A case has been registered against the former BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, for allegedly raping and harassing a woman corporator on Friday. The Thane Rural Police lodged an FIR against Mehta and his close aide Sanjay Tharthare. Ironically, Mehta has resigned from all the party post on Monday. However, on Wednesday after winning the Mayor […]
A close aide of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has been arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad(ATS) of Maharashtra on Wednesday. Akhtar Kasamali Merchant (56) was arrested from Nalasopara. Notably, he is accused of kidnapping and demanding Rs. 50 lakhs ransom from a businessman in Naya Nagar area of Mira Road. Assistant Police Inspector(API) Mansing Patil […]
The Deputy Chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe asked why the police have not taken any action against former BJP MLA Narendra Mehta who had been accused of harassment by a woman, on Wednesday. Mehta was the Member of Legislative Assembly from the Mira-Bhayandar, however, he lost the assembly poll last year with […]
The BJP managed to retain both the positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation(MBMC) election held on Wednesday. The MBMC which has a strength of 95 corporators, BJP has 61 whereas Shiv Sena has 22 and Congress has 12 corporators. There was a direct fight between Jyotsna Hasnale of BJP […]
There are six contenders in the fray for five co-opted corporators seats in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC). As according to the present number game, three candidates maximum can be nominated by Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) while one each Shiv Sena and Congress. However, BJP, the ruling party in the MBMC nominated four candidates. The […]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s rally against the illegal immigrants seem to have renewed enthusiasm of the party members. As Thackeray in his speech mention Mira-Bhayandar as a den for illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Nigeria. Nevertheless, the party’s Mira-Bhayandar unit swung into action immediately and met senior officers of Thane Rural Police […]
In 2012, the then Home Minister Late R R Patil banned the sale and production of Pan Masala, Gutkha in the state and started tobacco products directive. However, teasing law enforcement, Gutkha and Pan Masala are being sold in the Mira-Bhayander area openly. In spite of repeated action from the Food and Drugs Administration(FDA), one […]
A massive fire broke out at a four-storey building in Uttan, Bhayandar on Monday. Fire tenders have reached the spot and fire is now under control. This is the third major fire incident within a week in Mira Bhayandar. Witnesses have seen thick black smoke billows out from the building. The firefighter engine took 20 […]
On a complaint registered by the Mira Road job hunter, the Government Reserve Police (GRP) from Vasai has busted a racket and arrested a ‘placement agent’ from Delhi for cheating and forging people under the pretext of providing jobs. Police received a complaint from the Sunil Gawad(27), who lost Rs. 50,000 while registering for an […]
Two cases of rape of minor girls have been reported in Mira Road and Bhayander. Police have arrested the accused in both incidents. Both the accused have been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act, 2012 along with sections of IPC. A 15-year-old minor girl was raped at Mira Road area. Anil […]