Latest Shastri Nagar News & Updates

Jaipur, April 9 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Dholpur Police have arrested Amit Gautam, the alleged mastermind behind a massive multi-crore fraud, who had been absconding for 6 years and was carrying a bounty of Rs 43,000. ​ The accused is believed to have duped over 200 individuals of approximately Rs 12.69 crore. The Enforcement Directorate had also been actively searching for him.​Amit Gautam, son of Subhash Gautam and a resident of Shastri Nagar, Dholpur, had been evading arrest af…

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Police has arrested two individuals for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 4 lakh from a complainant by using a letter purportedly carrying the forged signature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Monday. The accused were produced before the Esplanade Court, which remanded them to three days of police custody for further investigation.The arrested individuals have been identified as Tausif Hussain Ismail Patel (44), an ad…

Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A worsening sewage crisis at the Velachery Lake inlet near Shastri Nagar in Adambakkam has left residents battling foul odours, polluted groundwater and a sharp rise in mosquito-borne illnesses, even as civic agencies continue to shift responsibility for stopping the contamination. Untreated sewage flowing through a storm water drain (SWD) has gradually transformed the once-clean stretch of the lake into a stagnant and unhealthy zone, triggering serious concerns about envir…