Murders of Walkar and Amravati pharmacist, death of Mistry leave Maha scarred in 2022

The bonechilling murder of Shraddha Walkar in Delhi allegedly by her livein partner both hailing from Maharashtra and the gruesome killing of pharmacist Umesh Kolhe in Amravati in June are two of the incidents that left not only the state but the entire country shaken in 2022The death of industrialist Cyrus Mistry in a road accident in Palghar district in September this year brought the issue of road safety to the fore once again making the Union government announce some decisions related to the usage of seat beltsDuring the year the state also saw registration of multiple FIRs in parts of the state against suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad developments related to the case of Bulli Bai app in which Muslim women were listed for online auction Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan getting death threat and the arrest of independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana over the Hanuman Chalisa rowThe state also witnessed a massive crackdown on Islamic outfit the Popular Front of India PFI and FIR against senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla for alleged phonetapping of politiciansAlso Read Yearender 2022 Controversial statements by famous personalities that created stir in IndiaIn May and June multiple FIRs were registered against Nupur Sharma including in Thane and Mumbai cities for her alleged objectionable remark against the ProphetSharmas remark during a TV debate had triggered protests across the country and drew sharp reactions from many Gulf countriesA social media post in Sharmas support cost Amravati pharmacist Umesh Kolhe his life as he was murdered allegedly by a group of Muslim men on June 21The National Investigation Agency which took over the probe later arrested 11 personsOn September 4 former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and his friend Jehangir Pandole were killed in a car accident in Palghar district when they were returning to Mumbai from GujaratGynaecologist Anahita Pandole who was driving the MercedesBenz car in which they were travelling suffered serious injuries in the accident along with her husband Darius PandoleDr Anahita who was admitted to a Mumbai hospital was recently discharged after a 108day treatment Her husband had been discharged from the hospital in OctoberMistry who was in the backseat was not wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred From November the Mumbai Police made it mandatory for car drivers as well as passengers to wear seat beltsThe Palghar Police registered a case against Dr Anahita for rash and negligent drivingIn November the sensational murder of Shraddha Walkar came to light Her livein partner Aaftab Poonawala had allegedly strangled Shraddha and cut her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a fridge for almost three weeks before dumping them across the city over several days Both of them hailed from Vasai in PalgharThe incident sparked a debate on love jihadEarlier this month Shraddhas father Vikas Walkar demanded that Poonawala be hanged for killing his daughter He said Shraddha had come in contact with Poonawala through a dating appHe also blamed the Mira BhayandarVasai Virar police saying his daughter would have been alive had they acted on her written complaint against Poonawala in 2020In January Mumbais Cyber Police began probing the case of Bulli Bai app which listed Muslim women for auctionDuring the investigation the cyber cell of Mumbai Police arrested an MBA graduate from Odisha along with his three aides and the role of accused persons also came to light in Sulli Deals caseSulli Deals had taken publicly available pictures and created profiles for Muslim women describing them as deals of the dayThane city police arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj in Chhattisgarh in January for his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi He was sent to judicial custody and later granted bailIn the same month the Mumbai Police also registered an FIR against Google CEO Sundar Pichai and five other employees of the company in an alleged Copyright Act violation case on the orders of court following a complaint by a film directorIn February a case was filed against the then DCP Saurabh Tripathi and three personnel of the Lokmanya Tilak Marg police station in Mumbai for alleged extortion from angadias traditional couriers who collect and deliver cashTripathi was suspended from the Mumbai Police forceDuring the Maha Vikas Aghadi government an FIR was registered against IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in connection with alleged phone tapping The case was filed at the Colaba police station in south Mumbai in MarchThe alleged illegal phone tapping took place when Shukla was the chief of the State Intelligence Department SID during the BJPShiv Sena government led by Devendra Fadnavis 201419Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her husband were arrested in Mumbai in April for allegedly creating enmity between different groups The couple had planned to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside the then CM Uddhav Thackerays private residence Matoshree but later dropped the planActor Salman Khan and his father received a threat from Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar gang in June following which the Mumbai crime branch started probing the caseThe crime branch team had questioned Lawrence Bishnoi who is in the custody of Delhi Police in the Arms Act caseIn July the cyber police of Mumbai crime branch busted an international gang by arresting 14 persons which was involved in harassing people through online instant loan appsThe Cyber Police had frozen at least 350 bank accounts and the amount in those accounts was around Rs 14 croreIn August the Mumbai Police received a threat message on the traffic wings helpline that warned of a 2611type terror attack The police said the number from which the threat was received was from PakistanIn September a multiagency operation led by the state ATS raided the PFI offices and more than 50 activists were arrested The outfit was accused of indulging in terror activities and the action in the state was part of a nationwide crackdown The Centre later banned itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever