Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday wrote to the Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) and demanded "immediate withdrawal of vehicles procured under Nirbhaya fund" and to be sent back to the "Nirbhaya Squad".

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said that playing Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques will continue till the time the government acts and address the issue in accordance with the Supreme Court guidelines on loudspeakers.

Mumbai Apr 25 PTI The BJP on Monday boycotted the all-party meeting called by the Maharashtra home department to discuss directives on the use of loudspeakers at religious places and sought to know whether state Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil has any authority to take a decision on it Talking to reporters Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis said his partys stand is very clear on the issue - that directions given by courts in the matter should be followed strictly Earlier we would be awake the entire Navratra play garba play bhajans Be it Ganesh Chaturthi there would be events till mid-night The moment the Supreme Court barred the use of loudspeakers from 10 pm we strictly followed it We only use it on 15 days on which relaxation is allowed Fadnavis said The Supreme Courts order must be followed the former state chief minister said On the reason behind not attending the all-party meeting Fadnavis referred to the clash between Shiv Sena activists and states independent lawmakers - MLA Ravi Rana and his MP wife Navneet Rana - on Saturday The Rana couple had earlier given the call for reciting Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays private residence Matoshree in suburban Bandra After the Shiv Sainiks protested outside the residence of Ranas here over it former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya had alleged that he was attacked and his car vandalised on Saturday when he went to Khar police station where the Rana couple was taken The Ranas were later arrested and charged with sedition Whatever is happening in Mumbai is at the behest of the chief minister Fadnavis claimed What will the home minister do if there is no chief minister present at the all-party meeting the BJP leader asked If you want to use the ways of Hitler we will prefer struggle over dialogue This has become our mindset so we have decided to boycott the meeting If our leaders and activists are being attacked in front of people and even then we have to struggle to file an FIR then what is the use of attending such meetings the BJP leader said Meanwhile after the all-party meeting Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said there is no provision for the state government to either install or remove loudspeakers PTI PR GK GK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 25 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray will not participate in the all-party meeting called by the state government to resolve the loudspeaker dispute, said the MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande on Monday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): Amid a row over the use of loudspeakers near mosques, the Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind unit in Maharashtra appealed to all mosques in the state to take permission from the state government in this regard.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): After Maharashtra Home Department decided to make it mandatory for religious sites to seek permission for using loudspeakers, State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil informed that he held talks with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in this regard.

Mumbai Oct 29 PTI Assistant Commissioner of Police Sujata Patil who had been caught by the anti-corruption bureau while allegedly taking bribe was suspended from service on Friday said a police official here The order of suspension was issued by the Maharashtra home department he said ACP Patil was posted with Meghwadi division of Mumbai Police PTI DC KRK KRK KRK

Mumbai Sep 25 PTI The Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB has recorded the statement of police inspector Bhimrao Ghadge in connection with its open inquiry in allegations of corruption against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh an official said on Saturday The ACB recently received permission from the Maharashtra Home department to conduct an open inquiry against Singh against whom an FIR was registered on the charges of criminal conspiracy destruction of evidence and under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act on the complaint of Ghadge In his complaint Ghadge had accused Singh of corruption and taking money for postings of senior inspectors Ghadges statement was recorded by ACB officials on Friday the official said without elaborating He said the ACB will record statements of more people in the next few days as part of the open inquiry The ACB is conducting a separate inquiry against Singh on the complaint of police inspector Anup Dange who had claimed the senior IPS officer demanded 2 crore for reinstating him through a relative when he was under suspension After he was removed as police commissioner of Mumbai in March this year Singh wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray claiming that then home minister Anil Deshmukh had allegedly asked some Mumbai police officers including Sachin Waze now dismissed to collect Rs 100 crore every month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai The letter prompted a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI probe against Deshmukh on the orders of the Bombay High Court and forced him to resign Deshmukh had denied allegations against him PTI DC NSK NSK NSK