Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Mumbai Police on Tuesday submitted a charge sheet against senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in an alleged phone tapping case before a court here an official saidThe over 700-page charge sheet contains statements of at least 20 persons including Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and NCP leader Eknath Khadse whose phones were allegedly tapped illegally when Shukla headed the State Intelligence Department the official saidA First Information Report was registered against Shukla under the Indian Telegraph Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at Colaba Police Station here on the complaint of Additional Commissioner of Police Special BranchAccording to the complaint the phones of Khadse who was then with the BJP were kept under surveillance for two monthsSimilarly Rauts phones were under illegal surveillance when talks were underway between the Shiv Sena and Congress-NCP for the formation of government in Maharashtra after the 2019 Assembly polls police claimedCurrently Shukla is on central deputation and posted as additional director general of the Central Reserve Police Force CRPF in Hyderabad PTI DC KRK KRK

Mumbai Apr 25 PTI The Mumbai Police have shifted independent MP Navneet Rana to the Byculla womens jail here while her MLA husband Ravi Rana was taken to Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai amid tight security an official said on Monday The couple was arrested on Saturday after they gave a call for the chanting of Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays private residence Matoshree in Mumbai which had triggered angry protests by Shiv Sainiks The Mumbai Police later slapped the sedition charge on the politician couple On Sunday a Mumbai court remanded the Rana couple in 14-day judicial custody Subsequently Navneet Rana the MP from Amravati in Maharashtra was late Sunday night taken to the Byculla womens jail Her husband Ravi Rana the MLA from Badnera in Amravati was first taken to the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai but due to lack of adequate space there he was taken to the Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai after completion of the legal formalities the official said Earlier a case was registered against Ranas under Sections 153A promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race place of birth residence language etc and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony and 34 common intention of the Indian Penal Code and sections 371 and 135 of the Bombay Police Act Later the police also added IPC Section 124-A sedition in the case against them Under IPC Section 124-A the offence of sedition is committed when any person by words or otherwise brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law The police had also registered another FIR against Ranas for allegedly obstructing police from performing their duty and resisting arrest at their residence in suburban Khar the official said Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil had on Sunday termed appropriate the arrest of the Rana couple The police had also arrested 13 Shiv Sena workers on Sunday for allegedly protesting outside the Khar residence of Ranas on Saturday The party workers were later released on bail police earlier said PTI ZA GK GK

Mumbai Apr 23 PTI Mumbai Police on Saturday evening arrested MLA Ravi Rana and his wife MP Navneet Rana for allegedly creating enmity between different groups after escorting them out of their house in suburban Khar here amid high dramaThe development came hours after the couple cancelled their plan to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays private residence Matoshree hereThe Ranas were booked under IPC section 153 A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race place of birth residence language etc and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony and section 135 of the Mumbai Police Act violation of prohibitory orders of police said an official of the Khar police station in western MumbaiBJP leader Devendra Fadnavis speaking in Nagpur said the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra governments way of handling the entire episode was very childishThe state government tries to hide its failures by terming the situations it cant handle as BJP-sponsored the former chief minister saidIf allowed the Rana couple would have gone there Matoshree recited Hanuman Chalisa and returned without creating any news I dont understand why so many people had gathered at several places as if they Rana couple were planning some attack What kind of politics is this the BJP leader said Earlier as Shiv Sena workers laid siege to the building where the Ranas both independent legislators from eastern Maharashtra were staying and demanded apology from them police officials persuaded the couple to go to Khar police station with themThe couple were initially seen arguing with the police inside the building saying they would not budge until criminal cases were also registered against Shiv Sena leaders who threatened them Navneet Rana also demanded that police produce a warrantBut later they agreed to step out and left in two police vehiclesBefore climbing into police vehicles Navneet Rana the Amravati MP and Ravi Rana MLA from Badnera were seen shouting slogans looking in the direction of Shiv Sena workers who were outsideSena workers led by Yuva Sena leader Varun Sardesai were outside the building since morning and had vowed not to allow the Ranas to leave until they apologized There were several women among themAn empty water bottle was also thrown in the direction of the Ranas when the came outSardesai told Sena cadres that the police would be escorting the couple to the police station and they should stay calm and not take law into their handsRavi Rana said if a case was being registered against them cases should be registered against Sena leaders Anil Parab and Sanjay Raut too for making threatening statementsEarlier amid stiff resistance by workers of the ruling Shiv Sena Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana on Saturday morning dropped their plan of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree in suburban BandraThey did not want to disturb the law and order situation in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the city on Sunday Ravi Rana saidIn the morning Shiv Sena workers broke through the barricades and tried to enter the premises of their Khar residence But the situation was brought under control by the police PTI MR DC CLS ARU NP KRK KRK

Mumbai Mar 28 PTI The Mumbai Police have registered 2183 FIRs against motorists for driving on wrong side while 4689 abandoned vehicles have been removed from roads here in the last 20 days an official said on Monday City Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey had recently asked officials to take action against motorists for wrong-side riding and to remove the abandoned vehicles from roads On Saturday 192 FIRs were registered by the city police for wrong-side driving Besides 391 vehicles were removed from roads here in a single day on March 16 the official said Tagging the reports on his Twitter handle Pandey said Our report card for WrongSideDriving and removekhatara from 6th March till 26th March We have a long way to go Will Do A senior police official said for driving in the wrong direction they register the FIRs under Indian Penal Code Sections 279 rash driving and 336 endangering life or personal safety of others It is a bailable offence but we have warned people that if such an act is repeated then their driving licence will be cancelled the official said After Pandey was appointed the Mumbai police commissioner last month he had asked officials in the department to take action against traffic norm violators hawkers and builders who create noise pollution and to remove abandoned vehicles from roads PTI ZA GK GK

Mumbai Mar 24 PTI Mumbai Police is geared up to ensure full security for the Indian Premier League IPL which will kick off this weekend an official release said here on Thursday There have been no intelligence inputs about any terror threat to the cricket extravaganza that will begin at the Wankhede stadium in South Mumbai from March 26 it added Adequate security arrangements will be made at the two stadiums in the city Wankhede and Brabourne where matches will be played as well as the hotels where the players and support staff will be staying police said Some unverified viral messages on social media had said that terrorists had conducted recce at Hotel Trident the Wankhede Stadium and along the bus route between these two locations but the police release said they had not received any such information PTI DC KRK KRK

Mumbai Feb 24 PTI Mumbai Police on Thursday prohibited the gathering of more than five persons for participation in rallies demonstrations and protest marches till March 8 The prohibitory orders issued under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations did not mention the reason But sources said the protests and counter-protests by political parties over NCP leader Nawab Maliks arrest by the Enforcement Directorate prompted the issuance of this order Marriage ceremonies funerals meetings of cooperative societies organisations events organised in clubs are exempted from prohibition Any march or peaceful rally which has police permission is also exempted The prohibition is also not applicable at theaters cinema halls places of public entertainment courts government offices semi-government offices schools colleges shops other establishments companies and factories Meanwhile in a separate order the police banned the use of paragliders balloons high-rise crackers and flash laser light beams in the areas under its jurisdiction between February 20 and April 20 Any person violating the order will be penalised under section 188 of the CrPC the police said PTI DC KRK NP NP

Mumbai Feb 24 PTI Mumbai Police on Thursday prohibited the gathering of more than five persons for participation in rallies demonstrations and protest marches till March 8The prohibitory orders issued under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations did not mention the reasonBut sources said the protests and counter-protests by political parties over NCP leader Nawab Maliks arrest by the Enforcement Directorate prompted the issuance of this orderMarriage ceremonies funerals meetings of cooperative societies organisations events organised in clubs are exempted from prohibitionAny march or peaceful rally which has police permission is also exemptedThe prohibition is also not applicable at theaters cinema halls places of public entertainment courts government offices semi-government offices schools colleges shops other establishments companies and factories PTI DC KRK KRK KRK

Mumbai Feb 20 PTI The Mumbai Police have arrested four persons including three robbers who used to steal expensive mobile phones laptops and other valuable items by targetting women and senior citizens living in housing societies in Kalina area an official said on Sunday One of the four accused arrested by police is a mobile phone shop owner identified as Dinesh Madhvi who used to buy stolen phones from the gang and resale them by changing their IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity numbers The other three arrested accused are identified as Sukhvinder Bhatia alias Raja Jackysingh Bhakad alias Adu and Akshay Bhatti With their arrest the police in Versova has solved at least two cases of robbery and recovered stolen mobile phones and a laptop the official said According to the police the gang used to gain access to housing societies under the pretext of seeking donations for the poor and orphan children They used to mainly target women and senior citizens after finding them alone in flats They have been booked under section 380 theft in dwelling house 411 dishonestly receiving stolen property and 34 common intention of the Indian Penal Code the official said adding that further investigation is underway PTI ZA NSK NSK

Mumbai Jan 31 PTI Mumbai Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons for posting obscene comments and issuing death threats to journalist Rana Ayyub on her social media accounts a police official said on Monday The FIR was registered by the west region cyber police station on Sunday under various sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC including 354-A Sexual harassment and the Information Technology Act on a complaint filed by Rana Ayyub he said adding that further investigation is underway Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against those who disseminated fake news morphed tweets and death and rape threats against me About time these brazen and consolidated acts of online violence are stopped and the perpetrators brought to book Rana Ayyub tweeted PTI ZA NSK NSK

Mumbai Jan 19 PTI Mumbai Police registered an accidental death case in connection with the explosion on-board the Indian Naval Ship INS Ranvir at the Naval dockyard the day before in which three Navy personnel were killed and 11 injured an official said on Wednesday Three separate ADRs Accidental Death Reports have been registered at the Colaba police station in south Mumbai he said The deceased trio is identified as Master Chief Petty Officer MCPO First Class Krishan Kumar MCPO Second Class Surinder Kumar and MCPO Second Class A K Singh INS Ranvir is a destroyer ship A Board of Inquiry has been instituted to investigate the cause of the incident the Navy had said The postmortem of three bodies was conducted at state-run JJ Hospital the police official said PTI DC NSK NSK