The firestorm that Kangana Ranaut kicked with her comment that the Independence India won in 1947 was bheek intensified on Friday with leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party and other parties demanding action against the actor even as a complaint was filed against her while some people took to the streets to burn her effigies.
The crime branch of Mumbai Police, which is probing the case, had sought the proclamation, saying that the Indian Police Service officer could not be traced even after the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against him.
The Mumbai police on Thursday filed the chargesheet in connection with the alleged rape of 27-year-old Spanish musician in the city in November last year.
The well-known satirist, who has issued a statement saying his comments weren't intended to insult the country, found backing from Trinamool Congress member Mahua Moitra as well as Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor.
Authorities of the Mumbai police had to protect Ajmal Kasab, the sole Pakistani terrorist arrested during the November 26 attack on the city, not only from the angry public, but even "from within the (police) department," Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Rakesh Maria said on Monday. "There was a lot of public anger. The dept had lost some of the best officers (during the attack), so we had to protect Kasab from within dept because there was anger in the department," said Maria.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Tuesday said top police officials would be held responsible if the dance bars and hookah parlors are found functioning in areas under their jurisdiction.
The accused, all Mumbai residents aged between 20 and 25 years, were nabbed late on Sunday night.
The Mumbai police probing into the shocking gang rape of a 23-year-old woman photojournalist in Mumbai has picked up about 20 people for questioning but obtained no leads in the case so far, even as it has formed special teams to investigate into the matter, police said on Friday.
Mumbai Police has banned the use of flying lanterns during Diwali celebration in a bid to avert possible fire and security threats caused by them to high rise buildings.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik was transferred on Thursday amid mounting opposition clamour for his ouster over his alleged failure to prevent August 11 Azad Maidan violence, though the government termed it as a routine exercise.
The duo has been identified as Mushiruddin Salauddin Siddiqui (27), a native of Kanpur, but residing in Virar town of neighbouring Thane district, and Manzoor Mahmood Ansari (37), a resident of Birganj town of Nepal.
The Mumbai Police has also issued an advisory to citizens to be alert during the festival season after the two terrorists, identified as Kalimuddin Khan and Hafiz Sarif, sneaked into the city.
After Mumbai Police commissioner issued the directive, the police commissioners of Thane and Navi Mumbai followed suit citing concerns of 'serious crimes' and 'law and order disruptions'.
Prashant Indulkar, 37, was secretary to VSNL's Managing Director N Srinath and was picked up by the Dadar police on February 1 after VSNL filed a complaint alleging that he had siphoned off funds.
Police were taking utmost precautions and massive deployment of police has been made at all sensitive locations, worship places and crowded places to ensure safety of the citizens.
The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested 5 persons in connection with the serial blasts in Ahmedabad. All the 5 arrested hail from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.
The Mumbai police issued a terror advisory on Thursday night, after receiving intelligence inputs about four terrorists sneaking into the city ahead of the festive season.Four members of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Tayiba sneaked into Mumbai, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy said on Thursday. The city police also released the sketch of one of the four suspected terrorists.The police have intensified security at crowded places and religious sites.
The police will take action against a YouTuber after it emerged that he had asked students to assemble in Dharavi area in Mumbai near the residence of Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad to demand the cancellation of offline exams for classes 10 and 12 on Monday, an official said.
Returning to his office at Mumbai's Police Commissionerate after a morning full of court hearings, Special Services Branch's Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble is resigned to answering a barrage of questions from reporters.
The Mumbai police has registered a case in the TRP scam and summoned Republic TV's chief financial officer S Sundaram for investigation.
The apex child rights body NCPCR on Monday sought an FIR against Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray for allegedly using children in his party's campaign to save Mumbai's Aarey forest.
The project has been started on a trial basis during which 24 bicycles -- eight for beaches and 16 for streets -- will be used.
Television visuals showed BJP workers mobbing the car at Khandoji Baba Chowk and vandalising it, resulting in the vehicle's windscreen and side panes getting damaged.
Lamboo Shakil, the 42-year-old associate of Dawood, had come to the metropolis to carry out the gang's activities.
Refuting reports about the arrest of a suspected Inter-Services Intelligence agent in Mumbai, the city police on Wednesday said Javed Abdul Gafoor Mozawala, is an Indian national who has been held for allegedly indulging in anti-national activities.
The Maharashtra government will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till June 22 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bombay high court was told.
The red, green and yellow stickers that emergency and essential service vehicles need to sport as part of an initiative to curb traffic on Mumbai roads.
Asked if the terrorists were under the influence of any drugs, Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor said he did not have any information. Investigating agencies added that only results obtained through forensic tests can reveal further. The investigators had found syringes in all the three sites where the terrorists had engaged the security forces and are waiting for the forensic reports. Intelligence Bureau Sources said that the most common drug is morphine.
The Mumbai police on Monday suggested that the bodies of the nine terrorists killed during the 26/11 attacks may be handed over to Pakistan.
Shukla, incidentally, was accused of tapping phones of some political leaders while she was chief of the state intelligence department in Maharashtra.
An First Information Report has been registered against a senior Indian Police Service officer of Maharashtra after a model accused him of rape, police said on Thursday.
The committee will be headed by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Ronnie Mendonca.
A special NIA court in Mumbai on Thursday allowed former police officer Sachin Waze's plea to shift him to a private hospital in Mumbai for treatment of his heart ailment and surgery.
The development comes a day after the Supreme Court refused interim protection to the 71-year-old NCP politician from any coercive action by the federal agency.
Maharashtra Government on Thursday suspended former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him over "certain irregularities and lapses", an official said.
Authorities issued an alert asking people not to venture out of their homes unless it was absolutely essential.
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