Anyone with such experiences could have been expected to turn fundamentalist. But Shaheen Kadri is anything but that.
Whenever there is an international match at the EdenGardens, its curator Prabir Mukherjee finds himself in the news for all the wrong reasons. This time the septuagenarian finds himself in the eye of the storm for denying India's star batsman Rohit Sharma a chance to have a look at the wicket.
Jailed Gujarat IPS officer D G Vanzara on Friday told a special CBI court that he executed the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter on orders given by his superior on the basis of inputs received from the Intelligence Bureau.
Police personnel in civil clothes will be deployed. Additionally, drones and CCTV cameras will be used to monitor crowd.
Here are the latest updates in the case in which cops have said that they have a 'fair idea for the motive'
Kasab's letter has been forwarded by the Mumbai police to the External Affairs and the Union Home Ministries for necessary action, Joint Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria told media persons in Mumbai on Saturday.
A part of the land, measuring 532 square metres, was rented out to a transport company and he used the rest of it as an approach road to enter a transport godown, Superintendent of Police Akash Tomar said.
Barring stray incidents of violence like stone pelting, the shutdown called by the MVA allies Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party was largely peaceful.
Apparently irked by a report in Marathi daily Maharashtra Times which speculated that a sitting Shiv Sena MP was on his way to Nationalist Congress Party, alleged Sena workers today vandalised the reception area of Times of India building in Mumbai on Saturday.
Two persons suspected to be senior Pakistani army officers were named on Wednesday in the chargesheet filed by Mumbai police in connection with the 26/11 terror attacks.
Those who were held guilty included Safdar Nagori, Javed Ahmed and Atikur Rehman. Among those acquitted were Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Ahmad and Shakeel Ahmed.
Chhota Rajan, one of India's most wanted gangster, has been arrested in the tourist town of Bali, Indonesia on a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol after eluding law enforcement agencies for over two decades.
According to the latest data available from the Centre and the states in the night, the total number of Omicron cases in the country was around 1,200.
A fortnight after senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was shot dead, Mumbai police on Monday cracked the case claiming that underworld don Chhota Rajan was behind the murder, even as they remained tight-lipped about the motive.
The Journalists Association has demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil and suspension of Mumbai police chief Arup Patnaik, owning moral responsibility for the incident
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Rakesh Maria on Tuesday deposed as a defence witness before a sessions court in Mumbai in the infamous television executive Neeraj Grover murder case.
Timers of two unexploded bombs found near the Taj Hotel had been set for about five hours following the start of the terror strikes here last week, a senior Mumbai police official said on Wednesday.
Gangster turned MLA Arun Gawli was arrested on Monday for his alleged involvement in an extortion case in which his younger brother Vijay Ahir was earlier held. "After verifying the details of the case, we have established that the extortion was asked on behalf of Gawli on the basis of which we have arrested him," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria told PTI.
Rajnish Seth, Joint Commissioner of Police, (Law and Order), said, "There is always a high threat perception to the US President. Hence, a foolproof security arrangement has to be made. Also, we have to ensure minimum inconvenience to the public."
Wagal is in charge of the Intelligence Department in the Mumbai police.
In fresh trouble for pacer Sreesanth, Mumbai police's crime branch may book him in a spot fixing case registered by it and seek his custodial interrogation, Joint Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy said.
Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty were among the nine top film stars who were questioned by the Mumbai police in connection with a case involving an aide of underworld don Chhota Shakeel.
The Mumbai police on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet in the 26/11 terror attack case naming Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal as one of the key conspirators.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday, condoled the passing away of India Under-19 cricket team fitness trainer Rajesh Sawant who was found dead in a private hotel in Mumbai.
Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul is a witness in the case relating to terror charge probe against American national David Headley, a top police official said.
The eight-member team will also put Chhota Rajan, Chhota Shakeel, Abu Salem and other underworld dons under the scanner.
"The decision to dismiss Sunil More was taken considering the seriousness of the case and was done as per the Indian Constitution," Joint commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Ahmed Javed said.
The Mumbai police today booked Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman, the lone terrorist caught alive during last month's terror strikes, under three more Acts.
The team seized a lot of documents after searching his office at the Maharashtra Police Headquarters in Colaba, Mumbai.
The police suspect that some bigwigs from the fashion and film industry are also involved in the case.
The letters were reportedly recovered after the anti-Naxal operations in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli, in which 39 Maoists were killed, in April.
The Sheena Bora murder mystery has seen more twists in a day than a television sitcom. As skeletons tumble out, a mighty media baron and his glamorous wife have become the centre of a media storm.
"We have received intelligence inputs stating that Kasab's life may be under threat from the underworld," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria said.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai city police is expected to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Jignesh Shah, promoter of Financial Technologies and vice-chairman of National Spot Exchange (NSEL), and former senior management officials in connection with the current payment crisis.
The Economic Offences Wing of the city police arrested Gawli, the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Sena.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria said the department is seriously considering taking action against those behind an over 30-minute interview of gangster Bunty Pandey telecast last week.
The raid was carried out at a hotel in Karol Bagh in the national capital.
The Ashok Kumar Foundation screened 68 Pages, a film on HIV/AIDS awareness, at Mumbai's National Centre for the Performing Arts on December 12. Guests were encouraged to donate for the families of 11 poor police constables who died in the terrorist attack on Mumbai. "We will go with Joint Commissioner Rakesh Maria's wife to the 11 policemen's home and personally give the cheque only to the widow," said Bharati, Ashok Kumar's eldest daughter who looks a lot like her il
The police earlier said that Ravichandran would make at least Rs 10 lakh per surgery. Maria said an Italian website also has a mention of Ravichandran as a person who does transplants, adding that the State Human Rights Commission in Tamil Nadu registered a case against him in February this year after a donor's wife registered a complaint against the surgeon.
'It is possible that these terrorists took advantage of the chaos and escaped in the melee.'
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