CCTV footage shows that suspended police officer Sachin Waze and deceased businessman Mansukh Hiran had met on February 17, the day a Scorpio in Hiran's possession was 'stolen', an official of the Maharashtra ATS said on Friday.
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.
Sisodia was arrested after nearly eight hours of questioning on various aspects of the excise policy for 2021-22, which the probe agency says suffered from irregularities both in its formulation and implementation, allegedly intended to benefit people with links to the AAP.
The Supreme Court Monday allowed Mumbai Police to carry on the investigation against former police commissioner Param Bir Singh but restrained it from filing charge sheets on the first information report (FIRs) against him over the allegations of misconduct and corruption.
Three government employees of Mumbai police face action from the home department in connection with the bulletproof-jacket file, which went missing from police commissioner's office soon after the 26/11 attack.
A narrow 1-0 win was not enough for a desperate Mumbai City FC who were knocked out by FC Goa 5-2 on aggregate in the Hero Indian Super League semi-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Margao, on Tuesday.
A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday allowed dismissed police officer Sachin Waze's plea to turn an approver in a corruption case involving former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.
Maharashtra CM said a high-level committee will probe the circumstances under which the 40-year-old overbridge collapsed.
Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday have thrown rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. With IMD forecast of heavy rains for Tuesday, the authorities declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.
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.
'Lalit Modi repeatedly kept requesting for Mumbai police's intervention against the underworld. I reiterated to Modi and his lawyer that it was imperative for Lalit Modi to return to Mumbai for the Mumbai police to initiate any inquiry. Thereafter, the meeting lasted barely for 15/20 minutes,' the police commissioner said.
People in the know said plans were afoot to begin the sale of all food grains through online, with a major quantity through auctions that would be later extended to other commodities.
Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt.
Outgoing Commissioner P S Pasricha handed over the charge to Roy at the Crawford Market city police headquarters.
A police constable in Mumbai has been arrested and suspended for allegedly molesting and assaulting a woman while he was in an inebriated state, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
Officials said Deshmukh, 71, was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Singh, who had accused the then Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption, has alleged frame up in criminal cases.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh evening met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai.
Thackeray accused the Eknath Shinde-led government of being ideologically bankrupt.
A 39-year-old bank executive from Mumbai went missing on September 5 evening.
There is no word from the family so far on where will the ashes be immersed.
Since then, four judges of HC -- Justices Revati Mohite Dere, PD Naik, Bharati Dangre and PK Chavan -- have recused themselves from hearing the former minister's bail plea.
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on Wednesday has been called by NIA to record a statement in Sachin Waze's case.
The police will also ask Kamble about who kept the threatening letter at a bench in Bandra area of Mumbai on Sunday, he said.
The court, however, stayed the order till October 13 to enable the ED to file an appeal against bail.
Dismissed police officer Sachin Waze on Tuesday told an inquiry commission that the time he spent in the National Investigation Agency's custody following arrest in the Antilia bomb scare case was the 'most traumatic time' of his life, and claimed he had signed various documents 'under duress.'
It is a 'very disturbing' scenario in Maharashtra where former police commissioner Param Bir Singh does not have faith in his own force and the state government has no faith in the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
Deshmukh filed his bail application through advocates Aniket Nikam and Inderpal Singh before the special CBI court judge S H Gwalani in the corruption case being probed by the CBI.
Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil on Monday said police protection has been given to Prabhakar Sail, an independent witness in the drugs-on-cruise case who has claimed Rs 25 crore was demanded by an NCB official and other persons to let off Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the case.
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.
After the ED arrested Deshmukh on Monday night under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency officials had claimed the senior NCP leader was evasive during questioning.
In view of the spike in coronavirus cases and the growing threat of the Omicron variant, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has banned New Year celebration programmes and gatherings in any closed or open areas in the city.
In 2008, Thackeray was booked under Sections 109 and 117 (abetment of offence) of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly making inflammatory speeches.
The official gave the directions following an inquiry conducted into the incident by the chief engineer (vigilance).
Switching off the engine affects the vehicle's braking ability and this possibly resulted in the truck hitting other vehicles on the bridge slope on Sunday, as per a probe conducted into the accident by the Regional Transport Office (RTO), he said.
The high court had on December 12 granted bail to the 73-year-old NCP leader in the case but said the order will be effective after 10 days
Accusing the BJP of trying to destabilise the Maharashtra government, the Congress on Sunday said former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh, who levelled allegations of corruption against state home minister Anil Deshmukh, might be under pressure of central agencies.
The Grammy-award winning music star will now perform in Mumbai and Delhi on the same day.
A day after a Navi Mumbai builder was shot dead by two assailants dressed as private security guards, a retired policeman was arrested on Sunday in this connection.
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