The victims, police added, got joining letters but when they went to the collector’s office, they realised that the letters were fake and that Surve did not work there. 

The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Agarwal, a partner in Sanjona Builders. His relatives, including his son, were outside his cabin when he shot himself, the police said.

The former acting justice was one of the prominent contributors to the Anti-Superstition Bill passed by the Maharashtra Legislature and also provided tips to the government on issues such as women’s safety.

To do away with delay in the procedure, the BMC has also de-centralised the system and given rights of approval to respective ward officers.

During the course of investigation, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Wadala division) Santosh Walke, the police found that Nabarun Majumder was made the head of the credit card section in Mumbai in 2012.

The decomposed body of a leopard and the body of a Sambar trapped in a metal snare was found just metres away from the Film City entrance on Tuesday.

Anand Bhoir, attached with Unit 10 of the crime branch, was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint lodged by a liquor shopowner last week.

According to Dr Hemant Deshmukh, dean, KEM hospital, the girl has suffered 65 per cent burns and remains on ventilator support.

The decision was announced by Fadnavis during an interaction with PMAY beneficiaries. The programme, called “Loksamvad”, saw the chief minister field questions from the beneficiaries from across Maharashtra through video-conferencing.

Rahul, a member of the Maratha community who operated a garage in Chandan Nagar, lived in Sanaswadi. On the day of the incident, at around 5 pm. he was picked up by a mob and beaten to death.

While Sena has sharpened its attacks on the BJP and the PM, Saamana, the party mouthpiece, has been praising Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Stating that there is no scientific way to test virginity, the forensic department of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) sought from the regulatory bodies that such methods shouldn’t be taught to students.

As per the provisions, the stipulated time period for filing a chargesheet in UAPA cases is 90 days from the date of the arrest, following which the agency can seek a 90-day extension.

On Wednesday, corporators alleged that the Sena has a vested interest in the six privately owned plots.

During a standing committee meeting on Wednesday, corporators from various parties alleged that as the fire brigade department is not doing its duty efficiently, the city is becoming a fire trap with frequent incidents being reported.

State Cabinet clears proposal writing off local body tax dues, from January to March 2017, owed by traders to Panvel Municipal Corporation

Twelve men were convicted by the special court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime, including five sentenced to death. Mohamed Majid Mohamed Shafi, who has already undergone more than 12 years of imprisonment, sought the final hearing at the earliest.

49-year-old Nabarun Majumder, who is from Kolkata, secured four credit cards from the bank in 2012. An officer, who is investigating the matter, said the accused worked as a chip manager at the bank’s Reay Road branch.

Two cases from Bhiwandi, one from Kongaon: Cops

Taking note of the rising population of stray cats, in June, the civic body asked for permission from the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to include stray cats in the ABC programme under which dogs are sterilised too.

Earlier this year, BMC created a budget for a parking authority along with a provision of Rs 3 crore. A team of 12 planners and GIS mapping experts have been roped in for creating the database.

The BMC is compiling a list of pothole-prone areas in each ward and also calculating the cold mix that would be required by each ward.

Over 2,000 cases registered in Thane, 353 in Navi Mumbai; defaulters’ licences to be suspended for 6 months

Kapil Patil, who is also the leader of Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD), asked, through his letter, how will people get water even though the government was making provisions of food grain and employment in drought-hit villages.