The Gurugram cyber police have arrested a deputy manager of a private sector bank from Mumbai who allegedly opened fake bank accounts for fraudsters to meet his targets, the police officials said, the PTI reported on Tuesday. The bank employee allegedly opened around five such fake accounts into which cyber fraudsters deposited lakhs, they said. The suspect, a deputy manager of a private bank's Mumbai branch, was arrested on Monday. "The cyber fraudsters had fraudulently transferred Rs 19 lakh to the bank account provided by the accused deputy manager to them. Till now, the accused has made available around five bank accounts to cyber thugs," said Priyanshu Dewan, ACP (cyber). "So far five accused have been arrested in the same case. We have already arrested 12 bank employees involved with cyber thugs earlier. We are questioning the accused," Dewan said, according to the PTI. According to police, in November 10, 2022, a complaint was filed regarding cheating of about Rs 45 lakh by investments in the cryptocurrency market through a fake website. A case was registered on the matter at the Gurugram cyber crime (east) police station. An investigation into the case by a team of cyber police led by Inspector Savit Kumar on Monday arrested the suspect, a resident of Andheri, Mumbai in connection with the case. During police interrogation of the accused, it was revealed that the accused that to achieve his target, he had opened a fake bank account and made it available to fraudsters, police added, the news agency reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in an another incident, as many as bine people were arrested for allegedly supplying fake SIM cards to cyber criminals, who used them to defraud various individuals of approximately Rs 37.13 lakh, police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI. A total of 54 fake SIM cards were also recovered from their possession, the police said. "These accused were involved with cyber criminals to whom they provided with fake SIM cards, which were used to defraud people in various ways. We have recovered 54 fake SIM cards from their possession and are currently questioning them," Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Cyber Priyanshu Dewan said, according to the PTI. Police investigation and data analysis have revealed that these accused were involved in nine different cases of cyber fraud, ACP Dewan said, adding that in these cases, the cyber fraudsters cheated people of approximately Rs 37.13 lakh. Of these nine cases, two are registered in police station cyber crime east, four in police station cyber crime west and three in police station cyber crime south in Gurugram, Dewan said, as per the PTI. (with PTI inputs)
21 May,2024 10:37 PM IST | Gurugram | mid-day online correspondentThe Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra arrested a 26-year-old man and seized heroin valued at more than Rs 8 lakh from his possession in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, the Navi Mumbai police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested the alleged drug peddler identified as Ajay Jadhav, on Monday from the Ghansoli area, he said. He was found in possession of 54.26 grams of heroin valued at Rs 8,13,900, said the official from the Rabale police station. Mumbai Police seizes drugs worth over Rs 100 crore, busts mephedrone factory in Rajasthan Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Mumbai Police had earlier this month busted a drug-making unit in Rajasthan and seized mephedrone worth over Rs 100 crore, an official said. A raid was conducted in Rajasthan's Jodhpur and drugs, drug producing materials were seized by the team of police officials, he had earlier said. The total value of the seizure is worth around Rs 107 crore, he added. The action came after the investigations in a case where the police officials from Sakinaka Police Station in suburban Mumbai nabbed two suspects with mephedrone worth over Rs 3 crore in Mumbai in December 2023. The police investigations revealed that the suspects had allegedly got the drugs from a person running a 'drug manufacturing unit' in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, the official said. A team of police officials reached Jodhpur and raided the premises. They found that he was allegedly producing drugs in the unit, police sources had earlier said. Apart from mephedrone and raw materials used to make the drug were also seized from the unit being run by a man. All three persons have been booked under the stringent Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigations were underway. In a similar incident in October last year, the Mumbai crime branch unit-9 had busted a drugs manufacturing factory in Solapur district of Maharashtra and had seized drugs and drug manufacturing materials valuing over Rs 100 crore in the market. According to the Mumbai Police, the officials of the crime branch unit-9 had initially received information regarding drug peddlers being active in Bandra west and Khar areas of the city. a special team of police officials from crime branch unit-9 was formed to investigate the information further. The police had then said, huge quantity of drugs was seized from the suspects- aged 32 and 27 respectively. From one of the suspect 2.547 kilos of mephedrone (MD) drugs was seized, it was valued at over Rs 5.9 crore in the market whereas drugs worth over Rs 5.8 crore was seized from another suspect, it weighed at around 5.8 kilos. (with PTI inputs)
21 May,2024 05:14 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentAn 82-year-old NRI staying with his son in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai after return from Dubai has been allegedly cheated of Rs 32 lakh by three persons who threatened to get him arrested for various offences, Navi Mumbai police said, reported news agency PTI. The accused contacted the victim several times between May 12 and 18, claiming offences had been registered against him on charges of involvement in anti-national activities, drug peddling and in the Pulwama attack, an official from Navi Mumbai's cyber police station said on Monday, reported PTI. The accused told the victim that he would be arrested for these crimes. They sent fake documents claiming to be from the Narcotics Control Bureau and a confidentiality agreement to him on WhatsApp and forced him to deposit Rs 32,13,305 in different bank accounts, the Navi Mumbai police official said, reported PTI. Based on complaint by the victim on Sunday, the police registered an FIR against the three persons under relevant Indian Penal Code sections for cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, personation and criminal intimidation as well as provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official said, reported PTI. In another case, a 37-year-old housewife from Navi Mumbai lost over Rs 24 lakh in a "task fraud", an official said on Friday, reported PTI. In her complaint, the woman, a resident of Kalamboli, said a person offered her a "job opportunity" in March, reported PTI. The job involved "liking videos". After paying her some money for the "task", the person coaxed her into investing Rs 24.16 lakh saying she would get good returns, the official said citing the complaint. After completing the tasks assigned to her, the woman sought payment from the person she was in touch with but he became unreachable, reported PTI. Realising that she had been duped, the woman then approached the police. A case was registered on Thursday for cheating under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the IT Act, said the station house officer at the Kalamboli police station, adding that the woman only had the number of the alleged scammer. (With inputs from PTI)
21 May,2024 01:37 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentA 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped, said Amboli Police. The cops are looking for the unidentified accused and have registered a case against him under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act. According to the information received, the minor is a person with mental and speech disability. She went missing on May 20 and when she could not be traced, her mother filed a complaint with Amboli Police who filed a case of kidnapping and a search operation was launched. Concurrently, the Goregaon Police had spotted the minor and they tried to trace her family. While they questioned her about her family, using sign language, she informed the police about the sexual assault. Taking cognisance of the issue, the police took her to Cooper Hospital for medical examination and the doctor revealed she was raped. An official from Amboli Police told mid-day, "We have registered an FIR against unknown accused under Sections 363, 376 (2) (I) (L) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 6, 10 and 12 of the POCSO Act." "We are trying to identify the accused, however, we are encountering difficulties. We are investigating the case with every possible angle and analysing CCTV footage to trace the accused," the officer added.
21 May,2024 12:49 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanA dispute over a mobile charger in Goregaon area of Mumbai escalated to violence, leaving one person seriously injured, the police said. A 38-year-old suspect, identified as Naresh Saud, seriously injured 21-year-old Krishna Nalavade near Atlanta Estate in Goregaon East on Sunday night. According to police sources, both-- the injured and the attacker reside in the same locality. The altercation began when Saud tried to take Nalavade’s mobile charger. When Nalavade refused and removed the charger from the plug, Saud became enraged, an official said. In a fit of anger, Saud abused Nalavade and left the spot, only to return with a sharp weapon (Koita) from his house, he said. "Saud attacked Nalavade on his chest, shoulder, and neck, causing severe injuries before fleeing the crime scene," an official said. Nalavade was rushed to the Hindu Hruday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Municipal Hospital in Jogeshwari by the locals. The incident was reported to the Vanrai police, who quickly responded, conducted a panchanama, and recorded Nalavde's statement. An FIR has been registered against Saud under sections 307, 504, and 506 (2) of the Indian Penal Code. The police investigation revealed that both men are jobless and reside in the same locality. "The dispute over the mobile charger cable led to the violent attack by Saud, who is currently absconding. A team has been formed to search for him,” according to an officer from the Vanrai police station.
20 May,2024 08:53 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanThe Pune Police in Maharashtra on Monday said that they will seek a higher court's permission to try as an adult a teenage boy whose car allegedly knocked down and killed two persons in Kalyani Nagar area in Pune, reported the PTI. The accident took place on early Sunday morning. The Juvenile Justice Board's decision to grant the 17-year-old youngster bail on the same day while asking him to write an essay on road accidents has drawn criticism, as per the PTI. The teenager, son of a real estate developer, was drunk at the time of the accident, police claimed on Monday. A case has been registered against him under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder ) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to PTI, a group of friends were returning on motorbikes around 3.15 am on Sunday after a party when a speeding luxury car hit one of the motorcycles at Kalyani Nagar junction. The two riders -- Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa -- died of their injuries. The youngster who was allegedly driving the car was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board which granted him bail. It also directed him to visit the Regional Transport Office and study all the rules and regulations, and submit a presentation to the Board within 15 days. "The CCL (Child in Conflict with Law) will write an essay of 300 words on the topic of road accidents and their solutions," the order read, the PTI reported. The board also directed the youth to assist RTO officers for 15 days and submit a report. He should be referred to an alcohol de-addiction centre for counselling, it said. "On Sunday itself we had moved an application before the court (board) seeking permission to try the juvenile as an adult and send him to an observation home as the crime is heinous, but the plea was rejected. We are now approaching the sessions court with the same plea," said Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar, the news agency reported on Monday. His blood report was yet to be received but preliminary probe showed that the juvenile was drunk at the time of the accident, he said, as per the PTI. "The CCTV footage of the bar clearly shows that the juvenile was consuming alcohol. There is no doubt that the juvenile was driving the car after consuming alcohol. We will be submitting all these facts to the court," commissioner Amitesh Kumar said. "We have also registered an offence against his father under the Juvenile Justice Act, and against the proprietors of the bar establishment for serving alcohol to an underage person. We have transferred the probe of these cases to the crime branch," he further said. Police displayed professionalism while dealing with the case, Amitesh Kumar claimed. "The case was transferred to an ACP-level officer and it is our endeavour to make a watertight case. We will appoint a special counsel in this case," he added. (with PTI inputs)
20 May,2024 05:40 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentMumbai Police control room received a bomb threat call in which the caller informed the cops that there would be a blast at a popular eatery located in Dadar area of city, the police said on Sunday, reported the ANI. According to the ANI, the police said that the caller mentioned that while travelling in a bus, he overheard a conversation between two people who were talking about "blowing up eatery". Police further added that they did not find any suspicious objects at the spot upon searching the premises and nearby vicinity around the eatery, as per the ANI. Further investigation in the matter is underway. Mumbai Police plans heavy security in city on voting day, thousands of cops to be on streets Mumbai Police have planned heavy security arrangements in the city for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 voting day on May 20. Thousands of police officials will be deputed in the city as part of security measures, the police said on Saturday. Mumbai Police said that senior police officials will also be present to review and monitor the security in Mumbai on voting day. The police said, "As part of the deputation of police security in Mumbai, five additional commissioners of police, 25 zonal deputy commissioners of police, 77 assistant commissioners of police will be present for election duty in city." Apart from the senior police officials, the police have also planned a deputation of 2475 police officials and 22,100 police constables, the police said. An official said, "Three companies of Riots Control Police (RCP) will also be stationed in Mumbai on the voting day. 36 officials of the Central Security Forces (CAPF and SAP) will also be deputed in city." The police said that additionally 6,200 home guards, 120 Police Officials and 5,360 more cops will be present on the streets for security measures. Out of the total 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, polling in 35 seats was held in four phases on April 19, April 26, May 7 and May 13. Mumbai will vote on May 20 in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Votes will be counted on June 4. (with ANI inputs)
19 May,2024 09:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA woman was allegedly robbed after two miscreants flung a chemical substance on her in Maharashtra's Thane district. The police have booked two unidentified persons in connection with the matter, the police said on Sunday, reported the PTI. The duo allegedly stole her bag containing a laptop, police said. A case under section 392 (robbery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Kolsewadi police station in Kalyan on Saturday, an official said. The 26-year-old woman, a resident of Mumbai, was on her way to meet her friend in Kalyan at night when two miscreants followed her from the railway station and flung some chemical powder at her. They then snatched her bag and fled the scene, he said, according to the PTI. The woman was injured in the attack and was administered first aid at a hospital, he said. Man, son arrested for bid to murder 2 persons after quarrel in Thane Meanwhile, in an another incident, the police on Sunday arrested a 44-year-old man and his son, both street vendors, for allegedly trying to kill two persons following a quarrel over a banana in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, a 27-year-old man, who is a mandap decorator, and his friend purchased a dozen bananas from the vendors in Bhiwandi town on Saturday and made the payment for it. However, the man's friend later picked up an extra banana from the vendors' basket which led to a quarrel between the two sides, the official from Narpoli police station said. The person who picked up the banana offered to pay for it, but the argument escalated following which the two vendors allegedly thrashed the two men with iron rods and threatened them with dire consequences if they were seen there again, he said. Based on a complaint by one of the victims, the police registered an FIR against the two vendors late Saturday night under Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention). Both the accused were arrested on Sunday, the police added. (with PTI inputs)
19 May,2024 04:43 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentMumbai Police conducted an overnight 'All Out Operation' in the city ahead of voting in Mumbai on May 20 for Lok Sabha elections 2024 and held seven suspects who were either wanted or absconding in criminal cases, an official said. According to the police, Mumbai Police conducted the operation on the intervening night of May 18 and 19. The police said that top city police officials, including Additional Commissioners of Police, Deputy Police Commissioners (DCPs), Divisional Assistant Commissioners, (ACPs) and Senior Police Inspectors, were part of the massive operation. "The motive behind the 'All Out Operations' in Mumbai are to keep up security and maintain the law and order in the city, official sources said. This was the second 'All Out Operation' in Mumbai this month. Earlier the police had conducted a similar operation in the first week of May, an official said. The police said, Mumbai Police special 'All Out Operation' was undertaken in the city under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner, Vivek Phansalkar and Special Mumbai Police Commissioner, Deven Bharti and Joint Commissioner Satyanarayan Chaudhary. All the regions in city police's jurisdiction, zonal divisions under Mumbai Police jurisdiction and the traffic police were part of the operation in which several criminals were nabbed, the police said. During the operation, a combing operation was launched that resulted in the arrest of seven suspects who had either been wanted or absconded in criminal cases. The police also took action against 17 suspects against whom non-bailable warrants were issued, the police said. Action was also taken in as many as 46 cases under the NDPS ACT (drug related cases of sale and consumption) during the special operation by Mumbai Police. Police officials, during the operation, also took action against illegal possession of weapons and preventive actions were taken in 31 cases. "Multiple raids were conducted on illegal sale of liquor and gambling dens during the special 'All Out Operation'. The police have arrested 25 people during the raids in as many as 15 cases," an official said. He added that the police also conducted a combing operation at 205 spots in the city and examined 1095 people who were in prior police records. Mumbai Police also conducted nakabandis at 1605 spots in Mumbai and a staggering 5,836 two-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicles were inspected during nakabandis under various police stations of the city. Action was taken against 1,558 vehicles during the nakabandis in city. The operation was also focused on maintaining public safety in Mumbai. The police also inspected 738 establishments, including hotels, lodges, and musafirkhanas. Voting in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, including six seats in Mumbai, will be held on Monday in the fifth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 in the state.
19 May,2024 03:17 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif RizviPolice on Sunday arrested a 44-year-old man and his son, both street vendors, for allegedly trying to kill two persons following a quarrel over a banana in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said, reported news agency PTI. A 27-year-old man, who is a mandap decorator, and his friend purchased a dozen bananas from the vendors in Bhiwandi town on Saturday and made the payment for it. However, the man's friend later picked up an extra banana from the vendors' basket which led to a quarrel between the two sides, the official from Narpoli police station said, reported PTI. The person who picked up the banana offered to pay for it, but the argument escalated following which the two vendors allegedly thrashed the two men with iron rods and threatened them with dire consequences if they were seen there again, he said, reported PTI. Based on a complaint by one of the victims, the police registered an FIR against the two vendors late Saturday night under Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention). Both the accused were arrested on Sunday, the police added. In another incident, a case has been registered against an unidentified person for allegedly raping a woman after rendering her unconscious onboard an express train in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official from the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Friday, reported PTI. The Thane GRP on Thursday registered a case under sections 328 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code for the incident that took place in March, senior inspector Archana Dhusane said, reported PTI. The victim has alleged that she was travelling by Uttar Pradesh-bound Tulsi Express on March 10 when an unidentified person administered a harmful substance to render her unconscious and raped her, the official said, reported PTI. The woman has claimed that the assault took place 40 minutes after the train left the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Kurla in neighbouring Mumbai and arrived at Thane railway station, she said, reported PTI. The complainant approached the GRP in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in April, 39 days after the alleged incident, and from there, the complaint was forwarded to Thane after 21 days, she said, reported PTI. As no CCTV footage was available from LTT, the police checked the reservation charts of Tulsi Express and two other trains that left the station at the same time, the official said. The police were examining the mobile phone call records and gathering technical evidence, she said. (With inputs from PTI)
19 May,2024 10:50 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentA Mumbai man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman on the pretext of offering a job to her, police said on Saturday. The accused Mumbai man has been identified as Joseph James, aged 50. According to an ANI report, the incident took place under the Worli police station in the city. The Worli Police officials told ANI that the woman, who is a resident of Thane, was seeking a job and had sought help from one of her male friends. Reportedly, the woman's friend gave her the mobile number of a person named Joseph and advised her to contact him. The report further stated that the friend called the 24-year-old woman and informed her that the Mumbai man wanted to meet her in Khar on Thursday evening. The woman immediately took a taxi to Khar where she was joined by her friend and Joseph. Reportedly, the trio later went to a hotel and drank alcohol before heading for their homes around midnight. Furthermore, the 24-year-old woman said when she was on her way to Khar station, the accused offered her a lift to the station. However, instead of taking her to the station, he said she should sleep in his car saying that no trains would be available. The report further quoted the 24-year-old woman saying that around 3 am, when she was sleeping in his car, Joseph molested her and when she protested, the Mumbai man forcibly removed her clothes and sexually assaulted her. The woman told the police that Joseph threatened her and warned her against talking about the incident. However, she informed her lawyer friend about the incident who prompted the 24-year-old woman to file a complaint after which she reached the nearest police station and filed a complaint. Worli police investigated the victim's allegation and apprehended the offenders. Maharashtra Woman Arrested for Allegedly Killing Husband with Axe In another incident, Palghar police have arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly killing her husband with an axe while he was asleep at home in Wada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday. The incident occurred on May 8, with the victim identified as 26-year-old Ajay Raghunath Bochal. "After the body was found, his wife Anita told the police that an unidentified person had attacked him during the night. The police registered a case of murder and formed teams to nab the suspects," said Inspector Datta Kindre of Wada police station. Per agency inputs
18 May,2024 04:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
