Mumbai: The strange business of Sindhudurg Kankoli Police was to convert a five-year-old murder into an accidental death and make the deceased an accused in the charge sheet, but the Mumbai Crime Branch has revived the mystery by declaring this accidental death as murder and has also claimed to have arrested four accused.

The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested four accused, claiming to have solved the mystery of a five-year-old murder case, which the accused had succeeded in declaring as an accidental death and the police had also declared it an accident and had made the deceased an accused in the road accident. The Mumbai Crime Branch had received information that the accused who committed the murder in Sindhudurg was residing in Mumbai, after which the Crime Branch has solved the murder case after five years. The accused had killed Ashfaq Malani in Sindhudurg in 2021, after which his accomplices threw the body into the ghat and proved the murder to be an accidental death. But later, a secret information was received that some people from Mumbai had committed the murder in Sindhudurg, on this basis, the Crime Branch took action and arrested the accused. The accused were in a dispute over money. Ashfaq was taken to Omkar Deluxe Hotel in Sindhudurg by his associates and killed. After that, the body was put in an ambulance and hidden. To prove the accident, the motorcycle was also thrown into the ghat. Along with it, the mobile phone was also recovered from there. The police found the body after 22 days and the police registered an ADR. The police had also filed a charge sheet in it, but the murder was revealed after five years. The accused have also confessed to the crime during the investigation. The accused had opened a loan office and after that, they used to collect fees from people by luring them to provide loans. In this case, the police have arrested four accused, while two accused are still said to be absconding. DCP Crime Branch Detection Nonath Dhule said that the murder was committed due to a dispute over money of Rs 1.5 to 2 lakhs. All these accused used to provide loans in the name of loan apps. During the investigation of the Crime Branch, the accused have confessed to the murder. The four accused have been identified as Manoj Narayan, Surendra Chavan, Atish Bhagwan More and Shetty. All four have been arrested and handed over to the Kankoli police, while two accused Amit Raut, Manoj Bhandari are still absconding. The DCP said that to prove this case as an accident, the accused had left all the documents including the victim’s motorcycle at the scene so that there would be no doubt that this was not an accident but a murder.

Mumbai: A video of the tarmac of a bridge collapsing in just 48 hours in Goregaon, Mumbai, has gone viral, raising questions about the quality of the bridge and allegations of corruption in its construction. Mumbai’s poor infrastructure has once again come under scrutiny. It has not even been 48 hours since the inauguration of the Rs 248 crore Murnilathai Flyover in Goregaon that serious questions have started being raised about its quality. The 750-metre-long flyover took eight years to complete, but the ground reality tells a different story. A special ground report revealed that the tarmac had collapsed at several places, and the construction quality is also poor. Public anger has erupted on social media and demands for accountability regarding the quality of the multi-crore project have gained momentum. BMC Mayor Ritu Tawde inaugurated the bridge two days ago, but its fort has opened in two days. Questions are being raised about the quality of work on the Mrinaltai flyover. When asked about the poor work on the Mrinaltai bridge, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawade said that the bridge has not been given the final touches, while its quality is not poor, while on the other hand, the opposition has started criticizing the ruling party regarding the work on the bridge.

Mumbai, June 11: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said that it has successfully secured the deportation of Red Notice subject Ganesh Balaso Kale from Thailand to India.

The deportation process was carried out in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and the Embassy of India in Bangkok.

According to the officials, Kale is wanted in connection with cybercrime fraud, in which victims were lured by the offer of online part-time jobs. They were asked to make certain deposits as monetary investments and were later defrauded.

Investigators said that the accused used to operate a network of cyber financial criminals by involving various unsuspecting persons in the scam. “He used to lure individuals by promising interest/commission in exchange for allowing the use of their bank accounts for the transfer of illicit funds and subsequently utilised such accounts to cheat multiple innocent victims,” the officials said.

“The subject also allegedly instructed co-accused persons to arrange mobile phones and procure fake SIM cards to facilitate the commission of offences,” the CBI officials added.

Based on the Interpol Red Notice, the accused was located in Thailand. He was detained by the Thai Authorities on May 24 in Bangkok. Following due legal proceedings and close coordination between Indian and Thai authorities, the accused was successfully deported to India.

Officials announced that a Red Corner Notice for Kale was issued in May. He was successfully located, apprehended, and returned to India within about 20 days of the notice.

On Thursday, the accused arrived at Mumbai Airport, where he was taken into custody by the Maharashtra Police’s Cyber Cell.

“The CBI, as the National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in India, coordinates with all Law Enforcement Agencies in India through BHARATPOL for assistance via INTERPOL channels,” officials said.

Investigators said that over 160 wanted criminals have been successfully brought back to India in the last few years through coordination between different agencies.