Abbasi had attacked two police constables with a sharp-edged weapon at a gate of the famed Gorakhnath temple and tried to barge into the premises on Sunday evening before he was overpowered.
The Indian Mujahideen module, which sent the terror mail claiming responsibility for the Varanasi blast, had hacked into the broadband Internet connection of a Navi Mumbai resident.Police sources said that the Wireless Fidelity that was used to send the five-page email was traced to a house in sector 17, Vashi in Navi Mumbai.The house owner's insecure WiFI was hacked into, the sources said, adding the logger of the router has been disabled.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists attacked and vandalised a dance bar in Navi Mumbai, causing significant property damage. Police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
However, another senior cop and accused Pradeep Suryawanshi who was leading the encounter team was convicted for murder of Ram Narayan Gupta, a suspected aide of gangster Chhota Rajan. Twenty others, including 13 policemen, were also convicted for various charges
The decomposed body of a Navy official, who went missing during a trek at Matheran hill station near Mumbai, has been found in a gorge. Police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating.
Babasaheb Adhav, a sub-inspector at the Rabale police station, was killed outside the Maharashtra and Punjab Cooperative Bank in Airoli.
Mumbai police also asked its counterparts in Navi Mumbai to investigate how the two managed to speak to each other and that too for so long.
A ticket examiner has been booked after a woman fell to her death from a train in Uttar Pradesh. The woman's family alleges she was pushed, while other passengers claim she jumped.
Maharashtra heads to the polls for 29 municipal corporations, with Mumbai's BMC election taking center stage as the BJP-led Mahayuti faces off against the Thackeray front. Key issues include promises for women, pollution control, and the city's financial health.
Twenty school children were injured, one of them seriously, when their school bus caught fire at Navi Mumbai on Thursday morning.
Whether the collections were original or fake is yet to be ascertained, the police said.
The Navi Mumbai police have apprehended an accused wanted in connection with an alleged plot to kill Bollywood actor Salman Khan, an official said.
It was not clear if anyone is trapped among the debris.
When everyone has footage and no one can verify it, the loudest voice wins, notes Prem Panicker who begins a daily blog on the War in the Middle East.
The Mumbai police have issued a notice to the 26-year-old man, resident of a village in Waghodia taluka in Vadodara, to appear before them.
Life on the cricket pitch has not been a simple script for Deepti, who's had to crush a few past demons before gaining redemption in Navi Mumbai on Sunday night.
She was adjudged the Player of the Tournament for her consistent all-round display throughout the showpiece event.
A woman doctor from Thane district in Maharashtra is feared to have died after allegedly jumping into the Arabian sea from Atal Setu, the longest sea bridge that connects south Mumbai with Navi Mumbai, police said on Wednesday.
The riots later spread to other villages in Navi Mumbai and Koparkhairane and Nerul villages witnessed a surge in violence on Saturday.
The Bombay High Court ruled that Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange must obtain prior permission from authorities to hold a protest, citing concerns about law and order, especially during the Ganesh festival.
Two passengers died and 75 others were rescued after a speed boat crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast. The ferry, carrying 80 passengers and five crew members, was on its way to Elephanta Islands when the speed boat circled it before crashing into it. The Navy and Coast Guard launched a massive rescue operation, with 11 Navy boats, three Marine Police boats, and a Coast Guard boat deployed. Four helicopters were also involved in the search and rescue operation. Police, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority personnel, and local fishermen are assisting in the rescue efforts. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that seven to eight passengers remain missing.
The victorious Indian women's cricket team led by Harmanpreet Kaur touched down in the national capital on Tuesday evening for its meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
A 35-year-old woman teacher was arrested for allegedly making an obscene video call to a minor male student on a social media platform in Navi Mumbai.
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Around 100 artistes heralded the parade, on the theme 'Vividata Mein Ekta (Unity in Diversity) that featured a grand presentation of musical instruments, demonstrating the nation's unity and rich cultural diversity.
Miscreants had also set fire to a police outpost.
The Navi Mumbai police uncovered a plot to kill the actor during their investigation disclosing a video call conversation between Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Ajay Kashyap and another accused.
The two missing persons have been identified as 43-year-old Hansraj Bhati and seven-year-old Johan Mohammad Nisar Ahmed Pathan, the police said.
While the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought a stay on the operation of the bail order so as to appeal before the Supreme Court, the HC refused the request, stating that Babu has been in jail for over five years.
An official posted at the traffic police control room then alerted seniors about the message, based on which the Worli police here registered a case against the unidentified person under section 351(2) (3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.
Senior IPS officer Rakesh Maria, who was heading the Maharashtra ATS, on Sunday took charge as Mumbai Police Commissioner and stressed on adopting zero tolerance towards street crimes while describing urban terrorism and organised crime as challenges before the force.
Kranti Gaud, a member of India's World Cup-winning women's team, spoke about her steely determination and resolve to turn dreams into reality.
The Bombay High Court has criticized the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) for failing to take action against illegal structures in Navi Mumbai. The court questioned whether the rule of law or the rule of muscle power prevails in the state, noting that CIDCO officers were threatened by a local sarpanch when they attempted to take action. The court directed CIDCO to demolish the unauthorized structures within a week and ordered the Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner to provide protection to CIDCO officers.
The St George church in Navi Mumbai's Panvel area was attacked by miscreants on Saturday morning. The attack was caught on CCTV.
The accused has been identified as Bhagwat Singh Om Singh (32), originally from Udaipur in Rajasthan who is currently staying in Navi Mumbai.
The Navi Mumbai police have reported to the Maharashtra government that controversial probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar had allegedly tried to pressure a Deputy Commissioner of Police-rank officer to release a man held in a theft case, an official said on Friday.
A ferry carrying over 100 passengers capsized after being hit by a Navy craft off the Gateway of India in Mumbai, killing 13 people, including Navy personnel and two contractual naval employees. The ferry, 'Neel Kamal,' had a capacity of 90 passengers but was carrying over 100 people at the time of the accident. A case has been registered against the Navy craft driver at the Colaba police station. The mangled ferry has been taken to 'Bhaucha Dhakka' in south Mumbai.
The police said the four were in touch with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, and his younger brother Anmol Bishnoi and had recced the farmhouse and places where Salman Khan "worked" at the behest of the Bishnoi brothers.
A former police officer, Abhay Kurundkar, who received the President's Medal for meritorious service, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of assistant police inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore in 2016. Kurundkar was in an extramarital relationship with Gore and killed her with the help of others in Bhayander, Thane district. He was convicted of murder and other offenses by a Maharashtra court. Kurundkar's associates were also sentenced for their involvement in the crime.
The DGP said after concealing the contraband, the accused persons had meticulously welded the door border and repainted it.
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