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Solving Crime: How an informer’s tip-off about 'special salt' helped Mumbai police bust party drugs racket, seize contraband worth Rs 24 crore

May 01, 2025 12:19 pm

A stint at a Mumbai pharmaceutical company, a search on the Internet, and scouting firms in Bengaluru, a Bihar resident hatched a plan to make and sell drugs.

2014 techie rape-murder: Mumbai Crime branch analysing SC’s judgement, plans to file a review against SC verdict acquitting accused

January 29, 2025 11:21 pm

A senior police officer confirming the development said, "A deputy commissioner of police police has been assigned to analyse the judgment in detail. We will ascertain the grounds on which Sanap was acquitted, following which we will decide on our next steps."

With 7,000 constables set to be inducted this month, Mumbai police strength to jump 22%

September 02, 2024 7:12 pm

The city constabulary, which forms nearly 90 per cent of the force, currently has 32,000 personnel — nearly 12,000 short of its approved strength of over 44,000 personnel.

Four arrested for trying to dupe BJP MLA of Rs 100 crore

July 20, 2022 2:07 am

The police said that Sheikh had contacted the MLA on July 12, but as Kul did not respond, he reached out to the MLA's personal assistant (PA) on Saturday.

Mumbai: Nigerian man arrested with MD, cocaine worth Rs 5.36 crore

November 21, 2021 10:10 pm

The accused has been booked under the NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act and produced before a court, which remanded him to police custody till November 25.

Porn racket case: Police set to file chargesheet against Raj Kundra this week

September 15, 2021 7:30 am

The case came to light after the Crime Branch raided a bungalow at Madh Island where a porn movie was being shot.

Mumbai: Two gun runners who brought seven firearms from MP arrested

September 05, 2021 1:50 am

Acting on a tip-off that some persons will be coming to Dadar to sell firearms, AEC officials laid a trap and arrested them from near Pritam hotel, Dadar railway station.

Mumbai man held for making, selling duplicate toners

September 03, 2021 12:43 am

The police found that the accused was involved in selling duplicate toners through e-commerce portals to other countries like Japan, Germany, Belguim, Spain and England.

Two arrested for duping Mumbai businessman

August 23, 2021 1:16 am

One of the accused is a 71-year-old, while the other, identified as Anant Shetty (49), was arrested from Karnataka. The son of Hemant Bankar (71), who is the main accused, is absconding.

Sandhya Singh murder: Son acquitted of all charges

May 18, 2021 8:08 am

Nearly a month later, an ornithologist spotted a human skull and seven bones near a marshy spot, 200 metres from Singh’s building, in January 2013. A DNA test confirmed those to be Singh’s after which a murder case was filed.

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