Mumbai: Police has unearthed a call centre where people were being duped in the name of courier companies and other companies and franchises. The police received information that a call centre was being run at Room No. 90, Karar, “Internet Transfer Visa Private Limited”, Axis Bank Mobile Colony Road, Malad (Mumbai) in which people were being duped. The police conducted a raid from August 25 to August 26. The people present in the said call centre used to contact the citizens of Mumbai and Maharashtra using the names of various courier and commerce companies and collected money from them by tricking them into giving courier/franchises with well-known courier and commerce companies like Amazon, Flipkart, Mantra, Blue Dart, DTDC, Veena Market etc. During the said operation, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code as well as the Information Technology Act under Case No. 98/26 of Karar Police Station, Mumbai. A case has been registered under relevant sections. 09 people, including the director of the company involved in the said crime, have been arrested and permission has been obtained to keep them in police custody till August 28. During the said operation, 10 high-end desktop computers, 22 laptops, 30 mobile phones, 5 TVs, more than 100 fraudulent agreements worth a total of 24,00,000/- were seized. During further investigation of the said crime, it has been revealed that more than 20 people have been cheated, while more complaints are being received. Citizens who have been cheated by the said company can contact the police and file a complaint. The said operation has been conducted by Police Commissioner, Devan Bharti, Police Joint Commissioner (Crime), Anil Kanbhare, Additional Police Commissioner (Crime), Krishan Kant Upadhyay, DCP Vinonath Dhole.

Mumbai: Police have registered a case of rioting and taken five people into custody after communal violence broke out at midnight while returning from the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) procession in Lalbagh, Parel, Mumbai, sources in the Mumbai Police confirmed. A case has been registered against the accused under sections 189(1), 189(2), 191(1), 195(1), 118(1), 121 of the IPC, and the Maharashtra Police Act.
Tensions flared in the Lalbagh Parel area when communal violence broke out between two communities. Muslim youths were passing through Lalbagh Parel on their motorcycles during the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) procession when youths from other communities gathered and objected to the noise of the motorcycles and rush driving. During this, the police also started taking strict action against several youths. At the same time, youths from other communities insulted the religious flag on the motorcycle of Muslim youths and slogans started being raised from both sides. Youths from the majority community had already set up a guard in the area and when these youths tried to attack the Muslim youths in front of the police, the situation worsened and the matter took the form of violence. The police used light baton charge to control the situation. At present, tension remains here but peace is prevailing.
Various rumors are also circulating on social media regarding the Lalbagh Parel dispute, along with which hateful elements are trying to further worsen the situation by giving it a religious color, which is why now the Mumbai Police has started monitoring social media. Along with this, hundreds of such hateful videos have been viral on social media platforms including Instagram and Facebook, in which hateful elements have targeted a specific community. In this matter, the Bhoiwara police has registered a case of rioting and has taken about 5 accused into custody. Along with this, the police is also talking to the other party and there is a possibility of registering a cross-FIR in this regard. The way the situation is being tried to worsen in Mumbai city, after which the police has issued an alert here. After the attack on Muslim youth on their way back from the Eid Milad-un-Nabi procession, the police have registered a case of violence and rioting and are also examining CCTV footage. Along with this, the police have requested to maintain law and order. Not only that, an alert has been issued, social media is also being monitored. This riot took place due to the mischief of miscreants. Now provocation has also become common on social media, on which the police can take action.

Mumbai, Aug 27: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested the alleged main supplier from Bihar in connection with the seizure of hashish worth more than Rs 10 crore, an official said on Thursday.

The breakthrough came after the Worli Unit of the ANC arrested a person near Bandra Terminus on August 17 and recovered 10.010 kg of hashish from his possession. The seized contraband was estimated to be worth around Rs 10.01 crore in the international market. A case was subsequently registered at the Nirmal Nagar Police Station.

During the interrogation of the arrested accused, investigators obtained information about the alleged supplier of the narcotic substance. Acting on the lead, a team comprising personnel from the Worli Unit, including SPO Kiran Wagh and officer Rohit Sali, was dispatched to Bihar to trace the supplier.

On August 23, the Mumbai Crime Branch team reached Raxaul in Bihar’s East Champaran district and, with the assistance of the local police, apprehended the accused near Motihari. Police said he was preparing to flee to neighbouring Nepal when he was arrested.

Further investigation into the drug supply network is underway.

In a separate anti-narcotics operation, the Special Operations Team (SOT) of the LB Nagar Zone and the Nagole police on August 22 had busted an alleged inter-state hashish oil trafficking network and arrested two persons with 14.2 kg of the narcotic substance, valued at approximately Rs 1.75 crore.

The accused were identified as 30-year-old Thalle Nagaraju and 39-year-old Nagula Narayana alias Kiran, both natives of Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district.

Police had intercepted the duo while they were allegedly transporting the hashish oil on a motorcycle towards Gowrelly Road in Nagole. Acting on specific information, officers had conducted vehicle checks at Gowrelly X Road and stopped their motorcycle.

The police recovered 14 packets containing a black-coloured substance, weighing around 14.2 kg in total. Two mobile phones, the motorcycle and Rs 2,500 in cash were also seized.