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India logs 33,750 new Covid-19 cases

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Registering a significant single-day spike amid the ongoing resurgence, India logged 33,750 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, with an additional 123 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Monday.

The new fatalities have pushed the nationwide death toll to 4,81,893.

The active caseload has also jumped to 1,45,582 which constitute 0.42 per cent of the country’s total positive cases.

Meanwhile, the nationwide Omicron infection tally has increased to 1,700, of which 639 have been discharged from hospitals.

So far, 23 states have reported cases of the new variant, the Ministry said.

The recovery of 10,846 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,42,95,407. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.20 per cent.

Also in the same period, a total of 8,78,990 tests were conducted across the country, raising the total to 68.09 crore.

Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate has climbed to 1.88 per cent amid the sudden spike in cases. The daily positivity rate stands at 3.84 per cent.

With the administration of 23,30,706 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid inoculation coverage reached 145.68 crore as of Monday morning.

More than 19.84 crore balance and unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, according to the Ministry.

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Four more arrested in Tiger Shroff firing case; two women accused of supplying weapons, accused remanded to police custody till October 26.

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The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested four additional suspects—two women and two men—in connection with the firing incident involving Tiger Shroff. The arrested individuals include two women, Beeta and Radha, as well as two men, Kunal and Vijender. All four were presented before the Killa Court today, amid tight security arrangements. The police requested police custody (remand) for the suspects to facilitate further interrogation; the court granted this request and ordered that they be held in police custody until October 26. The two women are accused of supplying weapons to the shooters and assisting the other suspects. The police sought this remand to conduct further investigations, including determining whether the suspects have any links to the Bishnoi gang. So far, a total of 10 suspects have been arrested in this case. Previously, the police had arrested the shooters—Phool Singh, Rehan, and Ritik (alias Roshan)—who carried out the firing; they were apprehended by the Kota Police while traveling by train from Mumbai toward Delhi, acting on information provided by the Mumbai Police. Additionally, the Delhi Special Cell arrested six other suspects from Haryana and Delhi, including women and individuals involved in supplying weapons. The police are continuing their investigation into the matter.

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Woman arrested for extorting ₹4 crore by blackmailing victims with obscene videos

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Mumbai: A woman has been arrested by a team from Crime Branch Unit 7 in connection with an extortion case. The accused allegedly extorted approximately 40 million rupees (4 crore rupees) from a resident of Ghatkopar by threatening to defame her using an obscene video and threatening her with death. She was also demanding further payments.
The complainant works as a manager at a jewelry store. Between December 2024 and January 2025, an acquaintance—a woman—engaged the complainant in an obscene video chat via WhatsApp. The accused then threatened to circulate this footage to the police, the courts, and the CBI, claiming that the complainant would be summoned for investigation. Fearing public disgrace, the complainant paid a total of 40 million rupees to the accused. The woman continued to demand more money and threatened that if further payments were not made, she would break the complainant’s limbs and kill her. Taking into account the gravity of the matter, Crime Branch Unit 7 (Ghatkopar, Mumbai) laid a trap for the woman who had been demanding extortion money. On October 19, she was caught red-handed at RK Restaurant, LBS Road, Ghatkopar West, Mumbai, while accepting a sum of 5 lakh rupees from the complainant. Following the complainant’s report, a case was registered at the Ghatkopar Police Station under Sections 308(2) and 308(7) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Crime Branch has taken over the investigation, and the woman has been arrested; further inquiries are being conducted by Unit 7, Ghatkopar.
This operation was carried out by a team comprising Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Anil Kumbhare, Additional Commissioner Krishnakant Upadhyay, and DCP Nanath, along with the personnel of Unit 7.

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Major crackdown by Mumbai Crime Branch, 2 kg heroin worth ₹10 crore seized, three accused arrested.

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The Mumbai Crime Branch has intensified its operations against drug peddlers, and in the process, the police have reported the arrest of a drug smuggler.

A case has been registered at the Borivali Police Station under Sections 8(c), 21(c), and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

On October 14, the Crime Branch conducted a raid in Borivali West. So far, three suspects have been arrested in connection with this case. The seized items include: 1) 2,032 grams of heroin, valued at 10,16,00,000 rupees; and 2) three mobile phones, valued at 30,000 rupees. Acting on the directives of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, the Mumbai Crime Branch has launched a special campaign to identify and take strict action against individuals involved in the smuggling, purchase, and sale of narcotics across Mumbai. During the aforementioned operation, acting on secret information, a police team conducted a swift and effective raid in Kandivali (West), Mumbai, on October 14. They seized 758 grams of heroin—estimated to be worth 37,900,000 rupees—from the possession of two individuals.

Subsequently, on October 17, based on information obtained during the interrogation of the arrested suspects, the police carried out another prompt and effective operation, seizing 1,274 grams of heroin—valued at approximately 63,700,000 rupees—from a third suspect. In total, 2,032 grams of heroin, with an estimated value of 101,600,000 rupees, have been seized from the three suspects.

A case has been registered under Sections 8(c) and 21(c) of the NDPS Act, 1985 (at the Borivali Police Station), as the suspects were found to be in possession of and smuggling heroin. The suspects are believed to be part of an inter-state drug trafficking syndicate. Further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend those responsible for supplying, buying, and selling the narcotics.

This successful operation was carried out by the Kandivali unit under the supervision of Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Anil Kumbhare, Additional Commissioner Krishnakant Upadhyay, and DCP Nanath Dhole.

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