Crime
Instagram friend who extorted girlfriend arrested in Karnataka

Karnataka police have arrested a youth who extorted gold jewels from his girlfriend has been arrested, the police said on Friday. The arrested youth is identified as Ghanashyam aka Abhi Gowda, a resident of Madanayakanahalli.
Gangamma Gudi police in Bengaluru city who arrested the accused have said that the accused Ghanashyam got introduced to the victim through Instagram. The police have recovered 180 grams of gold jewels worth Rs 8 lakh from him.
The police on patrol had observed Ghanashyam moving suspiciously in the area of Kempegowda Garden on Thursday. They found gold jewels in his possession after frisking the accused. He confessed to have committed burglary at his girlfriend’s home. He also told them that he had extorted a gold chain earlier by blackmailing her.
The police said that accused Ghanashyam, a class 12th dropout has turned into an alcoholic and a chain smoker. He had an Instagram account in the name of Abhi Gowda and luring girls. The victim studying in second year graduation in Commerce came in contact and the accused managed to trap her into a relationship.
Later, he had lied to the girl that his family faced financial difficulties. The victim believed his words had given away a gold chain to him without the knowledge of her parents.
Accused who had sold the gold chain and spent all the money had made this a habit and started demanding money. When the girl refused, he blackmailed her that he would inform her parents about their relationship and extorted gold jewels from her. He had also dared to go to her house when her parents had gone out and burgled gold jewels, the police said. Further investigation is on.
Crime
Palghar News: Young Man Assaulted With Axe In Broad Daylight, Mob Tie Up Attacker Before Police Arrest

Palghar, Maharashtra: A broad daylight attack in a busy Palghar neighbourhood shocked residents on Wednesday after a young man allegedly assaulted a 35-year-old with an axe, leaving him seriously injured.
The incident occurred around 4 p.m. at the main square in the Kamala Park housing colony on Mahi Road. According to police sources, the accused, believed to be around 27 years old, struck Baboolal Fulchand Yadav in the face with an axe, causing severe injuries. Yadav was immediately rushed to a hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
Eyewitnesses said the attacker attempted to flee, but local residents intervened, catching him and tying him to a tree with ropes before thrashing him. Police arrived shortly afterward, to control the mob and take the accused into custody
The motive behind the attack is still under investigation, and the process of registering a formal case in ongoing. The suspect’s identity had not been officially confirmed at the time of reporting.
Crime
Police Arrest 4 Men From Gujarat For Stealing ₹11.25 Lakh From Palghar’s Dandekar College Treasury

Palghar: Police have arrested four men, including two auto-rickshaw drivers, from Gujarat for allegedly stealing Rs 11.25 lakh cash collected as student fees from the treasury of a college in Maharashtra’s Palghar city, officials said on Wednesday.
About The Theft
The theft took place between 5.30 pm on July 23 and 7.45 am on July 24 at the Dandekar College located on Boisar Road here, a police release said.
An official from the college later reported that Rs 11.25 lakh kept in the college’s accounts department treasury had been stolen by unidentified persons.
Based on technical analysis and intelligence inputs, the police here identified the four accused and arrested them from Umbargaon in neighbouring Valsad district of Gujarat on Monday with the help of local police, the release said.
“During interrogation, they confessed to committing the theft. Out of the stolen cash, Rs 4.05 lakh has been recovered,” it said.
The accused have been identified as Shubham Virendra Singh (21), Murali Manohar Pawar (23), both auto-rickshaw drivers, Arun Lakhan Chavan (19), a mason, and Farooq Firoz Khan, all hailing from Valsad, the release said.
They have been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 305(A) (theft in a dwelling house) and 331(3)(4) (house trespass or house break), the police added.
Crime
Thane Crime Branch Seizes 15.9 Kg MD Worth ₹31.84 Crore, Arrests Two with Multiple Past Offences

Thane: The Thane Crime Branch has arrested two persons for allegedly possessing 15.9kg MD (mephedrone), a psychotropic substance, with the intent to sell it in the city. The accused – Tanvir Ahmad Ansari, 23, and Mahesh Desai, 35, residents of Mumbra and Ulhasnagar – were intercepted after a nakabandi on August 9 at Ranjnoli Naka on the Bhiwandi-Kalyan bypass road.
Cops Seize ₹31 Crore MD in Back-to-Back Car Interceptions
The police first stopped a car driven by Tanvir and, upon inspection, recovered 11.763kg MD. Soon after, another car driven by Mahesh was intercepted, and officials recovered 4.161kg MD powder from him; the total value of the contraband is Rs31.84 crore. Their cars and phones were seized by the police.
Preliminary interrogation revealed Tanvir is already named in three FIRs, including drug-related charges, at Mumbra, Daighar, and Byculla police stations. Mahesh, confessed to four prior offences, including cases under the NDPS Act and MCOCA at Ajara Police station in Kolhapur.
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