Mumbai

In a major drug bust in Gujarat and Mumbai, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized MD drugs estimated to be worth Rs 120 crore, informed officials, on October 7. With this, six persons were also arrested, including two suspected drug kingpins. A total of 50kgs of drugs were recovered, which were concealed in a godown in Mumbai. In Gujarat, a total of 10.350 Kg was recovered.

In Mumbai’s Powai Area, a 86-year-old security guard was beaten to death with a stick, on October 4. The victim Limbaji Kamble worked in the JC Builders compound, where the incident occurred in the early hours of the day. The accused, identified as Shripat Dengle, allegedly beat up the old man with a stick after Kamble didn’t allow him to drink liquor. Further details on the matter is awaited.

Maharastra's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has laid special emphasis on lighting bridges, skywalks, gardens and beaches in its Mumbai Beautification project. The decision was taken in the last month meeting, headed by civic administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal. He presented a 16-point agenda and directed his officers to entirely complete the project having an estimated cost of Rs 1,700 crore by March, 2023, with 50% works to be done by… read-more

In Maharashtra’s Mumbai, a final year medical student allegedly hanged herself to death at her residence in Agripada area, informed police on September 24. The victim has been identified as Shreyasa Pathkar, who took her life when she was home alone. According to the police, no suicide notes have been recovered from the spot, and the body has been sent for postmortem. 

In breaking news, some unidentified miscreants broke into the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party office in Mumbra, Maharashtra.  On September 23, the unidentified people who had a sword and attacked people there, leaving two seriously injured. The MIM shared the visuals, which showed men barging into the office even as a man tries to stop them from entering and vandalising the party office.