Interestingly, one of the shops is a cake manufacturing unit, where the man broke open the shutter lock using an iron rod and pulled it up to create a narrow space to sneak into the shop.<a title="Mumbai Crime: Gang breaks into 2 shops in Palghar, leaves only with cupcakes" href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-crime-gang-breaks-into-2-shops-in-palghar-leaves-only-with-cupcakes/21207193" target="_blank"> (Read full story)</a>
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