News for 'Mumbai Crime Branch'

Suniel Shetty questioned for underworld links

Suniel Shetty questioned for underworld links

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

Sunil Shetty's company, Popkorn Entertainment, produced a dance show and celebrity exhibition cricket matches in the UAE and Abu Dhabi for Show Blitz, Attarwala's event management company.

Delhi Police files FIR against Sena MP for assaulting AI staffer

Delhi Police files FIR against Sena MP for assaulting AI staffer

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Barred from flying, Gaikwad has to take a train to travel to Mumbai.

Interpol questions Chhota Rajan in final lap before deportation

Interpol questions Chhota Rajan in final lap before deportation

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

According to immigration sources, the time of Rajan's deportation will be made clear by the Interpol after they quiz him and a final clearance is issued.

Dawood's aide taken into custody

Dawood's aide taken into custody

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

Iqbal Attarwala arrived in Mumbai on Thursday after authorities in Dubai deported him.

NIA files chargesheet against Sachin Waze in Antilia-Hiran case

NIA files chargesheet against Sachin Waze in Antilia-Hiran case

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

Besides Waze, former 'encounter specialist' Pradeep Sharma and a few other former police personnel are also accused in the case.

HC reserves order on Raj Kundra's plea against arrest

HC reserves order on Raj Kundra's plea against arrest

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

The police in the HC argued that Kundra was not cooperating with the probe in the case, filed in February this year by the Mumbai crime branch, and had destroyed evidence, a claim refuted by his lawyer.

'Mumbai will always be vulnerable'

'Mumbai will always be vulnerable'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

'If we have to restrict and fight terrorism, first and foremost, we have to ensure communal harmony in the country.'

Mumbai gang rape accused to be tried in fast track court

Mumbai gang rape accused to be tried in fast track court

Rediff.com25 Aug 2013

All the five accused in the gang rape of a photojournalist in a secluded area of a defunct mill have been arrested by police with the remaining two suspects on the run being held today three days after the crime which will be tried in a fast track court.

Param Bir appears before Thane police to join extortion case probe

Param Bir appears before Thane police to join extortion case probe

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The probe team is likely to record his statement, the sources said, adding that zonal Deputy Commissioner of Police Avinash Ambure was present at the police station.

Karan Johar was Bishnoi's target, says gang member

Karan Johar was Bishnoi's target, says gang member

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

Siddhesh Kamble alias Mahakal, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has told investigators that Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar was on the list of persons whom the gang planned to target for extortion, a police official said.

Raj Kundra walks out of jail a day after getting bail

Raj Kundra walks out of jail a day after getting bail

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Businessman Raj Kundra on Tuesday walked out of a Mumbai jail, a day after a magistrate court granted bail to the key accused in a pornographic films case in which he was arrested two months ago.

Vivek Oberoi's home raided in drugs case

Vivek Oberoi's home raided in drugs case

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

'Vivek oberoi is his relative and we got some information that Alva is there'

Hooch tragedy: NHRC notice to Maha Govt, Mumbai Police

Hooch tragedy: NHRC notice to Maha Govt, Mumbai Police

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

The NHRC has issued notices to Maharashtra Government and the Mumbai police commissioner over the hooch tragedy which has claimed over 100 lives so far.

HC denies 'urgent relief' to Raj Kundra till prosecution is heard

HC denies 'urgent relief' to Raj Kundra till prosecution is heard

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Justice A S Gadkari directed the police to file its affidavit by July 29 in response to a petition submitted by Kundra, 45, challenging his arrest in the case.

Kasab was supposed to die a Hindu: Maria

Kasab was supposed to die a Hindu: Maria

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

While describing LeT's plan to project the 26/11 attack as "Hindu Terror", Maria wrote, "If everything went according to plan, Kasab would have died as Chaudhari and the media would have blamed 'Hindu terrorists' for the attack."

Mumbai court drops MCOCA charges in IM terror email case

Mumbai court drops MCOCA charges in IM terror email case

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

In a major setback to the Mumbai police, a court here today dropped the charges under stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against the 23 persons arrested for having links with terrorist group Indian Mujahideen.

Ishrat case: Rana stayed with Javed as his friend 'Bunty'

Ishrat case: Rana stayed with Javed as his friend 'Bunty'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation has included the statement of Sheikh's wife Sajida as witness number 42 in its charge sheet wherein she identified the photograph of Rana as her husband Sheikh's friend Bunty who had stayed with them at their house in Mumbai.

Preeti Rathi acid attack-murder case: Accused convicted

Preeti Rathi acid attack-murder case: Accused convicted

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

Rathi, who hailed from Delhi, had died of multiple organ failure after Panwar allegedly threw acid on her in May 2013.

July 11 blasts: Mumbai doctor arrested

July 11 blasts: Mumbai doctor arrested

Rediff.com24 Jul 2006

Tanvir Ansari, an alleged Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative who practices unani medicine in central Mumbai, was arrested on Sunday night.

Shraddha murder: Delhi cops call 3 to record statements; scale up searches

Shraddha murder: Delhi cops call 3 to record statements; scale up searches

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

The process of recording the statements was underway at the Vasai crime branch office, he said.

Mumbai hooch toll rises to 41; 8 cops suspended

Mumbai hooch toll rises to 41; 8 cops suspended

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Mumbai has climbed to 41 while the condition of 24 victims continued to be critical even as three persons were arrested and eight cops suspended.

Mumbai: Rapists threatened girl, forced her to clean up

Mumbai: Rapists threatened girl, forced her to clean up

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Mumbai police, who are probing the gang rape of a 23-year-old photojournalist, have claimed that the culprits had forced the victim to clean up the crime scene at the desolate Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai.

Mumbai Police hunts for 'journalist' who wants to join ISIS

Mumbai Police hunts for 'journalist' who wants to join ISIS

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

In his post, the suspect wrote he wished to give up his Indian citizenship and become a spokesperson for the ISIS -- the terror group which currently controls a large part of Iraq and Syria.

Delhi policemen freed terrorist for Rs 5 lakh?

Delhi policemen freed terrorist for Rs 5 lakh?

Rediff.com25 May 2014

Three Delhi policemen have been attached to district lines after it was found that they allegedly let off a suspected Bhindranwale Tigers Force terrorist after allegedly taking money from him.

SC transfers all cases against ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh to CBI

SC transfers all cases against ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh to CBI

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation the probe into multiple cases against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh over allegations of misconduct and corruption.

Teesta part of plot to frame then Guj CM Modi in 2002 riot cases: SIT to court

Teesta part of plot to frame then Guj CM Modi in 2002 riot cases: SIT to court

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

The Mumbai-based activist, currently in jail in Gujarat, has sought bail.

Deshmukh was in hospital from Feb 5 to 15: Pawar rubbishes Singh's claims

Deshmukh was in hospital from Feb 5 to 15: Pawar rubbishes Singh's claims

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Singh on Saturday wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, alleging that Deshmukh had indulged in "malpractices" and asked suspended API Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crore every month.

Cop assaulted by MLAs shunted out of Mumbai

Cop assaulted by MLAs shunted out of Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

Suryavanshi had been allegedly beaten up by some MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly premises, after he stopped and fined Bahujan Vikas Aghadi MLA Kshitij Thakur for speeding his vehicle on the Bandra-Worli sea link in March this year.

No HC relief for filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah photo row

No HC relief for filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah photo row

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Justice Dangre said that Ahmedabad, where the FIR against Das was registered, was not too far from Mumbai.

Photojournalist rape case: Fifth accused arrested from Delhi

Photojournalist rape case: Fifth accused arrested from Delhi

Rediff.com25 Aug 2013

All five accused in the brutal gang rape of a young photojournalist in the city have been arrested, three days after the incident triggered outrage across the country.

Bombay HC to Mumbai police in TRP scam: 'Why interact with press?'

Bombay HC to Mumbai police in TRP scam: 'Why interact with press?'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

The Bombay high court on Tuesday asked what had prompted the Mumbai police to hold a press conference last year over the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) scam.

26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date, who fought Kasab, is new NIA chief

26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date, who fought Kasab, is new NIA chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Date, a 1990 Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre who once sold newspapers in Pune to financially support his family, was honoured with the President's Police medal for gallantry for his role in what has come to be known as the 26/11 attack.

Letter to Mumbai Police threatens 'revenge' for Gaza attacks

Letter to Mumbai Police threatens 'revenge' for Gaza attacks

Rediff.com27 Jul 2014

Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has received a letter purportedly threatening a terror attack in the metropolis to "take revenge for Gaza" attacks, following which an alert has been sounded in Mumbai.

'Vanzara said he had Modi's clearance'

'Vanzara said he had Modi's clearance'

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

Advocate for one of the victims of Ishrat Jahan encounter case has claimed a retired Gujarat police officer had heard his suspended senior D G Vanzara, main accused in the case, telling another officer that he had the clearance of Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the encounter.

Chhota Rajan planned to kill Dawood in 1998: Lakdawala reveals

Chhota Rajan planned to kill Dawood in 1998: Lakdawala reveals

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

When the team later reached the flat where they were staying, Chhota Rajan asked them to leave immediately, saying the operation was leaked to Dawood Ibrahim.

Another charge-sheet filed in J Dey murder case

Another charge-sheet filed in J Dey murder case

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

The Mumbai police on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge-sheet against scribe Jigna Vora and another accused Deepak Sisodia in the J Dey murder case, a day after the journalist's first death anniversary.

ATM robbery: Arrested Romanian brought to Kerala

ATM robbery: Arrested Romanian brought to Kerala

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

The 35-year-old Gabrial, one among four Romanians accused in the robbery in which a large number of persons lost their money from their accounts, was taken into custody on transit remand from a court in Mumbai.

Indian Mujahideen behind Mid-Day journo's murder?

Indian Mujahideen behind Mid-Day journo's murder?

Rediff.com18 Jun 2011

A week after the murder of the senior crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey, the Mumbai Police control room on Saturday received an anonymous phone call from Yemen with the caller saying Indian Mujahideen was behind the killing.

Man held in Bengaluru for threatening Maha min Aaditya Thackeray

Man held in Bengaluru for threatening Maha min Aaditya Thackeray

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

The Mumbai police arrested a man from Bengaluru for allegedly threatening Maharashtra cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray, an official said on Thursday.