Articles by Revu Suresh
Ghatkopar resident gets life term for kidnapping, raping 7-year-old girl
MUMBAI: A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) court recently sentenced a 43-year-old man from Ghatkopar to life imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old girl while she was walking back home from a local shop in April 2022
Published on May 04, 2025 05:44 AM IST
Bail denied to BJP leader’s brother in ₹122-crore New India Co-operative Bank case
MUMBAI: A court denied bail to Javed Azam in the ₹122-crore New India Cooperative Bank embezzlement case, citing evidence and risk of tampering.
Published on May 04, 2025 05:16 AM IST
Man sentenced to 20-years of jail for raping minor daughter
The ordeal began in 2017, when the father returned home drunk and sexually assaulted his daughter, which kept continuing over the next couple of years. The victim called the child helpline, following which a case was registered by the Malad police station
Published on May 02, 2025 07:56 AM IST
New India Co-operative Bank case: Court rejects former CEO’s bail plea
The EOW further argued that Bhoan and Mehta were fully aware of the cash retention limit at the bank, which had been extended from ₹10 crore to ₹20 crore
Published on May 01, 2025 07:16 AM IST
Non-bailable warrant against Mehul Choksi in ₹55.27-crore bank fraud
A non-bailable warrant has been issued against fugitive Mehul Choksi for a ₹55.27 crore bank fraud case involving Canara Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
Updated on May 01, 2025 06:43 AM IST
Navlakha files plea to shift to Delhi, says living in Mumbai is ‘burdensome’
Gautam Navlakha seeks NIA court's permission to live permanently in Delhi, citing financial struggles in Mumbai post-bail in Bhima Koregaon case.
Published on Apr 30, 2025 08:34 AM IST
Dahisar resident sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping 9-year-old
MUMBAI: A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) court has sentenced a 43-year-old Dahisar resident to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old girl from his neighbourhood in September 2019
Published on Apr 27, 2025 07:16 AM IST
Fairplay app operators laundered ₹4,000 crore abroad, reveals ED charge sheet
According to the ED’s chargesheet filed recently before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court, the masterminds — Krish Laxmichand Shah, Chirag Shah, and Chintan Shah — routed the proceeds through 400 dummy bank accounts and bogus import transactions
Published on Apr 27, 2025 05:36 AM IST
MCOCA court acquits Iqbal Kaskar, three others in ₹90L extortion case
The case was based on a complaint filed with the police by builder Suresh Devichand Jain who, along with his partners, ran Darshan Enterprises and Sai Uma Corporation, a construction and properties business
Published on Apr 26, 2025 09:02 AM IST
₹946 cr loan fraud: Rana Kapoor, Cox & Kings executives granted bail
The case stems from a first information report (FIR) registered by the CBI in November 2020, based on a complaint by Ashish Joshi, then chief vigilance officer of Yes Bank
Published on Apr 25, 2025 08:08 AM IST
Court refuses bail to Bengaluru company COO in tramadol smuggling case
The firm had allegedly mis-declared the banned psychotropic substance as Tamol-X-225, a calcium carbonate tablet and was trying to smuggle it abroad
Published on Apr 25, 2025 07:28 AM IST
Pre-arrest bail plea of KEM doctor rejected in sexual harassment case
MUMBAI: A court denied anticipatory bail to Dr. Ravindra Deokar, accused of sexual harassment by six female doctors, citing potential victim influence.
Published on Apr 24, 2025 08:08 AM IST
Malad resident sentenced to life imprisonment for killing neighbour
Four individuals were seen to have participated in the scuffle. The court acquitted three other people charged with the murder due to lack of evidence against them.
Published on Apr 22, 2025 08:30 AM IST
Court allows Baba Siddique’s wife to intervene in his murder case
Shehzeen had moved the intervention application on March 28, seeking permission to support the prosecution during trial. The Siddique family appointed senior advocate Pradip Gharat, along with advocates Trivankumar Karnani and Hritika Jannawar, to argue the plea
Published on Apr 20, 2025 08:32 AM IST
Former rent collector sentenced to 3-year jail term in bribery case
A Mumbai court sentenced former BMC employee Laxman Pawar to three years in prison for accepting a ₹10,000 bribe for tenancy transfer.
Published on Apr 20, 2025 07:50 AM IST
Antilia explosives scare: NIA court refuses to discharge Riyazuddin Kazi
Kazi’s advocate argued that his client was unaware about the involvement of Waze in the crime, adding that he was merely following the instructions. On examining the prosecution’s submissions, the court observed that Kazi had not lawfully seized the DVRs, CPU, etc
Published on Apr 19, 2025 08:56 AM IST
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: Court orders police to de-freeze bank accounts of Bhavesh Bhinde, his firms
Bhinde, in his plea, claimed that the funds in his accounts with Bharat Bank, Arihant Bank, and Axis Bank were from legitimate business activities and not proceeds of crime. He stated that as the sole breadwinner of his family, the account freeze had caused significant financial distress
Published on Apr 19, 2025 08:08 AM IST
HC extends tenure of judge hearing Malegaon bomb blasts case
The concluding arguments in the case have been made, and judge AK Lahoti is expected to pronounce the verdict in a month or two
Published on Apr 18, 2025 08:58 AM IST
CBI applies for non-bailable warrant against Choksi in ₹55 cr bank fraud case
The special court, however, transferred the case and CBI’s plea for a NBW against Choksi to the Esplanade metropolitan magistrate court after noticing that the charge sheet filed by police did not name any public servant
Published on Apr 18, 2025 08:26 AM IST
71-year-old jailed for 3 years for attacking wife
The sessions court said that no evidence was brought forth by the prosecution to prove that the accused had been harassing his wife since their marriage
Published on Apr 15, 2025 08:10 AM IST
Fort resident gets 10-year jail term for attempting to kill estranged wife
MUMBAI: The sessions court recently sentenced a 44-year-old Fort resident to 10 years of imprisonment for attempting to kill his estranged wife with a sickle as he suspected she was having an affair
Published on Apr 13, 2025 07:28 AM IST
Man gets 10-year jail term for raping woman with schizophrenia
MUMBAI: The sessions court has sentenced a 55-year-old resident of Thane to ten years of imprisonment for raping a 24-year-old woman with schizophrenia while she was roaming on a platform at Dadar railway station in May 2019
Published on Apr 06, 2025 08:12 AM IST
Dhananjay Munde’s plea against maintenance order dismissed: Victory of truth, says Karuna Munde
Maharashtra's Dhananjay Munde's appeal against maintenance payments to his alleged first wife was dismissed, affirming her claims and highlighting women's struggles.
Published on Apr 06, 2025 07:56 AM IST
Knife pieces recovered from Shariful match other knife parts: Cops
Around a week ago, the accused had filed a bail plea before the sessions court, claiming that a false case had been registered against him, and that the FIR was patently false
Published on Apr 05, 2025 08:10 AM IST
Sheena Bora murder case: Prosecution declares their panch witness hostile
During cross-examination by public prosecutor CJ Nandode, the witness told the court they went to the Bandra-Worli sea link, based on Indrani’s directions, after which they went to an AM Motors shop in Mahalaxmi. He recollected that the person in the motor shop knew Mukherjea as she had rented a vehicle from him seven times
Published on Apr 04, 2025 08:38 AM IST
Sion man gets 2-year jail term for threatening to kill PM, Yogi Adityanath
A Mumbai court sentenced Kamran Khan to two years in prison for threatening to assassinate PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath, citing security concerns.
Published on Apr 03, 2025 07:16 AM IST
32 yrs on, court allows 14 Memon family properties to be released to Centre
A special court has ordered the release of 14 properties linked to Tiger Memon, mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai bombings, to the central government.
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 06:17 PM IST
Amrita Arora testifies in 2012 assault case against Saif Ali Khan
Amrita told the court that she and her husband Shakil Ladakh were sitting with their group of friends in a private enclosure at the Wasabi restaurant at Taj when a person barged in and told them to shut up in a loud aggressive voice. She said that Khan had apologised to the person at the time.
Published on Mar 30, 2025 07:10 AM IST
Bangladeshi man accused of stabbing Saif Ali Khan seeks bail, claims false implication
In his petition, Shariful contended that the First Information Report (FIR) filed against him was fabricated and that he had been falsely implicated. “The present accused states that the FIR is patently false, and a false case has been registered against him,” the plea stated
Published on Mar 30, 2025 06:14 AM IST
Duo accused of killing model-actor Kritika Chaudhary acquitted
MUMBAI: A Sessions Court acquitted Shakeel Khan and Basu Das, accused of murdering model-actor Kritika Chaudhary over unpaid drug debts in 2017.
Published on Mar 30, 2025 06:08 AM IST