Days after registering a case against the Bhavesh Bhinde, owner of the billboard that had collapsed on Monday and claimed 16 lives, the Mumbai Police arrested him from Udaipur, the officials said on Thursday. The crime branch team of Mumbai police arrested Bhavesh Bhinde, the director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, the advertising agency responsible for erecting the hoarding in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. Official sources said that Bhinde was allegedly hiding in a restaurant in Udaipur. The Mumbai Crime Branch took him into custody and later secured his transit from a court in Udaipur and was on it's way to Mumbai. An official said, "Crime Branch Team will arrive along with the accused Bhavesh Bhinde by Indigo flight no. 6E - 912 at 04:25 AM at Mumbai International Airport (Terminal 2), Gate no 3." The Pantnagar Police had registered an FIR against Bhavesh Bhinde for negligence leading to the death of 16 people and injuring 79 people after a huge hoarding collapsed on May 13. According to police officials, Bhavesh Bhinde was allegedly on the run after the hoarding collapsed. He had previously claimed that it was Asia's largest hoarding, measuring 120×120, which had received many awards. However, after the hoarding collapsed, he escaped from Mumbai. During the investigation, the Crime Branch found that Bhinde drove his car to Ahmedabad, parked it somewhere, then booked a cab to Udaipur, and switched off his mobile phone. Bhinde was staying in a luxurious hotel in Udaipur. On Thursday, the Crime Branch traced him, sources said. The police said that Bhinde was allegedly involved in multiple cases of cheating. A rape case was also registered against him. He maintained a good and long-standing association with some municipal officials. Bhinde secured many contacts from the BMC and Indian Railways to install hoardings along the Eastern Express Highway and on Government Railway Police (GRP) premises. Meanwhile, the rescuers called off the operations on Thursday. 16 people were killed, and 75 injured after the billboard collapsed in an unexpected dust storm in Mumbai on Monday.
16 May,2024 08:28 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish VaktaniaA Mumbai court has denied bail to cricketers Hardik and Kunal Pandya's stepbrother, arrested for allegedly cheating his siblings in polymer business, saying that it was a serious economic offence and the amount involved in the matter was huge. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police arrested 37-year-old Vaibhav Pandya in April on the charges of criminal breach of trust, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy, forgery and other relevant sections. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate S B Shinde rejected the bail plea of Vaibhav Pandya on May 10. The detailed order was made available on Wednesday. He has been accused of cheating cricketers to the tune of more than Rs 4 crore. Police told the court that the cricketer brothers along with their stepbrother set up a partnership-based firm in Mumbai and started polymer business in 2021. According to the terms of their partnership business, the siblings invested 40 per cent capital each, while Vaibhav invested 20 per cent. It was decided that Pandya would handle daily operations of the business and the profits were distributed in the same ratio, police said. Vaibhav then set up another firm dealing in the same business without informing the cricketers and started the business. With this, he violated the partnership agreement. Due to the new company, the profits of the original partnership firm came down and caused a loss to the company. During this period, he increased his own profits by 20 to 33 per cent by forging the signature of Hardik Pandya and his brother. Additionally, it was submitted before the court that Rs 72 lakh each were transferred to the account of the accused on two occasions, which in itself shows that Vaibhav cheated his stepbrothers. Vaibhav, however, in his bail application claimed that supplementary agreement wrongly mentions that his share was 33.33 per cent instead of 20 percent. He further submits that the cricketers and their family members were using the credit card of the accused, so that amount has been transferred to his account against that. There is no fraud or cheating committed by him, Vaibhav submitted. Vaibhav further submitted that the informant (Hardik Pandya) and the accused entered into business agreement with one Bhanushali and responsibility in respect of new business was given to Bhanushali. The accused claimed that Bhanushali did not perform his part and he has not benefited at all from the transaction of the new entity. The court, after considering the submissions of all the parties, said that from the bank transactions, it appears that on two occasions, an amount of Rs 72 lakh each was transferred to the account of the accused. "The purpose for the transfer of the amount cannot be inferred unless there is investigation to that effect. Amount involved in the matter is huge. It is a serious economic offence," it said. Considering the Supreme Court's order, bail cannot be granted to the accused at this stage as investigation in the matter is at the very initial stage, the magistrate said. 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
16 May,2024 06:07 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIA 24-year-old female dentist from Maharashtra's Thane district has accused a man, whom she met on a matrimonial site, of cheating her of Rs 1.5 lakh, an official said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI. The complainant, a resident of Mira Road, told the police that she came in contact with accused Rahul Dadich in 2023 and they began communicating, reported PTI. Last month, Dadich allegedly took Rs 1.54 lakh from the Thane dentist on some pretext or the other but stopped communicating with her soon after, reported PTI. Realising that she had been duped, the Thane dentist lodged a police complaint on Wednesday, said the station house officer of Nayanagar police station, adding that Dadich has been booked for cheating under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In another case, the police in Maharashtra's Thane city arrested a 24-year-old for allegedly stealing laptops worth Rs 14 lakh, which he was to deliver to godowns of a logistics company in Gujarat, an official said on Tuesday, reported PTI. The police apprehended the accused, Mushrif Khan (24), during an all-out operation on Monday based on a complaint lodged by a transporter, senior inspector Nishikant Vishwakar of the Kongaon police station in Bhiwandi division said, reported PTI. Khan was entrusted 21 laptops worth Rs 14 lakh from a logistics company's godown in Bhiwandi to be delivered to godowns in Baroda and Ahmedabad in Gujarat on May 7, he said. A police team from Bhiwandi spotted the accused during an all-out operation, questioned him and recovered some of the stolen laptops, the official said. Meanwhile, a case has been registered against four persons in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly duping a man of Rs 6 lakh by promising his son a job with a shipping company, police said on May 11, reported PTI. The police on May 10 registered a case under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, an official from Kalwa police station said. The accused have been identified as Chandrashekar Chorge, Shambu Prasad Sharma, Ganesh Ravan Kadam, and Nasir Hussein Ali Hussain, he said, reported PTI. The accused, Chorge, approached the complainant, offering to get his son a job with a shipping company, and asked him to pay Rs 6 lakh to arrange for the same through the co-accused, the official said, reported PTI. When the complainant's son failed to get a job, he sought the money back and was given a cheque for Rs 5 lakh, which was dishonoured, he said, adding that a probe is underway. (With inputs from PTI)
16 May,2024 12:53 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentSix men claiming to be from the crime branch entered a cafe owner's home in Mumbai's Sion area and allegedly took away Rs 25 lakh, an official said on Thursday. The police have arrested four of them, reported news agency PTI. The complainant, who runs a popular cafe in the city's Matunga area, told the police that six persons came to his house near the Sion hospital on Tuesday saying they were from the Mumbai crime branch, reported PTI. Mumbai crime: The men claimed that they were on election duty The men claimed that they were on election duty and had information that he had kept money for use in connection with the Lok Sabha polls, the official said citing the complaint, reported PTI. Mumbai will vote in the fifth phase of general elections on May 20. The hotelier told them that he had only Rs 25 lakh cash from his food business and it had nothing to do with the elections, the official said, reported PTI. However, the six accused took the money and left his home threatening to implicate him in a crime. The cafe owner then approached the Sion police station, prompting an investigation, reported PTI. Mumbai crime: Police arrested four During the probe, the police arrested four of the accused. Cops suspect the involvement of a retired police constable and personnel of the police motor transport department in the crime, the official added, reported PTI. Mumbai crime: Other cases Two sisters have been arrested here for allegedly stealing jewellery, expensive clothes and other valuables worth Rs 55 lakh from the house of an elderly couple where they worked, police said on Tuesday, reported PTI. Chaya Vetkoli (24) and Bharti Vetkoli (21) allegedly also made 'reels' or short videos wearing the stolen jewellery and clothes and uploaded them on Instagram, said an official of Kalachowki police station, reported PTI. The couple recently lodged a complaint about jewellery, clothes and cash including foreign currency going missing from the house. During the probe, police found that the couple's two domestic helps frequently uploaded reels showing off jewellery and expensive clothes, reported PTI. The accused were nabbed from Raigad district two days ago and valuables worth Rs 55 lakh were recovered from their possession, the official said, reported PTI. Both were booked under Indian Penal Code sections including 381 (theft by clerk or servant) and further investigation was underway, he added. (With input from PTI)
16 May,2024 12:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA 104-year-old from Dahisar has exercised her franchise via home voting process, an option that has been made available to voters above the age of 85 and the differently abled this year. An election official said, “Lakshmi Rajput, a 104-year-old grandmother, exercised her right to vote at home on Tuesday in Dahisar West. The home voting process has made voting completely hassle-free and smooth for senior citizens and disabled voters. 153- Dahisar Assembly constituency has a total of 68 registered voters eligible for home voting. A total of 65 eligible registered voters exercised their right to vote on Tuesday,” an election official said. “Voters above 85 years of age and disabled voters had been registered earlier for home voting. In line with the ECI initiative aimed at promoting inclusiveness in the Lok Sabha general elections, it is an effort to ensure that every eligible voter can exercise their democratic right, overcoming barriers created by mobility issues or age challenges,” he added. Officials said the administration planned and carried out this home voting process by meeting the voters as per their convenience and time. “With such an initiative, electoral participation will become more accessible, inclusive and fair for a significant portion of the population,” he added.
16 May,2024 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. AklekarThe Kalyan Government Railway Police arrested a sculptor for stealing a woman's gold chain while she was on a local train. The police, backed by CCTV evidence, quickly arrested the perpetrator, who has a history of criminal activity and turned to theft owing to a lack of opportunities. The incident occurred on April 24 at Vasind Railway Station, near Kalyan. The 19-year-old woman standing near the footboard was targeted as the train slowed. The accused seized the opportunity and stole her gold chain before escaping. The victim, initially ignorant of the perpetrator's identity, reported the theft to Kalyan GRP who began a probe into the case. Using CCTV footage from the railway platform and nearby locations, the detection team identified the culprit as Dinesh Laxman Dhumal, a 30-year-old local of Titwala with a criminal record. He was swiftly arrested and presented in court. Pandari Kande, the senior police inspector at Kalyan GRP, confirmed the arrest and said the accused has a history of criminal activities across Thane City, railways, and Thane rural areas. Investigations are underway to determine the extent of his criminal involvement. "We have registered a case based on the CCTV footage where the accused is seen running from the scene after the crime. He was traced and arrested. The accused has a criminal history and had cases against him in Thane City, railways and Thane's rural part. We are further investigating the check how many cases are filed against him," added Kande. The accused, employed as a sculptor for part of the year, struggled financially due to the seasonal nature of his job. "As a sculptor, the demand for the work lasts for 3 to 6 months a year. The accused used to hardly earn a good amount and spent the cash he earned rather quickly. However, after that to manage his addiction and daily needs he started committing thefts as it gave him easy money," said the police officer.
16 May,2024 12:10 AM IST | Thane | Faisal TandelThe court proceedings in a rape case took a dramatic turn when the shocking revelation came to the fore that a six-year-old was told to record videos of the initiate moments of his mother with her boyfriend. After verifying this information, the judge directed the police to lodge an FIR against the woman and the man. On the orders of the judge, the Uran police have registered a case against the woman and her boyfriend who had asked her six-year-old son to make videos of their intimate moments. The police said that the woman had used the same video against her boyfriend to substantiate allegations of rape which she had filed after her husband got to know about her affair. According to the police, the incident is said to have taken place between March 25 and April 3, 2024. Almost a month ago the Uran police registered a rape case against a 35-year-old man on the information of the 25-year-old woman. "After the case was registered the accused was arrested and produced in the court. During the court hearing, an intimate video of the two in bed was produced by the victim in the court as part of the evidence. On seeing the video, the judge inquired about the credibility of the video and questioned the videographer. The woman confessed that the video clip was made by her son on the instructions of the accused and herself,” said a police officer from Uran on the condition of anonymity. The judge then asked cops to produce the boy in the court and on his version; the police were directed to register an FIR against the mother and her boyfriend. Following the instructions of the court, the Uran police registered an FIR in the case and arrested the woman along with her boyfriend, during interrogations, the woman told the cops that her husband had left her six months ago and since then she has been staying with her son. The police now suspect that the extramarital affair could be the reason for their separation and to prove her loyalty towards her husband, she might have registered an offence against her boyfriend. The Uran police have registered a case under section 34 of the Indian penal code and relevant section of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012. "A case has been registered recently and further investigation is going on," said a police sub-inspector investigating the case. Thus in the FIR lodged by the Uran police, the alleged rapist and his victim have been named as accused. 6 Age of the minor Quote ‘After the case was registered the accused was arrested and produced in the court. During the court hearing, an intimate video of the two in bed was produced by the victim in the court as part of evidence. On seeing the video, the judge inquired about the credibility of the video and questioned the videographer. The woman confessed that the video clip was made by her son on the instructions of the accused and herself’ A police officer, Uran police station
16 May,2024 12:06 AM IST | Navi Mumbai | Faisal TandelTwo sisters have been arrested here for allegedly stealing jewellery, expensive clothes and other valuables worth Rs 55 lakh from the house of an elderly couple where they worked, police said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI. Chaya Vetkoli (24) and Bharti Vetkoli (21) allegedly also made 'reels' or short videos wearing the stolen jewellery and clothes and uploaded them on Instagram, said an official of Kalachowki police station, reported PTI. The couple recently lodged a complaint about jewellery, clothes and cash including foreign currency going missing from the house. During the probe, police found that the couple's two domestic helps frequently uploaded reels showing off jewellery and expensive clothes, reported PTI. The accused were nabbed from Raigad district two days ago and valuables worth Rs 55 lakh were recovered from their possession, the official said. Both were booked under Indian Penal Code sections including 381 (theft by clerk or servant) and further investigation was underway, he added, reported PTI. In another case, the police in Maharashtra's Thane city arrested a 24-year-old for allegedly stealing laptops worth Rs 14 lakh, which he was to deliver to godowns of a logistics company in Gujarat, an official said on Tuesday, reported PTI. The police apprehended the accused, Mushrif Khan (24), during an all-out operation on Monday based on a complaint lodged by a transporter, senior inspector Nishikant Vishwakar of the Kongaon police station in Bhiwandi division said, reported PTI. Khan was entrusted 21 laptops worth Rs 14 lakh from a logistics company's godown in Bhiwandi to be delivered to godowns in Baroda and Ahmedabad in Gujarat on May 7, he said. A police team from Bhiwandi spotted the accused during an all-out operation, questioned him and recovered some of the stolen laptops, the official said. (With inputs from PTI)
15 May,2024 09:51 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA special court in Thane district of Maharashtra has acquitted three persons arrested under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in a robbery case, the PTI reported on Tuesday. According to the news agency, special judge Amit M Shete acquitted Sadik Mohammed Akhtar Khan (38), Rijwan Nasir Shaikh @ Salman (36), and Javed Allabaksh Bagwan (37), citing that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against them. Special public prosecutor Sanjay B More informed the court that on December 5, 2016, the accused beat up the victim near Kalwa Naka, snatched away his gold chain, and fled in an autorickshaw, as per the PTI. The judge, in his order, noted that the accused was arrested on the grounds of suspicion, and in that case, the prosecution ought to have brought on record the reason why the accused, Sadik, swallowed the gold chain on or before his arrest, according to the PTI. The alleged recovery of the gold chain from the stomach of the accused itself is insufficient to hold him guilty of the alleged offence, he held. Murder accused on run for 27 years held from Delhi by Thane Police Meanwhile, a murder case accused who had been on the run for around 27 years was held by the Thane Police in Maharashtra from Delhi, an official said on Tuesday. The police in Maharashtra's Thane district arrested the suspect from Delhi in connection with a 27-year-old murder case, an official said. The police said that the action was taken based on a tip-off. The accused who was identified as 57-year-old man, Mewalal alias Pannalal Murat Chouhan, was apprehended from Swarup Nagar in Delhi on Sunday, assistant commissioner of police (Crime) Madan Ballal told PTI. While explaining the case details, the official said that Pannalal Murat Chouhan and two other accused attacked and killed Dharamnath Ramshankar Pandey following a petty quarrel in Bhayander on October 5, 1997, he said, as per the PTI. A case of murder was registered with the Bhayander police station, and one of the accused, Vjyasngh Sriramshigh Chouhan, was arrested on the same day, while the others had remained absconding since then, the official said. The police received information about Pannalal Murat Chouhan's whereabouts in Delhi and a team of police officials was sent there to arrest him, he said. The police are now on the hunt for the third accused, Ramdular Pal, the official said. (with PTI inputs)
14 May,2024 08:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against four unidentified persons for allegedly cheating a woman from Airoli to the tune of over Rs 54 lakh online, an official said on Tuesday, reported the PTI. Based on the complaint filed by the 37-year-old victim, who is a pregnant woman, the cyber police on Saturday registered the FIR under sections 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology Act, the official told PTI. The suspects offered the victim a freelance work of giving her rating of companies and restaurants, and said said if she completed five such tasks, she can earn a good sum, an official said. The news agency reported, The woman took up the task and as per their instructions, made a payment of Rs 54,30,000 in different accounts for the tasks to be given to her. The incident took place between May 7 and 10, the complaint said. After completing the tasks, when the victim sought her promised remuneration, the accused stopped responding to her calls. She soon realised that she had been cheated and approached the police, the official said, as per the PTI. The official said the victim who was at home on maternity leave, wanted to utilise the time for online tasks and earn some income. However, she lost her entire money to fraudsters, the police said. The cyber police are probing the crime, he said. Man held for stealing laptops worth Rs 14 lakh in Thane Meanwhile, in an another incident, a 24-year-old man was held in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly stealing laptops worth Rs 14 lakh, the Thane Police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI. The man was held by the police while he was about to deliver the stolen property to godowns of a logistics company in Gujarat, an official said on Tuesday. The police apprehended the accused, Mushrif Khan (24), during an all-out operation on Monday based on a complaint lodged by a transporter, senior inspector Nishikant Vishwakar of the Kongaon police station in Bhiwandi division said, according to the PTI. Mushrif Khan was entrusted 21 laptops worth Rs 14 lakh from a logistics company's godown in Bhiwandi to be delivered to godowns in Baroda and Ahmedabad in Gujarat on May 7, he said. (with PTI inputs)
14 May,2024 08:18 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentA 24-year-old man was held in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly stealing laptops worth Rs 14 lakh, the Thane Police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI. The man was held by the police while he was about to deliver the stolen property to godowns of a logistics company in Gujarat, an official said on Tuesday. The police apprehended the accused, Mushrif Khan (24), during an all-out operation on Monday based on a complaint lodged by a transporter, senior inspector Nishikant Vishwakar of the Kongaon police station in Bhiwandi division said, according to the PTI. Mushrif Khan was entrusted 21 laptops worth Rs 14 lakh from a logistics company's godown in Bhiwandi to be delivered to godowns in Baroda and Ahmedabad in Gujarat on May 7, he said. A police team from Bhiwandi spotted the accused during an all-out operation, questioned him and recovered some of the stolen laptops, the official said. Murder accused on run for 27 years held from Delhi by Thane Police Meanwhile, in an another incident, a murder case accused who had been on the run for around 27 years was held by the Thane Police in Maharashtra from Delhi, an official said on Tuesday. The police in Maharashtra's Thane district arrested the suspect from Delhi in connection with a 27-year-old murder case, an official said. The police said that the action was taken based on a tip-off. The accused who was identified as 57-year-old man, Mewalal alias Pannalal Murat Chouhan, was apprehended from Swarup Nagar in Delhi on Sunday, assistant commissioner of police (Crime) Madan Ballal told PTI. While explaining the case details, the official said that Pannalal Murat Chouhan and two other accused attacked and killed Dharamnath Ramshankar Pandey following a petty quarrel in Bhayander on October 5, 1997, he said, as per the PTI. A case of murder was registered with the Bhayander police station, and one of the accused, Vjyasngh Sriramshigh Chouhan, was arrested on the same day, while the others had remained absconding since then, the official said. The police received information about Pannalal Murat Chouhan's whereabouts in Delhi and a team of police officials was sent there to arrest him, he said. The police are now on the hunt for the third accused, Ramdular Pal, the official said. (with PTI inputs)
14 May,2024 08:11 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
