Mumbai Apr 24 PTI Police on Sunday arrested four persons for allegedly stabbing to death a 30 year-old autorickshaw driver following an argument with him over parking issue in suburban Govandi an official said The deceased identified as Salim Beig was killed on Saturday he said During the probe it came to light that Shakir Mehboob Sheikh alias Khatri 29 Saddam Firdaus Israr Khan alias Bail Siddhant Prakash Ghadge 22 and Sadik Mulla 25 were involved in the crime police said A heated argument had recently broken out between the accused and the victim over parking his vehicle Angry over it the accused hatched a plan to eliminate Beig and accordingly stabbed him to death the official said They were arrested and booked under sections 302 murder 120-B conspiracy and 34 common intention of the Indian Penal Code and further investigation is underway he added PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Apr 21 PTI Mumbai police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly vandalising the BJPs Pol Khol rath earlier this week while two more are on the run in the case an police official said According to the police a case was registered against unidentified persons after a civic poll campaign vehicle of the BJP fashioned as a rath was vandalised in Cheetah Camp area of the city in the early hours of Tuesday The Pol Khol exposure of corruption vehicle was parked by a road and the shattered windscreen caused by the pelting of a stone was noticed in the morning as per the complaint Arrested accused Krishikesh Varde played a key role along with his arrested colleague The duo was nabbed from RCF locality in Chembur With the help of local input and CCTV cameras installed near the spot helped police to established the identity of both the accused Two teams trying to nab two more wanted accused in the case the official said Senior official from Chembur police station said The two accused were produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Mar 27 PTI A minor fire broke out in a garment godown located in suburban Kurla here on Sunday evening but nobody was injured an official said The blaze erupted in Badru Compound of Halav Pool area the fire brigade official said It was a level one minor fire After being alerted about it four fire engines and as many water tankers were rushed at the spot to bring it under control he said A few labourers were present inside the godown when the fire broke out However all of them managed to escape from the spot in time the official added Nobody was found injured The fire was extinguished and the cooling operation is underway he said PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Mar 20 PTI Mumbai police have arrested eight persons for allegedly killing a man in suburban Versova after he refused to pay money to them to buy liquor an official said on Sunday The incident occurred on Friday night at Seven Bungalows locality and the accused were arrested on Saturday he said The deceased was identified as Suraj Sanjay Jhinjhotiya the Versova police station official said Jhinjhotiya was on his way to his residence in Seven Bungalows locality when Ravi Singh who knew the victim stopped him along with his colleagues and demanded money for liquor Soon a heated argument between the victim and others after which they started hitting him with bamboo sticks They left the place on seeing the victim lying in a pool of blood he said After some time one of the accused informed Jhinjhotiyas colleague about the incident who in turn told the victims family members On being alerted the police personnel reached the spot and sent him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead All eight accused were arrested under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC including section 302 murder and further investigation is underway the official added PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Feb 23 PTI Two brothers allegedly bashed up a man following an argument with him over playing the game of Ludo on Wednesday when the three of them were travelling in a suburban train in Mumbai a police official said The incident occurred in a Churchgate-bound local train around 1130 am he said The trio was playing Ludo game on a mobile phone During the game one of them nudged another player with his elbow which triggered an argument between them The twin brothers then started bashing up the fellow passenger the official of Borivali Government Railway Police GRP said Someone from the compartment shot a video of the incident and circulated it on social media During the probe Borivali police found that all the three passengers involved in the incident are residents of Nalasopara and Bhayandar areas located in the Mumbai metropolitan region They were travelling from Bhayandar to Churchgate he said The Borivali GRP has established their identity and an FIR under section 160 punishment for committing affray has been registered against them the official said adding that no arrest has been made so far in this connection PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Feb 20 PTI IPS officer Sanjay Pandey who was replaced by Rajnish Seth as the Maharashtra Director General of Police DGP two days back has said in a social media post that the system worked to undo some of injustice done to his career record in the past and he was leaving the post with clear conscience The Maharashtra government on Friday appointed IPS officer Seth as the new DGP of the state The 1988 cadre IPS officer replaced Pandey who held the additional charge of the post since April 9 2021 In a Facebook post on Saturday Pandey said In these 10 plus months I have had a chance to contribute to making some important long-term policy changes ranging from conditions of work for policewomen to stepping up dignitary for the men and women in the police force who have kept our State running on the ground I have faced many a hurdle and attempt to undermine my work in the past and indeed won recognition for a job sincerely done One is used to being a recipient of bouquets and brickbats all with the same equanimity The only irony in present juncture is that in recent times the system did work to undo some of injustice done to my career record in the past he said I leave this position with my conscience clear that neither did I crave for the additional charge as a DGP nor did I flinch when the responsibility was given to me I do hope that the inequities and the unfairness that a policeman in my place could be forced to handle will lead to some long-term introspection and administrative reform where courts having had to step in to legislate take note of the circumstances and developments and further nuance and strengthen the environment for nurturing honest police leadership Pandey added In the post the IPS officer mentioned that during his tenure several proposals including for police constable to sub inspector promotion 15 times salary for men posted in headquarters in Gadchiroli increase in allowance for dog squad were sent for approval He said it was his firm belief that these proposals will soon be operationalised Training for persons completing 10 20 and 30 years was started We also suggested salutary changes in Bombay Police Act to effect changes in transfer committees and also tenures in various police units he added PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Jan 23 PTI Mumbai police have registered six accidental death reports ADRs in connection with the fire that broke out in a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai which claimed six lives and left 23 others injured an official said on Sunday The blaze had erupted on Saturday around 730 am at Sachinam Heights a ground-plus-20-storey building located opposite Bhatia Hospital at Gowalia Tank As the fire claimed the lives of six persons separate accidental death reports were registered at the Gamdevi police station on Saturday night the police official said The police are waiting for a report by the fire department as well as the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transports BEST electricity wing to know the exact cause of fire although preliminary investigation has revealed that it broke out due to a power short circuit he said Officials had said that the fire was extinguished nearly five hours after it broke out Deputy Commissioner of Police Sourabh Tripathi had said that primary information indicated that the fire started on the 15th floor and spread upward to the 19th floor which was affected the most Following the incident the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC set up an inquiry committee PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Dec 30 PTI A man allegedly killed his younger brother an employee of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport BEST in suburban Vikhroli here over a property dispute on Thursday morning a police official said The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Vijay Salvi he said The victims elder brother Uttam Salvi killed him using a sharp weapon following a heated argument over a property The accused worked as a security guard Police have nabbed him and a case under IPC section 302 murder has been registered against him the official said During the probe police found that the siblings used to frequently fight over a room located in a chawl he said PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Dec 19 PTI A case has been registered against gangster Ejaz Lakdawala and a police informer here for allegedly extorting a Mumbai-based businessman police said on Sunday The D N Nagar police in Andheri registered the case against Lakdawala and police informer Salim Memon alias Salim Maharaj on Friday an official said The case was filed on the complaint of businessman Abbas Ali Ratanshi In his complaint he alleged that he was locked in a financial dispute with his former partner Sayyed Salauddin In May 2019 Riyaz Bhati a co-accused of former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in an extortion case called him up in May 2019 and asked him to settle down the matter with his partner after calling Ratanshi to his office he said Later Ratanshi received threatening calls in June and July 2019 from an international number with the caller identifying himself as gangster Ejaz Lakdawala who asked him to settle the matter with his partner and demanded Rs 5 crore as protection money from him After that Ratanshi had lodged a complaint the official said Ratanshi said he suspected that Salim Maharaj had passed on his mobile number details to Lakdawala Based on the complaint police booked the duo under IPC section 387 extortion and 34 common intention he said adding that further investigation is underway According to police Lakdawala was arrested in January 2020 from Patna by Mumbai Polices anti-extortion cell Before forming his own gang the accused who had been absconding for years worked for fugitive gangster Dawood Dawood He was wanted in several cases of alleged extortion attempt to kill and rioting PTI ZA NP NP

Mumbai Nov 28 PTI A 73-year-old man who was depressed over the last several days allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 12th floor of a high-rise in suburban Malad on Sunday morning a police official said The incident occurred in Laa Regalia building located on Marve Road he said adding that the elderly man was upset over some issues concerning his religion The deceased was identified as Talakshi Ramji Cheda He was depressed over the last many days as he was unable to follow his religion properly He was also undergoing some medical treatment the official said After the incident the police recorded the statements of his family members he said A case of accidental death was registered and further investigation is underway police said PTI ZA NP NP