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Bombay High Court Hears Plea Against Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj; 67 FIRs Filed Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks

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Bombay High Court Hears Plea Against Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj; 67 FIRs Filed Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that about 67 FIRs have been registered in the state against religious leader Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj following his alleged derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammed at an event in Nashik recently. The state also informed that the cyber crime police is taking down the objectionable material containing the alleged derogatory remarks, which was shared online.

State Advocate General Birendra Saraf informed a bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan during the hearing in a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for sharing a stage with Ramgiri Maharaj, after the religious leader was booked in several cases.

The plea was filed by advocate Mohammad Wasi Sayed and others alleging that since 2014 there is “a steep rise in communal incidents and systematic Islamophobic customs are protected and conserved by the state and Union governments, thereby giving rise to mob-lynchings, riots, and boycotting of Muslims”.

Petitioners’ Advocate Ejaz Naqvi argued that the CM, instead of initiating action against Ramgiri Maharaj, shared the dias with him and said that saints would be protected in the state. He also pointed out inflammatory speeches delivered by BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, highlighting that no action was initiated against him as well.

A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan, however, said that it is already hearing petitions seeking removal of Ramgiri Maharaj’s videos and registration of FIRs against Rane. The bench added that it can’t stop them from giving speeches, but the police are taking action and registering FIRs.

The judges also underlined that sharing a stage would not invite registration of an FIR, there has to be malafide intentions. It also asked the petitioners to refrain from making the issue political.

The HC asked petitioners to amend prayers if the petition and delete all the respondents except cyber police and local police officials, and kept the matter for hearing on October 17.

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Three men accused of robbing a youth have been arrested The main accused was apprehended in Titwala.

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Mumbai: A young man returning home on a motorcycle in the Asalpha area of ​​Ghatkopar was attacked and forcibly robbed by three men who brandished a chopper. A case was registered at the Ghatkopar police station under sections 309(4), 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code, sections 4, 25 of the Indian Penal Code, and sections 37(1) and 135 of the Indian Penal Code.

The complainant, Suraj Mahadev Dethe (24), and his friend, Yash Kamble, were passing near the Home Guard Training Center at approximately 1:30 a.m. on November 12th when three unidentified individuals in a three-wheeled tempo stopped them. The accused, using the chopper as a pointer, assaulted them, abused them, and stole their Honda Dio scooter and mobile phone.

As soon as the case was registered, the Assistant Commissioner of Police and Senior Police Inspector of the Ghatkopar Division inspected the scene. Based on technical and traditional investigations, the accused identified Hussain Aslam Memon, alias Genda. Upon receiving information that he was hiding in the Titwala area, the police apprehended him. During interrogation, he revealed the names of his accomplices – Munna Ramvilas Sharma and Dilshaduddin Sitabuddin Shaikh – who were subsequently arrested.

On November 13, the three accused were produced in court, where they were remanded to police custody until November 17. The investigation also revealed that Genda is a notorious criminal with more than 13 cases registered against him in various police stations.

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4-year-old girl kidnapped from Mumbai recovered from Varanasi after 6 months, Mumbai Police finds clues

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has succeeded in locating a 4-year-old girl after the Mumbai-Sholapur-CST train arrived in Mumbai. According to the details, the girl had come to Mumbai with her parents on May 20, 2025. During this time, an unknown person kidnapped the girl and took her from Mumbai to UP. After that, the police formed several teams to search for the girl and then one team was sent to Banaras. Here, the police took the help of social media and the media and made the girl’s picture viral. After that, a journalist told the police that there was a Marathi-speaking child in an orphanage here. After that, the police reached the place and confirmed it and brought the girl to Mumbai with documents on November 12. This operation was carried out by DCP Praveen Munde and the staff of M.A. Marg and Azad Maidan police on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti.

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Three smugglers arrested in Dongri Shabina Guest House drug smuggling case

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Mumbai: After seizing three kilograms of cocaine from Shabina Guest House under the limits of Dongri Police Station, the police have claimed to have taken three drug peddlers into custody from Chennai Jail. According to the police, there was information about cocaine in Shabina Guest House here, on the basis of which on November 2, the police and ATC personnel conducted a raid and seized the drugs, the total value of which is estimated to be in crores. In this case, the police have registered a case under the NDPS Act. After this seizure, it was reported that this cocaine was smuggled from Ethiopia and South Africa by Tarun Kapoor, Sohail Ansari, Himanshu Shah and is lodged in Chennai Jail in a Narcotics Control Bureau case, on which the police have obtained the custody of these three accused and they have been formally arrested in this case. This operation was carried out under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, DCP Praveen Munde and ACP Tanveer Shaikh.

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