Articles by Pratik Salunke
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra recorded most crimes against women in 2018
The rate of crimes against women – number of cases reported per 1 lakh people – was 60.9 in 2018 in Maharashtra, compared to 58.8 across the country.

Updated on Jan 10, 2020 07:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke
ED seeks non-bailable warrant against Mirchi kin, Wadhawan

Published on Jan 09, 2020 12:29 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
25-yr-old son held for murder after woman’s body parts found in Mumbai
Sohail Shaikh was picked up on the basis of the leads obtained after scanning footage from CCTVs in the area. Police said the two fought on December 29, and Shaikh, who was drunk, allegedly strangled the woman in a fit of rage.

Updated on Jan 09, 2020 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke
Seven houses in chawl broken into, valuables worth ₹50-K stolen

Published on Jan 02, 2020 01:11 AM IST
Woman’s body found: Legs spotted in waste bin, head still missing

Published on Dec 31, 2019 11:56 PM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
Biker flees after molesting jogger in Mulund, arrested

Published on Dec 28, 2019 12:21 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
2 more held for attack on Shiv Sena leader

Published on Dec 26, 2019 12:32 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
Sena man shot at in temple: Hunt for 2nd assailant on

Published on Dec 21, 2019 12:23 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
Sena leader shot at during temple visit; gangster’s role suspected

Published on Dec 19, 2019 11:11 PM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
INS Viraat remains unsold; another auction likely soon
According to state-owned, e-commerce company, Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited (MSTC), another auction will be held to sell the aircraft carrier.

Updated on Dec 18, 2019 03:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke
‘PMC Bank fraud worth Rs 6.6K-crore’: ED in 7,000-page charge sheet
ED has pegged the scam at Rs 6,670 crore and named Housing Development Infrastructure Limited’s (HDIL) promoter Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan, his son Sarang, PMC Bank’s former managing director Joy Thomas and ex-chairperson Waryam Singh in the charge sheet.

Updated on Dec 17, 2019 04:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke
20-year-old dies after co-worker hits him with rod

Published on Dec 15, 2019 01:50 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
Hit-and-run on EEH: 37-yr-old cyclist killed

Published on Dec 15, 2019 01:47 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
PMLA Case: ED to send LR to UK, UAE to seize Mirchi’s properties

Published on Dec 13, 2019 12:34 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
UK politico wants to turn INS Viraat into a museum

Published on Dec 12, 2019 12:40 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
ED attaches Iqbal Mirchi’s properties worth ₹600 crore in city, Lonavala
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday provisionally attached immovable properties with an estimated market value of ₹600 crore, including two floors of Ceejay House in Worli, in the case involving deceased smuggler Iqbal Mirchi. Born Muhammed Iqbal Memon, Mirchi was allegedly an aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim and was an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

Published on Dec 12, 2019 12:35 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
19-year-old on walk run over by drunk driver at Chunabhatti

Published on Dec 08, 2019 01:26 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
19-year-old, boyfriend kill her ‘adoptive father’, chop body, throw it in Mithi

Published on Dec 08, 2019 12:32 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
Tailor tag helps cops identify the victim

Published on Dec 08, 2019 12:31 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai:
A sweater tag helped solve the mystery of suitcase with body parts in Mumbai
The sweater that eventually solved the case was found with a few other clothes in the suitcase by the crime branch,which was tasked with parallel investigations in the case.

Updated on Dec 08, 2019 10:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke
Taxman suspended on graft charges
Allegations of the lavish spends made by Pandit in the weddings of his two sons and in the acquisition of costly flats in Mumbai were found to be prima facie true.

Updated on Dec 03, 2019 04:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Mumbai |
Rajeev Jayaswal & Pratik Salunke
‘Mumbai to be safer, will soon have 7,000 CCTV cameras’: Police Commissioner
Mumbai Police has identified certain areas in northern and eastern suburbs of the city as being in need of enhanced safety.

Updated on Dec 03, 2019 07:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
EOW writes to auditors’ body about role of 3 accused in PMC Bank fraud

Published on Dec 03, 2019 12:36 AM IST
Bank of Baroda scam: assets worth ₹5.11cr attached

Published on Nov 28, 2019 12:17 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
Iqbal Mirchi case: ED opposes bail plea of 3 accused

Published on Nov 17, 2019 12:00 AM IST
Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
INS Viraat, Navy’s ‘grand old lady’, to go under the hammer
Known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’, INS Viraat entered service with the Indian Navy in 1987 and was decommissioned in 2017 after spending spent nearly 2,250 days at sea, sailing 5,88,288 nautical miles.

Updated on Nov 15, 2019 06:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke, Mumbai
T-shirt helps police arrest man accused of 10-yr-old’s rape-murder in Bhandup
The girl’s decomposed body was found at Vidyavihar railway station on Saturday – four days after she went missing on November 5 from her neighbourhood in Sonapur, Bhandup.

Updated on Nov 12, 2019 08:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Pratik Salunke, Mumbai