Mumbai: The violence that rocked the city on the weekend as demonstrators protesting against Assam riots went on a rampage, left the city police red-faced. Reports now suggest that the Mumbai Police erred in anticipating the threat of violence even in the presence of available Intelligence. Additional CP Special Branch had reportedly sent an Intelligence report warning of a difficult law and order situation, also warning that crowds upward of...
09:20 AM, Aug 14, 2012
Parliament on Monday witnessed a furore over the violence in Mumbai that left two dead and 46 injured on Saturday. ...
11:51 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Mumbai: The violence in Mumbai on Saturday over Assam riots may have an underworld connection with investigators finding some leads suggesting the same. According to sources, the investigators have got the leads from the analysis of CCTV footage of the violence at Azad Maidan. Sources further said that the CCTV footage showed that certain groups in the crowd were intent on triggering violence amidst the protests. Meanwhile, though no arrests...
04:36 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Mumbai: The bloodstains on the 16th floor of the Himalayan Heights building tell the story of how 25-year-old lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha made desperate attempts to get help, while she was being savagely attacked. Sajjad Ahmed, the guard at the building in Mumbai's suburb of Wadala was arrested and he has allegedly confessed to killing Pallavi. Joing Commissioner of Police, Crime, Mumbai Himanshu Roy said, "The motive is perversion, henios perversion....
07:39 AM, Aug 11, 2012
The police said that the security guard first attempted to rape the victim. When she resisted, he hit her with a blunt object before slitting her throat. ...
09:12 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Mumbai: Joint commissioner of Mumbai police (crime) Himanshu Roy on Friday said that 25-year-old woman lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha who was found dead in her Mumbai flat on Thursday, was killed by her building guard Sajjad Pathan, calling it was an act of perversion. "It was an act of perversion. Robbery does not seem to be the motive. This was a cold blooded murder. Accused seemed to be planning the murder...
05:00 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police claims to have cracked the murder of 25-year-old lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha. The police have said that the security guard, Sajjad Pathan, first attempted to rape the victim. When she resisted, he hit her with a blunt object before slitting her throat with a knife when she tried to ring her neighbour's doorbell for help. The police also suspect that Pathan tinkered with electric supply to get...
12:23 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Mumbai: That only a fine line divides our nations lawmakers from its lawbreakers comes as no news. On Monday, however, even that line was blurred and dissolved, as representatives from the two sides cast aside the sham of pretense and came together to hobnob, in full public glare and under the arc lights. Congress tainted MLA Kripashankar Singh was one of the special guests at an iftar party organised by...
04:48 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Mumbai: There seems to be an embarrassment for the Mumbai Police. Congress MLA Kripashankar Singh, who is being investigated by the anti-corruption bureau for amassing assets disproportionate to his income, was seen rubbing shoulders with the who's who of the Mumbai police force at the Police iftar party. CNN-IBN has accessed pictures from the event at which Kripashankar and top politicians and police officers were present. Maharashtra's newly appointed DGP...
12:22 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Mumbai: Nothing is more real than real estate, as the ground underneath our feet continues to shrink with every new construction. This fact was borne out on Sunday when a dispute over a piece of land between IPS officer Marie-Lou Fernandes and Pimpleshwar temple trust, Dombivli took an ugly turn. The trustees allegedly locked Fernandes inside the plot. Top cops from Thane visited the spot, but failed to release her....
05:26 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Mumbai: All the three cycles, upon which the bombs were placed in Wednesday's Pune serial blasts, were bought on the same day, according to sources. The police have identified the trader who sold the cycles, and have also questioned nine major cycle-sellers and distributors. The investigators are looking closely at a possible Indian Mujahideen role. On Thursday, the investigators also found that two CCTV cameras at the blast sites were...
08:38 AM, Aug 03, 2012
Mumbai: Almost everyone in the after-dark party circuit is familiar with Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhobles reputation and rigidness, but another name has been long ignored, though the individuals track record deserves accolades. Dhobles colleague, Feroz Patel, has been raiding brothels, rescuing children forced into work and reuniting street kids with their families, but has chosen to stay out of the limelight and not gloat about his achievements. Patel,...
05:00 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Mumbai: Establishments serving liquor and entertainment in the form of live orchestras, bar dancers and other such activities have much more to worry about, after the commissioner of police issued a new set of stringent orders to his subordinates last week. If the fear of meeting ACP Vasant Dhoble was a strong deterrent for party animals from venturing out into the night for a tippler, then be prepared for another...
02:44 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Mumbai: Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba financed the procurement of work permits by Mumbai terror attacks suspect Abu Jundal for the 'recruited' Indian youths in Saudi Arabia, according to investigators. "Jundal's main job was to recruit Indians in Saudi Arabia and he got work permits for them as soon as they were indoctrinated," said a police officer privy to the ongoing interrogation of Jundal by Mumbai crime branch today. The work-permits...
07:29 PM, Jul 28, 2012
Mumbai: For the past three days, a Shiv Sena leader from Navi Mumbai has been giving interviews and holding a dharna in full view of the police at Azad Maidan and fighting for what he believes is right. Prafulla Mhatre and his supporters are seeking action against a local builder for failing to give timely delivery of a project to investors. He and his associates even met Minister of State...
01:41 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Mumbai: Cops, Excise officials, Customs inspectors, Income Tax collectors " men who send shivers down the spine of any corrupt citizen. But now, the shoe is on the other foot. A cluster of nearly 70 buildings at Antop Hill accommodates at least 3,000 employees of various government agencies and their families. And now, our guardians themselves appear vulnerable as they live in a precarious situation, courtesy a string of daring...
04:45 PM, Jul 23, 2012
Mumbai: Taking the voice samples of LeT operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal will be among the top priorities of Mumbai Crime Branch, which has secured his ten-day custody in the 2008 terror attack case. "Forensic experts would be called soon to conduct Jundal's voice measurement through audio spectrometer. Besides his interrogation, his voice sample collection is one of our top priorities during the custody period," a Crime Branch...
12:32 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Mumbai: Indian spinner Rahul Sharma faces arrest after testing positive for consumption of drugs at a rave party held in a posh Juhu hotel in May this year, putting in jeopardy his participation at the ODI series against Sri Lanka that begins on Saturday. Sharma was present at the party along with South African cricketer Wayne Parnell when it was busted by the police. The question now is whether Sharma...
07:35 AM, Jul 21, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Laila Khan's grandmother will be crucial to solve the murder case of Laila and her family as her DNA samples would ascertain the identity of skeletons found at Igatpuri, Nashik, police said on Friday. "We will request Laila's grandmother to give her DNA samples," joint commissioner of police (crime) Himanshu Roy said. Besides, toxicology test will be done to find out if key accused Parveez Tak had...
10:30 PM, Jul 13, 2012
Mumbai: The 17-month-old mystery surrounding Bollywood actress Laila Khan and her family's disappearance has finally been solved it seems by the Mumbai Crime Branch. They claim to have recovered the skeletal remains of Laila and her family. According to the police, they were bludgeoned to death. "We have been able to recover six human skeletons in a pit. We have also recovered iron rod, two knives and jewellery on the...
09:15 PM, Jul 11, 2012
