Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) The NESCO drug party case in Mumbai has taken a dramatic turn with investigators uncovering the criminal background of the family of the main accused, Anand Patel. Officials said he is the son of alleged “ration mafia” kingpin Lakhan Patel, who has a long history of serious criminal cases in the Kalyan-Dombivli region.According to police sources, multiple cases involving serious offences have been registered against Lakhan Patel across several police stations in Kalyan an…
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Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal in the State Legislative Council said on Monday that to strengthen food security in the state, inspection drives will be expanded, and those involved in food adulteration will face action under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act). Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande raised the question during the Question Hour.Minister Zirwal said that cases have been registered against 14 individuals followin…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that 41 tigers died in the state in 2025 due to various causes, including natural reasons, accidents, electrocution, and poaching.In a written reply to a question raised in the Assembly, the minister said that of the total deaths, 28 were due to natural causes, eight occurred in accidents, four were caused by electrocution, and one tiger was killed by poachers.The question sought details …
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The 5 accused involved in the Rohit Shetty firing case have been slapped with MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999) as they were produced before special court. On Wednesday, the police custody of the five arrested accused ended, but now the police have imposed MCOCA against all the arrested accused and in such a case, all the accused were presented in the special MCOCA court. The special court remanded all the five accused in police custody till February …
Bhopal, Feb 11 (IANS) In a major crackdown, the Bhopal Police conducted a massive raid on the Irani Dera in Aman Colony, located in the jurisdiction of Nishatpura police station, during midnight on Tuesday and arrested several persons, who are facing criminal charges in different cases.Over 400 police personnel conducted the raid around 2 a.m., and the entire operation was kept highly confidential to ensure that none of the accused were alerted.Panic gripped the area after police cordoned off th…
Raigad, Dec 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde, on Saturday, condemned the brutal killing of a local social activist, Mangesh Kalokhe (45), a former councillor and the husband of Manasi Kalokhe, the newly elected Shiv Sena Councillor from Ward No 3, in Khopoli, terming it a “blot on humanity” and assured the victim’s family of swift and strictest justice. Deputy Chief Minister Shinde visited Khopoli as the murder of Mangesh Kalokhe in broad dayli…