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Assistant inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore murder: Prosecution seeks death penalty; court to pronounce sentence on April 21
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Assistant inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore murder: Prosecution seeks death penalty; court to pronounce sentence on April 21

The prosecution on Friday sought death penalty for former police inspector Abhay Kurundkar, convicted for the murder of assistant inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore in 2016. The additional sessions court in Panvel will pronounce the sentence on April 21.Nine years to the day Ashwini went missing, her daughter, father, brother and estranged husband came before court seeking the strictest punishment for 60-year-old Kurundkar. Special public prosecutor Pradip Gharat also sought action against “erring” police officers of the Navi Mumbai police, stating that their lapses in the case adversely impacted the probe. On April 11, 2016, Ashwini, who at the time was posted in Navi Mumbai, went missing. She was estranged from her husband, Raju Gore, and was in a relationship with Kurundkar, who was also marr...
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Mumbai Water Tanker Association goes on indefinite strike, Maharashtra leaders seek Centre’s intervention
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Mumbai Water Tanker Association goes on indefinite strike, Maharashtra leaders seek Centre’s intervention

Politicians from Maharashtra have sought the intervention of the Centre after the Mumbai Water Tanker Association (MWTA) went on an indefinite strike on Thursday in protest against the civic body’s recent notices to private ring well and borewell owners. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the operators to stop supplying water to tankers and obtain a fresh licence from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). In a letter to Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil, Maharashtra Information Technology Minister Ashish Shelar said, “The BMC has issued multiple notices directing water tanker operators to obtain a CGWA license without prior consultation on terms and conditions. Despite ongoing discussions, local police and municipal officials are frequently harassing tanker opera...
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19-year-old man rapes and kills minor girl before throwing body in window duct in Thane, arrested
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19-year-old man rapes and kills minor girl before throwing body in window duct in Thane, arrested

The Thane police on Tuesday arrested a 19-year-old man on charges of raping and murdering a minor girl in Mumbra. The crime came to light after locals heard a sound coming from a window duct and discovered a girl’s body, which he had allegedly thrown from the other end. According to the police, the locals found the body of a partially clothed girl when they checked the duct from the bathroom of a first-floor apartment in the building in the Thakurpada area around 11 pm on Monday. Informed by the locals, a police team reached the spot and managed to retrieve the body of the girl with the help of the fire brigade. Story continues below this ad The police initially filed an accidental death report. After the postmortem report indicated that the girl had been raped and murder...
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Teen booked for sexual harassment in Mumbai for verbally abusing minor classmate over emoji in WhatsApp group
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Teen booked for sexual harassment in Mumbai for verbally abusing minor classmate over emoji in WhatsApp group

The Mumbai police Monday booked a 16-year-old junior college student for sexual harassment of a minor after he was alleged to have verbally abused a female classmate over her response to a message his friend had shared on their collegemates’ WhatsApp group. The complainant, also aged 16, subsequently approached the Nirmal Nagar police along with her parents and filed a complaint. As per the police complaint, on April 2, when the complainant was home, she received calls, messages and voice notes from the accused. “The suspect contacted her using another boy’s mobile phone number and abused the teenaged girl as she had responded with a ‘puking’ emoji on a voice message shared by his friend and a classmate on their college WhatsApp group,” said a police source. Story continues below this...
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Kunal Kamra approaches Bombay HC seeking quashing of FIR over ‘gaddar’ jibe
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Kunal Kamra approaches Bombay HC seeking quashing of FIR over ‘gaddar’ jibe

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Saturday approached the Bombay High Court with a plea against FIR registered by Mumbai Police for cracking an allegedly objectionable joke on Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a stand-up comedy show. Kamra, as per HC website, filed a plea on April 5 seeking quashing of FIR, claiming that the action was violative of his fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 19 (1) (a) (right to freedom of speech and expression), 19 (1) (g) (right to practice any profession and business) and 21 (right to life and personal liberty) under Constitution. As per case status on HC website, the matter is listed for hearing before a bench of Justices Sarang V Kotwal and Shriram M Modak on April 21. Story continues below this ad He did not appear befor...
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Dismissed police inspector found guilty in Ashwini Bidre murder case
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Dismissed police inspector found guilty in Ashwini Bidre murder case

The sessions court in Panvel on Saturday convicted dismissed police inspector Abhay Kurundkar in connection with the 2016 murder case of Assistant Police Inspector (API) Ashwini Bidre.The court also convicted two others, Mahesh Phalnikar and Kundan Bhandari, for destruction and disappearance of evidence under Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court is likely to pronounce the quantum of sentence for the convicted accused on April 11. Another accused, Raju Patil, has been acquitted in the case for lack of evidence. Story continues below this ad Additional sessions judge, Panvel, K G Paldewar delivered his verdict on Saturday. The trial in the case began in November 2018 at Alibaug district court, which later transferred to the newly established Panvel sessions court. The prosecut...
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Around Town: How Bohri Mohalla’s 138-year-old Taj Ice Cream brand, once loved by Madhubala, continues to charm all
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Around Town: How Bohri Mohalla’s 138-year-old Taj Ice Cream brand, once loved by Madhubala, continues to charm all

Did you know that a 138-year-old ice cream brand, once revered by actress Madhubala and comedy legend Johnny Walker, is tucked away in a small shop in South Bombay’s Bohri Mohalla?Established in 1887 by Valiji Jalalji, Taj Ice Cream has earned a loyal following. Some local residents visit regularly for a post-meal treat, while others, who have moved to different cities or countries, make it a point to stop by whenever they return to Mumbai. A new generation of customers is equally intrigued—not just by the taste but also by the traditional production method. Unlike mass-produced ice creams made in automated machines, Taj Ice Cream is handcrafted in a barrel-like ‘sancha,’ giving it the name ‘sancha ice cream.’ “Sancha is basically a mould,” explained Aamir Hatim Icecreamwala, the sixth-gen...
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Rs 122-crore co-op bank scam: Brain-mapping test of prime accused positive, says EOW
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Rs 122-crore co-op bank scam: Brain-mapping test of prime accused positive, says EOW

The Mumbai police Economic Offences Wing (EOW), probing the Rs 122-crore New India Cooperative Bank scam, on Friday said it has received the report of brain-mapping test of prime accused and former GM Hitesh Mehta and it has come positive. A senior EOW officer confirmed the development to The Indian Express saying that the result of Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature (BEOS) profiling, a forensic psychology technique, of Mehta has arrived and it is positive. “It is indicative of his role and role of other accused such as ex-chairman Hiren Bhanu (wanted by the EOW), CEO Abhimanyu Bhoan, Mehta’s friends Arunachalam Ullahanathan Maruthuvar, Dharmesh Paun and others for their involvement in the scam,” the officer said. Story continues below this ad The forensic test was per...
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CM Fellowship set to return under Devendra Fadnavis
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CM Fellowship set to return under Devendra Fadnavis

A total of 60 young professionals will be enrolled in the Maharashtra Chief Minister Fellowship programme for the year 2025-26. The CM fellowship programme kicked off in the first term of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in 2015 and continued till 2019. One of the pet schemes of Fadnavis, the programme was discontinued during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and Covid-19 outbreak. It was restarted in 2023-24 when Eknath Shinde was the CM but did not continue due to general and assembly elections. The programme will now start giving opportunity to 60 young professionals in the age group of 21-26 to work with different government departments for a year, out of which at least one-third will be women. They will be paid Rs 61,500 per month. Story continues below this ad A...
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Police constable, who allegedly harassed woman for intimate videos, alcohol booked after she died by suicide
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Police constable, who allegedly harassed woman for intimate videos, alcohol booked after she died by suicide

Mumbai police have booked a Thane police constable on Wednesday on charges of abetment of suicide after the constable’s female friend died last month. The 23-year-old woman, before dying by suicide, made a video in which she narrated how the accused, Samay Prashant Dalvi, 24, allegedly sexually harrassed her, abused and assaulted her for money to buy alcohol. He also allegedly impregnated her twice and made her abort both pregnancies. The woman’s family had allegedly spoken to Dalvi’s aunt and sister for their marriage, but they had opposed their relationship citing opposition to an interfaith marriage. On March 23, the woman allegedly died by suicide in her Andheri (West) home. When her mother returned from home, she found the door locked from inside. With the help of a neighbour the door...
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Re 1 for consultation, Rs 10 for tests: MHADA to launch low-cost health clinics across Mumbai
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Re 1 for consultation, Rs 10 for tests: MHADA to launch low-cost health clinics across Mumbai

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has announced an initiative to provide affordable healthcare services in 34 residential colonies under its jurisdiction in Mumbai under the Aapla Davakhana scheme. The clinics will offer medical consultations for just one rupee, while diagnostic services, including blood tests and diabetes checks, will be accessible for Rs 10. The healthcare initiative, launched on the direction of state Housing Minister Eknath Shinde, aims to extend the services to residents of these areas as well as the general public. The housing authority has joined hands with Magicdil Health for All, an organisation which runs the One Rupee Clinic, to implement the scheme. “The agreement was formalised at MHADA’s Bandra headquarters in the presence of CEO ...
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Elgaar Parishad case: NIA seeks dismissal of Teltumbde’s plea to travel abroad for academic purposes
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Elgaar Parishad case: NIA seeks dismissal of Teltumbde’s plea to travel abroad for academic purposes

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday sought to dismiss a plea by academician and Dalit rights activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgaar Parishad case, who sought permission to travel abroad for academic purposes in April and May, 2025. Through an affidavit in reply to the plea, the central probe agency apprehended that Teltumbde might abscond and seek shelter in foreign countries and avoid trial in the case. The bench of Justices Ajey S Gadkari and Milind N Jadhav of HC, had in November, 2022 granted Teltumbde bail and subsequently the Supreme Court had upheld the HC order.  As he was asked to not leave the jurisdiction of a special NIA court in Mumbai and was directed to deposit his passport, he approached the HC to modify his travel restrictions. Story contin...
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Mumbai records a decline in number of street dogs by 21% in ten years
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Mumbai records a decline in number of street dogs by 21% in ten years

In a survey carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to analyse the population of stray dogs, it has been revealed that Mumbai’s street dog population has declined by 21% in the past decade. According to the report, in 2014, the total number of street dogs in Mumbai stood at 95,172 accounting to 10.54 dogs for every kilometre. While in 2024, the numbers stood at 90,757 which stands at 8.01 dogs per km. The survey was carried out by Human Society Internationale/India (HSI/India) and a total road length or 930 km has been surveyed for the same. Furthermore, the report showed that while dog population declined by an average of 31% in 19 municipal wards, it increased by 19.9% in four municipal wards–E (Byculla), N (Ghatkopar), R south (Kandivali) and T (Mulund). In D (Malab...
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MHADA to build 19,497 affordable houses in Maharashtra this fiscal; 5,199 to come up in Mumbai
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MHADA to build 19,497 affordable houses in Maharashtra this fiscal; 5,199 to come up in Mumbai

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has outlined plans to construct 19,497 low-cost houses across key cities in the state, including 5,199 in Mumbai, during the 2025-26 financial year. As a part of its annual budget, MHADA has allocated Rs 9,202.76 crore for housing projects across its regional boards. According to MHADA officials, the approved budget for 2025-26 stands at Rs 15,951.23 crore, while the revised budget for 2024-25 was Rs 10,901.07 crore. The new housing units will be developed under MHADA’s Mumbai, Pune, Konkan, Nashik, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Nagpur boards. Housing plans across regions For Mumbai, MHADA has earmarked Rs 5,749.49 crore to build 5,199 houses, and Rs 2,800 crore for the redevelopment of Bombay Development Department’...
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Gang used ‘mundi-cut’ passports, chewing gum to send people to US, Canada
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Gang used ‘mundi-cut’ passports, chewing gum to send people to US, Canada

The Mumbai crime branch arrested six persons, including the brother of a former BMC Corporator, in March, in connection with a racket that allegedly sent at least 80 people to Canada and US illegally. Some of them who went to Canada would be offered “dunki” route to the US by the gang.The entire operation planned till the last detail involved two sets of passports — original and “mundi cut” — where the photo on the passport is replaced, foldable stamps, two chewing gums and Rs 10 coins. The Mumbai crime branch in March first week arrested one Ajit Puri alleged to be the mastermind along with Roshan Dudhwadkar, Sanjay Chavan, Sudhir Sawant, RP Singh and one Raju Chach alias Imtiyaz. The six are now in judicial custody and police are on the lookout for four others. Story continues below...
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HC grants bail to two accused booked for 2021 ‘murder’ of MBBS student
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HC grants bail to two accused booked for 2021 ‘murder’ of MBBS student

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Mithu Singh and co-accused Abdul Jabbar Ansari, booked for the alleged murder of MBBS student Sadiccha Sane in November 2021. A single-judge bench of Justice Shivkumar G Dige passed an order on bail applications of Singh and Ansari after the sessions court rejected their plea in December and October 2023. Detailed order will be made available in due course. Singh claimed that there was no evidence to link him with Sane’s disappearance and there was no motive shown against him to commit a murder. Story continues below this ad On November 29, 2021, Sane, a resident of Palghar, was on her way to write an exam and she alighted the Mumbai-bound local train to reach Bandra station but went to Bandra reclamation instead of the ex...
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Despite tap connections, Mumbai residents still depend on alternate water sources: Report
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Despite tap connections, Mumbai residents still depend on alternate water sources: Report

Several Mumbai residents still depend on multiple sources of water despite getting household tap connections, according to an impact assessment report of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) “water for all” (WFA)  policy.The report has been authored by Dr Sanjay Patil, research assistant at Department of Civics and Politics of Mumbai University along with PhD scholars at the department, Ankita Bhatkhande and Ravindra Swami. The report was prepared for the MU as well as Haq Samiti, an NGO working towards uniform accessible water in Mumbai. The report was prepared after surveying over 200 residents from seven different areas in Mumbai — Ambojwadi – Malad, Ganpat Patil Nagar – Borivali, Kokari Nagar – Wadala, Bhim Nagar – Mankhurd, Mandala – Mankhurd, Gautam Nagar and Unit number 32...
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Customs officials arrest Kenyan woman with cocaine worth 17.79 crore at airport
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Customs officials arrest Kenyan woman with cocaine worth 17.79 crore at airport

Customs officials have arrested a Kenyan national at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport on Tuesday while she was allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine worth Rs 17.79 crore into the country. The accused passenger had concealed the contraband in her trolley bag. The customs department on Wednesday stated that based on spot profiling, one passenger who arrived from Nairobi to Mumbai via Doha in flight QR1342/6E1304 was intercepted by the customs officers at the airport. During the detailed examination of the baggage, a white-coloured powdered substance, purported to be cocaine, having net weight of 1,789 gram and approximately valued at Rs 17.89 crore was seized from the false cavity of the trolley bag carried by her, customs officers said. Story continues below this ad ...
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20-year-old college student dies by suicide in Mumbai’s Dadar; police recover her diary
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20-year-old college student dies by suicide in Mumbai’s Dadar; police recover her diary

A 20-year-old college student allegedly ended her life in a 14-storey building in Dadar late on Tuesday, police said, adding that as per their primary investigation, she had been depressed since male friend rejected her proposal. The police said the woman was a BCom student of a South Mumbai college who lived with her parents. Her father is a businessman. An officer said that the woman had been in love with a male friend for some time. “Recently, she went and told him about her feelings, but as he did not feel the same way, he turned down her proposal by saying that he saw her just as a friend,” the officer said. Story continues below this ad Subsequently, the woman learnt that he was in love with another woman, which left her disappointed and led to her slipping into depr...
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