Mumbai: A Hawala racket was busted as the Anti-Terrorism Branch conducted raids at three locations in Mumbai’s Kurar area on April 8.

During the operation, they seized Rs 12.5 lakh cash, multiple fake passports, 9 mobile phones, a laptop, an iPad, and extensive documents, including bank wire transfer records. Authorities are probing a possible terror funding angle in the operation.

Earlier in March, a joint operation conducted by the police and the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) detained two Ugandan women from the Vakola area for allegedly residing in India without valid documents.

The detained women were identified as Nakayondo Rose (37) and Kemigisa Proscovia (26). According to police sources, the duo had been living in the Kalina area of Mumbai for the past few years but did not possess valid visas or necessary legal documents to stay in the country. Acting on specific inputs about their prolonged illegal stay, police carried out a targeted raid in the area.

Prio to that, in February, the Mumbai Police, in coordination with the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC), intensified their crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi nationals residing in the city, detaining more than 30 individuals over the recent week as part of an ongoing verification and deportation drive.

To further strengthen the Samajwadi Party in Mumbai Maharashtra, now State President Abu Asim Azmi has entrusted a new responsibility to his son Abu Farhan Azmi and has nominated him as the General Secretary of the party and has issued an appointment letter. Samajwadi Party Provincial President Abu Asim Azmi has taken an important decision today and appointed Abu Farhan Azmi as the General Secretary of Mumbai and the state of Maharashtra.

On this occasion, Provincial President Abu Asim Azmi congratulated Farhan Azmi and expressed his best wishes for his bright future. He expressed the hope that under the leadership of Farhan Azmi, the party will become more strong in Mumbai and the entire Maharashtra and the graph of the party will rise among the youth. Abu Asim Azmi also prayed for the success of his new responsibilities.

Mumbai, April 8: A youth from Maharashtra’s Jalna district has been arrested for allegedly creating and circulating an objectionable video on social media that defamed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and spread misleading information regarding a plane crash involving former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

The Cyber Cell of the Western Regional Division Police identified the accused as Uddhav Bhagwan Kapse. Following his arrest, he was brought to Mumbai for further legal proceedings. A local court in Bandra remanded him to police custody until April 10.

According to the Mumbai Police, the objectionable video uploaded by Kapse had garnered nearly 1.5 lakh views on social media before it was eventually deleted. Investigations revealed that the video contained misleading and defamatory content targeting the Chief Minister, while also misrepresenting facts related to the alleged plane crash.

Taking serious cognisance of the viral content, senior officials directed the Cyber Cell to register a case. The police subsequently ensured the video was removed and filed an FIR against an unidentified individual for circulating fake and objectionable material and defaming public figures.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the origin of the video to the Jalna district. Acting on this information, a police team detained Kapse from Buttegaon village.

Police officials stated that Kapse is a resident of Buttegaon and has studied up to Class 10. He lives with his parents. During questioning, he reportedly confessed to creating and sharing the video using AI tools after compiling available footage.

Following his arrest, Kapse was produced before a Bandra court on Tuesday afternoon, which remanded him to three days of police custody. Further investigation is underway to ascertain whether he acted alone or was influenced or supported by others.

Meanwhile, on March 26, CM Devendra Fadnavis had said the zero FIR registered in Bengaluru in connection with the plane crash that killed then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on January 28 was an alleged attempt by the neighbouring Congress-led Karnataka government to ‘defame’ the state.