Dharashiv: With the elections a mere 28 days away and model code of conduct in effect, the deputy district election officer of Dharashiv (earlier Osmanabad) has gone missing. A case against the concerned officer, Shirish Yadav, for possessing uncounted assets was registered by the Anti-corruption Bureau in Pune on Friday, and since them the officer is absconding, reports say.

unaccounted assets worth Rs 1 crore and 38 lakh were found with Yadav and case was registered against him and his wife. After this incident, Deputy Collector of Land Acquisition Department, Uday Singh Bhosale, has been handed over the additional charge of elections, the report added.

Yadav, who also held the additional charge of Additional Collector of Dharashiv, has informed the office that he is on leave because of which the charge of Additional Collector has been handed over to another officer,

The nomination filing for the assembly election 2024 candidates began from Tuesday, October 22. After the election commission of India on October 15 announced the polling schedule for Maharashtra, the model code of conduct for the ensuing election has come into effect. During the code of conduct, the district collector office staff works as officers on election duty.

The voting for the 288 assemblies for Maharashtra will be held in single phase on November 20 and results will be declared on November 23.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday suspended the life sentence and granted bail to gangster Chhota Rajan in the 2001 hotelier Jaya Shetty murder case. Rajan was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the case in May this year. Divisional bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan has given him bail for Rs 1 lakh.

The gangster will continue to remain in jail in connection to other matters against him.

Rajan had filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court against the conviction in the Jaya Shetty murder case. The gangster sought that the sentence be suspended and he be granted bail in the interim.

Who Was Jaya Shetty?

Jaya Shetty was the owner of Golden Crown Hotel at Gamdevi in Mumbai. He was shot dead by two alleged members of Chhota Rajan’s gang on the hotel’s first floor in May 2001.

A probe suggested that Shetty had received extortion calls from Hemant Pujari, a member of the Chhota Rajan gang, and was killed because of his failure to pay the money, PTI report said.

Rajan is already serving a life term for the murder of veteran crime reporter J Dey, and is currently lodged at the Tihar jail in Delhi.

The city has experienced occasional rainfall in recent days. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the events on Wednesday seem to have rain or thundershowers that would occur towards evening or night in the dream city. It is projected that the highest temperature will hit 36 degrees Celsius, with the lowest potentially falling to 25 degrees Celsius. The range of relative humidity has been from 69% to 86%.

Mumbai Temperatures Today

The city experiences humid start for the day; even though the skies are clear, few dark clouds can be spotted. The temperature is 29 degrees Celsius at 9:00 AM (IST). The temperatures may seemingly vary from 25 degrees Celsius at minimum to 34 degrees Celsius at maximum. The humidity is currently at 83%.

IMD Weather Predictions

The city has experienced on-and-off rainfall in recent days. The forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Wednesday predicts mostly cloudy weather with the possibility of light rain or drizzle. At this time, no weather alerts have been issued for the city.

After many days of ongoing rain, the IMD predicts that Mumbai will not have any extended periods of rain this week, and the city is likely to have sunny weather in the coming days.

Mumbai AQI Today

The Air Quality Index (AQI) indicates that the air conditions in Mumbai are currently at ‘poor’ standards with 113 AQI. The AQI indicates that there is PM10 air pollution in Maharashtra. People with respiratory issues are requested to take extra precautionary actions. Wearing masks as you step out is advised.

Tomorrow’s Weather Predictions

Mumbai is expected to experience a partly cloudy sky on October 24, with temperatures fluctuating between 24 degrees Celsius and 36 degrees Celsius. Additionally, the depression has escalated into a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, prompting the IMD to issue a cyclone alert for Odisha and West Bengal. Between October 25 and October 28, the city is expected to experience predominantly sunny weather, with high temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 degrees Celsius and lows between 23 and 24 degrees Celsius.