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Driver booked for defrauding Farhan Akhtar of Rs.12L through fuel credit cards

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The police have booked a driver for defrauding the family of actor-producer Farhan Akhtar of nearly Rs.12 lakh through their fuel credit cards. The police said that the accused would... Read More


Two agents held in int'l cyber slavery racket

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar police have busted an international cyber slavery racket with the arrest of two people. The police said that several youths from Mira-Bhayander were pr... Read More


Hospital booked after politician's mother falls from bed

India, Oct. 4 -- A private hospital and its nurses have been charged with endangering the life of a patient, after the mother of a BJP politician fell from her hospital bed and sustained injuries. A ... Read More


Minor pregnant girl cooks up story to protect boyfriend from POCSO Act

India, Oct. 4 -- An 18-year-old pregnant girl faked a story of being raped by two unknown people at knife-point to protect her boyfriend from the stringent consequences of the Protection of Children f... Read More


pregnant teen cooks up story to save lover from POCSO Act

MUMBAI, Oct. 4 -- An 18-year-old pregnant girl faked a story of being raped by two unknown people at knife-point to protect her boyfriend from the stringent consequences of the Protection of Children ... Read More


Upping bribe exposes corrupt civic official

India, Oct. 3 -- If he had pocketed the Rs.20 lakh bribe he had originally demanded from a builder, this senior civic official from Thane may have got away with it. Instead, he upped the sum to Rs.50 ... Read More


Chunabhatti police bust cross-border mobile theft racket

India, Oct. 3 -- The Chunabhatti police have busted a major international racket involving mobile phones stolen across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) that were then smuggled into Bangladesh and ... Read More


increasing bribe amount gets sr thane civic official arrested

MUMBAI, Oct. 3 -- A sudden and steep increase in a bribe demand from a builder - from Rs.20 lakh to Rs.50 lakh - led to the arrest of Shankar Patole, deputy municipal commissioner of the Thane Municip... Read More


Upping bribe leads to civic official's arrest

MUMBAI, Oct. 3 -- If he had pocketed the Rs.20 lakh bribe he had originally demanded from a builder, this senior civic official from Thane may have got away with it. Instead, he upped the sum to Rs.50... Read More


Jodhpur jeweller held for stealing gold and silver from city temples

India, Oct. 2 -- A 24-year-old jeweller from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly stealing gold and silver ornaments from multiple temples in the city since 2024. His modus opera... Read More