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03 Jan

Delhi Police register sexual harassment case over ‘auction listing’ of Muslim women on app

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A case has been registered by Cyber Police in Delhi following a complaint by a journalist, that photos of hundreds of Muslim women were uploaded on a group called 'Bulli Bai'. The journalist, who is one of the women named in the app, took to Twitter informing that her complaint has been registered and a case under IPC sections 153A (Promoting enmity on grounds of religion etc), 153B (Imputations prejudicial to national-integration), 354A & 509 for sexual harassment has been filed. The journalist has claimed that a group called 'Bulli Bai' was created like 'Sulli Deals' on GitHub, which would…

31 Dec

Mumbai Police is on alert, after Intelligence inputs of possible terror attack

editor0 CommentsIndiaINDIA, mumbai, mumbai police, terrorists attack

Intelligence inputs that, on the eve of New Year, Khalistani elements may carry out a terror attack in Mumbai. The city police has tighten up the security of railway stations, public places and also cancelled the weekly offs and holidays, so that its entire strength remains available for duty, police officials said on Thursday. "Police had received an input that Khalistani elements may carry out a terror attack in Mumbai on the eve of New Year," a police official said. Hence, in order to maintain law and order situation, police are on alert and will be keeping a strict eye…

16 Dec

Omicron scare: Section 144 extended in Mumbai for 14 days

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With over two dozen cases of new highly-infectious Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Maharashtra government has decided to curb huge gatherings and launch crackdown against violators. The total Omicron cases now have shot up to 32 with four new cases being reported - two from Osmanabad and one each from Mumbai and Buldhana. The Mumbai Police has extended the 144 CrPC by another fortnight. “Section 144 will be imposed from 0001 hrs of 16 December and will be in force till 2400 hrs of 31 December,” states the order signed by deputy commissioner of police (operations) Chaitanya S. The BrihanMumbai Municipal…

11 Dec

Amid Omicron scare, section 144 imposed in Mumbai for two days

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In a bid to prevent large gatherings in Mumbai, the police imposed section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) within Mumbai commissionerate limits prohibiting rallies and protest marches involving people and vehicles over the next two days, an official said to news agency. The order, issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), will be in force for 48 hours on Saturday and Sunday. "It has been issued to prevent danger to human life from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 as well as a threat to the law and order situation against the backdrop of violence that took place…

22 Oct

Mumbai: Massive fire at 60-storey Avighna Park residential building in Parel, 1 dead

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Level-4 fire broke out at a multi-story residential building near the Lalbaug area in South Mumbai's Parel on Friday afternoon. As many as 12 firefighting teams are at the spot trying to douse the blaze. The fire has broken out on the 19th-floor Avighna park towers building. At least one person has been reported dead in the incident. "Level 4 fire broke out at Avighna park apartment, Curry Road around 12 noon today," said Mumbai Fire Brigade. The deceased identified as Arun Tiwari (30) injured in the high-rise building fire was taken to the KEM hospital, where he was declared…

12 Sep

Mumbai woman, raped and brutalised in Saki Naka, dies in hospital

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A 32-year-old woman, a mother of two, died after being subjected to sexual assault in the early hours of Friday in Mumbai. Based on the closed circuit television (CCTV) footage of various cameras covering the scene of the crime and its nearby areas, the Mumbai police team investigating the case has identified and arrested Mohan Chauhan (45), a resident of Kurla. He was produced in court on Saturday afternoon and remanded in police custody till September 21. According to the police, the incident came to light at around 3.20 a.m. on Friday, when a watchman of a cardboard company on…

16 Jul

Heavy rains pound Mumbai, local trains hit

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Heavy overnight rains lashed Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) hitting road and rail traffic, though flight operation at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport was normal. Water-logging was reported from chronic spots of Dadar, Parel, Wadala, Sion, besides low-lying areas in Malad, Santacruz, Dahisar. While the suburban services on the Central Railway were hit badly with delays of over 30-minutes due to speed restrictions, Western Railway traffic has not been affected. K.S. Hosalikar, Head of Climate Research and Services, Pune shared the latest satellite images at 8.30 a.m. indicating intense clouds over Mumbai suburbs and Thane leading to…

10 Jun

First mega-monsoon tragedy as 11 killed in Mumbai house-crash

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In the first major monsoon-related tragedy, at least 11 persons were killed and 7 more injured when a two-storied residential building collapsed and crashed on an adjoining tenement in Malad west late on Wednesday, officials said here on Thursday. The tragedy struck at around 23.30 hrs inside the congested slum colony housed in the New Collectors Compound, Malvani area of Malad west suburb, said the BMC Disaster Control. So far, 11 persons have perished in the incident, comprising 9 from a single family, and after the locals raised an alarm that a few more may still be trapped under the…

07 Jun

Dilip Kumar on oxygen support after experiencing breathlessness, will be discharged in 2-3 days

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Dilip Kumar, 98, who was admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Khar, Mumbai after he complained of breathlessness on Sunday (June 6), is currently stable. The official Twitter handle of the veteran actor shared a health update late last evening. As per the tweet, the doctors who have been closely monitoring the 98-year-old actor have said that he should be discharged in the next two to three days. The post also included an appeal to fans and followers to stay away from speculation. ''Don't believe in WhatsApp forwards,'' it stated. Speaking to a news daily, Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu also…

06 Apr

Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases accounting for 55.11 percent of the cases in the country.

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ON SUNDAY, Maharashtra imposed full lockdown on weekends and fresh restrictions to last through April, but just two days before, it kept silent about any such plans during the high-level review meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary on Friday. Senior government officials told The Indian Express that the silence was probably explained by the fact that unlike in the initial phase, the Centre had made it clear to Maharashtra almost two weeks back that weekend lockdowns have limited impact on containing and suppressing the chain of transmission. “The Chief Secretary, Maharashtra, received the largest chunk of time during the Cabinet Secretary meeting. However, no…