The impersonation came to notice after the Mumbai Crime Branch busted a racket involved in various fraudulent activities (Representative image) MUMBAI: The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a 50-year-old man on Sunday for allegedly impersonating a doctor for the last 28 years, running medical camps, treating patients and developing contacts in Bollywood among celebrities. The arrest…
A brief disruption hit Central Railway on Sunday afternoon when a freight train’s locomotive encountered a technical issue between Vasind and Asangaon stations (Representative image) MUMBAI: Rail traffic on Central Railway was briefly affected on Sunday afternoon after the locomotive of a freight train developed a technical fault between Vasind and Asangaon stations.According to railway…
Railway authorities are investigating a viral video of an argument on a Mumbai local train. The dispute reportedly began after a passenger spoke in Marathi with railway staff. MUMBAI: Railway authorities have initiated a preliminary inquiry after a video purportedly showing an argument between a Railway Ticket Checker (TC) and a passenger over speaking Marathi…
Mumbai Police are investigating a bomb threat received by the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel on Sunday MUMBAI: A bomb threat call targeting Mumbai’s iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel triggered a security scare on Sunday, prompting police to launch a search operation and begin an investigation to trace the caller.According to police, Navi Mumbai Police received…
The project has a four-year construction period followed by 15 years of operation and maintenance. MUMBAI: BMC has set a March 2027 deadline for completing the 337 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Ghatkopar and directed officials to deploy additional manpower and speed up construction to meet the target.During a site inspection on Saturday, Additional…
UBT leader and former MP Vinayak Raut (File Photo) THANE: UBT leader and former MP Vinayak Raut, his son Gitesh Raut, and five others have been booked by the Kapurbawdi Police based on a complaint filed by Raut’s daughter-in-law, Girija Raut, who on Sunday publicly reiterated her allegations and demanded action against the accused.Addressing a…
Maharashtra FDA seized Aciloc drugs valued at Rs 2.45 crore (in pic: FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe) MUMBAI: In a major crackdown under the “Safe Food, Safe Medicines, Safe Maharashtra” campaign, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized stocks of Aciloc 150+ and Aciloc 300+ worth around Rs 2.45 crore.Following the crackdown, the department…
The incident occurred at around 1.30 am at Aquarius Tower in Govind Nagar Bhayandar: Twenty-one residents, including four children, were injured after a fire broke out in the meter box of a seven-storey residential building in Bhayandar East shortly after midnight on Friday, officials said. Thick smoke engulfed the building, trapping several occupants inside their…
Acting on a tip-off, a flying squad of the State Excise Department laid a trap near Gorathan village in the Khambala area of Jawhar taluka. A suspected tempo was intercepted and searched. Palghar: The Palghar State Excise Department has busted an alleged liquor smuggling operation on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, seizing Foreign Liquor and beer worth…
Mumbai: In a major setback to Mumbai police, the designated Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act court has directed the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) to re-register an FIR in a complaint of cheating, which the police closed as a civil dispute.Judge Vikram Jagdale directed the police to register a fresh FIR…
