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Maharashtra Minister's Logic For Holding Award Event Under Scorching Sun
Ndtv | 1 month ago | |
Ndtv
1 month ago | |

The event began around 11.30 am and went on till around 1 pm.Mumbai: The timing of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award presentation at Navi Mumbai's Kharghar, where 14 people died due to sunstroke, was such that people gathered from different parts of the state could attend the event and return home before night, Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Wednesday.The award ceremony was held on April 16 under the scorching summer sun in an open ground in Kharghar and attended by several lakh people, most of them followers of social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari who was conferred with Maharashtra's top civilian honour by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The event, for which people had started gathering since morning, began around 11.30 am and went on till around 1 pm. That day, the nearest weather station to the spot of the programme recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius.In an interview to Marathi news channel ABP Majha, Mr Mungantiwar said no one could gauge temperature will suddenly rise so much as to cause heatstroke among attendees, comments coming amid strong criticism of the Shiv Sena-BJP government over the sunstroke-linked deaths.He said arrangements were made for 3,000 taps for attendees to drink water.The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said 20 lakh to 25 lakh followers of Dharmadhikari attended the mega event.He said adequate arrangements were made for the programme and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the site four times to review preparations.The timing for the award event was suggested by the 76-year-old social worker himself, said Mungantiwar last week."He (Dharmadhikari) suggested that it will be difficult for people (coming for the event) to go back during the night. They will come in the night or early morning and then leave," the state cabinet minister said on Wednesday.The India Meteorological Department, on a request of the Maharashtra government, had forecast that the day temperature in Kharghar could reach 34 to 35 degrees Celsius on April 16, based on data from its Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai, IMD officials said.However, on ground the temperature rose to 38 degrees Celsius.Navi Mumbai does not have an IMD observatory.The Sena-BJP government received a lot of flak for the fatalities, with the Opposition even demanding that a case of culpable homicide be filed against the state administration.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comDharmadhikari has a massive following in the state due to his tree plantation drives, blood donation and medical camps as well as de-addiction work in tribal areas conducted under the aegis of his organisation 'Shree Sadasya'.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Maharashtra Minister's Logic For Holding Award Event Under Scorching Sun
Maharashtra minister Gulabrao Patil involved in Rs 400 crore scam during Covid-19 crisis: Sanjay Raut
The Indian Express | 1 month ago | |
The Indian Express
1 month ago | |

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has alleged that Maharashtra minister Gulabrao Patil was involved in a scam of Rs 400 crore during the Covid-19 crisis.Raut said that as guardian minister of Jalgaon, Patil purchased overpriced equipment. “I have evidence of Gulabrao Patil’s corruption. As the guardian minister and president of the district planning committee during the Corona period, he purchased goods at a high price. These included oxygen ventilators. At that time, a ventilator worth Rs 2 lakhs was purchased for Rs 15 lakh. Importantly, Chimanrao Patil, a member of the same gang (the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena), also raised questions about this corruption worth around Rs 400 crore. However, this matter is being suppressed,” he said.In his weekly column ‘Rokhthok’ in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Raut also said the casualties of soldiers in Pulwama, killings of sadhus in Palghar and deaths of 14 Shri Sevak (the followers of Appasaheb Dharm Adhikari) in Navi Mumbai were culpable homicides and hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah for being silent on Pulwama and Kharcha incidents.“14 people lost their lives at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai. The government took these victims in the hot sun. Ex-Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik has revealed that 40 jawans were killed in the Pulwama attack in 2019 because of the government. ‘Pulwama’ deaths were also culpable homicides and the killing of three sadhus in Palghar was also homicide. So why is there different justice in all these incidents?” Raut asked.Raut questioned if the Pulwama attack was sponsored and if a conspiracy was hatched to work the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.Raut also claimed that after former J&K governor Satyapal Malik made the revelation about the Pulwama attack, the government tried to divert the attention of the media and the public and “staged the encounter” of Atiq Ahmed.“No difference can be made between the Palghar Sadhu murder case and the Shri Sevak murder case of Kharghar. The Pulwama massacre is on top of all these. In the Pulwama case, Satyapal Malik made a revelation, and he has become a household name now. An attempt was made to suppress Malik’s revelation on Pulwama by executing the murder of gangster Atiq Ahmed in Uttar Pradesh,” Raut said.While speaking to the media on Sunday in Pachora, Raut also claimed that the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government would be there only for 15-20 days, and it would collapse in two weeks.

Maharashtra minister Gulabrao Patil involved in Rs 400 crore scam during Covid-19 crisis: Sanjay Raut
Dehydrated Women, Children Lay On Road At Maharashtra Event Where 13 Died Of Heat
Ndtv | 1 month ago | |
Ndtv
1 month ago | |

Lakhs of people had come for the event held on a 306-acre ground in Kharghar. (File)Mumbai: The Raigad district disaster management cell had taken into account the sunstroke possibility at the Navi Mumbai event on Sunday and made arrangements but as water in tankers and taps became hot, many attendees couldn't quench their thirst and suffered dehydration, officials said on Monday.At least 13 people died of sunstroke after attending the program held in an open ground in Kharghar area in Raigad district where social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan award by Union Home Minister Amit Shah."The Raigad district administration and Navi Mumbai Police had made adequate arrangements anticipating the arrival of 20 lakh people. Actually, 8 to 10 lakh people attended the event," an official said.He said several people had arrived a day before the ceremony from various parts of the state."The followers of Dharmadhikari were sitting in the open ground for hours since Sunday morning and many might have not drunk sufficient water thinking they might lose their place offering a better view of the ceremony," he said.After the function concluded, people rushed towards tankers and water taps but the water had become hot due to heat."It seems many people couldn't drink adequate water immediately which might have caused dehydration," the official added.The official said usual aspects related to security including a terror attack, sabotage and the possibility of untoward incidents were taken into consideration and more than 3,500 police personnel were deployed at the spot."We had anticipated the arrival of a large number of followers in private vehicles and buses from all corners of the state and provided separate parking facilities at various places nearby the corporate park. Due to the presence of union home minister Amit Shah, the use of drones was restricted at the function," he added.An official release from Navi Mumbai police had said children and women lay on roads seeking drinking water during the function, following which a senior police inspector from Kharghar along with his team carried water for them.Many women collapsed due to excessive heat and the policemen on duty drove them on motorbikes through the crowd to medical assistance centres for first aid and saved their lives, the release said.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comLakhs of people had come for the event held on a 306-acre ground in Kharghar. The nearest weather station to the spot had recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Dehydrated Women, Children Lay On Road At Maharashtra Event Where 13 Died Of Heat
Supriya Sule Seeks Panel To Probe Heat Stroke Deaths At Maharashtra Event
Ndtv | 1 month ago | |
Ndtv
1 month ago | |

Sunstroke deaths: This is a tragic incident, said Supriya Sule. (File)Pune: NCP MP Supriya Sule on Monday targetted the Maharashtra government over the death of 12 people due to sunstroke after a state award event in Navi Mumbai and demanded the formation of a panel to probe the incident.The Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony was held in the open in Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai on Sunday morning, which was attended by several lakh people, most of them followers of awardee Appasaheb Dharmadhikari."I express condolences to the bereaved families. Since the temperature is increasing, everybody should be a little sensitive while organising a public event. I heard Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announcing the ex-gratia, but I would like to say that the worth of human life cannot be Rs 5 lakh," Ms Sule told reporters.When asked about the Opposition's demand for registration of an offence of culpable homicide in the sunstroke tragedy, the NCP leader alleged the state government is also insensitive towards farmers, women's safety, and damage caused by unseasonal rains."This is a tragic incident and it was a black day for the state. The state government should form a committee. It was the state government that had invited people who follow Appasaheb Dharamadhikari (the recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan award) for the function, so the state should explain," Ms Sule demanded.Asked about speculations in political circles after senior NCP leader and her cousin Ajit Pawar reportedly cancelling his scheduled events, Ms Sule said Ajit Pawar attended the MVA rally in Nagpur on Sunday."I think media should form a separate unit to track Ajit Pawar's whereabouts," she quipped.The Lok Sabha member from Baramati said Maharashtra is facing several big issues like unemployment and crop loss."We all are busy on these issues. If any leader is cancelling any event, there is no need to speculate," she added.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comAsked about Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole's claim that RDX used in the 2019 Pulwama attack was transported from Nagpur, Ms Sule said she will seek a discussion on this issue in the next session of Parliament.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Supriya Sule Seeks Panel To Probe Heat Stroke Deaths At Maharashtra Event
Raigad’s Matheran gets Rs 47 crore for sewage plants
Times of India | 3 months ago | |
Times of India
3 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: Following the state human rights commission's (SHRC) rap, the state government has approved over Rs 47 crore for construction of sewage treatment plants in Matheran. Six STPs of various capacities will be constructed. In the absence of STPs, the untreated sewage and wastewater is discharged openly to any place. SHRC took up the issue suo moto in May 2022 based on a newspaper report and served notice to authorities, including, Raigad collector and chief officer of Matheran hill station municipal council among others. The proposal was pending for financial approval.

Raigad’s Matheran gets Rs 47 crore for sewage plants
Mumbai Police Arrests Two For Investment Fraud, Recovers Rs 19 Crore
Ndtv | 3 months ago | |
Ndtv
3 months ago | |

The police also froze the bank account of the accused (Representative)Thane: The Navi Mumbai Police has arrested two persons for allegedly cheating people by promising lucrative returns on their investment plans and recovered nearly Rs 19 crore from them, an official said.The accused were carrying Rs 9.99 crore cash in 10 suitcases in a cab when they were captured on Friday, while another sum of Rs 9 crore was recovered after freezing their bank account, he said.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II Panvel) Pankaj Dahane told reporters on Saturday that the police took suo motu action (on their own) against the accused and seized the money.The police got information that the accused had sought investment worth crorers from a number of people in a circulation scheme and promised them a return of 40 per cent within 50 days, but did not pay the money, he said.However, none of the victims from Pirkon and Bondkal villages came forward to file a complaint.The police held meetings in the villages to inform locals of such fake investments and asked them to file a complaint, but they were reluctant. The police then acted themselves and formed teams to nab the accused, the official said.On Friday, the Uran police got a tip-off that one of the accused was to come to Koproli village in a car with the money taken from the investors, he said.Accordingly, the police laid a trap, intercepted a cab and found in it 10 suitcases containing Rs 9.99 crore in cash, the official said.The two cab passengers, Satish Vishnu Gavand (32) and Shashikant Anant Gavand (34), were arrested, he said.The police also froze the bank account of the accused and recovered another Rs 9 crore, the official said.Later, the police registered a case on a complaint filed by a woman who ran a mess in Uran. She had allegedly invested Rs 1.65 lakh with the accused on January 19, 2023 and they promised her a return of Rs 2.5 lakh on February 17, but did not pay the money to her, he said.The case was registered against the two accused under provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, and the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, the official said.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comConsidering the magnitude of the crime, a request will be made to the authorities to transfer the case to the Navi Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW), he added.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayTeen Gives Part Of Liver To Father, Becomes Youngest Organ Donor In India

Mumbai Police Arrests Two For Investment Fraud, Recovers Rs 19 Crore
Man held for raping minor girl in parked train in Navi Mumbai
Times of India | 3 months ago | |
Times of India
3 months ago | |

THANE: Police have arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl several times in a parked train in Navi Mumbai. The accused, a resident of Arvi in Wardha district, and the victim are homeless and got to know each other while living under a bridge in Sanpada area, railway police said. "As per the complaint filed on February 15, he raped the girl several times in a suburban train that was parked between Vashi and Sanpada stations. He was held on a tip off from Wardha on Friday," they said. The man has been charged with rape and other offences under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act provisions, railway police said.(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)(With inputs from PTI)

Man held for raping minor girl in parked train in Navi Mumbai
Tenders for Kalyan-Taloja Metro 12 line floated
Times of India | 3 months ago | |
Times of India
3 months ago | |

MUMBAI: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has floated tenders for the viaduct of the Metro 12 corridor (Kalyan-Taloja) that will help improve connectivity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The line 12 is an extension of Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan metro and this will offer a hassle -free commute option to and from the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport.The area along the corridor is not as populated as most of the length of the corridor passes through agriculture and barren land. As per the Detailed Project Report (DPR), "This corridor will actuate the development in this area and encourage people to move out from crowded parts of the city to this area. Purpose of this corridor is to decongest the Mumbai city and accelerate the development activities in the area covered by this corridor."The 20 km long line will have a total of 17 stations but MMRDA has floated tenders for 9 stations. The cost of this phase of the contract is Rs 780 km. MMRDA has plans to run 3 or 6 coach trains in this area, depending on the demand. Once the line is operational, it will be integerated with Mumbai Metro line 5 and benefit lakhs of citizens from Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur Thane, Navi Mumbai and Panvel.

Tenders for Kalyan-Taloja Metro 12 line floated
Mumbai Guard Kills Woman, Dumps Body In Bushes Over Marriage Demand
Ndtv | 3 months ago | |
Ndtv
3 months ago | |

The woman had been strangulated to death with the 'odhni' (File)Thane: A 40-year-old security guard with a housing complex in Navi Mumbai allegedly killed a married woman, with whom he was in a relationship, and dumped the body in bushes, police said on Thursday.The accused, Rajkumar Baburam Pal, was arrested on Tuesday, they said, adding he wanted to get rid of the woman following her constant demand that he marry her.On February 12, the body of an unidentified woman, in the age group of 35 to 40 years, was found in bushes near a housing society in Koparkhairne area of Navi Mumbai town in Thane district, senior police inspector Vishwanath Kolekar said.The woman had been strangulated to death with the 'odhni' (a long piece of cloth worn around neck) and the body dumped in bushes to destroy evidence, he said.The Koparkhairne police sent the body for post-mortem and registered a case under Indian Penal Code Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of an offence) against unidentified person.Later, the Navi Mumbai police sent a message about finding the body to all police stations in Maharashtra and came to know that a case of a missing woman was registered at Trombay police station in neighbouring Mumbai, the official said.The description of the body found in Navi Mumbai and the missing woman matched following which the police stepped up their probe, he said.The police enquired with the missing woman's family members. Her husband told the police that she worked as a cleaner in Mankhurd area of Mumbai and had been missing, the official said.The police later found the victim's mobile phone and also came to know that security guard Pal was in love with her.After Pal was arrested, he told the police during interrogation that the woman had been repeatedly asking him to marry her, the official said.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comFed up with the constant demand, the security guard decided to get rid of her. He called her to a spot near the housing complex where he worked and allegedly strangulated her to death, the police said.The accused then dumped the body in bushes near the housing society, the official said, adding that further probe was on into the case.Featured Video Of The DayViral Video: Odisha BJP Leader Allegedly Shoves Woman Cop, He Denies

Mumbai Guard Kills Woman, Dumps Body In Bushes Over Marriage Demand
Arrest of 30 fishermen from Uran Koliwada condemned
Times of India | 3 months ago | |
Times of India
3 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: Civil rights activists have strongly condemned the recent arrests of 30 fishermen from Uran Koliwada who were protesting against the loss of their livelihood because of various infrastructure projects along this coastal region. In a formal press release, PUCL Maharashtra said that they condemn the arrests and criminal cases filed against the fisherfolk who have been protesting against destruction of their fishing areas due to multiple projects being carried out by JNPA, Cidco, NMSEZ and other companies over several years.On February 7, 30 fisherfolk were arrested and an FIR filed against them. They were produced in the JMFC Court, Uran, and sent to judicial custody till February 20. Their appeal for bail will be heard on Monday. —

Arrest of 30 fishermen from Uran Koliwada condemned
Shiv Sena (UBT) worker honoured for social work in Andaman
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: A senior Shiv Sena (UBT faction) functionary has been honoured at Port Blair in Andaman for his contribution towards social work as well as his old connection with Andaman islands."My great grandfather, Vithu Keru Gavali, had been imprisoned in the infamous Cellular Jail at Andaman during British rule. Hence, for the past 35 years, I have been regularly visiting this place at Port Blair and also interacting with the local Andaman residents," Vishnu Gavali — a social worker based in Panvel in Raigad district of Maharashtra — said while receiving the Island Service Award. During the awards ceremony, Gavali stated that the local population of Andaman islands must be given preference in the job opportunities there, both private and government jobs, in order to boost the economy of that region.The event was organized by the Island Protection Forum at Port Blair. President of the forum MT Mustafa said, "We are proud of Gavali who has been spreading joy in Andaman for the past 35 years."

Shiv Sena (UBT) worker honoured for social work in Andaman
Case in SC, but Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority clears golf course
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: While the forest department and mangrove cell have planned to conserve six wetlands as part of the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS) management plan, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has paved the way facilitating a golf course. Environmentalists have expressed shock that the MCZMA's revalidation of CRZ clearance for the golf course came at its previous meeting held in December last despite the pendency of a legal dispute in the Supreme Court. The Bombay high court had in November 2018 struck down the golf course planned on wetlands near NRI Complex and TS Chanakya spread across 32 hectares. CIDCO, with a special leave petition, moved the SC, where the hearing is still pending. The MCZMA minutes of the meeting held in December do not reflect the legal case status. The application for the golf course environmental clearance (EC) by Mistry Constructions does not figure in the 'final agenda' for the meeting uploaded on the MCZMA website on November 30, said B N Kumar, director of green group NatConnect Foundation. Kumar has written a fresh complaint to the Centre and the chief minister against the plan to bury the wetlands which act like sponges, absorbing flood waters. The MCZMA nod, though conditional, comes even as a special committee headed by former BNHS director Dr Deepak Apte appointed by the state environment department at the instance of the Centre is investigating the green groups' complaints against wetland violations. Moreover, Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL) has obtained extension of EC on the basis an impact assessment study which showed that the golf course planned on NRI and TSC wetlands has been cancelled and the wetlands as suggested by BNHS would be conserved as migratory bird destinations. Since CIDCO has not withdrawn its SC petition and the golf course plan is very much alive on its agenda, NatConnect requested the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Control (MOEFCC) to scrap the EC granted to NMIAL. Taking a serious note of the complaint that the EC was based on a fraudulent assessment report, MOEFCC asked the State environment department for a report, said Nandakumar Pawar of Sagar Shakti. Meanwhile, BNHS director Dr Bivash Pandav has reconfirmed that the wetlands have to be conserved as migratory and native bird abodes, else the avian guests would land at the airport site when they miss their usual destinations.

Case in SC, but Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority clears golf course
Teen student falls to death from 8th floor of rental flat in Panvel
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: A 19-year-old girl student has died after allegedly falling from the 8th floor of her rental apartment in India Bulls residential complex in Sector 3 at Kon village in Panvel on Sunday morning. Senior inspector of Panvel taluka police station, Anil Patil said, "The girl belonged to Kottayam in Kerala. She was pursuing fashion designing course at an institute. The police are probing if the girl fell off her apartment's balcony after losing balance or she died by suicide. However, no suicide note has been found."Patil said an accidental death case has been registered.A small quantity of 'ganja' has been found from the apartment, according to Patil. "We have registered an FIR under NDPS Act against a 20-year-old student hailing from Bengalure, who was the deceased girl's classmate and shared the flat with her. He has been booked for consuming drugs," Patil said.Police said as the drug was found in the society apartment, they would be questioning the society office-bearers as well.

Teen student falls to death from 8th floor of rental flat in Panvel
Over 350 form human chain against blasts at Navi Mumbai International Airport site
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: Over 350 residents formed a human chain at CBD Belapur on Sunday morning, protesting against the high-intensity blasts carried out to flatten solid, rocky hills for the construction of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). Protestors silently held banners from one end of the Joggers' Track at Sector 15, CBD-Belapur, highlighting the suffering of residents in the nearby locality. While some pointed out how the frequent loud blasts resulted in wide cracks in their buildings, others complained of window glasses shattering. The banners also conveyed messages demanding structural audits of the buildings by government or NMIA and reducing the intensity of blasts. "We have nothing against the airport, but the blasts have been causing a lot of trouble to us. It also leads to massive dust pollution," said Rohit Agarwal of Arenja Cooperative Housing Society, CBD Belapur. "After the chief minister responded to our complaints last week and asked the state aviation and urban development departments to intervene, we expect the government to order a structural audit of the affected buildings," said NetConnect director B N Kumar.

Over 350 form human chain against blasts at Navi Mumbai International Airport site
Navi Mumbai hawker gets 1 year rigorous imprisonment for hammering civic official
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: An adhoc assistant sessions judge in Panvel has sentenced a Kalamboli hawker to one year of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 3,000 for assaulting a superintendent of Panvel city municipal corporation. The incident was reported in 2017 during a civic drive against hawkers. Kalamboli police had booked him for assaulting an on-duty public servant and voluntarily causing hurt.On September 7, 2017, five municipal officials were evicting vegetable stalls of unauthorised hawkers near Swami Samarth Temple in sector 4. Objecting to this action the accused, Tukaram Gunjal (57), had argued, abused and assaulted superintendent Bhagwan Patil with a hammer. The hawker assaulted Patilwith the hammer on his back and a second attempt was foiled by Patil's colleagues. Assistant public prosecutor Madhuri Thalkar had represented the case. Seven witnesses were examined.

Navi Mumbai hawker gets 1 year rigorous imprisonment for hammering civic official
Take care: Cop kills self in Mumbai, leaves note
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

MUMBAI: A 38-year-old assistant police inspector who was under depression committed suicide at his residence at police quarters in Chunabhatti early morning Sunday. The police have identified the deceased as Prakash Kashinath Tetle who was attached to Koparkhairane police station in Navi Mumbai and was recently transferred to Mumbai. The police said on Sunday that he was found hanging to the ceiling of his police quarters. A suicide note saying, "take care" was sent to his wife who stays in a village in Maharashtra. He is survived by his parents, wife and brother. The police said he wasn't getting his salary for the past four years and was undergoing treatment for TB for which he was diagnosed in May 2022. He was addicted to alcohol and always missed duty.

Take care: Cop kills self in Mumbai, leaves note
Republic Day celebrated with rescued homeless people at Navi Mumbai shelter home
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: The Republic Day was celebrated with cheer and gusto at the New Panvel-based Social and Evangelical Association for Love (SEAL) Ashram, wherein many rescued homeless people and children participated in the flag hoisting ceremony. Former vice-chairperson of Maharashtra Minorities Commission, Dr Abraham Mathai, and his wife Susan Mathai, were also present at the shelter home during the event."The SEAL Ashram celebrated the Republic Day with orphans and rescued people. Since 1999, the SEAL Ashram has been rescuing destitutes and missing children from railway platforms and streets of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. In view of the Republic Day, we are thankful to the god and our friends who are standing with us for the work for the street people and missing children and we are proud we could give freedom to these children and people from deprivation; and have lived up to the core ideals and values of our Constitution,'' said the SEAL founder, Pastor K M Philip.Dr Mathai, who is the chief patron of SEAL, commented: "This New Panvel shelter home is doing remarkable work in not only rescuing homeless people (who mostly have mental ailments) but also trying to reunite them with their families who are obviously worried while searching for their missing loved ones. Hence, it was an honour to celebrate the Republic Day with them, since our Constitution also aims for a free and fair India where there is no discrimination.''Mathai added that SEAL had earlier launched a hi-tech programme 'Rescunite' (rescue and reunite) in order to help reunite the rescued destitutes with their families, by taking the assistance of government agencies.

Republic Day celebrated with rescued homeless people at Navi Mumbai shelter home
Chain snatchers wanted in 95 cases arrested from Maharashtra’s Parbhani
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

KALYAN: The Central police station in Ulhasnagar arrested a chain snatcher wanted in 95 cases, including four serious Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) cases.Abdullah Irani alias Sayyed (22) was involved in 95 chain snatching cases in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Thane rural. Dattatreya Shinde, additional commissioner of Police, Central zone of Thane police said, "The accused falls into most wanted category since he has been involved in chain snatching cases from the age of 16, and police from Thane,Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane rural area were searching for him."Earlier, Sayyed was residing in Irani basti located in Ambivli area near Kalyan where many chain snatchers were residing. However, later he got shifted to Rahim Nagar area in Parbhani district, said police.Recently, in 20- section area in Ulhasnagar, the accused targeted a businessman Sanjay Nainwani (46) and stole his golden chain worth Rs 1 lakh. Based on Nainwani's complaint, a team led by Madhukar Kad, senior police inspector of Central Police Station started probe and finally managed to nab him from Parbhani district.Dr Sudhakar Pathare, deputy commissioner of police said, "The accused used to steal motorcycle and target elderly people to snatch their golden chains."

Chain snatchers wanted in 95 cases arrested from Maharashtra’s Parbhani
Maharashtra Woman Jailed For Forcing Women Into Prostitution
Ndtv | 4 months ago | |
Ndtv
4 months ago | |

The woman was rescued and the accused was arrested. (Representational)Thane: A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a 39-year-old woman to three years rigorous imprisonment for forcing women into flesh trade.In the order passed yesterday, Special Judge V V Virkar pronounced the accused guilty under provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on her.The woman was residing in Turbhe area of Navi Mumbai township in Thane district.Special Public Prosecutor Rekha Hiwrale told the court that the accused used her residence in Turbhe for prostitution and pushed women and minor girls into it.On May 30, 2018, a team of the Navi Mumbai police's anti-human trafficking cell raided the premises and found a woman being forced into flesh trade.The woman was rescued and the accused was arrested.Twelve prosecution witnesses were examined to prove the charges against the accused, Hiwrale said.The judge in her order said the prosecution has successfully proved the charges against the accused, who needs to be convicted.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comAnother woman accused in the case was given the benefit of doubt and the court acquitted her of all the charges.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayMicrosoft Set To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees: Report

Maharashtra Woman Jailed For Forcing Women Into Prostitution
Newborn flung out of toilet in Navi Mumbai: Kin & doctor quizzed
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: The case of murder registered against the unmarried 19-year-old girl who threw her newborn girl out of the washroom window of her aunt's Ulwe flat is now being probed by assistant commissioner of police, Turbhe division, who is ascertaining the accused's claim that no one knew about her pregnancy. Police have quizzed the teen's kin as well as the doctor who gave her a painkiller. "I have recorded statement of the doctor at the local hospital, where she was taken by her uncle and aunt after she complained of abdominal pain," said Gajanan Rathod, ACP (Turbhe division). "I have sought opinion from the civil surgeon if the painkiller injection can induce labour and lead to premature child birth. If the doctor is found guilty, he too will be booked," Rathod added.

Newborn flung out of toilet in Navi Mumbai: Kin & doctor quizzed
Mechanism required for regulating stray dog population, observes Bombay High Court
The Indian Express | 4 months ago | |
The Indian Express
4 months ago | |

THE BOMBAY High Court on Monday observed that a mechanism needs to be evolved for the regulation of the high population of stray dogs on the streets regarding their feeding, grooming, neutering and vaccination. The court sought assistance from a city-based NGO ‘The Welfare of Stray Dogs.’A division bench of Justice G S Patel and Justice S G Dige was hearing a plea filed by six residents of a society in Navi Mumbai seeking to direct the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to identify and demarcate feeding stations in public places for stray dogs. The plea also challenged the fines imposed by the concerned housing society for feeding stray dogs. The HC appointed a lawyer in December 2021 to mediate the issue.“When we have a high population of stray dogs, a mechanism has to be evolved for their neutering, collaring, vaccination and grooming. We have to seek the assistance of such groups that have been working towards the welfare of such dogs,” Justice Patel orally observed.The court noted that the petitioners referred to the wider issue of care, control and upkeep of stray dogs along with the protection of the rights of citizens and said that if an NGO added as a party to the case, which has expertise on the matter, it would be helpful to assist the court.The court also pulled up the Seawoods Estates Limited (SEL) which manages the residential complex for not allowing drivers, domestic helps and other service providers to the petitioners’ houses.The bench said that an earlier bench had directed SEL not to take any action against the petitioners. “So now you (SEL) reduce their lives to such utter misery by not allowing basic service providers to their homes? How can you prevent people from going?” Justice Patel questioned SEL.The bench asked the NGO to be made a party to the case, and also asked the petitioners to file an application raising their grievances and posted further hearing in the matter to March 2.

Mechanism required for regulating stray dog population, observes Bombay High Court
Maharashtra Woman Steals Gold Worth Rs 20 Lakh From Cousin, Arrested: Cops
Ndtv | 4 months ago | |
Ndtv
4 months ago | |

The stolen items have been recovered, police said. (Representational)Thane: A woman was arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh in Thane district last week, a police official said on Monday.The theft of 400 grams of gold took place in a house in Dombivali on January 13 when the owner had gone to Navi Mumbai for an event, the Manpada police station official said.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com"The accused was arrested on Sunday. The looted items have been recovered. The accused stole the house keys and carried out the theft when the complainant, who is her cousin, was not at home," he added.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayPiecing The 2024 Jigsaw: Parties Gear Up For Elections

Maharashtra Woman Steals Gold Worth Rs 20 Lakh From Cousin, Arrested: Cops
Teen delivers girl in toilet in Navi Mumbai, hurls her out of window
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: A 19-year-old unmarried girl from Yavatmal, who gave birth to a girl child in the toilet of a flat in an Ulwe society - the residence of her maternal aunt - flung the newborn out of the toilet window within minutes of her birth as the child was born out of an illicit relationship with her cousin. While the girl child was declared brought dead at the NMMC hospital in Vashi, the accused teenage girl has been admitted to NMMC's Meenatai Thackeray hospital in Nerul, informed Uttam Jagdale, senior inspector of NRI coastal police station, where an FIR has been registered against the accused teen girl, who works as a maid. She has been booked under IPC section 315 for an act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth, and IPC section 302 for murder.As per the FIR, on January 13, around 12.45am, while beat marshal constable Santosh Khandare and his collegue Madane were on night patrol, an autorickshaw driver informed them that a newborn was found dumped in the premises of a building in sector 21, Ulwe. The constables informed API Ganesh Jadhav and headed for the society. A police team led by API Jadhav enquired about the newborn's mother, but no one was able to provide information. The cops then saw that the washroom window of a second floor flat in B-wing did not have glass panes. Suspecting the infant might have been thrown from there, the cops reached the said flat and enquired with the owner, who revealed that his sister-in-law's teen daughter was also staying with them. API Jadhav then summoned a lady constable to enquire with the teen, who revealed she had conceived after being in a sexual relationship with her cousin. She claimed that even though she was eight months pregnant, her baby bump wasn't visible so she did not reveal about her pregnancy to her family and even her maternal aunt and uncle at whose Ulwe flat she had been staying. She confessed she delivered the child in the flat's toilet and threw it out of the window before anyone could suspect her.Watch Mumbai: 19-year-old woman throws baby out of toilet window

Teen delivers girl in toilet in Navi Mumbai, hurls her out of window
Trio in plot to frame Panvel CA in arms case held
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: A conspiracy hatched to frame Panvel chartered accountant Bhavin Gadhiya (56) in an arms supply case was foiled with the arrest of three persons, while the fourth is absconding. The main conspirator is a sacked employee of the CA, Irfan Bhopali.In July-August 2022, Bhopali called clients of the CA and bragged that he had top contacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah; while threatening to get Gadhiya in legal trouble. The CA did not take these calls seriously, until Bengaluru police reached his office on December 10, 2022.Panvel resident Bhopali, Nagpur resident Rahul (full names withheld), Kalyan BJP worker Chintan Joshi are in judicial custody, while absconding Sameer hatched the conspiracy to frame the CA. Bengaluru police booked them for illegal manufacture/sale and possession of arms after arresting Rahul with a countrymade pistol with five live cartridges on December 7, near Cubban Park police station. Bhopali worked under Gadhiya from 1995-2015.

Trio in plot to frame Panvel CA in arms case held
3-month-old kidnapped in Navi Mumbai, suspicion on beggar gang
Times of India | 4 months ago | |
Times of India
4 months ago | |

NAVI MUMBAI: Unidentified persons kidnapped a three-month-old boy, who was sleeping under the Sanpada flyover with his parents and siblings in Navi Mumbai. While an FIR has been lodged at the Sanpada police station, the cops suspect the hand of a begging racket in the crime.Sanpada police officials told TOI that the baby, Sangeet Bhosale, was kidnapped in the early hours of December 29. The victim's mother, Saklesha Jalim Bhosale, who hails from Akola district, begs along with some of her family members in Navi MumbaiThe child's parents have pasted missing posters at various railway stations. They have also announced a reward of Rs 15,000. API Kailash Wankhede is investigating the case. Social activist Rajesh Singh of Ganga Sagar Foundation has urged Navi Mumbai police to make this case a priority so that the child is traced at the earliest. According to social activists, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation had recently driven out the beggars and their families from the flyover area by putting high metal barricades. However, some of them had again returned to live at this site, the activists said.

3-month-old kidnapped in Navi Mumbai, suspicion on beggar gang
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