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11 missing as overloaded boat capsizes in Wardha River in Maharashtra

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 In a major tragedy, at least 11 persons are missing and feared drowned after an overloaded boat with 30 persons aboard suddenly capsized in the Wardha River in Maharashtra’s Amravati district on Tuesday morning, police said.

The incident occurred around 10 a.m. when the boat was sailing to the opposite bank of the river near Shrikshetra Jhunjh, falling under the jurisdiction of Benoda Shaheed Police Station of Amravati.

Hearing the cries for help, several villagers jumped into the river to save the victims and also alerted the local police.

Till afternoon, three bodies, including of a two-year old girl, have been recovered and another eight are still reported missing, while the rest have survived with minor injuries.

The police, along with teams of divers and the villagers, have launched a massive search operation for the missing who are feared drowned over four hours after the incident.

A majority of the victims are said to be from a single clan who had gone to Gadegaon to attend the post-funeral rituals of a deceased relative.

Later they went to the Mahadev Temple in Varud area when the tragedy engulfed them.

The bodies of Narayan Matare, 45, Kiran Khandare, 28, and two-year old Vanshika Shivankar have been recovered so far.

Search continues downstream for the others – Nisha Matare, Piyush Matare, Aditi Khandare, Mohini Khandare, Ashwini Khandare, Vrishali Waghmare, Atul Waghmare, and Poonam Shivankar.

Locals said that the Wardha River has been swollen since the past one week due to heavy rains in Wardha, Amravati, Chandrapur, and Gadchiroli districts of eastern Maharashtra.

Though the exact cause of the accident is not clear, villagers said that the boat may have sunk as it was packed over its capacity and the victims may have been dragged away by the strong currents.

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Mumbai: Drugs worth over Rs 1 crore seized, five arrested

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Mumbai: Anti-Narcotics Cell ANC claims to have seized drugs worth Rs 1.45 crore in various operations in Mumbai city. In four operations in Worli, Wadi Bunder, Wadala areas, ANC has seized 541 grams of MD, while 203 grams of MD has been seized from the possession of two accused and a case has been registered against them in Bandra unit under the NDPS Act.

During a patrol in Worli, Mumbai, 86 grams of MD was found from a suspect who was arrested. Ghatkopar unit has recovered 75 grams of MD while conducting an operation in Wadi Bunder and has arrested the accused. Similarly, Kandivali unit has seized 78 grams of drugs while conducting an operation in Wadala and has arrested him. Ghatkopar Mankhord has seized 840 bottles of codeine syrup during an operation on codeine syrup.

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Mumbai gold chain snatchers arrested

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police’s Tilak Nagar police have claimed to have arrested three thieves and chain snatchers. The complainant said that on April 12, during a morning walk, three unknown thieves snatched a chain and fled. Tilak Nagar police had formed four teams in this case and conducted a search operation at various places in this case and arrested three accused Mohammad Jalil Khan, Sameer Mohammad Ansar Ahmed Sheikh and Mohammad Naseeb. A gold chain worth Rs 40,000 and a car worth Rs 3.40 lakh have also been seized from their possession. Cases of theft including chain snatching have been registered against these accused in the limits of Wadala TT police station. Further investigation is underway in this case after the arrest.

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Salman Khan receives death threat again

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Mumbai: Film actor Salman Khan has once again received a death threat. Salman Khan is being targeted by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and the Lawrence gang has also threatened to kill Salman, after which Salman Khan is continuously receiving death threats on social media. The Mumbai Traffic Control Room received a WhatsApp message in which Salman Khan has been threatened to enter his house and kill him and blow up his car with a bomb. After receiving this threatening message, the Worli Police has registered a case of threat against an unknown person on the complaint of the Traffic Police.
Mumbai Police is now investigating whether the person who threatened Salman Khan belongs to a gang or if this threat was made by someone mischievously. The police are also on alert after the threatening message. Tight security arrangements have been made near Salman Khan’s house, along with which Salman Khan also has V-Plus security. In such a situation, the police have also taken this threat seriously.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Panchalkar has also ordered the police to be alert regarding threatening phone calls, WhatsApp or threatening messages on social media. The Mumbai Police and the Crime Branch are also investigating this matter. Salman Khan’s life is in danger, so the police do not want to take any kind of negligence and the police have also started an investigation in this matter. Salman Khan has received death threats several times before. The police have also arrested three people in this case.

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