Briefly Mumbai

HC seeks police reply on illegal detention
The HC has sought a reply from two officers with Matunga police station for detaining a person illegally for over 20 hours in August 2009. According to Abhaychandra Yadav (28),the petitioner,he was illegally detained by senior police inspector Deshmukh and police sub-inspector Arjun Sawant. Justices Ranjana Desai and Mridula Bhatkar directed Deshmukh and Sawant to file their reply in a week.

Man who kidnapped stepfather gets bail
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Mikhail Zaveri who had kidnapped his stepfather for ransom last year. The court granted bail for an amount of Rs 20,000. The court told Zaveri he should not keep any contact with his mother or stepfather while on bail.