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65-year-old man held for 3-yr-old’s rape-murder in Pune village

May 03, 2026 4:53 am

The girl was playing near a local temple when the accused allegedly lured her into a cowshed. Her body was found after she failed to return home.

Dabholkar remark row: “Fadnavis intent is good, but…” son Hamid responds

March 28, 2026 2:58 pm

Hamid Dabholkar says they have given a list of self-styled godmen to the Maharashtra Police.

The court was informed that the collector concerned had on January 9 issued an order declaring no sale of liquor on a day prior to polling date (January 14), on the date of actual polling (January 15), and and for the period consumed for counting of votes and declaration of results on January 16 (from 10 am till the results are declared). (Express Photo)

No relief for retailers: Bombay High Court refuses to stay 3-day liquor ban in Mumbai during high-stakes BMC polls

January 14, 2026 11:50 am

The Association of Progressive Retail Liquor Vendors filed a petition in the Bombay High Court, seeking a direction to quash and set aside the order issued by the Collector, Mumbai Suburban, State Excise Department.

The breakthrough came on November 12, 2025, when a police team, while probing a complaint of fraud, conducted a raid at the Shivsai Residency Lodge and Boarding on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, he said. (Express Photo)

Rs 200 crore international forex fraud racket busted; 7 held in Maharashtra

January 06, 2026 4:57 pm

An investigation into the victims' complaints indicated that the accused contacted individuals on various matrimonial and social media sites, posing as potential partners or high-net-worth investors, according to the police

The couple was forced to liquidate their mutual fund investments, shares and savings and were further forced to take a gold loan to continue paying the fraudsters posing as officers of Central Bureau of Investigation and Mumbai Police Cyber Crime branch.

Cop arrested for appearing instead of his brother for Maharashtra Police recruitment exam in Pune

December 05, 2025 3:01 pm

The Pune police said one of the brothers appeared for the physical tests conducted as a part of the police recruitment procedure held on April 6, 2016. The other brother appeared in his place for the written examination held on April 24 of that year.

Sadanand Date likely to replace Rashmi Shukla as Maharashtra DGP

December 04, 2025 1:22 pm

An officer said that, for the past few months, the Maharashtra Government had been clear that it wanted Sadanand Date to be the next DGP, as Rashmi Shukla's tenure was coming to an end.

Akshay Kumar requests better shoes for Maharashtra Police so that 'they can run faster than a criminal'

October 22, 2025 10:56 am

For decades, police personnel across India have been wearing leather shoes with hard soles and a mild heel — a design rooted in tradition and uniform aesthetics.

Ajit Pawar asks Maharashtra police to curb vigilantes from checking livestock vehicles

Ajit Pawar to police: ‘Stop cow vigilantes from checking vehicles with livestock’

August 09, 2025 7:37 am

Deputy CM’s instruction followed a meeting between him and a Qureshi community delegation which demanded protection for transporting legally allowed animals, ban on illegal gau rakshaks.