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Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings to bring nearly Rs 5 crore in UK auction

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Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings kept in Britain will be auctioned and are likely to fetch Rs 4.74 crore (5,00,000 British pounds), a media report said.

According to the report, there are 70 items belonging to Gandhi including his hand-made khadi loincloths, letters he wrote while he was imprisoned and two pairs of his sandals, a pair of his sunglasses, an inkwell from his desk and a pair of spectacles, along with other items that will be auctioned.

The online sale, which will end on May 21, is being arranged by East Bristol Auctions in the UK which sold a pair of Gandhi’s spectacles for 260,000 British pounds in 2020.

These items are considered “important to the history of the world”, the report said, adding that a standout in the collection is what is believed to be the last photograph taken of Mahatma Gandhi while he was alive.

In the black and white picture, which was taken by his personal doctor in 1947 at Birla House in New Delhi, Gandhi can be seen seated, possibly with a spinning wheel or similar wooden tool, wearing a hat, and draped in a linen cloth.

Another highlight of the auction is Gandhi’s trademark loincloth which is expected to fetch between 15,000 and 25,000 pounds. The special piece of cloth has his signature ‘Bapu’ on it.

The other important item for online sale is a handmade sash which was probably given to him before commencing his famous Salt March in the 1930s. This includes a photograph of the sash being presented to him. The sash is expected to fetch between 6,000 and 8,000 pounds.

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Mumbai Dandoshi Court dismisses Sameer Wankhede’s defamation case against Bads of Bollywood, Delhi High Court dismisses case

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Mumbai: IRS officer Sameer Wankhede has filed a defamation case against The Bads of Bollywood in the City Civil Court, Mumbai, Dandoshi. Wankhede had earlier filed a case in the Delhi High Court against The Bads of Bollywood, Netflix, Meetha and other agencies, which the court had dismissed saying that the matter was not within its jurisdiction, so Wankhede should file a case in Mumbai in this matter, after which the court has allowed Sameer Wankhede to file a defamation case in Mumbai. Today, Sameer Wankhede has officially filed a case against film actor Shah Rukh Khan’s company Red Chillies Entertainment and related social media platforms and has demanded damages. Earlier, Wankhede had demanded a compensation of Rs 2 crore and this compensation he is going to pay as a donation to the cancer hospital Tata Memorial Hospital.

Sameer Wankhede had arrested Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in the Cordelia Cruise drugs case, after which Wankhede has been his target. In Bollywood, Wankhede has been criticized. In Bads of Bollywood, Sameer Wankhede has been described as a clown officer and an actor has been presented as his likeness, in which this character has committed a crime due to Sameer Wankhede’s malice and prejudice. Not only that, he has desecrated the national emblem and phrase by pointing his finger and saying “Satyamev Jeete”. The court accepted the petition in this matter for hearing and ordered the parties concerned to be present to file their reply on February 12 and has also issued summons, due to which Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan Khan and Red Chillies Entertainment and other parties concerned have been shocked. In the petition, Wankhede has demanded compensation along with the removal and deletion of the controversial parts of the film.

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Mumbai Crime: 26-Year-Old Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 10-Yr-Old Boy In Lower Parel Railway Yard

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Mumbai: The Churchgate Police have arrested a 26-year-old man under the POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in the Lower Parel railway yard area on January 31. The accused is currently in police custody.

According to the Government Railway Police (GRP), the incident occurred on January 31 between 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM. The accused, a native of Madhya Pradesh, is unemployed and lives on footpaths in Mumbai. He has a criminal history, with several cases of theft registered against him at various police stations.

The investigation revealed that the accused lured the boy by promising him Rs.10,000 for watching a bag. He told him that his bag was stuck in the local train. He took the boy from Churchgate on a local train and alighted at Lower Parel. There, he led the boy inside the yard to a parked train and sexually assaulted him before fleeing.

The victim was found crying by the Mumbai Central Railway Police, who then traced his mother. The boy’s family resides on a railway platform. A case was registered and transferred to the Churchgate Railway Police Station.

Using CCTV footage and human intelligence, the police arrested the accused. The Churchgate Railway Police have registered a POCSO case against him. The boy is in the 3rd standard. 

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Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Team Attacked By Suspected Drug Traffickers In Navi Mumbai; Several Injured

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Navi Mumbai: In a shocking incident, the anti-narcotics team of the Mumbai Police was attacked by suspected drug traffickers during an operation in the Ulva area of Navi Mumbai last week. The incident occurred when the team conducted a raid in the Ulva locality while tracking suspects linked to a drug trafficking case who were located near Shagun Chowk.

When officers attempted to arrest them, the accused allegedly launched a violent attack on the police team using sharp weapons, including choppers, swords, hockey sticks and a village axe. In the attack, Assistant Police Inspector Kiran Mandhare of RCF Police Station was injured in the attack. Other police personnel, including Firoz Siddiqui, Ahmed Raza Qureshi and Atul Jaisawal, also sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment.

Following the attack, the senior police inspector at the Ulva Police station immediately sent a team of police for help. Moreover, a case has also been registered against all eight accused.

The report also stated that the Mumbai Police team did not seek help from the local police station before conducting the raid and had not informed the Navi Mumbai Police in advance about the operation.

Earlier In January 2026, three men were taken into custody for allegedly arguing with and assaulting traffic police personnel during a vehicle-checking drive at a naka bandi in Panvel on New Year’s Eve, leaving a traffic constable injured.

The incident took place around 2.30 am on December 31 at Shivshambho Naka, where traffic police had intensified checks as part of security arrangements for New Year celebrations.

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