The Thane District court convicted and sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for the murder of a man in a drunken brawl in 2016 in Naya Nagar, Mira Road. The District Judge, SP Gondhalekar, convicted Sohail Mukhtar Shaikh (34)and Ali aka Naushad Irshad Shaikh (37). The prosecution said that the four accused, two of whom […]
Crime
Hidden camera, card skimmer found in RBL Bank ATM kiosk, customers money withdrawn
A hidden camera and data skimming devices have been recovered from the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) kiosk of a reputed RBL Bank in Mira Road, after which police have appealed to the bank customers to be extra vigilant while withdrawing cash from the ATM. Mira Road Police has filed a case in this regard on […]
6-year-old drown in Private bungalow in Uttan; safety at stake
A six-year-old girl has drowned in a swimming pool at Uttan. The couple along with other staff of a private bank had come for a trip to a bungalow in the Chowk area of Uttan. While the couple was having breakfast on the first floor of the bungalow, their twins had gone to play on […]
Are you risking life by commuting on illegal vehicles, Youth Congress complaint
Poor public transport and strike of State Transport buses are forcing labourers and other commuters to use illegal means of transport from Ghodbunder to Vapi. Illegal passenger transportation has been carried out in Maruti Eco vehicles near Fountain Hotel at Ghodbunder Road, Varsave. Hundreds of vehicles are being plying to Vapi, Surat direction. Youth Congress […]
Navghar police arrested fake cops for blackmailing businessman
Navghar Police have arrested a gang of fake cops including a woman for allegedly blackmailing a businessman and extorting money from him. A woman first befriended and then invites them in seductive voice to the room in Shirdinagar in Bhayander East. On March 23, she invites a Pramod Rawal, a 57-year-old businessman from Palghar. The […]
Two Junior Engineers granted bail in Deepak Khambit murder attempt case
A Dindoshi Sessions Court of Borivali Division has granted bail to two accused junior engineers, who, as per the police report, have conspired and hired contract killers to eliminate executive engineer Deepak Khambit. All the three have been employees of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. There are total five accused in the case. The Dinoshi Sessions […]
Police exposes sex racket running on WhatsApp, two arrested including rickshaw driver
Mira Bhayandar – Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police have exposed a sex racket operating through the social messaging site WhatsApp within the limits of Kashimira Police Station. Police have arrested the accused on the basis of tip-off from the khabri. Police have registered a case against three persons and rescued three women involved in prostitution. Kashimira […]
BJP Corporator Sachin Mhatre’s father arrested in land fraud case
Kashimira Police has arrested Kesarinath Mhatre, father of a BJP corporator Sachin Mhatre from Ward No. 14 in a land fraud to four people for Rs. 3.42 crores, even though he did not own it. Thane Sessions Court has remanded Mhatre in police custody till March 17. Satyendra Vishwakarma, a builder and developer from Mulund, […]
Rajan aide plans with Dawood’s boy to eliminate Mira Road-based builder, arrested
Arafat Arif Lokhandwala was in touch with Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Javed Chikna on WhatsApp who is based in Karachi, Pakistan. Builder’s security beefed up. The Mumbai Police’s crime branch has foiled a major contract killing of a Mira Road-based builder who has several big projects in the vicinity after it arrested Arafat Arif Lokhandwala, an […]
Shanti Star Builders booked under MOFA for not transferring land rights
Naya Nagar police has registered a case against Shanti Star Builders for not transferring the land rights to the Shanti Shopping Center society, situated near the Mira Road station. Ironically, the society was registered in the year 2009. According to the rules, the builder should have conveyed (transfer) the name of the society within four […]