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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Friday revealed that his teenage daughter was targeted by an online predator while playing a mobile video game. Speaking at a cyber safety awareness programme in Mumbai, attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and senior police officials, Kumar said his daughter was initially engaged with friendly messages before being asked to share her nude photo. Showing presence of mind, she immediately switched off her device and informed her mother, preventing a potential cybercrime.

Kumar stressed that such incidents highlight the urgent need for cyber awareness among children, noting that many cases lead to extortion and, in some instances, victims taking their own lives. He urged the state government to introduce mandatory cyber safety lessons for students in classes 7 to 10, calling cybercrime “bigger than street crime.” Kumar said children must be educated about online threats just as they are taught core subjects like maths or history. (PTI)

A special court sentenced a man to 12 years in jail along with fine of Rs 1.37 lakh for the possession of over 200 grams of cocaine. Honare Igwe Gwahi, an Ivory Coast national, was found guilty under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, for possession of a commercial quantity of drugs.

According to submissions made before the court, on December 31, 2020, the Anti-Narcotics Cell had carried out checks for suspected sale of drugs since it was New Year’s Eve. On January 1, 2021, around 1.20am, the department claimed its officers saw a man sitting in a Nano car in Santacruz.

In a veiled attack at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena leader and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday termed him as the one who conspired against the leaders of his own party despite being its chief. Shinde added that the Mahayuti will win the upcoming local body polls and told workers to start working by setting aside any differences.

“No where in the world is there a party whose chief wanted to end the careers of its own leaders. Have you ever seen a party president who conspires against his own party leaders? I don’t think his shadow will even remain with him after the local body elections, given the way people are leaving him,” said Shinde without naming Thackeray. He was addressing Shiv Sena’s Dussehra rally at Goregaon’s Nesco ground.

A state consumer disputes redressal commission directed a property company and its directors to refund a part payment along with 9 per cent interest after failing to give possession of a flat to a buyer.

The complaint before the consumer commission said that two joint buyers had booked a flat in Wadala at Rs 71.72 lakh in 2014 and paid Rs 45.35 lakh towards part payment.

They were however not given possession of the flat. They then sent the company a notice in March 2018 to which they did not receive any response. In August 2018, they received a letter from the builder which said that their allotment was being cancelled due to several legal and technical difficulties. The paid amount, however, was not refunded, after which the couple approached the commission.

The property firm opposed the complaint claiming that they had offered the refund along with a 9 per cent interest rate as agreed at the time of the booking but the couple had refused, wanting more interest. The firm claimed that the couple had approached the commission to fulfil their demands against the agreed upon terms of refund and they were, even today, willing to refund at 9 per cent interest.

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When the Charkop police began investigating the recent murder of a Malad-based businessman, Mohammad Ayub Sayyed, what initially proved challenging for them was that the CCTV footage from the crime spot showed two assailants, but their identities were unknown. However, there was one visual showing one of the assailants making a phone call, and the police latched on to that opportunity and traced the accused, including the businessman’s son and his business partner.

Ayub Sayyed, 69, who lived in Malad with his family, owned a business in metals and operated factories in Vasai and Charkop, located in the Kandivali area. He had two sons; the elder son managed the Vasai factory, while the younger son assisted his father at the Charkop factory.