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Five-year-old girl kidnapped from Vakola rescued, six arrested

November 25, 2025 9:23 pm

Police said the complainant, Pinky Rahul Sharma, often sleeps on the pavement with her two children, aged five and six.

Mumbai worker's death in 2022: Court convicts accused; asks top cop to act against erring investigating officers

November 15, 2024 10:06 pm

The court said the investigation officer's role is to collect true facts but police had opted to include a particular version in the FIR and then prove that theory by coercing witnesses.

Covid: Five Vakola cops transferred to control room over lapses

January 14, 2022 1:00 am

🔴 The Social Service Branch (SS Branch) of the Mumbai Crime Branch recently raided a pub in the jurisdiction of Vakola police station in Santacruz (East), where more than 80 people had gathered.

Shootout at Vakola police station: Police deny job to son of deceased ASI who killed his senior officer

November 05, 2015 2:30 am

Two weeks ago, the police turned down his request to be inducted into the Mumbai police force, citing a criminal case registered against his father after the firing at Vakola police station.

Now, scrapping cops’ weekly offs gets harder

May 13, 2015 2:01 am

Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) will now be the sole authority to cancel offs.

Stressed? Go on sick leave: Mumbai Police Officials

May 06, 2015 3:28 am

On Saturday, an Assistant Police Inspector shot dead his senior and injured a colleague before turning his service revolver on himself, bringing to sharp focus the overworked, overstretched, overstressed, understaffed police force yet again.

Reconstruction of adjoining chawl begins, victims struggle to return to normalcy

March 20, 2014 1:08 am

They are all pointing fingers at each other, but at the end of the day we are the ones suffering, said Magodia, the resident. .

Mumbai again: 7 die in building collapse

March 15, 2014 4:58 am

BMC had declared Shankar Lok a dilapidated and dangerous building and had been sending eviction notices since 2007.

Can’t stay action on agreement termination,HC tells builder

August 29, 2012 4:15 am

Ruling in favour of a group slum dwellers whose slum rehabilitation scheme has remained incomplete for 26 years,the Bombay High Court recently declined to stay action on the termination of an agreement between them and a real estate developer appointed for the project.

Chain-snatcher arrested,cops hunt for aide

July 24, 2012 4:15 am

Two chain snatchers allegedly had a field day on Sunday robbing victims of gold chains and other valuables from different parts of the city.

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