Somendra Sharma Dna

• City put on alert after Centre's terror warning

  Following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is planning to strike in Mumbai, security in the city has been beefed up to avert any untoward incident before the Russian president's visit to the city and the Christmas and New Year celebrations, police sources claimed.  "An alert has been sounded. Christmas...

• Hoax bomb call at Bandra station

  The Mumbai police had a tough time on Sunday night when they had to scan the Bandra Terminus for explosives within minutes. The drama began when the main police control room received a call informing them that the terminus would be blown up in a few minutes.To make himself sound genuine, the caller dropped the name of a senior Indian Police Service...

• Man held for molesting Irish reporter

  An Irish reporter was allegedly molested by a hotel employee at Colaba. The staffer was arrested on Monday by the police, after a complaint was lodged by the victim.Nilesh Shirke, 26, works at Hotel Seashore in Colaba. Police sources said the victim (name withheld) works for a magazine in Ireland. She had come to the city to do travel related stori...

• Two held with Rs 10 lakh fake currency

  Two people were arrested by officers of the state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday from Dadar with fake Indian currency notes worth Rs10 lakh. The ATS has launched a manhunt for their accomplice from West Bengal who pumped in fake notes from Bangladesh.Nadeem Ahmed Kabir Ahmed Rangrej, 35 and Arif Ahmed Sharif Ahmed Rangrej, 35, are natives of...

• Mumbai: Sacked driver robs ex-boss of Rs 4 lakh

  The Malabar Hill police have arrested a 22-year-old former driver of a millionaire businessman for allegedly stealing the latter's debit card and decamping with lakhs of rupees. The victim, suffering from short term memory loss, had written his PIN on the back of the card, which was stolen by the suspect to withdraw money."We have recovered the sto...

• Mumbai: Nine from a family die in road accident

  Nine members of a Bhandup family died around 4 am on Sunday when the Tavera they were travelling in collided with a speeding luxury bus near Utgiri village in Khed area of Ratnagiri district. The family was on their way to organise the wedding of Manisha Khetle, 27, when tragedy struck.The deceased have been identified as Anant Ganpat Khetle 55, Pr...

• Mumbai: Rapist tantrik Bangladeshi; booked under Foreigners Act

  The JJ Marg police have booked Mehdi Kasim Sheikh, 46, under the Foreigners Act, 1946, for staying in the country illegally. The police have evidence which proves that the accused is a Bangladeshi national. Sheikh, a self-proclaimed black magician who allegedly raped six cousins and their domestic help over a period of time, had a fake PAN card, an...

• Mumbai: Police identify man who gave fake IDs to rapist tantrik

  The JJ Marg police have identified the person who helped Mehendi Kasim Sheikh in procuring fake documents. Sheikh, a self-proclaimed black magician who allegedly raped six sisters and their domestic help over a period of time, had a fake PAN card, an election card and photocopies of a passport. The police seized all these fake documents. According ...

• Former Mumbai cop challenges underworld link charge

  Former senior police inspector Ashok Borkar, accused of having links with the underworld, on Monday moved an application in the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, stating that he will get himself arrested if he is found guilty.According to Borkar's application, he learnt through the media that his name has been linked with bu...

• Bangladeshi teen with six SIM cards arrested in Mumbai

  Security personnel of the Indian Navy apprehended a Bangladeshi teenager moving suspiciously near Anushakti Bhavan on Friday, a day before Navy Day celebrations. A mobile phone and six SIM cards -- one procured in India and rest from Bangladesh -- were recovered from 19-year-old Mohammad Masood Mohammad Rafiq, who was found near the residential tow...

• Man arrested for email maligning private bank

  Officers of the cyber crime investigation cell of the Mumbai crime branch recently arrested Rahul Kanhaiyalal Shah, who runs a stock trading firm in Goregaon, for allegedly sending an email containing false information about the insolvency of a leading private bank to create fear among its investors and account holders. However, the police suspect ...

• Police jeep kills 17-month-old boy, driver arrested

  A tourism police jeep patrolling Gigaum Chowpatty to ensure the safety of beach goers ended up mowing down a 17-month-old boy on Friday morning. Though the constable driving the vehicle has been arrested on charges of rash and negligent driving, the police say they are yet to ascertain if the driver was indeed at fault.The deceased has been identif...

• 'Rapist' tantrik not an Indian, say police

  It's now official that self proclaimed black magician Mehndi Kasim Sheikh is not an Indian national. In a significant development the JJ Marg police have recovered fake identity cards such as passport photocopies, PAN card and Election card from Sheikh's possession. The police have now booked him on charges of forgery. The police suspect that Sheik...

• Mumbai sisters raped by Tantrik didn't tell each other

  The Mumbai police, which are interrogating fake black magician Mehndi Kasim Sheikh, claimed that none of the six victims (all cousins) knew that the others had been raped by Sheikh at different places, even though they were taking 'treatment' from him. It was only after one of the victims lodged a police complaint, others revealed their plight."Eve...

• Terrorist held at airport day before 26/11 anniversary

  A terrorist wanted by the Coimbatore police was apprehended at the international airport in Mumbai in the early hours on Thursday following a lookout notice (LoN) against him. The police are baffled about the possible purpose of his visit to the city a day before the second anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.The arrested person has been identi...