Mumbai Police have stepped up security arrangements across sensitive routes in the city ahead of Ganeshotsav 2026, with a focus on maintaining public peace and ensuring smooth crowd movement during the festival. Pics/Ashish Raje

A routine attempt to return a faulty electric kettle turned into a costly cyber-fraud ordeal for 49-year-old Mumbai security guard Jaykaran Maurya, who lost Rs 1,73,695 after calling a customer-care number found through an online search. (Illustrations/Uday Mohite) (Written by Ritika Gondhalekar)