Three Bangladeshis were arrested in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai for alleged illegal stay in India, a police official said on Friday, reported the PTI. They were held from a tempo proceeding from Mhape to Shilphata on Wednesday, the Turbhe police station official added. The three have been charged under Foreigners Act, Passport (Entry into India) Rules and Indian Penal Code provisions, the official said. He identified the three as Jaail Sabuddin Sardar (34), Alauddin Razzaak Sheikh (45) and Allauddin Sukhtan Mandal (53), according to the PTI. Meanwhile, the anti-human trafficking cell of the police picked up the two Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, from Pragati Nagar locality of Nalasopara in Vasai on Monday evening based on a tip-off, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Madan Ballal told PTI. The accused were identified as Aakash Arif Khan (26) and Laboni Poridin Mandal (22). They did not have any documents for travel or stay in India, he said, reported PTI. During their interrogation, the duo revealed that they were doing menial jobs in the locality for livelihood, reported PTI. An FIR under the the Foreigners Act, 1946, and the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950, was registered at the Tulinj police station against them on Tuesday, the official said. Last month, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals from Navi Mumbai for residing in the country without valid documents, according to officials. A police had earlier official said that the ATS was acting on a tip-off. A PTI report quoted him saying, "Acting on a tip-off, the ATS led the operation and arrested five Bangladeshis, who were found living in India without valid documents. They were nabbed from Janai Compound and near Shivaji Talao, both in Ghansoli." They were working as masons in Navi Mumbai. They are from two districts in Bangladesh, a police official had told PTI. The accused were arrested under the Foreigners Act of 1946 and the Passport (Entry into India) Rules of 1950 in response to a complaint filed by an ATS police sub-inspector. The Rabale Police in Navi Mumbai had filed a First Information Report (FIR) and detained the suspects for further investigation. (with PTI inputs)
19 April,2024 10:14 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentAn elderly woman and her 5-year-old grandson died on Friday afternoon after being hit by a water tanker in Virar West in Palghar district of Maharashtra, a police official said, reported the PTI. The tanker driver fled from the spot and efforts are on to nab him, the Arnala Sagri police station official said. "The incident happened at 1:30 pm when 57-year-old Amrawati Yadav was walking into her residential complex with her grandson Vivan. The child was killed instantly, while the woman succumbed to injuries in hospital," he said, according to the PTI. Residents of the area held a protest and videos of it went viral on social media. Meanwhile, in an another incident, two people were killed and three seriously injured when their speeding SUV jumped over the divider and overturned on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Thursday morning, police said, reported the PTI. The SUV was on its way to Nashik from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra when the accident occurred. The accident took place at Khamble Shivar village near Sinnar town. As the driver of the ill-fated vehicle lost control, it crossed the divider, broke side barriers and turned turtle, a police official said, as per the PTI. The passengers of the SUV were residents of Karodi village in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. The deceased were identified as Bajirao Eknath Gangurde (65) who died on the spot and Nisha Ramkisan Gatkal (20) who died during treatment at a hospital. One of the injured persons was admitted to a private hospital in Sinnar and the other two were admitted in District Civil Hospital in Nashik, the official said. Several accidents have been reported on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway since its first phase was inaugurated in December 2022. 10 killed as car rams into parked truck on Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway Meanwhile, in an another incident, as many as ten persons travelling in a car, including a child, died after their speeding vehicle crashed into a stationary truck on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway near Nadiad town of Gujarat's Kheda district on Wednesday, police officials said, as per the PTI. Preliminary probe revealed the Maharashtra-registered truck was parked on the extreme left lane of the busy expressway after it developed a mechanical fault and the car rammed into it from the rear side, said Kheda Superintendent of Police Rajesh Gadhiya, the news agency reported on Thursday. (with PTI inputs)
19 April,2024 06:40 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondentA Palghar man allegedly lost Rs 15.8 lakh to cyber fraudsters on an online gaming application, the police said on Friday. Based on a complaint, the police on Wednesday registered a case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act, an official told PTI. The Palghar man has alleged that the accused contacted him in December last year and lured him to play an online game assuring him of lucrative returns, he said. The Palghar man played the game with Rs 15.8 lakh but did not get any returns and could not contact the accused. He soon realised he had been cheated and approached the police, the official told PTI. In another case, a 47-year-old man from Navi Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 46 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials from the Mumbai cyber police, who threatened to register a case of money laundering and drugs against him, police said on Friday, reported PTI. The police on Thursday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act against four persons, an official said, reported PTI. As per the complaint, the accused allegedly posed as officials of the Mumbai cyber police and contacted the victim, a resident of Nerul, on WhatsApp, claiming that they had received a complaint of money laundering and drugs against him, he said, reported PTI. The accused demanded money from the complainant to avoid a police case, and he transferred Rs 46 lakh to different bank accounts between April 10 and 15, the official said, reported PTI. No arrests have been made so far, and a probe has been initiated, he said. Meanwhile, a 40-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane city lost nearly Rs 38 lakh in a share-trading scam, an official said on Friday, reported PTI. In his complaint to the Shil-Daighar police, the man said he was associated with a share-trading platform between February and March. The man, who works for an aviation company, said he invested some money and saw his profits rise to Rs 94 lakh. When he tried to withdraw the profits, he was told to deposit a certain sum with the company, reported PTI. In all, he shelled out Rs 37.7 lakh, the official said. However, those communicating with the complainant stopped responding after receiving the money, reported PTI. Realising that he had been duped, the man approached the police, the official said, adding that a case was registered on Thursday. (With inputs from PTI)
19 April,2024 01:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA 47-year-old Navi Mumbai man was allegedly duped of Rs 46 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials from the Mumbai cyber police, who threatened to register a case of money laundering and drugs against him, police said on Friday, reported news agency PTI. The police on Thursday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act against four persons, an official told PTI. As per the complaint, the accused allegedly posed as officials of the Mumbai cyber police and contacted the Navi Mumbai man, a resident of Nerul, on WhatsApp, claiming that they had received a complaint of money laundering and drugs against him, he said. The accused demanded money from the complainant to avoid a police case, and he transferred Rs 46 lakh to different bank accounts between April 10 and 15, the official told PTI. No arrests have been made so far, and a probe has been initiated, he said. In another case, a sum of Rs 35.12 lakh that a businessman lost to online fraudsters has been recovered, a Mumbai police official told PTI on Thursday. The victim, a resident of south Mumbai, had alerted police immediately, which allowed the cyber cell of the Crime Branch to act swiftly, he added. "Fraudsters posing as police and Income Tax department personnel duped the businessman of Rs 35.12 lakh after telling him there was a parcel in his name, which had led them to some unauthorised transactions done by him," the official told PTI. "After he was forced the transfer the amount, the businessman sensed something amiss and immediately alerted police on its cyber helpline 1930. The bank's nodal officer was contacted and the money was recovered," he said. Meanwhile, a man from Maharashtra's Palghar allegedly lost Rs 15.8 lakh to cyber fraudsters on an online gaming application, police said on Friday, reported PTI. Based on a complaint, the police on Wednesday registered a case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act, an official said. The complainant has alleged that the accused contacted him in December last year and lured him to play an online game assuring him of lucrative returns, he said, reported PTI. The complainant played the game with Rs 15.8 lakh but did not get any returns and could not contact the accused. He soon realised he had been cheated and approached the police, the official said. (With inputs from PTI)
19 April,2024 01:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA 40-year-old man lost nearly Rs 38 lakh in a share-trading scam in Thane, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI. In his complaint to the Shil-Daighar police, the man said he was associated with a share-trading platform between February and March. The man, who works for an aviation company, said he invested some money and saw his profits rise to Rs 94 lakh. When he tried to withdraw the profits, he was told to deposit a certain sum with the company, reported PTI. In all, he shelled out Rs 37.7 lakh, the official said. However, those communicating with the complainant stopped responding after receiving the money, reported PTI. Realising that he had been duped in the share-trading scam in Thane, the man approached the police, the official said, adding that a case was registered on Thursday, reported PTI. In another case, a 47-year-old man from Navi Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 46 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials from the Mumbai cyber police, who threatened to register a case of money laundering and drugs against him, police said on Friday, reported PTI. The police on Thursday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act against four persons, an official said. As per the complaint, the accused allegedly posed as officials of the Mumbai cyber police and contacted the victim, a resident of Nerul, on WhatsApp, claiming that they had received a complaint of money laundering and drugs against him, he said, reported PTI. The accused demanded money from the complainant to avoid a police case, and he transferred Rs 46 lakh to different bank accounts between April 10 and 15, the official said, reported PTI. No arrests have been made so far, and a probe has been initiated, he said. Meanwhile, a sum of Rs 35.12 lakh that a businessman lost to online fraudsters has been recovered, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday, reported PTI. The victim, a resident of south Mumbai, had alerted police immediately, which allowed the cyber cell of the Crime Branch to act swiftly, he added. "Fraudsters posing as police and Income Tax department personnel duped the businessman of Rs 35.12 lakh after telling him there was a parcel in his name, which had led them to some unauthorised transactions done by him," the official told PTI. "After he was forced the transfer the amount, the businessman sensed something amiss and immediately alerted police on its cyber helpline 1930. The bank's nodal officer was contacted and the money was recovered," the official told PTI. (With inputs from PTI)
19 April,2024 12:51 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentA sum of Rs 35.12 lakh that a businessman lost to online fraudsters has been recovered, a Mumbai cyber police official said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI. The victim, a resident of south Mumbai, had alerted police immediately, which allowed the Mumbai cyber police cell of the Crime Branch to act swiftly, he added. "Online fraudsters posing as police and Income Tax department personnel duped the businessman of Rs 35.12 lakh after telling him there was a parcel in his name, which had led them to some unauthorised transactions done by him," the official told PTI. Also Read: Rent denied to residents for 6 years, 50 illegal flats made in Santacruz society "After he was forced the transfer the amount, the businessman sensed something amiss and immediately alerted police on its cyber helpline 1930. The bank's nodal officer was contacted and the money was recovered," the official told PTI. In another case, police in Maharashtra's Thane district have registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly tampering with a consignment of raw material, worth more than Rs 36 lakh, ordered by a pharmaceutical company, an official said on Tuesday, reported PTI. As per the complaint, either during its transit or storage in the godown in Bhiwandi tehsil in the district, the accused pilfered the Gliclazide IP powder from 20 drums and replaced it with a similar-looking substance, he said. The FIR was registered under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 407 (criminal breach of trust by carrier) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), based on a complaint by a 62-year-old businessman from Virar in Palghar district, who imported the material from China, the police official said, reported PTI. "The incident reportedly took place during the transportation of Gliclazide IP powder from Nhava Sheva port in Navi Mumbai, to a pharma godown at Rahnal in Bhiwandi, or during its transit to the company in Himachal Pradesh," he said, reported PTI. The accused are suspected to be either the driver employed by the transport agency or someone at the godown where the material was stored, are under investigation for the tampering that occurred between September and November last year, the police said, reported PTI. The complaint alleged that due to the removal of the Gliclazide IP powder, there was a loss of material worth Rs 36,61,752, they said. Further investigation is progressing into the case, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made in this connection. (With inputs from PTI)
19 April,2024 10:16 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Azad Maidan police have arrested a youth who allegedly molested a 35-year-old woman inside the ladies' washroom of a shopping centre in South Mumbai. The police nabbed him within an hour after the FIR was registered. The matter came to light on April 18, when the woman approached the police station to register an FIR. The suspect has been identified as Sandip Pandey, 21. According to the police, the woman, who is a lawyer and working in a private law firm, had visited the common washroom in a shopping centre in the Fort area. She had spotted the man in the ladies' washroom. The woman questioned his presence in the ladies' washroom following which the man got scared and fled. The victim then entered the washroom and closed the door, however, the alleged accused returned and allegedly attempted to sexually assault the woman as she was coming out of the washroom. Outrage in Santacruz’s Khotwadi: Builder denying transit rent for 6 years, erected 50 illegal flats “The victim resisted and kicked the man. The man got scared and fled. The woman then approached the police station to register an FIR,” said a police officer The police then began to investigate the matter and identified the suspect to be Sandip Pandey, 21, “He worked as a security guard in the nearby area and used to visit the washroom to take a bath every day. However today he came there with an intention to rape. When the lady resisted he tried to strangulate her and fled from the scene after the victim kicked him. He thought that the victim would keep quiet and not approach the cops and hence he went back to his workplace. We then registered an FIR and checked the CCTV footage and nabbed him from his place of work,” said a police officer. Pandey was booked by the Azad Maidan police station under section 354 ( Use of criminal force to outrage a woman’s modesty) and 307 ( attempt to murder) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Quote ‘He worked as a security guard in the nearby area and used to visit the washroom to take a bath every day. However today he came there with the intention to rape’ A police officer, Azad Maidan police station 21 years Age of the accused
19 April,2024 09:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva AgasheThe Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to submit the material collected by it in the preliminary inquiry initiated against its former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede over alleged irregularities found in two cases probed by him. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Manjusha Deshpande also sought to know from the agency what the complaints were against Wankhede and who were the complainants, on the basis of which the inquiry was initiated. Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, had filed a petition in the high court, challenging the notices issued to him on the NCB's preliminary inquiry over alleged irregularities in a drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Wankhede on Thursday submitted a rejoinder affidavit to the court through his counsel Rajiv Chavan, claiming that he has been facing multiple cases after he arrested actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case. He also alleged that former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik also held a grudge against him as he had arrested Malik's son-in-law Sameer Khan in a drugs case. On Thursday, the bench, after perusing the plea copy, noted that Wankhede had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), too, against the notices issued to him by the NCB. The court queried if there was overlapping of reliefs sought by Wankhede. "We cannot have simultaneous proceedings. When the notices are sub-judice before the CAT, how can you come to the Bombay High Court," the court said. Chavan claimed that the plea in CAT pertained to notices issued in another inquiry initiated by the NCB. The court asked for a chart containing all proceedings filed by Wankhede in all forums for clarity. The bench will hear the matter further on April 23. The NCB initiated the preliminary inquiry against Wankhede in connection with the drugs case pertaining to Rajput's death and another case of arrest of a Nigerian national for drugs possession, probed by Wankhede, after it received complaints of irregularities during the investigation into them. After Rajput allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Mumbai in June 2020, the NCB initiated a probe of alleged drug use in the film industry. The agency later filed a case of alleged possession, consumption and financing of drugs against Rajput's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and 33 others. From November 2023 to March 2024, the NCB issued eight notices to Wankhede, directing him to appear before the agency's Deputy Director General Sanjay Singh, who is heading the preliminary inquiry. Wankhede in his petition claimed he was being targeted and the inquiry was an "act of vengeance". Wankhede, a 2008-batch IRS officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, was also booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in May last year on the charges of extortion and bribery for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore to not frame actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in a case of drug bust on a cruise ship. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) also later lodged a money laundering case against him. Wankhede had moved the high court against both the cases and was granted interim protection from any coercive action. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
18 April,2024 07:28 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIA man has been detained from Haryana in connection with the Bollywood actor Salman Khan firing case, the police said on Wednesday, according to the PTI. The suspect is said to be related to one of the two arrested accused, and they were constantly in touch before and after the incident, an official said, as per the PTI. The detained man was suspected to be taking instructions from Anmol Bishnoi, younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, he said, the news agency reported on Wednesday. Notably, a Facebook post claiming the responsibility for firing surfaced hours after the incident. The post was allegedly uploaded by Anmol Bishnoi. Police had said on Tuesday that the probe hinted at Lawrence Bishnoi gang's role in hiring the arrested duo. Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, arrested for allegedly firing at Khan's residence in Bandra area here on Sunday, were providing the detained suspect detailed information about their movements, and the calls were made using the Internet, the official said. After the crime, Pal and Gupta left Mumbai and headed for Bhuj, the official said, adding that near Surat, they changed the SIM card of the mobile phone they were using to communicate. To throw police off their trail, they switched off the mobile phone frequently. But the number they called was always the same, police noted during technical surveillance. Soon, the suspect was tracked down and apprehended in Haryana, the official said, adding that he was brought to Mumbai and being questioned, but not arrested in the case yet. Police had earlier claimed that Pal and Gupta were given around Rs 1 lakh for shooting at Khan's residence, and promised more money after the job. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday visited actor Salman Khan's residence in Bandra following the firing at his residence. CM Shinde assured him of protection after two persons were arrested in connection with firing at his house, as per the PTI. Talking to reporters, CM Eknath Shinde said that stringent action will be taken against those involved in the Salman Khan firing case. CM Eknath Shinde also said he has instructed the Mumbai Police commissioner to beef up security cover for Khan and his family members, as per the PTI. (with PTI inputs)
17 April,2024 10:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentElgar Parishad-Maoist links case accused and former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen was released from a prison on Wednesday afternoon, an official said. The Supreme Court had granted bail to her in the 2018 case on April 5. Sen walked out of the Byculla jail in central Mumbai after the completion of all formalities, the senior prison official said. She was greeted by her daughter and relatives outside the prison. Sen was one of the 16 persons including activists and academics arrested in the case, related to the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017. Pune Police had alleged that the conclave was backed by Maoists, and the 'inflammatory' speeches made there fuelled caste violence near the Bhima Koregaon war memorial in Pune district next day. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
17 April,2024 10:13 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIMumbai Police recently arrested two persons for allegedly cheating a 27-year-old Mumbai businessman dealing in heavy-duty construction and demolition machines and vehicles. According to the FIR, two businessmen were last in December booked by the Vakola Police in Mumbai for allegedly defrauding the businessman of Rs 77 lakh after they sold a heavy-duty construction vehicle to him. The vehicle was later seized by bank officials in Maharashtra and it was only then, the businessman, Angad Sethi realised that he had been cheated. In his police complaint, Angad Sethi stated that his firm buys and sells construction machines and JCBs and he made a business deal with one Pankaj Singh, in July last year. Sethi's acquaintance, Anuj Mishra later informed him that the same company in Patna was selling an another construction vehicle. He purchased this heavy-duty vehicle for Rs 77 lakh. Sethi, told the police that he transferred the money to Singh's firm to purchase the vehicle from him. The latter provided an invoice indicating that there were no outstanding debts against the vehicle used for construction and demolition works, he told the police. However, while the vehicle was on its way to Sethi's warehouse in the outskirts of Mumbai, the recovery team of a bank seized the vehicle at the Khalapur toll plaza. Upon learning about the seizure, Sethi confronted Singh and others involved in the deal who informed him that the matter would be resolved in a day or two. After waiting for days Sethi approached the police and filed an FIR in the matter. A case was lodged at Vakola Police Station in Mumbai was registered in December last year against Pankaj Singh, Subir Kumar Sahu and others under the Indian Penal Code sections 34 (common intention), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and dishonesty). The police last month arrested them after investigations. The duo later moved for bail at Bandra court and were recently granted conditional bail on a surety of Rs 25,000 each. The court asked them to clear all outstanding amount of the finance company and obtain the NOC within 10 days, the court stated.
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