MUMBAI: The initial report submitted by the microbiology department of a Mumbai-based state-run hospital has stated that no “bacterial infection” was detected in the bodies of four members of a family who died after allegedly consuming watermelon recently, officials said on Wednesday. The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday dismissed appeals filed against a December 2018 acquittal of all 22 accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh ‘fake encounter’ case. Chief Justice led bench said “appeals dismissed”. Detailed order to follow. The appeals were filed in April 2019 by Shaikh’s brothers Rubabbudin Shaikh and Nayabuddin Shaikh. They sad the…
Kalyan: A 27-year-old undertrial lodged in Aadharwadi jail in Kalyan died after complaining of giddiness and breathing difficulties, triggering his family’s allegations of negligence by jail authorities.The deceased, identified as Rishikesh Pawar, a resident of Dombivli, was in judicial custody in connection with an attempt to murder case linked to a dispute over a weekly…
Mumbai: Forensic laboratories have been trying to answer what killed four members of the Dokadia family through samples of edible items and viscera, but multiple tests for common poisons have yielded no results. Officials hinted if this remains the case for all 54 tests, the final report could be inconclusive.While 10 standard tests typically provide…
Thane: A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly stabbing a 55-year-old woman multiple times on Monday night while attempting to steal from her home in Murbad area of Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The teenager has been booked for attempted murder, said police. Hearing the screams, neighbours rushed to her house.“The woman is admitted…
Mumbai: Services on Metro Line 3 were partially disrupted for around 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon after smoke was detected at the CSMIA T2 station. There were no injuries.A fire brigade official said 3 fire engines and 2 jumbo tankers reached the site and the fire was doused by 4.45 pm. Smoke permeated the underground…
Mumbai: Noting that the illegal activity of the accused led to illegal constructions and their court ordered demolitions rendering approximately 2,500 families homeless, a special court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of a 62-year-old former corporator, Sitaram Gupta, in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to the encroachment of government land and the construction…
Thane: An election petition has been filed before a civil court in Kalyan challenging the process of declaring 20 candidates “elected unopposed” in the recent Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) polls.The petition, filed by local Congress leader Prakash Pagare alias Mama Pagare, raises constitutional and democratic concerns, arguing that voters were denied their right to participate…
Mumbai: Amid fissures in INDIA bloc after the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu assembly poll results, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said TMC chief Mamata Banerjee was the first to say at a meeting of the opposition alliance that then Bihar CM Nitish Kumar would leave the grouping when his name was…
Mumbai: Mumbai’s BEST bus fleet is under sharp scrutiny after a recent fire involving an electric double-decker and the detection of serious defects in 13 wet lease buses recently, exposing troubling gaps in maintenance, inspection and operational safety. The transport undertaking has now ordered comprehensive safety checks across its entire fleet, directing depots not to…
