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Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Former MP and Maharashtra BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Monday lodged a complaint with the Mumbai Police regarding an arson attempt at his residence and office premises in the early hours of Monday. The incident, which took place on Monday, was detailed in a letter addressed to the Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Deven Bharti.According to Somaiya, an unidentified individual set fire to a signboard located outside his residence/office at approximately 1:00 a.m. The perpetrator…

Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) The police in Mumbai’s Powai area have busted a major gas cylinder theft racket and arrested three accused. The main accused, Raj Chandrakant Kamble (45), along with two accomplices, have been taken into custody.A total of 45 gas cylinders and three stolen motorcycles have been recovered from them, which were stolen from various areas of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Thane.The Mumbai Police said, in recent days, due to the ongoing conflict in Gulf countries, there has been conc…

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday submitted a formal letter to Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, demanding an immediate halt to what he termed “illegal appeasement” and the removal of restrictive guidelines imposed on Hindu religious processions.He alleged that the police have been imposing “arbitrary rules and restrictions” in the name of mosques, namaz, or unauthorised religious structures during Ram Navami and other Hindu festivals.In his letter, Somai…

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Five live 7.65 mm cartridges were recovered from the bag of a student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in Powai during a security check inside the hostel premises, following a minor dispute over money between students, officials said on Sunday.Acting on a complaint filed by a campus security officer, Powai Police have registered an FIR against an accused and launched a detailed investigation.”Preliminary findings suggest that the live cartridges were broug…

Jaipur, Feb 4 (IANS) A 21-year-old student from Rajasthan died after falling from the hostel terrace at the IIT-Bombay campus in the wee hours of Wednesday. The student, identified as Naman Agarwal, was a second-year BTech Civil Engineering student and a resident of Pilani in Jhunjhunu district. According to police officials, Naman allegedly jumped from the roof of the ninth floor of Hostel No. 4 at the Powai campus around 1:30 am. He was rushed to a nearby hospital after being found critically …