Maharashtra

Maha: Kidnapped teenage girl rescued, accused held

7:46 pm January 21, 2021

Thane: A 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Mumbra in Maharashtra’s Thane in November 2020, has been rescued from Ahmednagar district in the state, police said on Thursday. Her kidnapper, identified as Sagar Shendephal (25), has been arrested, they said. The girl was rescued on Wednesday following a tip-off, senior inspector Nitin Thakre of […]

Maha: Two held for possession of rare snakes in Palghar

10:57 pm January 20, 2021

Palghar: The police in Maharashtra’s Palghar district arrested two persons for alleged possession of two-mouthed ‘mandul’ snakes, an official said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the local crime branch laid a trap near a hotel in Amboli village on Mumbai- Ahmedabad Highway and apprehended the duo who had come to sell […]

Maharashtra: Man collapses while playing cricket, dies

11:59 pm January 18, 2021

Nagpur: A 25-year-old man suddenly collapsed while playing cricket on a ground here in Maharashtra on Monday and was declared dead at a hospital, police said. The incident occurred when the deceased Raman Gaikwad, a final year student of BCA, was playing cricket with his friends in Ajni area, an official said. Gaikwad’s friends first […]

BJP women’s wing protests against Munde in Thane

7:46 pm January 18, 2021

Thane: The women’s wing of BJP on Monday protested in Thane demanding the resignation of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde who has been accused of rape. Munde has refuted the allegation and has called it a blackmailing attempt, and his party has backed him saying there was no need for him to quit […]

Man injured due to sharp kite string in Nashik district

11:52 pm January 14, 2021

Mumbai: A 23-year-old man was injured after a sharp kite string slashed his throat in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Thursday, police said. Kite-flying is popular on the festival of Makar Sankranti, but using razor-sharp manja (string), which is sometimes coated with crushed glass, is prohibited. The incident took place at Jalgaon Neur village in Yeola […]