Mumbai: Police has claimed to have recovered 09 mobile phones worth Rs 1,48,000/- from a criminal accused after uncovering 03 cases of mobile theft. On the complaint of the complainant on September 8, a case was registered at Park Site Police Station under Section 305(a) of the IPC 2023 for theft of mobile phones by entering a house. The police registered the said case and started investigation. Mumbai Police’s Nitin Jhade and his team traced the accused wanted in the case based on CCTV footage of the crime scene and its premises and technical information and arrested the accused Feroz Mohammad Shakeel Sheikh alias Choha, age 25, resident of Ambika Nagar Chal, Behind Ajwa Hotel, Upper Depot Para, Park Site, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai 79, who was on police record within 05 hours and registered a case under Section 305(a) BNS Crime No. 2 879/2026 Section 305(a) BNS
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3) 03 cases were revealed. Similarly, 09 mobiles worth Rs. 1,48,000/- were recovered from the said accused after expert interrogation.

*The arrested accused Feroz Mohammad Shakeel Sheikh alias Choha, aged 25, has a total of 20 cases of theft, robbery, illegal possession of weapons registered in K-Park Site, Ghatkopar, Pant Nagar and Nirmal Nagar police stations.

The said operation was carried out under the guidance of Devin Bharti, Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Manoj Sharma, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Dhananjay Kulkarni, Additional Commissioner of Police, Eastern Regional Department, Chembur, Mumbai, Shri Abhay Singh Deshmukh, Deputy Commissioner of Police, East, Senior Police Inspector in-charge, Park Site Police Station, Mumbai, Ashok Lange, Assistant Police Inspector Nitin Jhade, Police Sub-Inspector Akshay Wagh, Police Havildar Vishal Goare, Police Havildar Rahul Navale, Police Constable Manoj Sarwade, Police Constable Rohidas Bhosare, Police Constable Deepak Tade.

Pune, Sep 10: A group of people have approached the Pune Police seeking action against social media users who allegedly posted derogatory and objectionable comments targeting a woman who had lodged a complaint against social media influencer Santosh Pandit, police said on Thursday.

Pandit has been accused of making allegedly derogatory remarks against Maharashtra Minister Chandrakant Patil and Pune Municipal Corporation corporator Mitali Kuldeep Salvekar.

Following a complaint filed by Sarika Kamble, who works with the Pune Municipal Corporation, a case was registered against Pandit at the Kothrud police station.

The issue took a further turn after members of the Bhau Foundation approached the Kothrud police station on Monday, seeking action against social media users who allegedly targeted Kamble after she filed the complaint against the influencer.

The organisation alleged that Kamble became the target of derogatory remarks and abusive comments on social media simply because she approached the police over remarks that she considered offensive and objectionable.

Tanisha Patil of Bhau Foundation condemned the derogatory and objectionable comments made against Kamble through social media and sought strict action against the trolls.

“We condemn the manner in which derogatory comments have been made through social media. Police should take strict action against such trolls. We will also lodge a complaint with Meta in this regard,” Patil said.

The organisation said that individuals should not be subjected to online abuse or personal attacks for approaching law enforcement authorities and raising concerns over remarks they find offensive. It urged the police to take appropriate action against the social media users involved in the alleged online harassment of Kamble.

The Bhau Foundation said it would also pursue the matter with Meta, the parent company of social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram, seeking action over the allegedly objectionable content targeting Kamble.

Santosh Pandit was arrested from his residence in Pune on September 3 in connection with a case of posting obscene and sexually suggestive content targeting Minister Patil and corporator Mitali Kuldeep Salvekar.

According to the complaint, Pandit allegedly uploaded objectionable posts and videos on his YouTube account, ‘@SantoshPandit6278’, targeting Chandrakant Patil and Mitali Salvekar.

Officials said that legal proceedings are underway, and further details are awaited.

Mumbai, Sep 9: Congress MLA Amin Patel wrote to Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam, raising serious concerns over the large-scale deletion of voters from electoral rolls in the Mumbadevi Assembly constituency following the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive.

In a letter to the CEO, Patel highlighted that nearly 95,732 voters have been deleted from the draft electoral roll published on August 31, 2026. While official grounds cite absent, shifted, duplicate, or deceased voters (ASDD), Patel alleged that poor outreach and lack of proper communication by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were significant contributing factors.

“As of September 8, 2026, not a single Form No 6 (used for re-enrollment and new registrations) had been accepted by BLOs in the region. No official notices were served to voters facing electoral roll anomalies or unmapped status to appear for hearings. Citizens attempting to contact assigned BLOs faced unanswered calls or switched-off phones, causing unnecessary distress to residents trying to rectify their voter status. With the upcoming Ganeshotsav festival season, BLOs are expected to be occupied with festival-related duties, creating a high likelihood that citizens will miss the current submission deadlines,” said Patel.

To ensure no eligible voter is disenfranchised, Patel requested an urgent deadline extension within legal parameters. He has demanded that for submission of Form 6 (Re-enrollment & New Registration), the time period be extended from September 30, 2026, to October 31, 2026 and for Anomaly & Unmapped Voter Hearings from October 29, 2026, to November 30, 2026.

Patel urged the Chief Electoral Officer to sympathetically consider the gravity of the situation and take immediate corrective measures.

Patel’s request comes after the exclusion of 2.07 crore voters in the draft voter list released on August 31. Of the final categorisation of the 2.07 crore uncollected Enumeration Forms (EFs), they include 75.52 lakh: Absent or untraceable voters, 76.80 lakh: Permanently shifted voters, 34.81 lakh: Deceased voters, 17.63 lakh: Duplicate entries or voters already registered elsewhere and 2.23 lakh: Other reasons.

Chockalingam said that 2.07 crore being in the “Uncollectable Enumeration Forms (accounting for 21.15% of Maharashtra’s 9.78 crore electorates) does not mean permanent removal immediately; it marks exclusion from the Draft Electoral Roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 drive in Maharashtra which began on July 1. “I appeal to every voter to check the draft electoral roll,” said Chockalingam.

“Do not merely look at the statewide figures. Check whether your own name is on the list and whether your details are correct. If your name is missing, apply for inclusion. If there is an error, request a correction. If there is an issue regarding the removal of a name, you can submit Form 6 to apply for re-inclusion. The draft list is not the final list; a complete process of claims and objections will take place before the final voter list is released,” he added.