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On-line fraudsters have targeted two bank accounts of owner of Ajit Bakery and transferred Rs 41.50 lakh from the accounts. SIM card of the owner linked to the bank accounts was swapped by the fraudsters from Pune location to commit the crime. According to police, Avanti Abhiram Deshmukh (48), a resident of Plot No. 145, Farmland, Ramdaspeth, lodged a complaint with Dhantoli police about the fraud on Monday. Avanti and other partners of Ajit Bakery have two bank accounts at Saraswat Bank’s Wardha Road branch.  The money was transferred to HDFC bank account of Jafar Khan; Andhra Bank account of Sameer Singh; Development Credit Bank (DCB) of DG Enterprizes; ICICI bank account in the name of Vandana Devi and another ICICI bank account in the name of India First Trading. These bank accounts are located in Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan, the officer said and added that the fraud took place between Saturday and Monday.  The fraudsters hatched the conspiracy of targeting the ...

Depressed over her college project being incomplete, a 18-year-old girl student of fashion designing college committed suicide at hostel in Ambazari police station area on Wednesday afternoon. The girl was third year student in a fashion designing college in Gokulpeth. The deceased has been identified as Palak Vinod Bhandari, a resident of Dhanadi village in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. She was living with three friends in a room at Jainam Girls Hostel, Bajiprabhu Nagar.  According to police, September 5 was the last date of filing the project and Palak was struggling to complete the project. Palak was working on the project for last three days without sleeping in night that caused severe acidity to her. Her cousin sister - Jinesh Pagaria (19) who also was staying at the same hostel - helped her to complete the project but Palak was under tremendous pressure.  Palak committed suicide on Wednesday at 12 noon when she was alone at the room. She hanged herself ...

A father’s liquor habits destroyed a family in Nawabpura area of city when his daughter consumed poison over a feud. The man’s condition is also critical as he too attempted suicide by consuming the same poison.  According to police, Samiksha Suresh Dongre (21), a resident of Nandaji Nagar, Navabpura, Mahal was fed up of drinking habit of father Suresh Dongre (48). The habit used to led to quarrel in the family.  A brawl broke out in the family when Suresh arrived home in inebriated condition on Monday night. Angry over daughter’s comments, Suresh took out a bottle full of poison and started drinking. Samiksha too became angered and snatched the bottle from Suresh and consumed poison. Both fell on the ground after consuming poison. They were rushed to the hospital where Samiksha breathed her last on Wednesday morning. The father is also battling for life, said police. Kotwali police have registered a case of accidental death. MCOCA slapped against another gang ...

In a heart-wrenching incident, a 30-year-old woman allegedly jumped to her death in front of her husband from the third floor of a posh apartment in Hudkeshwar area on Monday night. Her one-and-a-half-year-old twin son and daughter were in the bedroom when she took the extreme step.  The deceased has been identified as Sonali Amardeep Rangari (30), a resident of Flat No. 304, Building No. 1, Anand Vihar colony, Hudkeshwar.  Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone IV Nirmala Devi informed that Sonali was native of Mumbai and she married with Amardeep against the wish of her parents. After marriage, Sonali had stopped practice in the court and she had given berth to twin son and daughter last year.  Amaradeep had recently purchased a flat in Anand Vihar Colony and house warming ceremony was organisd on Sunday. Relatives of Amardeep attended the function but no relatives from Sonali’s side including her parents turned up for the event.  There was heated exc...

As many as 32 persons sustained injured when the MSRTC bus in which they were travelling in crashed into the bridge railing in order to avoid collision with a truck on the Saoner-Katol road near Jhilpa village on Tuesday afternoon. The bus got stuck on the roadside concrete railing preventing it from falling off the bridge.  According to police, the accident occurred when the bus was heading towards Saoner from Katol. After the bus crossed Isapur village, a truck which was also going in the same direction, suddenly came in front of the bus. The bus driver applied brakes to avoid collision and lost control over the bus. The bus hit the retention wall of the bridge and stuck to it. The front portion of the bus was badly damaged in the accident. The passengers were seriously injured due to forceful impact of the collision of bus against the retention wall of the bridge. A large number of villagers were gathered at the spot following the accident. Former minister Anil Deshmukh ...

State police have asked all police units to adopt austerity measures owing to financial crunch in the department as the Maharashtra Government has released just 60 per cent amount of total budgetary allocation.  Special Inspector General of Police (IGP) Administration of Maharashtra Police Krishna Prakash issued a circular in this regard and asked the force to cut down on unnecessary expenditure. Giving reason for it, he cited that State Government has released only 60 per cent funds from sanctioned funds for the year 2019-20. The state police, in short, are struggling to manage their day-to-day expenditure. The circular states that funds were allocated on basis of last year’s expenditure for meeting obligations till December 2019. The police units that have exhausted sanctioned funds are now demanding additional money to fulfill payment obligations. However, as State Government has not fully approved the expenditure, State Police are finding it difficult to allocate the fund...

DCP Zone IV Nirmala Devi, PI Sakkardara  Ajeet Sid and staff with arrested accused persons  A Radiologist was abducted by two goons on Saturday night and they tried to extort Rs 10 lakh from him. The medico was abducted from outside of his clinic and taken around the city as the goons made a futile bid to strike it rich. Finally they let off the Doctor after snatching two gold rings, a gold chain and cash of Rs. 40,000 from him. The Radiologist is identified as Dr Kedar Sharad Joshi (50), a resident of Jaiprakash Nagar. He was under mental trauma after the incident and reported the matter to police after 24 hours. Acting swiftly Sakkardara police have tracked down and arrested the abductors within three hours after the crime was reported. Dr. Joshi has X Ray Sonography Clinic at Tajshree Tower, Umred road. The arrested accused are identified as Roshan Ashok Raut (30), a resident of Plot No. 30, New Subhedar Layout, Gaurav Apartment, and Jugnu alias Pritam Wankh...

Sitabuldi police have booked 10 officials of Regional Transport office (RTO) along with seven touts in connection with learning license scam.  According to police, RTO had set up an e-system to issue licenses. User id and password of the system was given to the touts by the RTO officials. The touts had issued hundreds of the licenses by accessing the system in connivance with the RTO officials. The touts were charging more than Rs 1,000 for each learning license and transferring a part of it to the RTO officials, informed sources. The accused have been identified as Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspectors (AMVIs) Abhijeet Khare, Shailesh Kopulla, Vilas Tengne, Sanjay Pallewad, Sanjivani Chopde, Mangesh Rathod, Mithun Dongre; Jr Clerk Dipali Bhoyar, the then System Administrator Pradip Lohgaonkar; Ashwini Sawarkar, Rajesh Deshmukh, Ashish Bhoyar, Arun Lanjewar, Umesh Dhiwdhonde, UTL employee Amol Pantawne, private internet subscriber of Orange Infocom Pvt Ltd and owner of Orange In...

A dispute over borrowed money of Rs 200/- turned into murder in Jaripatka police station area. Three youths have been arrested by the cops for the murder of Rishabh Hemant Matne (24), a resident of Mecosabagh, Lumbini Nagar. The accused have been identified as Akash Thapa (23), Arnold alias Sheltin (22) and Raj Mehta (23) and an unidentified person. According to police, the accused had given Rs 200/- of their friend. A brawl broke out between the accused and their friend last week. Meanwhile, Rishabh arrived at the spot and intervened into the matter. After three days, Rishabh attacked the accused when they abused him. On Saturday night, the accused decided to eliminate Rishabh when they were consuming liquor. After finding Rishabh near his house, the accused attacked him with sticks and iron rods. He was seriously injured in the attack. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injuries. Jaripatka police have registered the case under Sections 302, 341, 504 and 3...

Social Security Branch (SSB) of City Police busted a prostitution racket at DK Resto and Lounge and Rooms in Kotwali area and rescued three girls including a Kyrgyzstan national. The cops have arrested four persons in this connection.  The accused have been identified as Dipesh Dilip Kanabar (35), a resident of Matoshri Apartment, Satnami Nagar, Central Avenue; Sachin Kashinath Sonarkar (34), a resident of Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Ram Nagar; Ankit Kishor Wahane (19),  a resident of Bhande Plot, Umred Road and Rajesh Harishchandra Gokhe (35), a resident of Bapu Kuti Nagar, Pachpaoli.  Acting on a tip off, a decoy customer of police contacted the accused on telephone and fixed the deal. The customer reached the resto at 9 pm and given money to the accused. The police raided the resto after signalled by the decoy.  A police officer informed that the accused had constructed eight rooms in the resto where he was providing the girls for Rs 5,000 to 15,000. The girls ...

Economic Offences Wing (EOW) have arrested Mukesh Hansaraj Jham (50) and his wife Mahima (45) from Pune in connection with Rs 38.75 crore Navodaya Co-operative Bank loan fraud case.   Mukesh Jham is the uncle of kingpin Hemant Sikander Jham, Director of Jham Builders and Developers. A police officer informed that the accuse was hiding in Pune since last month. Acting on a tip-off, the police have arrested the accused from Punawale area of Pune. Mukesh and Mahima were the office-bearers in Jham Builders and Developers.  District and Sessions Judge (MPID) Special Court Patil remanded the accused to police custody for five days. Jham’s 30 acre land worth Rs 40 crore at Waghdhara in Hingna Tehsil was seized by the police allegedly for not returning Rs six crore to about 400 investors in June 2017. An offence of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against Jham Builders and Developers at Sonegaon Police Station in October 2015 following a complaint lodge...

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a peon with District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 4,000 from a man. The accused demanded the money to held up issuance of warrant from the court in a dowry case.  The accused has been identified as Abdul Salim Abdul Jabbar (45). According to ACB, the complainant is the resident of Bhandara. He tied nuptial knot in year 2013 and a case under Section 498 (a) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him at Kamptee police station on the basis of complaint given by his wife.  Abdul befriended with the victim during court proceedings at Kamptee. Abdul was used to make phone calls to victim asking for monetary favours.  On September 20, he phoned the complainant and asked for Rs 4,000 bribe to held up issuance of warrant from the court. The complainant then approached the ACB and lodged a case against him. The ACB team laid a trap and arrested the accused when he received t...

A 38-year-old woman working was duped of  30,000 by a person who posed as a State Bank Of India (SBI) official. The trickster duped the woman by making a phone call and sought Debit card details.  In her complaint, Archana Premanand Undirwade, a resident of Plot No. 55, Ekatmata Nagar, Wankhede layout, said she was cheated by a person who called her for restoring her Debit card. As trickster posed as SBI official, she gave details.  Using the details, the trickster conducted on-line transactions four times. After getting the message, the woman called him up about debit entries and he told the woman not to worry and the bank will refund the money. A police officer said that the woman had shared One Time Password (OTP) three more times and Rs 13,990, Rs 5000, Rs 9,999 and Rs 262 were debited from her account. MIDC police have registered the case under Sections 419 and 420 of Indian Penal Code.  Girls and women molested at five spots in city Five cases of...