Latest Esplanade Court News & Updates

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch Unit has arrested two persons from outside the Mumbai airport for allegedly possessing counterfeit stamp papers worth more than Rs 62.5 lakh. According to the Mumbai Crime Branch, the accused have been identified as Rohit Jadhav (37), a resident of Badlapur, and Narendra Ahire (46), a resident of Kopar Khairane in Navi Mumbai.Police said the duo was allegedly carrying fake stamp papers for delivery to another person when they were intercepted by the …

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Police has arrested two individuals for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 4 lakh from a complainant by using a letter purportedly carrying the forged signature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Monday. The accused were produced before the Esplanade Court, which remanded them to three days of police custody for further investigation.The arrested individuals have been identified as Tausif Hussain Ismail Patel (44), an ad…