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Jayprakash Naidu

Jayprakash works with the Crime team and covers Western suburbs. He also covers EOW , Cybercrimes.

Articles by Jayprakash Naidu

Nashik arms haul: 2 Amboli police officers suspended for not filing case of car theft

The same vehicle was used by accused in Nashik arms haul case to carry stolen firearms

Nashik rural police with the seized arms near Chandwad toll naka on Agra-Mumbai highway.(HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 23, 2017 12:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Mumbai dealer supplying drugs to actors caught; Rs12 L-worth LSD, cocaine seized

The accused ran a drug racket under the guise of running a video library.

The anti-narcotics cell of Mumbai crime branch, on Saturday, arrested a peddler with LSD and cocaine worth Rs12.48 lakh.(HT File/Representational Image)
Updated on Dec 11, 2017 12:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

3 men stab 24-yr-old in Mumbai, 1 arrested

The deceased had suspected that one of the accused had burnt his bike last month and confronted him.

A 24-year-old man from Oshiwara was allegedly stabbed to death by three men on Saturday.(HT FIle)
Updated on Dec 11, 2017 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Four arrested for molestation and assault in a Mumbai restaurant

One of the alleged accused molested the two women repeatedly, and the other three beat up one of woman’s husband after he tried to defend them.

The four men have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC.(File pic for representation)
Updated on Dec 11, 2017 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Mumbai agent promises to sell bus worth Rs78 lakh, never returns it

The Mumbai police registered an FIR against the agent under section 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code

An agent in Mumbai promised to sell a Volvo bus but never returned it.(HT File/Representational Photo)
Updated on Dec 09, 2017 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

International school trustee arrested for raping 3-year-old in Mumbai

The arrested accused, a French national, has been living in India for several years and allegedly raped the girl during Diwali last year

The girl’s parents had lodged a complaint with the police earlier this year after noticing a change in her behaviour.
Updated on Nov 08, 2017 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Mumbai man smashes beer bottle on youth’s head for talking to his friend

According to the police, the incident took place around 4am when Malad resident Hardik Bora, 26, was partying with his friends

According to the police, the incident took place around 4am when Malad resident Hardik Bora, 26, was partying with his friends(FILE)
Updated on Oct 09, 2017 12:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Mumbai man electrocuted while clicking Durga immersion pictures

According to the FIR, the victim, Vicki Pawar, was part of the immersion procession when while taking a photograph of the festivities, he went near the Shyamnagar lake’s boundary wall and accidentally touched a live wire of a broken lamp

Vicki Pawar, 22, came in contact with a live wire near the lamp on the boundary wall of Shyamnagar lake in Jogeshwari.(HT photo)
Updated on Oct 04, 2017 09:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Gang of 10 cloned cards of 1,028 people to withdraw more than 1 crore, say Mumbai police

The police unearthed the biggest card cloning racket in May

Updated on Sep 17, 2017 02:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Mumbai man promises to link 70-yr-old’s bank account to Aadhaar card, dupes her of Rs1.67 lakh

Mumba police said the woman approached them on August 2, saying the man asked her for her 16-digit card number, CVV and one time password

Police said they were struggling to solve cases of cybercrime, with as many as 391 being reported till July.(HT File)
Updated on Aug 14, 2017 11:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Software engineer arrested for abetting suicide of Mumbai girlfriend

Mumbai city news: The woman had earlier attempted to kill herself twice as the arrested man, Kartik Iyer, allegedly refused to marry her despite promises.

The woman terminated her pregnancies more than once during her relationship with Iyer, said an officer.
Updated on Jul 14, 2017 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Bhojpuri actor was being treated for depression in Allahabad: Mumbai cops

Mumbai city news: Anjali Shrivastava was found dead at her Juhu home on Monday. She was staying in the building for the past two years.

Anjali Shrivastava has appeared in a few Bhojpuri films. She was, however, not doing well in her career, her friends told the police.(Facebook)
Updated on Jun 21, 2017 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

12-year-old drowns off Mumbai’s Juhu beach

Mumbai city news: According to police, Sawant got pulled in by the waves while he was playing in the water

This is the fourth incident of drowning in the past 30 days at the beach.(For representation)
Updated on Jun 20, 2017 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Father of nine stabs his wife to death in Mumbai, arrested

Mumbai city news: The man allegedly killed his wife Fatima as he suspected she was having an extra-marital affair, said an officer

Khan fled but was soon found and arrested.(HT)
Published on Jun 15, 2017 01:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Parking lot manager arrested in Mumbai for overcharging

Mumbai city news: The register showed that between May 20 and June 7, 2,574 vehicles parked at the lot — which means the operator earned Rs1.51 lakh more, and since January this year, Rs15.75 lakh

The manager was allegedly overcharging people for parking at Santacruz in Mumbai.(Pic for representation)
Published on Jun 13, 2017 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

15-year-old drowns off Mumbai’s Juhu, two friends rescued by passersby

Mumbai city news: The three boys had gone to the beach to beat the heat.

The incident took place a kilometer from the main beach around 3.30pm.(For Representation)
Updated on Jun 07, 2017 12:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

24-year-old biker killed in hit-and-run in Mumbai

Mumbai city news: Bikesh Dubey, 25, is a resident of Santacruz (East) where he lives with his parents and two brothers

A vehicle knocked him down and fled from the spot without helping out.(PIC FOR REPRESENTATION)
Updated on Jun 05, 2017 09:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Student who jumped off 19th floor may have reached out for help through Facebook: Police

The 23-year-old had written about suicide in a few posts on his Facebook page

23-year-old Arjun Bharadwaj had jumped allegedly under the influence of alcohol. He left a note in which he wrote depression and drug use had taken a toll on his life. According to the police, he had written about suicide in a few posts on his Facebook page, indicating he may have had reached out for help.(HT)
Updated on May 11, 2017 05:43 PM IST
By, Mumbai

48-year-old held for selling fake ayurvedic medicine worth 2.8 lakh

They victims paid Rs25,000 in cash and rest by cheque

The police sought custody of Shirke to ascertain how many people he has duped using the same operandi.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2017 05:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Ex U-19 cricketer drives car on to railway platform in Mumbai

Harmeet Singh, 24, was produced before a magistrate court at Andheri and later granted bail, said senior inspector of Andheri RPF, Manish Singh Rathod

Harmeet Singh played in the 2012 U-19 World Cup.(Pratham Gokhale/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 21, 2017 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Bizman arrested for watching porn on Mumbai-bound flight

A 43-year-old businessman travelling on an Indigo flight from Kolkata to Mumbai was arrested by the airport police for allegedly watching porn in front of an air hostess twice. The air hostess as well as her woman supervisor caught him and complained of obscenity in a public place.

A 43-year-old businessman travelling on an Indigo flight from Kolkata to Mumbai was arrested by the airport police for allegedly watching porn in front of an air hostess twice.(HT)
Updated on Feb 15, 2017 10:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Physiotherapist’s rape and murder in Mumbai suburb: DNA samples of accused sent to Kalina lab

To ascertain the role of a prime accused arrested in the rape-cum-murder of a 25-year-old physiotherapist, the Vile Parle police have sent his DNA samples to the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratory at Kalina and conducted a medical test on him.

Nearly two months after the incident, a special team of Vile Parle police arrested Dhara, 27, after tracing him to West Bengal and brought him back to the city on Monday.(HT)
Published on Feb 02, 2017 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Cops rule out foul play in Om Puri’s death, await final post-mortem report

The Oshiwara police said they do not suspect any foul play in the death of actor Om Puri who died of a heart attack in his residence at Oshiwara on Friday morning.

The 66-year-old veteran actor was on Friday found unconscious in his residence where he lived alone(HT)
Updated on Jan 09, 2017 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Try minors accused of killing Dongri girl as adults, say Mumbai police

The girl went missing on December 5 and the crime was discovered on December 24. According to the police, the two boys took the girl to the house of the 17-year-old and used chloroform on her

The girl went missing on December 5 and the crime was discovered on December 24. According to the police, the two boys took the girl to the house of the 17-year-old and used chloroform on her(Ht file)
Published on Jan 03, 2017 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Man held for hacking into Kareena Kapoor’s I-T account

A cyber police official said the accused had the actress’ PAN card details, which helped him hack into her account

The cyber police said the accused is a fan of the actress and committed the crime hoping he would get her phone number.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Jan 03, 2017 09:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Three-year-old drowns in pond at IIT-B campus

The police have registered a case of accidental death and have ruled out foul play

The pond at the IIT-B campus, where the boy drowned on Friday.(Prashant Waydande/HT)
Updated on Dec 30, 2016 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

19-year-old dies after being hit by speeding car

In another incident, a 31-year-old died after a speeding luxury bus rammed into his motorcycle at the flyover near Sion hospital on Saturday morning

Kamble was hit by a Hyundai Verna car driven by a 19-year-old, who was later arrested.(HT File Photo)
Published on Dec 11, 2016 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByJayprakash Naidu and Pratik Salunke, Mumbai

In Mumbai: 41-year-old loses control of car, kills passerby

A man was killed after the driver of a Fortuner lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into him in a parking lot of a society in Andheri on Thursday.

The accused, Harimohan Jha, 41, has been driving for nearly two decades. He and the deceased, Ranjitkumar Jha, 25, work as drivers in the same society and are originally from Madhubani in Bihar(HT File Photo)
Published on Dec 10, 2016 12:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

24-year-old physiotherapist found dead in Mumbai

She was found hanging in her room with smoke emanating from it in Vile Parle (East) in the early hours of Tuesday

The woman lived in the one-plus structure with her family with her parents in Vile Parle (East)
Updated on Dec 06, 2016 03:38 PM IST
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