Latest Maharashtra Police News & Updates

Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has charged that the state has been turned from an IT hub into a “drugs park” under the Congress-led government. State BJP General Secretary and senior MLA V. Sunil Kumar made the statement on the floor of the Assembly on Thursday while speaking on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address to the joint session.Sunil Kumar said, “Karnataka is known as an IT park and has now become a drugs park. To detect a drug factory in Mysuru, the native plac…

Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Pinky Mali, a flight attendant from Worli in Mumbai, lost her life in the plane crash at Baramati in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was also on board. Her grieving father, Shivkumar Mali, on Wednesday said that his only wish was to receive his daughter’s body so that he could perform her last rites. Speaking to IANS, Shivkumar Mali said that he last spoke to his daughter a day before the tragic incident.“Yesterday, she called me and said, ‘Papa, I …

Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra Police on Wednesday said that the Baramati plane crash, in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar lost his life, is being carefully investigated to determine the cause of the accident. “The wreckage’s location and condition at the crash site will be thoroughly examined and photographed to determine the speed and angle of the aircraft’s impact,” police officials said.They further mentioned that a black box will be examined to determine the technical condition…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In a proud moment for India’s premier investigative agency, several Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) personnel have been recognised for their outstanding service as part of the nationwide honours announced on the eve of Republic Day 2026. A total of 982 personnel from police, fire services, home guard and civil defence, and correctional services received gallantry and distinguished service medals. An official government statement issued on Sunday (January 25) reveal…

Nagpur, Jan 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s Nagpur office conducted search operations on January 7, 2026, at three locations in Nagpur district under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The raids targeted premises linked to Nished Mahadeo Rao Wasnik and his aides in connection with an alleged crypto currency investment fraud, a press statement said on Monday. The searches resulted in the seizure of voluminous incriminating documents and records, along with digital devices. Auth…

Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra announced that the party has decided to organise a protest in CM Siddaramaiah’s native district Mysuru to draw attention to the widespread drug network in the state.Speaking at a press conference at the BJP state office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Vijayendra was responding to questions from the media.It may be noted that in July 2025, the Maharashtra Police, in a joint operation with the Mysuru City Poli…

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Reacting to the controversy over the slogan ‘Kashmir will become Pakistan,’ Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) National Spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Friday said it was difficult to understand how such a mindset develops. The remarks came after Maharashtra Police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly playing the provocative song ‘Kashmir Banega Pakistan’ at a high volume near a temple in Chinchoti area of Palghar district, triggering outrage among local residents.Speaking to I…

Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Drug-Free India (Nasha Mukt Bharat), the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Unit has delivered significant enforcement outcomes in 2025 to dismantle narcotics networks from top to bottom, an official statement said on Friday.During the year, the NCB Mumbai seized around 5,560 kg of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including 11.760 kg of cocaine, 11.835 kg of charas, 223 kg of ganja, 49.664 kg of me…

Palghar, Jan 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for playing the provocative song “Kashmir Banega Pakistan” at high volume near a temple in Chinchoti in Palghar, sparking outrage among residents.According to the FIR registered at Naigaon Police Station, Sub-Inspector Pankaj Kilje, while patrolling the area in a private vehicle around 1.30 p.m., heard the anti-national song blaring from Ruhann Hair Cutting Salon in Karamdpada, located opposite the Durga Mata Mandir…

Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday charged that the drug mafia is flourishing across the state and alleged that the Congress-led government is facilitating its activities, demanding the resignation of Home Minister G. Parameshwara.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy demanded that the Home Minister step down if he is incapa…