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Solapur switches off traffic signals amid heat to cut commuter wait

India, March 11 -- To spare commuters from having to wait at traffic junctions under the scorching sun, the Solapur City traffic police have decided to switch off traffic signals across the city betwe... Read More


Six arrested for kidnapping businessman, demanding rRs.r50 lakh ransom

India, March 11 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad police in a joint operation with the Ahilyanagar counterpart on Tuesday arrested six persons for allegedly kidnapping a businessman from Pimple Saudagar area an... Read More


70 patients evacuated after minor fire erupts in Sassoon hospital

India, March 10 -- A minor fire broke out in the male general ward of Sassoon General Hospital early Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of around 70 patients as a precautionary measure. No injur... Read More


Woman forced into three marriages in a month by trafficking syndicate

Pune, March 9 -- Beed police have uncovered an alleged forced-marriage trafficking racket operating from Pune after a 21-year-old woman attempted suicide following repeated exploitation. Four people f... Read More


Pune dental college HoD found dead; suicide note cites work stress

Pune, March 8 -- A senior faculty member and head of department (HoD) at a dental college in Pune died by suicide at his residence on Friday, police said on Saturday. Investigators said a note recover... Read More


hod of pune dental college dies by suicide due to work stress

PUNE, March 8 -- A senior faculty member and head of department at a dental college in Pune died by suicide at his residence on Friday, police said on Saturday. Investigators said a note recovered fro... Read More


rRs.r11.13 cr stock fraud busted; 8 held

India, March 7 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad cyber police have busted a Rs.11.13 crore share market and IPO investment fraud, arresting eight accused, including three from Rajasthan. Accused were identifie... Read More


Brothel busted in Budhwar Peth; four Bangladeshi women rescued

India, March 7 -- The Faraskhana police busted an alleged prostitution racket operating from a residence in Budhwar Peth and arrested one accused while rescuing four Bangladeshi women during a raid on... Read More


Woman murdered for resisting sexual assault near Dive Ghat, accused arrested

India, March 7 -- A woman was allegedly murdered after resisting an attempt to sexually assault her in the Dive Ghat area on the Hadapsar-Saswad road in Pune district on Tuesday. Crime Branch Unit 6 o... Read More


2,822 booked, 870 modified bullet silencers destroyed in Pune in a month-long drive

India, March 5 -- At least 2,822 persons were booked and 870 modified bullet silencers destroyed in a special drive carried out between February 1 and March 4, said Pune traffic police officials. Him... Read More