Mumbai LIVE Updates: City reports 71 cases of Covid-19, active tally at 361

Posing as executives of an insurance company, fraudsters allegedly cheated a 93-year-old woman from Khar in Mumbai of Rs 17.74 lakh on the pretext of reviving her insurance policy that had been foreclosed, police said on Wednesday. The incident came to light on Monday evening, when the complainant along with her caretaker approached the Khar police station and lodged a complaint, an official said. (PTI)

Two girls aged 8 and 11 died after iron pipes carried atop an SUV struck a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus in Yavatmal district on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place at Kamthwada in the afternoon, said an official. An SUV carrying iron pipes on its roof carrier dashed against the bus, he said. The pipes struck the side of the bus, fatally injuring two girls who were sitting in window seats, the official said, adding that more details were awaited. (PTI)

Mumbai reports 71 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally at 361: BMC 

A former driver of singer Sonu Nigam`s 76-year-old father has been booked for allegedly stealing Rs 72 lakh from the senior citizen`s home in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday: PTI