Category: Mumbai Crime News

In a shocking incident in Goregaon, a man allegedly killed a woman, wrapped her body in a plastic bag, turned on the fan and cooler and then escaped. The odour of the decomposing body brought the murder to light. When the neighbours broke the lock of the house and entered, they discovered the body wrapped in a plastic bag. According to police sources, the deceased woman has been identified as Dibya Toppo, 29, while the absconding accused has…

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Police in Maharashtra`s Thane city have arrested a Kabaddi coach for allegedly killing a young Thane kabaddi player as he did not like her talking to other boys, an official said on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI. The arrest of Ganesh Ghambirrao (23) from Ghansoli in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday came after the 17-year-old Thane Kabaddi player`s body was recovered from her home in the city`s Kolshet area on May 24, he said, reported PTI. Ghambirrao told police…

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An official said a woman`s body with wound marks was found near a hillside in Palghar district on Wednesday. A report in the PTI stated that the locals had allegedly discovered the body.  Per the news agency report, officials said that the body of the woman in Palghar was found near Pelhar police station on Tuesday and that the unidentified woman is aged 35-40.  The report further stated that the body was sent to a government hospital for…

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Police has arrested a man from Maharashtra`s Navi Mumbai township after he allegedly posed as a CBI officer and duped two persons of Rs 80 lakh under the pretext of helping them obtain land in Kolhapur, reported PTI on Wednesday. As per the PTI report, the accused who is from Koparkhairne in Navi Mumbai, had worked as a driver with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a contractual basis. After his contract ended, he posed as an…

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Police have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly hacking to death his wife with an axe after a fight in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, an official said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI. The incident took place on Wednesday at Durvesh village in Manor area, he said. Palghar man arrested: Man doubted his 44-year-old wife`s character The man doubted his 44-year-old wife`s character which led to frequent quarrels between them, the official from police control room told PTI. They…

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The Kandivli unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two drug suppliers from the Borivali area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, with `Heroin` drugs, reported news agency ANI. Reportedly, the cost of seized narcotics was worth Rs 1 crore 12 lakhs in the international markets, weighing around 280 grams. The police registered a case against the accusers under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) and presented them in court. Upon hearing the…

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The Kurar police have arrested two habitual robbers, Moin Qureshi (24) and Sohail Qureshi (19), for allegedly stealing a gold chain on a stolen motorbike. To avoid getting apprehended, the duo would change the colour of the motorbike in a garage in Kurla and mislead the authorities by attaching bogus number plates. The complainant, who lives in Malad East, said that on May 9, he parked his motorbike in Kurargaon. When he returned, he discovered the motorbike stolen…

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A Mumbai man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman on the pretext of offering a job to her, police said on Saturday. The accused Mumbai man has been identified as Joseph James, aged 50. According to an ANI report, the incident took place under the Worli police station in the city.  The Worli Police officials told ANI that the woman, who is a resident of Thane, was seeking a job and had sought help from…

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Police on Sunday arrested a 44-year-old man and his son, both street vendors, for allegedly trying to kill two persons following a quarrel over a banana in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said, reported news agency PTI. A 27-year-old man, who is a mandap decorator, and his friend purchased a dozen bananas from the vendors in Bhiwandi town on Saturday and made the payment for it. However, the man`s friend later picked up an extra banana from the…

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Mumbai Police conducted an overnight `All Out Operation` in the city ahead of voting in Mumbai on May 20 for Lok Sabha elections 2024 and held seven suspects who were either wanted or absconding in criminal cases, an official said. According to the police, Mumbai Police conducted the operation on the intervening night of May 18 and 19. The police said that top city police officials, including Additional Commissioners of Police, Deputy Police Commissioners (DCPs), Divisional Assistant Commissioners,…

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