Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) A significant legal development has emerged in the murder case of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, with his daughter, Shahzeen Ziauddin Siddique, filing a detailed application before a special court. In her plea, she has raised serious concerns over the investigation conducted by the Mumbai Crime Branch and sought directions for the agency to immediately secure the custody of wanted accused Anmol Bishnoi for interrogation and trial.In her applicatio…
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Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Months after the firing at his Juhu home, filmmaker Rohit Shetty has reportedly received a threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, demanding Rs 20 crore as extortion money.The threat was allegedly made through an audio clip, in which the accused reportedly said that if the director fails to pay the money, he will be the direct target this time.The reports suggest that in the audio clip, they further said that the firing at Rohit Shetty’s Juhu house was only a trailer, and i…
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 …
Bengaluru/Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Mumbai Crime Branch is preparing to take the custody of alleged drug mafia operative Salim Dola in connection with the Mysuru drug factory case. Officials from the Crime Branch Unit 2 are expected to seek his custody from Arthur Road Jail for further investigation.The “Mysuru drug factory case” refers to major narcotics syndicates that set up clandestine synthetic drug laboratories in and around Mysuru, Karnataka.There have been multiple high-profile raids and…
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) In a major crackdown, the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested three alleged criminals who had reportedly arrived in the city to sell illegal foreign-made weapons, officials said on Saturday. They added that the accused, all from outside Maharashtra, were apprehended during a late-night operation carried out on the basis of specific Intelligence inputs.According to police officials, credible information was received indicating that certain individuals…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The Mumbai Police Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell on Friday arrested a suspected drug supplier near Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and seized 3.886 kilograms of charas from his possession. According to officials, the seized narcotics are valued at approximately Rs 3.89 crore in the international market. A case has been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and he has been taken into custody for further investigation.Of…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Mumbai Crime Branch on Wednesday took custody of Salim Dola, an alleged close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, for further interrogation in connection with the 2024 Sangli MD drug manufacturing case valued at approximately Rs 253 crore. Salim Dola is scheduled to be produced before a court on Wednesday, following the Crime Branch’s plea seeking his custody for further investigation into the narcotics racket.According to officials, in March 2024, investigators raided…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch has filed an application in a special NDPS court seeking custody of Salim Dola, a close associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, officials said on Tuesday. Dola is currently in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) until May 8, where he is being interrogated in connection with drug-related cases.The Mumbai Crime Branch will be able to take him into custody only after the court grants approval and his present remand with the NCB conclude…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Actor and businessman Raj Kundra, who is also the husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, has spoken up on 4 years of the legal procedure with regards to a pornography. On Wednesday, Raj took to his X, formerly Twitter, and claimed that he has been subjected to a prolonged legal process, and is looking for relief if the court finds him innocent.He wrote, “Four long years in the lower court in the ongoing pornography case. Today, my advocate Prashant Patil concluded our argume…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested five individuals from the Pydhonie area for allegedly attempting to sell illegal firearms and ammunition without a valid licence, officials said.In an official statement, the agency said, “Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested five persons from the Pydhonie area for allegedly attempting to sell 3 illegal firearms and 21 live cartridges without a valid license.” The arrests were made following a targeted operation based on specific in…