Maharashtra
Mumbai: 2016 Kurla Fire Incident Victims Being Discriminated Against In Compensation, Say Activists In Letter To Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
Mumbai: Activists have alleged that the victims of a tragic fire incident at Kurla’s Hotel City Kinara in 2016 are being discriminated for compensation by the Maharashtra government. After the state government announced compensation of Rs 5 lakhs to the kins of deceased victims of the recent Chembur slum fire, activists have written to the chief minister for similar compensation to the victims of Kurla fire.
In a devastating fire incident on the early Sunday morning, seven members of a family, including three children, lost their lives after a blaze engulfed a shop and its adjoining residential area in Chembur (E)’s Siddharth Colony. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had visited the location and announced compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to the families of the deceased and also assured a high-level investigation to identify the cause of the fire.
About The Incident
However, activists have alleged that the government has discriminated against the victims of a similar tragic fire incident in Kurla in 2016. In October 2016, seven college students and one elderly individual had lost their lives in a tragic fire at Hotel City Kinara in Kurla. Initially, no compensation was offered by the state government but after the Watchdog Foundation filed a complaint before the Lokayukta, the state government had issued a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh per person, following the Lokayukta’s directive.
On Monday, activists from the Watchdog Foundation wrote to CM Shinde requesting to address the discrepancy in compensation. The letter raised concern alleging that majority of the victim students were from minority communities and that may have influenced the unequal treatment in compensation.
“In the spirit of fairness and justice, we urge you to consider increasing the compensation provided to the families of the victims of the Hotel City Kinara fire, ensuring that all citizens, regardless of community or background, are treated with equal compassion and support in the face of such tragedies. We trust that your office will take swift and fair action,” said Godfrey Pimenta, trustee of Watchdog Foundation, in the letter.
Maharashtra
Three men accused of robbing a youth have been arrested The main accused was apprehended in Titwala.

Mumbai: A young man returning home on a motorcycle in the Asalpha area of Ghatkopar was attacked and forcibly robbed by three men who brandished a chopper. A case was registered at the Ghatkopar police station under sections 309(4), 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code, sections 4, 25 of the Indian Penal Code, and sections 37(1) and 135 of the Indian Penal Code.
The complainant, Suraj Mahadev Dethe (24), and his friend, Yash Kamble, were passing near the Home Guard Training Center at approximately 1:30 a.m. on November 12th when three unidentified individuals in a three-wheeled tempo stopped them. The accused, using the chopper as a pointer, assaulted them, abused them, and stole their Honda Dio scooter and mobile phone.
As soon as the case was registered, the Assistant Commissioner of Police and Senior Police Inspector of the Ghatkopar Division inspected the scene. Based on technical and traditional investigations, the accused identified Hussain Aslam Memon, alias Genda. Upon receiving information that he was hiding in the Titwala area, the police apprehended him. During interrogation, he revealed the names of his accomplices – Munna Ramvilas Sharma and Dilshaduddin Sitabuddin Shaikh – who were subsequently arrested.
On November 13, the three accused were produced in court, where they were remanded to police custody until November 17. The investigation also revealed that Genda is a notorious criminal with more than 13 cases registered against him in various police stations.
Maharashtra
4-year-old girl kidnapped from Mumbai recovered from Varanasi after 6 months, Mumbai Police finds clues

Mumbai: Mumbai Police has succeeded in locating a 4-year-old girl after the Mumbai-Sholapur-CST train arrived in Mumbai. According to the details, the girl had come to Mumbai with her parents on May 20, 2025. During this time, an unknown person kidnapped the girl and took her from Mumbai to UP. After that, the police formed several teams to search for the girl and then one team was sent to Banaras. Here, the police took the help of social media and the media and made the girl’s picture viral. After that, a journalist told the police that there was a Marathi-speaking child in an orphanage here. After that, the police reached the place and confirmed it and brought the girl to Mumbai with documents on November 12. This operation was carried out by DCP Praveen Munde and the staff of M.A. Marg and Azad Maidan police on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti.
Maharashtra
Three smugglers arrested in Dongri Shabina Guest House drug smuggling case

Mumbai: After seizing three kilograms of cocaine from Shabina Guest House under the limits of Dongri Police Station, the police have claimed to have taken three drug peddlers into custody from Chennai Jail. According to the police, there was information about cocaine in Shabina Guest House here, on the basis of which on November 2, the police and ATC personnel conducted a raid and seized the drugs, the total value of which is estimated to be in crores. In this case, the police have registered a case under the NDPS Act. After this seizure, it was reported that this cocaine was smuggled from Ethiopia and South Africa by Tarun Kapoor, Sohail Ansari, Himanshu Shah and is lodged in Chennai Jail in a Narcotics Control Bureau case, on which the police have obtained the custody of these three accused and they have been formally arrested in this case. This operation was carried out under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, DCP Praveen Munde and ACP Tanveer Shaikh.
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