Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pedestrian knocked down by bike dies in Santacruz

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pedestrian knocked down by bike dies; biker held

In a hit-and-run incident, a 40-year-old pedestrian was run over by a biker on busy Juhu Tara road in Santacruz, police said on Tuesday. Police traced the biker, identified as Kinen Misquita (21), from the CCTV footage of the accident, which went viral on August 1, and arrested him on Sunday. The incident occurred when a plumber, identified as Ganesh Shah, was trying to cross the road: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Body of man who jumped into Thane creek found after two days

The body of a 53-year-old man who jumped into the creek from the Kasheli bridge in Thane two days back was recovered after a rescue operation on Tuesday, officials said. The deceased, identified as Rajeshkumar Kailasnath Dubey, jumped into the Kasheli creek on August 3, prompting an extensive search operation.
A search operation was conducted for eight hours on August 3 and continued for 7 to 8 hours the next day: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Elgar Parishad case: Court junks Navlakha`s plea seeking to live in Delhi

A special NIA court here has refused permission to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to live in Delhi for a brief period while rebuking him for seeking the same relief repeatedly. In the order passed on August 1, judge C S Baviskar said Navlakha, ordered to stay in Mumbai as part of his bail condition, had ingeniously found the trick to file multiple applications seeking same reliefs. The order copy became available on Tuesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cabinet extends MSRTC land lease period to 98 years for commercial use of surplus land

The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of the lease period for commercial use of surplus land owned by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to 98 years from 60 years: PTI