Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey on Tuesday said police were ready to deal with anybody trying to create disturbance in the cityThe commissioners warning through a video message followed events of the last week when independent MP from Amravati Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana were arrested after they announced they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays private residence Matoshri hereThe commissioner however did not mention any specific incident in his messageAfter the arrest of the Ranas BJP leader Kirit Somaiya who went to meet them at Khar police station faced the wrath of Shiv Sena workers who allegedly hurled water bottles and footwear at his carThe police commissioner released his video statement on YouTube channel of the Maharashtra Police Information NetworkWe are peace-loving people Mumbai was peaceful yesterday it is peaceful today and will remain peaceful in future too said Pandey adding he will fully back the police officials who are prepared to tackle those trying to create unrestWe will make efforts to keep our state our city peaceful and will ensure there is no untoward incident in the city the commissioner added If someone tries to violate law and order we wont be bystanders in the face of arson or any other unlawful incident Pandey statedPolice personnel and officers should act as per the rules and law he said PTI DC KRK KRK

Mumbai Apr 22 PTI Mephedrone worth Rs 2425 lakh has been seized and a man arrested in suburban Jogeshwari Mumbai police said on FridayThe accused was identified as Irfan Faruque Sorthiya resident of Yari Road Versova an official saidThe Kandivali unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the crime branch arrested Sorthiya on Thursday evening near Jogeshwari bus depot and seized 163 grams of the banned substance from his possession he saidFurther probe is on PTI DC KRK KRK KRK

Mumbai Apr 21 PTI A First Information Report FIR has been registered here against a woman for allegedly trying to extort Rs 5 crore from Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde an official said on ThursdayAfter the FIR was registered at Malabar Hill police station the case was transferred to the crime branch of Mumbai Police for further investigation he addedAccording to the complaint social justice minister Munde an NCP leader knows the womanShe allegedly called him from international mobile numbers in February and March this year and demanded a shop and expensive mobile phone threatening to defame him on social media if he did not accept her demands the police official saidNo arrest has been made in the case he added PTI DC KRK KRK

Mumbai Apr 19 PTI As many as 72 per cent of mosques in Mumbai have stopped using loudspeaker for broadcasting the morning Azaan or prayer police sources said on TuesdayThe development comes amid MNS chief Raj Thackerays demand that loudspeakers on mosques in Maharashtra be removed by May 3 and the resultant political controversyThe first Azaan of the day is offered at 5 amWhile 72 per cent of mosques have stopped using loudspeakers for morning prayer many others have reduced the volume of loudspeakers claimed a police officialPolice recently held a meeting of religious leaders aiming to maintain the law and order situation in the city after the row over loudspeakers broke out he saidPolice asked them to seek permissions for loudspeakers and follow the Supreme Court guidelines to avoid noise pollution the police official addedPolice will take strict action against those who violate the law he said PTI DC KRK KRK

Mumbai Mar 31 PTI A 15-year-old girl who was working as a caretaker with a family allegedly ended her life by jumping from the 15th floor of a high-rise in central Mumbai police saidThe incident took place in Agripada area on Wednesday morning and autopsy report was awaited said a police officialIt appears from initial probe that the girl was under depression and jumped from the dining hall window of the 15th floor flat where she was working he saidPolice has examined the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the building as well as those in the surrounding area and it did not show anything suspicious the official saidBut the girls mother requested the police to conduct further probe he addedThe local police received a call around 755 AM that a girl had committed suicide by jumping off the Classic Tower building he saidHer body was found in the open garden on the third floor of the buildingThe girl was said to be suffering from depression As per her colleague she used to complain that she was leading a miserable life and rued her lack of education the official saidPolice have recorded her employers statement and probe is on he added PTI DC KRK KRK

Mumbai Dec 31 PTI With prohibitory orders in place the beaches promenades and parks of Mumbai wore a deserted look as the sun went down on the last day of 2021 Earlier in the day the city police issued an order prohibiting people from visiting beaches open grounds sea-faces promenades gardens parks and similar public places between 5 pm to 5 am till January 15 in view of the surge in coronavirus cases DCP operations S Chaitanya issued the order under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC which came into force from 1 pm on Friday As a result there were no crowds at the iconic Gateway of India a favourite spot of many Mumbaikars to bring in a new year Police personnel were seen blowing whistles asking people to move away since as early as 5 in the eveningI had come to witness New Year celebrations with wife and children but we learnt here that police are not allowing people to visit Gateway of India said 28-year-old Rafique Abdul Hamid a resident of Mira Road in neighbouring Thane district Raj Patel 23 and Kushal 21 who had come to Mumbai from Gujarat to celebrate New Years Eve were also among those who were turned away by police from the spot Now we will go back to our hotel and sleep said Kushal who is a photographer by profession There was heavy police deployment on approach roads and barricades were placed at other prominent tourist spots and hang-outs across the city At Marine Drive in south Mumbai police personnel were standing every 50 meters Even runners and evening walkers were turned away from the popular seashore promenade We dont like turning people away like this especially those who arrive with families to watch the sunset and celebrate Near Years Eve But people should understand that it is for their own safety said a police official But though celebrations remained muted the facades of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC headquarters and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus were lit up in the evening with special lights PTI DC KRK KRK

Mumbai Nov 20 PTI A 29-year-old man was killed at the Mankhurd railway station here on Saturday following a tiff inside a suburban local train police said The accused who has a past criminal record was arrested by the crime branch of Mumbai Police within six hours of the incident an official saidDeepak Chandrakant Hire 29 was stabbed on the stairs of the railway bridge at the Mankhurd station in the early hours he saidHire apparently had had a heated argument with the accused inside the luggage compartment of a local train before both of them got down the official saidThe accused followed Hire and stabbed him before fleeing Unit-6 of the crime branch scanned CCTV footage which showed the victim and the accused having an argumentThe accused was identified as a history-sheeter who lived in Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai the official saidHe was nabbed at Kopra village in Kharghar the official said adding probe was on PTI DC KRK KRK KRK