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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 15 (ANI): One of the three bodies of boys that drowned in the sea at Juhu Chowpatty was recovered by the lifeguards at 5:30 am on Wednesday.

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 (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI): The property cell of Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested four persons including a casting director accused in connection with a pornography case involving Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra, informed police on Tuesday.

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 Dec 30 PTI As many as 141 Mumbai residents who had not traveled abroad recently tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Thursday the civic body saidOut of 153 persons who were found to have Omicron infection in the city only 12 had international travel history said the Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationBut as per the Maharashtra governments release issued earlier in the evening out of 198 Omicron cases reported in the state a whopping 190 were from Mumbai The difference in state and BMC statistics could not be reconciledAs per the BMC update the tally of Omicron-infected Mumbai residents without history of overseas travel rose to 160 The total of Omicron cases in the city rose to 290 Of 141 Mumbai residents without travel history who tested positive to Omicron the highest 21 are from the K-west ward which includes Andheri West Juhu and Versova followed by D ward that includes Malabar Hill Mahalaxmi and Tardeo areas PTI KK KRK KRK

Mumbai Nov 21 PTI An alleged aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim wanted in a high-profile case has been booked for extortion by Versova police in Mumbai for taking money from a businessman after making an objectionable video of the latter Riyaz Bhati wanted in an extortion case registered on July 23 in which the co-accused include former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and dismissed API Sachin Waze has been booked in a fresh case on the complaint of a businessman an official said on Sunday As per the businessmans complaint Bhati trapped him and extorted Rs 25 lakh after making a video of him in an objectionable state with a woman The complainant has said he paid Rs 25 lakh from two accounts We have registered a case against Bhati under section 384 of IPC for extortion the Versova police station official said PTI ZA BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai Sep 20 PTI Nearly 165 lakh idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai during the 10-day-long Ganpati festival held under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic for the second straight year the civic body said on Monday The bodies of two of the three youngsters swept away in sea waters at the Versova jetty during Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday night were recovered on Monday civic officials said The deceased aged 18 and 20 years they said A total of five youngsters had entered the sea at the Versova jetty on Sunday night for immersing an idol While two of them were rescued by local people three others were missing they had said As many as 164761 idols - 158229 of Lord Ganesh and 6532 of Goddess Gauri - were immersed at 73 natural and 137 artificial water bodies during the festival that began on September 10 and concluded on September 19 said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC release These idols included those installed by sarvajanik public mandals and devotees at their homes A total of 34452 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai on the last day of the festival Of the total idols 79129 were immersed in artificial lakes and the remaining 856321 in natural water bodies said the civic body As many as 75687 of the 79129 idols immersed in artificial lakes were those installed at homes by devotees across the metropolis it said The civic body informed that the highest number of 66299 idols were immersed on the fifth day of the festival According to the BMC it collected 265279 kg of Nirmalya or offerings to God between September 10 and 19 and the same is being processed scientifically at 38 locations across the city Flowers and garlands from Nirmalya are used for making organic compost that is used at BMC-run gardens The famed idol of the Lalbaug Cha Raja Ganesh mandal in the metropolis was immersed at Girgaon Chowpatty by around 3 pm on Sunday an official earlier said The BMC had deployed 715 lifeguards at various natural and artificial immersion sites to prevent drowning he said The festival was celebrated in a low key manner for the second year in a row in the wake of the pandemic Earlier more than 41000 idols were immersed in various water bodies in the city on the second day of the festival and 15000 on the seventh day The BMC had capped the height of household Ganesh idols to two feet and those of mandals to four feet and also urged devotees to offer prayers online instead of going to pandals marquees in view of the pandemic PTI KK NSK GK RSY RSY

Mumbai Sep 20 PTI The bodies of two of the three youngsters swept away in the sea waters at Versova jetty here during the Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday night were recovered on Monday civic officials said adding another boy remains untraced The deceased aged 18 years and 20 years respectively an official said A total of five youngsters had entered the sea at the Versova jetty on Sunday night for immersing an idol While two of them were rescued by local people three others were missing officials had said The bodies of two of the five boys were recovered from Versova Search for the third boy is still on a Fire Brigade official said The two rescued teenagers are undergoing treatment at the Kokilaben Hospital and HBT Hospital respectively the civic official said Idols of Lord Ganesh and goddess Gauri were immersed in various water bodies in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra on Sunday the last day of the 10-day Ganpati Festival PTI KK NSK NSK

Mumbai Sep 19 PTI Three boys were feared drowned in sea at Versova jetty here during the Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday night while two others accompanying them were rescued a fire brigade official said We received a call about the incident around 9 pm and reached the spot in half an hour where we were told that five boys had ventured into the sea for immersing a Ganesh idol But two of them were rescued by the people present there and some local residents before our team went there he said The rescued boys were taken to the Cooper Hospital the official said However three boys are still missing and a search operation is on with the help of lifeguards and members of the Flood Rescued Team LED lights and a ferry boat is being used for the operation he said The help of Navy divers has been sought the official said adding that a fire engine one boat some lifeguards and other personnel are present at the spot PTI ZA NP NP