House collapses in Mumbai’s Antop Hill area, 9 people rescued
Seven people were injured after a ground-plus-one-storey house collapsed in Mumbai on Tuesday morning, a fire brigade official said. The house, located at Jai Maharashtra Nagar in Antop Hill area, crashed at around 8.10 am, he said. Four fire engines, a rescue van and other fire brigade equipment were rushed to the spot. Police and […]
Mumbai man kills 2 sleeping on busy pavements in separate incidents, arrested
Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing two people sleeping on busy pavements in two separate incidents in Mumbai. “He just saw them sleeping on the road, picked up a stone and smashed…their heads multiple times,” a police officer said. CCTV footage was used to identify the suspect, who is seen walking away from […]
Mumbai court acquits Chhota Rajan in a 1983 case
A special CBI court in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted gangster Chhota Rajan in a 1983 case in which he was booked under charges of attempt to murder. He was arrested by Mumbai Police after he was accused of assaulting policemen. Police officials apprehended Rajan while smuggling liquor in a taxi and the latter then attacked […]
Full COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for travelling in Mumbai local trains
Days after health minister Rajesh Tope said that persons with one vaccine shot to be allowed to travel in local trains after Diwali, the Maharashtra government has said that full vaccination is mandatory for travel in Mumbai local trains for essential workers and government employees. ‘’If the COVID 19 positive cases are under control then […]
BREAKING NEWS: Mumbai civic body collects ₹77 crore fine from mask violators till Oct 24
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has so far collected over ₹77 crore in fines from mask rule violators till October 24. According to data provided by BMC, the amount was collected from 37,23,019 violators of the COVID-19 guideline. BMC had earlier announced that ₹200 will be charged as fine from individuals who are found not […]
Video shows man hanging from balcony before falling amid fire in Mumbai high-rise
A video has surfaced online, showing a man falling to death after hanging from the railing of a 19th-floor balcony of Mumbai’s One Avighna Park building which caught on fire on Friday. The man was reportedly a security guard named Arun Tiwari. He reportedly got trapped and hung from the balcony to escape before losing […]
Man dies after jumping from 19th floor of Mumbai building where fire broke out
A man has died after jumping from the 19th floor of a 60-storey Mumbai residential building where a fire broke out today. Fourteen fire engines reached the spot after the fire broke out at the building in Lalbaug area. Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar and officials of the fire and rescue department have reached the spot.
Fire breaks out on 19th floor of 60-storey residential building in Mumbai
A fire broke out on the 19th floor of a 60-storey residential building on Curry Road in Mumbai. Mumbai Fire Brigade said that it was a Level 3 fire, adding that no injuries have been reported from the fire at One Avighna Park. Fire tenders have rushed to the spot and rescue operations are underway, […]
RPF constable saves pregnant woman from slipping under moving train near Mumbai
A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable at a railway station near Mumbai saved a pregnant woman from falling into the gap between the train and the platform on Monday, CCTV footage showed. The incident took place when the woman, in an attempt to deboard a moving train at the Kalyan Railway Station, fell and almost […]
BREAKING NEWS: Mumbai Police bust inter-state mobile theft gang, recover 248 stolen phones
Mumbai: The city crime branch have seized 248 stolen mobile phones worth ₹ 43 lakh from an interstate gang involved in buying and selling stolen mobile phones. The accused used to changed IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers of the phones before transporting them to countries like Bangladesh and Nepal making them impossible to trace. […]