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Special arrangements made for Ganpati immersion at Charni Road station by Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway

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Mumbai : Considering the heavy rush at Charni Road station for devotees coming to Girgaon Chowpatty for Ganapati immersion on September 17/18, 2024, Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway has made several arrangements for crowd management and passenger convenience.

According to the press release issued by Shri Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, Mumbai Central Division will install additional CCTV cameras to monitor the crowd at Charni Road station and ensure proper management. Exclusive one-way routes are being created for more convenient movement of commuters on different routes without any hindrance. Apart from this, apart from the main entrance, another entrance will be opened at Bal Bhawan, so that the passengers coming from Girgaon Chowpatty can easily reach platform number 1 to catch the local train.

Shri Vineet further informed that, Western Railway will run 8 additional services between Churchgate and Virar on the intervening night of 17th and 18th September, 2024. Down slow train services of these additional 8 services will be given additional stoppage at Charni Road station, so that passengers can board comfortably without any hassle and maximum passengers can reach their homes at night. On September 17, 2024, 38 fast up local train services will stop at all stations between Churchgate and Mumbai Central station from 17.00 hrs to 20.30 hrs. To avoid crowding of passengers coming and going on platform no. 2 and 3, approx. 88 UP slow local train services will not be halted at Platform No. 2 of Charni Road station from 17.00 hrs to 22.00 hrs on 17th September, 2024. Apart from the regular ticket counters, additional ATVM machines and facilitators are being arranged at the station and on the way to Bal Bhawan, so that passengers do not face any inconvenience in purchasing tickets. All necessary information and announcements will be made regularly. Signage and electronic display units displaying important information are being installed at the station for the convenience of passengers.

Shri Vineet said that apart from these arrangements, Western Railway will also ensure sale of water bottles and snacks in sufficient quantity at the station and on the way to and from Bal Bhawan. Ambulance facility has been provided by BMC and Western Railway at Charni Road station and arrangements for doctors, paramedical staff etc. are being made in the emergency medical room. Adequate arrangements for lighting and fans are being made at Charni Road station. There will also be one-way movement on the escalators of Platform 1.

From the security point of view, around 400 RPF and GRP personnel will be deployed to control the influx of passengers at Charni Road station. Help desks of RPF and GRP will also be set up to assist the passengers in case of any inconvenience or problem. Western Railway will make adequate arrangements for RPF barricading and queue managers, as well as make regular announcements through megaphone. A fire brigade will also be arranged at the station. Western Railway RPF is coordinating with State Police and GRP for deployment of maximum police force.

Shri Vineet informed that additional railway officers and staff will be on duty round the clock at Charni Road station on the intervening night of 17th and 18th September, 2024, while the Control and Command Center will be functioning at both the station and the control room. Recently Shri Neeraj Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai Central Division, also inspected the station along with the officers and staff to ensure that efforts are being made to improve the necessary facilities. Western Railway is committed to ensure passenger convenience and smooth crowd management for thousands of devotees arriving at Girgaum Chowpatty for Ganpati Visarjan.

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Mumbai Police equipped with modern laboratories and technology: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has equipped itself with modern technology to curb cyber crime and cyber fraud. Accordingly, Mumbai Police inaugurated three cyber labs including a forensic lab, a special van, an intercept van and other modern equipment at the hands of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Speaking on the occasion, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the police has been modernized to curb cyber fraud and online fraud and the police will use these modern equipment to solve crimes ranging from cyber fraud to other crimes.

Fadnavis said that the way incidents like digital arrests are happening today by fooling people online, the police has brought significant revolution in the investigation methods and other things to curb these incidents. He said that special help rooms have also been set up in police stations to help women, in which women will get immediate help. He said that a special van has also been prepared for women so that they can get immediate help. Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Pansalkar, Special Police Commissioner Devin Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Satyanarayan Chaudhary and senior officers were present at the event.

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Bir Mecca Masjid bomb blast implementation of UAPA

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Mumbai: Police has implemented UAPA Act in the Bir Ard Masla Mecca Masjid blast case. On the midnight of March 30, Vijay Agon and Shri Ram Ashok placed a bomb in the mosque and exploded it. This explosion was done with the help of jetliner and detonator. In this case, the police had earlier registered a case under Arms Act and other sections, but after that Muslim organizations had demanded to prosecute the accused under UAPA Act and NSA.
The Beed blast was investigated by the local crime branch, in which the crime branch found that the explosion was very powerful and detonators were also used along with jetliner rods. On this basis, UAPA Act has been implemented on the recommendation of the Crime Branch. Police have registered a case against both the terrorists under sections 16 and 18 of UAPA. Since the Beed blast, Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is investigating it along with the police. The ATS is investigating the connection and financing of terrorists in this case, including how jetliner rods were made available to the accused and who provided them jetliner rods without license or permit. Along with this, investigation is also going on to find out how many more people and conspirators are involved in this case. ATS said that investigation is going on every aspect and point of the Beed bomb blast, however, ATS has so far questioned many people in this case, including family members and well-wishers of the accused as well as their friends and acquaintances. ATS is trying to uncover the conspiracy before the blast in the Beed Mecca Masjid blast case because before the blast, accused Vijay Agon had released a video and uploaded it on the status threatening Muslims to remove the mosque and only after that the blast took place here. The local police had also registered a case of spreading religious hatred against the accused a day earlier and the mosque was blown up the next day.

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Actor Ajaz Khan’s Wife Fallon Guliwala Granted Bail in Drugs Case

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Mumbai: Fallon Guliwala, wife of actor Ajaz Khan, who was arrested in November 2024 after narcotics were recovered from her residence, has been granted bail by a special court in Mumbai.

Guliwala had been in custody for over four months. The court has imposed certain conditions for her bail, including the submission of her passport, a restriction on travel, and mandatory attendance before the investigating officer three times a week until the chargesheet is filed.

Her lawyer, Ayaz Khan, argued that she was unaware of the recovered items and that she was not the only occupant of the premises. He also mentioned that the CCTV system was turned off during the raid, and no videography or photography was conducted.

Special Public Prosecutor Vibhavari Pathak opposed the bail plea, stating that a prima facie case existed against Guliwala.

Considering that the seizure process had already been completed, the court granted bail but with strict conditions.

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