Mumbai News Live Updates: Mumbai wakes up to coldest Nov morning in a decade as temp dips to 16.2 degrees Celsius

A day after top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma was killed in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh, the Gadchiroli police in Maharashtra on Wednesday released a video featuring surrendered leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu alias Bhupati, in which he appealed to the cadre to leave the movement and surrender before the security forces.

In the video, Bhupati, 70, a senior Maoist leader who surrendered in October along with 60 cadres, says that he has been receiving news of encounters.

“Since this morning, I have been receiving news of an encounter, in which six comrades, including Hidma, have lost their lives. This is a cause for concern. On this occasion, I want to inform all of you that we put down our weapons nearly 1.5 months ago. As you all know, we realised that in these changed circumstances, we cannot continue the struggle with weapons, and with this thought, we came amongst the common people,” Bhupati says, stressing that “we can work to solve the issues of the people according to the Constitution.”

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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), minimum temperatures are likely to increase in the coming days.

Mumbai has been in the midst of an early cold spell this November, with the minimum temperatures dipping below 20 degree, in a first for the season, on November 9. Since then, minimum temperatures have gradually dipped below normal levels.

Records accessed by The Indian Express show that this is the coldest November day in at least one decade. In the past 10 years, till 2014, the lowest minimum in November was recorded in 2016, when temperatures reached 16.3 degrees on November 11.

IMD Mumbai meteorologists have attributed the ongoing cold spell to the influx of cold Northerly and North Easterly winds across the Central and Peninsular parts of the country.

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