Photo and graphic for representation Pune: A 76-year-old retired bank officer from Balewadi lost Rs3.5 lakh after a cyberfraudster posing as a bank representative sent him a malicious APK file on the pretext of preparing his pension card and subsequently siphoned money from his bank account.The fraud occurred between Sept 3 and 4, and the…
Photo and graphics for representation Pune: An engineer (29) from Wadgaonsheri lost Rs5.88 lakh after a man she met on a matrimonial website claimed to have sent her a parcel containing jewellery and cash from abroad, and got her to make multiple payments towards customs duty, insurance and other charges between Aug 3 and Aug…
Pune: Four men from Thane were arrested for extortion of Rs25 lakh from a fibreglass-moulded products manufacturing company in Bhosari MIDC on Thursday.A Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch team led by senior police inspector Rajendra Patil laid a trap and took the accused into custody. The accused, identified as Rahul Mishra (38), Altaf Janavekar (53), Ramesh…
Pune: Ganesh mandals in the city have urged authorities to provide flat or concessional electricity tariffs for temporary connections and expressed concerns over delayed refund of security deposits.In a recent meeting, mandal representatives said this would make billing more affordable. “In the current structure, we are paying the same rate as charged for residential connections….
Pune: A self-proclaimed spiritual guru and her four accomplices, including her husband and brother, allegedly duped a contractor from Solapur of Rs45,000 with the promise of resolving his family problems through rituals.Bibewadi police have booked the suspects under Section 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human…
Rohit Pawar on Sept 10 at a press-conference in Pune on MPSC aspirants’ issues Pune: MPSC’s decision to postpone the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination-2026 by three months has triggered concern among aspirants, with NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleging that “something is amiss” at a news conference held in the city on Thursday.He…
Pune: A Pune district court has dissolved the marriage of a Christian couple after holding that the wife had subjected her husband to mental cruelty through a series of acts, including frequent quarrels, alleged harassment, pressuring him to live separately from his family and denying physical intimacy.District Judge K V Parit on Thursday allowed the…
The Bombay high court questioned the Pune administration’s decision, asking why the city was singled out. PUNE: The liquor ban ordered by authorities in Pune district during the 10-day Ganpati festival is a result of the gradual increase in “majoritarian politics” over the last 12 years, Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant said on Friday.The BJP,…
Artisans and workers hailing from Uttar Pradesh work round-the-clock on a replica of Gujarat’s Somnath temple set up for a Ganapati mandal in Mahatma Phule Mandai Pune: Prominent Ganapati mandals in the city are combining traditional rituals with cultural programmes, women-focused initiatives, social campaigns and community activities for Ganeshotsav, with several plans extending beyond this…
The SUV was spotted on a highway recently Pune: Wakad police on Thursday arrested an SUV owner from Tathawade for using an auto-hiding number plate to avoid traffic challans. The SUV owner, Vijay Dagade (44), was produced before a court and released on bail.“During the investigation, Dagade told us that he brought the auto-hiding number…
