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Murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique suspected to be pre-planned: Police

The murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique is suspected to be a pre-planned act, a Mumbai police official said on Sunday. Police have also said the crime branch has launched a probe into the case from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a slum rehabilitation project. While two of the alleged assailants have been arrested, another accused is on the run and efforts are on to trace him, police said. The arrested accused have been identified as Gurmail Baljit Singh (23), resident of Haryana, and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap (19), native of Uttar Pradesh, as per the police. A case has been registered against the three accused under relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections, including for murder, as well as provisions of the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act, they said. Baba Siddique (66) was waylaid by three persons at Kher Nagar in Mumbai's Bandra area just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's .

Baba Siddique death: Accused were doing recce for some time; case filed

The two accused have been identified as Gurmail Singh, a native of Haryana and Dharamraj Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh

Coldplay ticket row: BookMyShow lodges FIR to prevent ticket scalping

BookMyShow urges Mumbai police to investigate the unauthorised resale of tickets by individuals and platforms for Coldplay's 2025 India tour

Govinda's revolver mishap: Mumbai crime branch officials meet actor

The Mumbai crime branch personnel have met actor Govinda, who sustained leg injuries after his revolver accidentally went off, and enquired with him about the incident, officials said on Wednesday. While the local police have been conducting an investigation, the Mumbai crime branch has also initiated a parallel enquiry into the incident. No one has lodged any complaint in this matter so far, police said. The accident took place on Tuesday at the Mumbai residence of the 60-year-old actor and he is currently recuperating at a private hospital here. A crime branch team led by senior police inspector Daya Nayak visited the hospital on Tuesday and spoke to the actor about the incident, an official said. Govinda was alone when the incident took place at his residence in the early hours of Tuesday, he said. The actor has a licensed revolver of Webley company and the bullet hit him near his left knee, the official said. The revolver, which is an old one, was not locked and got misfired

Coldplay concert row: Mumbai Police issues second summon to BookMyShow CEO

The investigation was launched after a complaint by advocate Amit Vyas, who accused BookMyShow of facilitating the unauthorised resale of tickets for Coldplay's concert

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Mumbai on high alert amid terror threats, security tightened at sites

Police have been instructed to conduct mock drills at public places and religious sites ahead of the festival season and Maharashtra Assembly polls

Mumbai Police summons BookMyShow CEO in Coldplay ticket black market case

The summons comes after Advocate Amit Vyas filed a complaint, accusing the ticketing platform of facilitating the black marketing of tickets

1993 Mumbai blasts: Court orders police to provide security to approver

A sessions court on Wednesday directed Mumbai Police to provide adequate security to an approver in the 1993 serial bomb blast case and his family members. Sessions court judge V D Kedar stated the man was a star prosecution witness and prime approver and the trial in the case of the belated arrest of seven persons is slated to commence soon. "In the said trial, the evidence of the applicant may be required for cross-examination at the hands of accused persons. Thus, looking at the above facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that the applicant and his family members need to be provided sufficient security," the court said. The court directed the police to provide sufficient security to the applicant and his family members as contemplated under the Witness Protection and Security Act as early as possible. The court ordered a compliance report to be submitted within two weeks. The man had filed an application seeking to beef up police protection provided to him ...

Salman house firing: Debt-ridden shooter inspired by Bishnoi seeks bail

The accused, Vickykumar Gupta, stated that Lawrence Bishnoi has been wrongly named in the case and that he had no role to play in the shooting as alleged by the Mumbai police

Dilip Kumar's sea-view Pali Hill property sold for a whopping Rs 172 cr

The redeveloped building will feature a 2,000-square-foot museum dedicated to legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, along with 4- and 5-BHK luxury apartments

Firing done with intention to kill me, my family: Salman Khan's statement

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has told police that he believed the Lawrence Bishnoi gang carried out the firing at his residence here in April this year with the intention to kill him and his family members. The actor's statement is part of the charge sheet filed by Mumbai Police in a court here in connection with the incident. He heard a firecracker-like sound while being asleep at his residence in Galaxy Apartments in the early hours of April 14, Khan told police. His police bodyguard told him around 4.55 am that two people on motorbike had fired at the first-floor balcony, he said. There had been attempts to hurt him and his family earlier, Khan said, adding that his bodyguard lodged a complaint regarding the firing at Bandra police station. The actor learnt later that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his brother Anmol Bishnoi had confessed and taken responsibility of the attack in a Facebook post, the statement said. Lawrence Bishnoi and his gang members had talked about killing K

Mihir Shah admits he was driving BMW at time of crash: Mumbai Police

Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case, has told the police he was driving the car at the time of the crash which killed a woman and injured her husband, officials said citing the probe carried out so far. After crashing into the couple's scooter in the early hours of Sunday, Shah was very much aware that the woman was stuck in one of the tyres of the luxury car, but still he drove recklessly and did not stop though motorists passing by frantically signalled and shouted, asking him to halt, an official said on Wednesday. To conceal his identity, Shah shaved his beard and trimmed his hair, the official said, adding they were trying to find out if anyone helped him in changing his appearance. The 24-year-old accused, who is in police custody till July 16, has claimed he possesses a driving licence, but the document was yet to be recovered, he said. So far, the statements of 14 persons, including Mihir Shah's mother, sisters and friends, have been recorded, t

Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case: Mihir Shah sent to police custody till July 16

The police stated that Mihir Shah's mobile phone, a crucial piece of evidence, has not yet been recovered

BMW crash case: How did the Mumbai police track down accused Mihir Shah

Mumbai hit-and-run BMW case: Main accused Mihir Shah was taken into police custody on July 9 from Virar, two days after the incident occurred

Guilty won't be spared, strict action will be taken: CM on BMW hit-and-run

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said whoever is guilty in the BMW hit-and-run case will not be spared and strict action will be taken against them, amid criticism that the key accused is the son of his party leader. The CM said there was no question of supporting anyone and no one would be spared. Whoever is guilty will not be spared; strict action will be taken against them," Shinde told reporters here. We stand by the family of the victim. We will provide legal and financial assistance to aggrieved family," he said. A BMW car driven by key accused Mihir Shah allegedly rammed into a two-wheeler in the Worli area of south-central Mumbai on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of Kaveri Nakhwa (45), who was riding pillion, while her husband Pradeep survived with injuries. Mihir's father Rajesh Shah is a Shiv Sena politician from adjoining Palghar district. The party on Wednesday sacked Rajesh Shah as its deputy leader.

BMW crash: Mihir Shah tracked down as friend's mobile was on for 15 minutes

Mumbai Police succeeded in hunting down Mihir Shah, accused in the BMW hit-and-run case and son of a Shiv Sena politician, after two days of painstaking probe when his friend made the mistake of switching on his mobile phone only for 15 minutes. Mihir, 24, who had managed to evade the police since the accident on Sunday morning, was finally arrested from Virar near Mumbai. The luxury car driven by Mihir allegedly rammed into a two-wheeler from behind in the Worli area of south-central Mumbai on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of Kaveri Nakhwa (45), who was riding pillion, while her husband Pradeep survived with injuries. As per the police, Mihir Shah then fled from Kala Nagar area leaving his car and driver behind in an auto rickshaw, and reached his woman friend's residence in suburban Goregaon. The friend called Mihir's sister, who reached Goregaon, and took both Mihir and his friend to her Borivali residence, a senior police official said. The Shah family then decided to

Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case: Accused Mihir Shah arrested after 72 hours

Mihir Shah, the main accused in the Mumbai hit-and-run case was absconding since July 7 after he allegedly rammed his BMW into a scooter, killing a woman

Mumbai BMW crash: Police issues LOC against 24-yr-old absconding car driver

Mumbai Police have issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against a 24-year-old man, who was allegedly driving a BMW car which fatally knocked down a woman in Worli area, an official said on Monday. The accused is the son of a Shiv Sena leader from neighbouring Palghar district. Kaveri Nakhwa (45), resident of Worli Koliwada, was going with her husband Pradeep on the arterial Dr Annie Besant Road when the luxury car, allegedly driven by Mihir Shah, crashed it into the couple's two-wheeler at around 5.30 am on Sunday, according to the police. The car dragged the woman for more than 2 km, a police official said. She was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival. After the accident, the accused fled towards the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. He left the car and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat, who was sitting next to him, near Kala Nagar in Bandra area and ran away, the official said. Mihir's father Rajesh Shah and Bidawat were later arrested by the Worli police on Sunday for ..

Rohit Sharma, T20 team to hold victory parade in Mumbai: Traffic updates

Rohit Sharma-led team, which clinched a thrilling seven-run victory over South Africa in the final of T20 cricket World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday, returned to India today