Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The Western Cyber Police Station in Mumbai on Saturday registered a criminal case against individuals accused of spreading false and misleading information on social media regarding the recent government demolition drive in Bandra East. According to cyber police officials, the action was initiated after authorities noticed a post circulating on the social media platform X on May 22. The post allegedly contained fabricated and baseless claims related to the eviction and demo…
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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 22 (IANS) The large-scale encroachment drive undertaken by Western Railway in Bandra’s Garib Nagar slum area to clear the government land from illegal occupation is continuing in full steam even as the city police intensifies their drive to identify, track and nab the violent protesters who pelted stones to derail the process.Western Railway, sharing an update about the demolition drive on its X handle, informed that the operation to reclaim the illegally occupied land for future r…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) The anti-encroachment demolition drive near Bandra East railway station resumed on Thursday with heavy security deployment, a day after tensions flared during the operation following a stone-pelting and lathi-charge incident linked to the demolition of a religious structure.Officials said nearly 85 per cent of the overall demolition work at the site has now been completed as authorities continue action against illegal encroachments in the area.According to officials associa…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Mumbai’s Bandra East area after an anti-encroachment demolition drive allegedly turned violent, leading to clashes, stone-pelting and injuries to several police personnel deployed at the site, officials said on Thursday.Following the violence that erupted on Wednesday, the Mumbai Police registered an FIR at Nirmal Nagar Police Station against 10 identified accused people and several others under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, the Mumbai Cyber Police, in coordination with the 1930 Cyber Helpline and the Crime Branch, successfully froze and secured more than Rs 101.39 crore lost to online fraud between January and May. Officials said the achievement is especially significant as cybercriminals continue to target citizens using increasingly sophisticated and innovative methods. However, prompt reporting by victims and swift technical coordinat…
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth around Rs 700.27 crore under the provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA), 2018 in connection with a money laundering case linked to late Iqbal Mirchi and his family members.According to the ED, the attached assets include three prime properties — Rabia Mansion, Marium Lodge and Sea View — located in Mumbai’s Worli area and collectively valued …
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Kandivali Unit of the Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested two alleged drug suppliers and seized 765 grams of heroin valued at approximately Rs 3.82 crore in the international market, officials said on Monday.The operation was carried out near Yari Road in the Versova area of Andheri, following specific intelligence inputs received by the police regarding suspected drug trafficking activity in the locality.The arreste…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) A case involving the alleged misuse of a Aadhaar card by a guest at a renowned five-star hotel in Mumbai has come to light, with a woman accusing her husband of using her identity to stay at the luxury property with another woman during the course of their ongoing divorce proceedings. Based on the complaint filed by the woman, the Mumbai Police have registered a case and initiated a detailed investigation into the matter. Officials said the case pertains to alleged identity…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) The Mumbai Police has dismissed Constable Shyam Sonawane, the bodyguard of former NCP leader Baba Siddique, from service on charges of negligence of duty in connection with the murder case. Baba Siddique was shot dead by three assailants on the night of October 12, 2024, outside the Bandra office of his son, Zeeshan Siddique, who is an MLA.According to Mumbai Police, Constable Shyam Sonawane was posted with the Protection and Security Branch and had been assigned to Baba Si…