Mumbai Jan 28 PTI The Anti Corruption Bureau ACB has caught an assistant police inspector and a private person for taking Rs 18000 bribe from a man by promising to not take any legal action against his relative in connection with a case an official said on Friday API Sanjeev Nimbalkar 50 of Dongri police station and private person Mohammed Ali Wali Mansuri 41 were trapped by the ACB on Thursday evening he said Earlier the police had detained a suspect after some chits which mentioned the numbers of matka gambling were recovered Nimbalkar who was conducting the probe in the case made a demand of Rs 20000 bribe through Mansuri to the cousin of the suspect he said After the suspects cousin complained to the ACB about Nimbalkars bribe demand a trap was laid Mansuri was apprehended by the agency while collecting the bribe amount on behalf of Nimbalkar he said adding that a probe is underway PTI DC NP NP

Mumbai Jan 22 PTI At least seven persons were killed and 16 others injured in a major fire that broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai on Saturday morning an official said The blaze erupted around 7 am in Kamla building located opposite Gandhi Hospital at Gowalia Tank when many of its residents were still asleep the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said It is a ground plus 20-storey building The fire broke out on its 18th floor On being alerted the fire brigade personnel and police rushed the spot Several persons were injured in the incident and they were taken to different nearby hospitals he said Out of the seven injured taken to the Nair Hospital five died while two others succumbed to their injuries at two other hospitals - one each in Bhatia Hospital and Kasturba Hospital - he added At present 13 persons are undergoing treatment in Bhatia Hospital two in Nair Hospital and one in Kasturba Hospital the official said On being alerted 13 fire engines and seven water jetties were rushed to the building to douse the fire which was tagged as level-3 major At present the firefighters covered the blaze from all sides he said Soon after the fire broke out on the 18th floor residents started running out with their family members There are at least six flats on each floor The blaze engulfed the 18th and 19th floors and some residents were trapped there another official said He added that according to some residents the power supply in the building went off after the fire Many of the residents of the building were asleep when the fire broke out he said adding that firefighting operation is still on PTI DC NP NP

Mumbai Jan 22 PTI At least 15 persons were injured three of them seriously in a major fire that broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai on Saturday morning an official said The blaze erupted around 7 am in Kamla building located opposite Gandhi Hospital at Gowalia Tank the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said It is a ground plus 20-storey building The fire broke out on its 18th floor On being alerted the fire brigade personnel and police rushed the spot Thirteen fire engines seven water jetties among others are involved in the firefighting operation he said adding that it was tagged as a level-3 major fire At least 15 persons were injured in the blaze and they were taken to the nearby Bhatia Hospital the official said Doctors at the hospital said that 12 of the injured persons have been admitted to the general ward while three others are being treated in the intensive care unit ICU and their condition is critical he said According to the official the firefighting and rescue operation is still on PTI DC NP NP

Mumbai Jan 22 PTI At least two persons were killed and 17 others injured three of them seriously in a major fire that broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai on Saturday morning an official said The blaze erupted around 7 am in Kamla building located opposite Gandhi Hospital at Gowalia Tank the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said It is a ground plus 20-storey building The fire broke out on its 18th floor On being alerted the fire brigade personnel and police rushed the spot Thirteen fire engines seven water jetties among others are involved in the firefighting operation he said adding that it was tagged as a level-3 major fire Several persons were injured in the fire While 15 of them were taken to the nearby Bhatia Hospital four others were rushed to the Nair Hospital the official said Doctors at the Nair Hospital said that two of them were brought dead while the condition of the remaining two is stable and they are being treated he said Doctors at the Bhatia Hospital said that of the 15 injured persons who were brought there 12 have been admitted to the general ward The condition of three others is critical and they are being treated in the intensive care unit ICU he added According to the official the firefighting and rescue operation is still on PTI DC NP NP

Mumbai Jan 22 PTI Two persons were injured in a major fire that broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai on Saturday morning an official said The blaze erupted around 7 am in Kamla building located opposite Gandhi Hospital at Gowalia Tank the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said It is a ground plus 20-storey building The fire broke out on its 18th floor On being alerted the fire brigade personnel and police rushed the spot Thirteen fire engines seven water jetties among others are involved in the firefighting operation he said adding that it was tagged as a level-3 major fire Two persons were injured in the blaze and were taken to the nearby Bhatia Hospital Details about their condition are awaited the official said The firefighting and rescue operation is still on he added PTI DC NP NP

Mumbai Jan 21 PTI Mumbai police have arrested three persons from Haryana in connection with the chat on Clubhouse app in which obscene comments were allegedly made against Muslim women an official said on Friday Personnel of the cyber police station of the Mumbai crime branch made the arrests late on Thursday night he said Two of the accused will be produced in a local court later in the day the official said In a tweet posted early this morning Shiv Senas Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi praised the city police for the arrests in the case Kudos MumbaiPolice they have got cracking on the Clubhouse chats too and some arrests have been made Say no to hate Clubhouse she said in the tweet On Wednesday the Delhi police had written to the Clubhouse app and search engine Google seeking details about the organiser of the alleged audio group chat in which obscene comments were made against Muslim women Official sources had said that the police had also identified some members of the group audio chat which included men and women from both communities as part of the investigation A Mumbai-based organisation had lodged a complaint with the city police on Wednesday in connection with the Clubhouse app seeking its deactivation and also registration of a case the official said PTI DC NP NP

Mumbai Dec 30 PTI In the wake of intelligence inputs that Khalistani elements may carry out a terror attack in Mumbai on the eve of New Year the city police have beefed up security at prominent railway stations and other public places and also cancelled the weekly offs and holidays of its personnel so that its entire strength remains available for duty officials said on Thursday Police had received an input that Khalistani elements may carry out a terror attack in Mumbai on the eve of New Year a police official said Hence in order to maintain law and order situation police are on alert and will be keeping a strict vigil across the city on December 31 Considering the possibility of people gathering at prominent places like the Gateway of India and Marine Drive to ring in the New Year a large number of personnel will be deployed in the city he said We have cancelled the weekly offs as well as holidays of the police personnel for bandobast duty on Friday he added In the wake of emergence of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 the Mumbai Police have prohibited New Year celebrations and gatherings in any closed or open space including hotels and restaurants The orders were issued on Wednesday under Criminal Procedure Code CrPC Section 144 by Deputy Commissioner of Police operations S Chaitanya Mumbai police have prohibited all the new year gatherings and parties in closed and open places there is a possibility that people may gather in small groups of not more than four persons the official said In addition to the city police the Government Railway Police GRP have also stepped up security at prominent railway stations considering the threat and anti-sabotage measures have been taken another official said In a tweet Quaiser Khalid Commissioner GRP Mumbai said In view of the covid 19 situation we advise people to adhere to government directions on the issue We grpmumbai have deployed large manpower for checking frisking anti-sabotage measures at important Rly Stn We will enforce laws firmly We request peoples cooperation he added PTI DC NP NP

Mumbai Aug 25 PTI The Anti-Narcotics Cell ANC of Mumbai police arrested a 30-year-old man from the western suburb of Dindoshi and recovered from him charas worth over Rs 10 lakh an official said on Wednesday The Azad Maidan unit of the ANC nabbed Ashraf Asgar Sayyad a resident of Malad east on the Film City road on Tuesday evening he said During his search the police recovered 504 grams of charas worth Rs 1008 lakh and cash of Rs 12750 he said Police suspect that he is part of an inter-state drug syndicate PTI DC NP NP