Jayprakash Naidu

Sea Hawks to swim 1,000 kms as tribute to martyrs of Mumbai terror attacks

On the eighth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks which took place on November 26, 2008, the team, called Sea Hawks, will attempt the longest open-water relay swim and set a new world record.

Childless couple held for kidnapping three-year-old in Mumbai

The accused couple got married last year. Ramvir told the police they tried to have a child, but Kajol could not conceive owing to a medical issue. Ramvir requested their friend Priyanka to give him one of their two children but she refused.

Family issues a major cause of suicides: RTI

Between 2013 and 2015, about 3,640 people committed suicide, of which 41% of them committed suicide due to family problems which tops the list made by Mumbai Police on several reasons for committing suicide

In Mumbai: Elder brother arrested for abetting Sakinaka man’s suicide

Mangesh Anerao left behind a suicide note alleging he took the extreme step owing to pressure and harassment by his family members

27-year old stalker held for harassing minor in Mumbai

For the past few months, the accused had been trying to get the girl to go into a relationship with him

Man arrested for forcibly kissing 10-year-old girl in Mumbai

The accused threatened the girl and told her to not tell anyone about the incident

EOW arrests real estate developer for cheating, forgery in Mumbai

The real estate developer allegedly tried to usurp his father’s property worth several crores of rupees in which his sister claims to have a share by forging his sister’s signature.

Five men held for trying to visit Qatar on fake visas

When their visas were cross-checked by immigration officials on the official website of Qatar government, their bluff was caught

Sealink suicide case: Mumbai police rules out abetment and security lapse

Incidentally around the same time, the security guard on the other end of the sea link trying to clear the traffic flow as a car had gotten stuck there

Biker runs over 75-year-old in Mumbai

A 75-year-old man was killed after a speeding bike knocked him down at Charni Road on Saturday afternoon. The VP Road police are investigating the case to trace the biker who managed to escape from the spot.

Vile Parle hotel firing: Cops checking number left behind by suspect

One of the accused gave the attendant a card bearing a threat to kill the owner, as well as a 16-digit phone number

Barun Kashyap: I am not anti-Hindu, I stick by my statement

Police claims that Kashyap accepted that he had cooked up the entire incident, said a police officer of the Amboli police station.

Amboli restaurant fight turns ugly, no arrests yet

The Amboli police are probing two related cases of assault where a restaurant owner and two of his employees beat up a customer early on Tuesday. In retaliation, the customer’s relative thrashed the owner’s aides.

Former member of Ravi Pujari gang convicted in attempt to murder case

According to the police, Arvind Devadiga, 42, was arrested for stabbing a man in Sakinaka last year. Devadiga stabbed Vipul Mandal below his chest with a chopper as he and his family were trying to protect a local woman from Devadiga

Man held for raping 19-year old

Though the accused is married and has two children aged eight and six, he told the girl he was a bachelor and promised to marry her

Missing siblings from Bandra found in Surat

A boy and his sister, aged seven and four, who had gone missing from their residence in Bandra East on Friday last week have been traced to Surat, Gujarat and are being brought back home safely by Kherwadi police team on Wednesday

Cops’ timely arrival stops three men from robbing couple in Juhu

The three accused sneaked into the flat from the window and were trying to steal their belongings when the couple heard them and called the police control room.

‘Vighnaharta’: Mumbai Police on alert for last day of Ganpati immersions

55-year-old woman run over by tourist bus

A 55-year-old woman was killed after a speeding tourist bus knocked her down while she was crossing the road in Andheri east on Monday afternoon.

Oshiwara building alterations: Police to send notices to Kapil Sharma, Irfan Khan

A police officer said BMC can demolish the alleged alterations if it comes to the fore that the original floor plan was tampered with by the accused

Oshiwara police lodge FIRs against Sharma, Irrfan Khan

Illegal alterations such as elevation features, changes in ducts, voids, common passages and construction of part podiums for parking were carried out

MNS files non-cognisable complaint against Kapil Sharma

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) registered a police complaint against him for not approaching the concerned government department to register a bribery case, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to approach him personally to request the same.

Cop, volunteer fight at Lalbaug

Police sources said the volunteer first touched his uniform and pushed him.

Cop attacked for stopping woman riding without helmet

A woman police constable with the Vile Parle police station was allegedly slapped and kicked by a motorist, who she caught for riding without a helmet on Tuesday morning

Case against Vilash Shinde’s killers is watertight, say police

Shinde’s last rites were performed in his hometown of Shirgaon in Wai taluka, Satara district, at 10.45 am on Thursday

Police fail to locate murdered Santacruz bizman’s phone

The mobile phone of Tilakraj Rajput, who was allegedly strangled to death by his lover Purity Pascal Coutinho, alias Ronita, may have been stolen, the Santacruz police said.

Seven things we know about the Khar traffic cop murder case

Seven things to know about the murder case of traffic head constable Vilas Shinde, 51, who died nine days after he was assaulted by two brothers at a petrol pump in Khar.

Two robbers held for taking three of family hostage in Andheri

The Amboli police on Wednesday arrested four people, including a help, in a robbery-cum-hostage case at Meadows Apartment in Ramesh Nagar, Amboli, Andheri (West).

50-year-old dies in hit-and-run while crossing highway

A 50-year-old man breathed his last at VN Desai hospital within minutes of undergoing treatment after he was knocked down by a speeding vehicle on the Western Express Highway (WEH) on Sunday night

Minor, brother assault cop with wooden stick, booked

The victim is battling for his life in the ICU of Lilavati hospital and is being treated for head injury.