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Mohamed Thaver
Mohamed has been covering the crime beat for over a decade and has also covered courts in the past. Cyber crime and forensics are his areas of interest, reporting on how they assist crime investigations. Mohamed currently focuses on the Maharashtra Police, Mumbai crime branch along with the Maharashtra Home Department and with reports revolving around police probes, the evolution of the force and policy matters related to handling law and order in the state. He tweets @thaver_mohamed
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Mumbai call centre scam: Rented flat, computers on hire, Rs 2 lakh to run bogus centresSubscriber Only
November 05, 2017 02:48 IST
A senior officer said while the Thane call centre busted last year was a big operation, there are several fly-by-night operators running ‘IRS’ scams from rented tenements.
Sun, Nov 05, 2017
‘Neral-Matheran toy train was built to give Indians access to hill station’Subscriber Only
November 01, 2017 02:57 IST
For the past seventeen months, the toy train had been stopped following two successive derailments.
Wed, Nov 01, 2017
FSL to hire temporary staff to clear 40,000 pending cases in MaharashtraSubscriber Only
October 30, 2017 03:25 IST
It will be the first time that exams for FSL would be conducted using the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) system in which there is minimum human intervention and the results are sent to the applicants directly.
Mon, Oct 30, 2017
24-yr-old who joined IS ‘killed in Raqqa’: Family unsure of death; he had called mother 5-7 timesSubscriber Only
October 27, 2017 01:21 IST
Fahad Sheikh called up his mother five to seven times over the three years since he fled the country. On every call, his mother would implore him to return to the country and he would assure her that he was doing all right and will come back
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
Karan Joseph case: Estonian, ‘key witness’ in case, records statement before magistrateSubscriber Only
October 26, 2017 01:40 IST
Police recreate scene of incident, likely to wrap up probe in a month
Thu, Oct 26, 2017
POCSO act case: On-duty Mumbai police head constable arrested for ‘molesting’ minor in civic hospitalSubscriber Only
October 24, 2017 01:46 IST
A senior official said that the police would be examining the CCTV footage obtained from the hospital to see whether it can assist them in terms of evidence in the case.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
A year on, CCTVs give policing an added edgeSubscriber Only
October 23, 2017 00:50 IST
Deepak Devraj, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) and Mumbai Police spokesperson, said the CCTV cameras have improved the police’s response time to incidents and contributed to crime detection as well as reducing crime.
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
No evidence against accused in rail sabotage case, says Railway PoliceSubscriber Only
October 19, 2017 22:14 IST
GRP Commissioner Niket Kaushik said, “It is not that the case is closed. Investigation will continue. However, it is true that no evidence has been found in the matter so far.”
Fri, Oct 20, 2017
Life on Mumbai local: Crushed in crowd, commuters’ struggle inspires songs, stand-up comedies, t-shirt graffiti, memesSubscriber Only
October 18, 2017 01:09 IST
A skit on travelling on the Mumbai locals performed by humourist and doctor Tushar Shah talks about how the trains unite people of all religions and acknowledges the role played by it in helping people earn their living
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
Forensic report rules out poisoning in Karan Joseph suicideSubscriber Only
October 17, 2017 02:25 IST
The police said that the forensic report confirmed that Joseph died due to falling from the 12th floor and was not killed earlier
Tue, Oct 17, 2017
Aide arrested in extortion case, police probe Chhota Rajan linkSubscriber Only
October 13, 2017 02:34 IST
In his statement to the police, the complainant has said one of Rao’s aides had come to meet him. Rajan then allegedly called on the aide’s phone and spoke to the complainant.
Fri, Oct 13, 2017
Pallavi Purkayastha murder: Before going on parole, Mughal had told inmate he won’t return, says PoliceSubscriber Only
October 12, 2017 02:39 IST
The police said that one of the first things that Mughal told them after they arrested him was that ‘Maine gaav chodkar bohot badi galti ki’ (I made a big mistake by leaving my village).
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
Pallavi Purkayastha murder case: 19 months after he jumped parole, convict held in J&KSubscriber Only
October 11, 2017 03:10 IST
Pallavi Purkayastha murder case: Mughal was arrested from Srinagar by a team led by Inspector Sanjay Nikam of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch.
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
Iqbal Kaskar extortion case: Thane corporator acted as intermediary, delivered extortion amount, says PoliceSubscriber Only
October 10, 2017 04:31 IST
An officer linked to the probe said during the course of interrogation, it came to light that when the two arrested accused, Mumtaz Shaikh and Israr Sayyed, first asked the builder to pay extortion money, the builder informed his business partner.
Tue, Oct 10, 2017Kaskar extortion case: Police suspect accused builder met gangsters’ men in Dubai officesSubscriber Only
October 06, 2017 02:35 IST
“Dawood, Anees and Chhota Shakeel, all three who operate out of Karachi, have their own separate offices in Dubai from where their men operate. They also have separate guesthouses for people who come to meet their men. In that way, they can also keep an eye on the activities of these visitors," police said.
Fri, Oct 06, 2017Dawood, Anees named in third case of extortion filed against Iqbal KaskarSubscriber Only
October 05, 2017 01:52 IST
According to the police, this is the first time that all three brothers have been named in an FIR. Thane police have also named 3 builders in the extortion case concerning a 38-acre plot in Gorai
Thu, Oct 05, 2017
Why commuters’ complaints to Railways on Twitter may have been ignoredSubscriber Only
October 04, 2017 03:31 IST
Some of the handles assigned the task of looking into complaints have been inactive for over a year. Some handles have no response and, in one, there is a “personal tweet”.
Wed, Oct 04, 2017
Karan Joseph suicide: A musician’s death and his friends’ many questionsSubscriber Only
October 04, 2017 00:01 IST
Month after keyboard player’s apparent suicide in Mumbai, no clear answers as friends target music promoter and police probe behaviour in final days.
Wed, Oct 04, 2017
Stampede staircase better of the two connecting Parel and Elphinstone stations, say commutersSubscriber Only
October 01, 2017 04:59 IST
“The irony is that the staircase on which the accident took place is not even the worst staircase on Parel railway station,” said an irate Subhash Gupta, a member of Zonal Railway Users’ Consultative Council.
Sun, Oct 01, 2017Extortion case against Iqbal Kaskar: Man arrested, sent Chhota Shakeel Rs 12 Lakh per month, says Thane policeSubscriber Only
September 29, 2017 03:32 IST
Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Abhishek Trimukhe said: “A fourth arrest of one Pankaj Gangar has been made in the extortion case involving Iqbal Kaskar on Thursday."
Fri, Sep 29, 2017
Dawood Ibrahim aide Chhota Shakeel linked to racket: Thane policeSubscriber Only
September 28, 2017 10:30 IST
The Thane police named Shakeel as one of the four wanted accused in the case, in addition to a Borivali-based financier, who, in the past, has been arrested in at least two murder cases and is known to run illegal matka dens.
Thu, Sep 28, 2017Dawood Ibrahim called Iqbal Kaskar four times, admonished him for consuming alcohol, says Mumbai PoliceSubscriber Only
September 24, 2017 04:58 IST
In May 2011, Kaskar’s driver died in an attack and Dawood stopped calling him as he was not paying heed to his advice, Kaskar is believed to have told interrogators.
Sun, Sep 24, 2017
Iqbal Kaskar’s wife met Dawood Ibrahim’s wife in Dubai last year: Thane PoliceSubscriber Only
September 23, 2017 03:08 IST
According to the police, when he was questioned about the recent activities of Dawood Ibrahim and his gang, Kaskar claimed that he had not been talking to his brother.
Sat, Sep 23, 2017Extortion racket probe: Nashik link emerges, cops to question Iqbal Kaskar kinSubscriber Only
September 23, 2017 03:03 IST
“During interrogation, Kaskar told us that he would frequently go to Nashik to meet Kokani. The wives of Kokani and Kaskar are sisters. Also, Kaskar’s son is married to Kokani’s elder daughter,” said a senior officer linked to the probe.
Sat, Sep 23, 2017Two corporators attended Iqbal Kaskar’s ‘daawat’: Mumbai PoliceSubscriber Only
September 22, 2017 01:53 IST
The officer said Kaskar was not cooperating much with the probe. “He has said that he was in touch with Anees, who handled Dawood’s business. But he maintains that he had no role in the extortion racket,” said the officer.
Fri, Sep 22, 2017Journalism of Courage
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