Mumbai: The Samta Nagar Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly possessing brown heroin worth ₹9.75 lakh with the intent to sell, officials said.

The accused, identified as Vicky Vidhakar Padmukh, a resident of Kandivali East, was apprehended on April 22.

The arrest followed a case registered earlier the same evening under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

According to the police, the offence took place between 2:39 pm and 4:50 pm on April 22 near a public toilet at Krantinagar rickshaw stand, close to Lokhandwala Complex in Kandivali East.

During the operation, police recovered 65 grams of brown heroin from the accused, estimated to be worth ₹9.75 lakh in the illegal market. The contraband was allegedly being possessed for the purpose of sale.

A case has been registered under Sections 8(c) and 21(b) of the NDPS Act. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the drugs and whether other individuals are involved in the network.

Mumbai: The Agripada Police have arrested a man for allegedly sending obscene messages and demanding sexual favors from a 19-year-old girl. The accused is also suspected of having behaved similarly with other women who had previously worked with him, police sources said. Amid the ongoing investigation, a separate case of outraging modesty has also been registered against the same accused at Pydhonie Police Station.

According to police, the latest FIR was registered at Pydhonie Police Station under Sections 78(1)(i)(ii) and 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at 12:55 am on April 24.

The complainant, a 24-year-old woman, alleged that the accused, identified as Ashraf Ashfaq Siddiqui, contacted her on April 20 between 11:57 am and 12:37 pm after obtaining her mobile number. The accused allegedly sent repeated WhatsApp messages proposing friendship and a relationship. Despite the complainant clearly refusing and asking him to stop messaging, he continued to contact her persistently and pressured her to enter into a relationship, thereby causing harassment and outraging her modesty. Police said further investigation is underway.

Navi Mumbai: A 46-year-old truck driver was killed after being knocked down by an unidentified vehicle while changing a stepney on the Mumbai–Panvel stretch of Atal Setu on Thursday afternoon.

The deceased, Mohammed Naseem Jameel Ahmed Khan, a resident of Chembur, had stepped out to replace the tyre of a dumper truck when the incident occurred around 2.30 pm near kilometre marker 16.4 in the third lane under the jurisdiction of Ulwe police station.

According to police, a speeding unidentified vehicle rammed into Khan while he was changing the spare tyre, leaving him with severe injuries to his head, face, abdomen and legs. The driver fled the scene without stopping to assist the victim or inform authorities. Khan was rushed by ambulance to MGM Hospital in Kamothe, where he succumbed to his injuries at around 4.53 pm during treatment.

The complaint was lodged by Karan Ramprasad Yadav (38), a helper present at the spot. Based on his statement, police have registered a case against the unknown driver under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including causing death by negligence and rash driving, along with sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Police officials said CCTV footage from the Atal Setu corridor is being examined to identify the vehicle involved. “Efforts are underway to trace the accused driver,”a police officer from Ulwe police station said.