Mumbai: Crime Branch Unit 10 has claimed to have arrested the absconding accused involved in the murder from Surat Gujarat. According to the details, on May 24, the body of a 55-year-old man named Yusuf was found in Powai Tanga village, Saki Vihar. Someone had stabbed him to death with a sharp weapon and stabbed him on the chest. The police registered a murder case in this matter and started investigation. Then they examined about 100 CCTV footage in this matter and it was found that the accused had fled after the murder in Gujarat. After that, the police arrested the accused from here and handed him over to Powai police for further action. The accused, Deepak alias Deepa Nathu Prasad Verma, 26, had an argument with Yusuf over something a week ago, which angered him and he killed Yusuf and fled. The police have taken action in this matter and claimed to have arrested the accused and solved the case. This action was taken by DCP Detection Nonath Dhole on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti. .

Mumbai: Anti-Narcotics Cell ANC has sent drug smuggler Haroon Farooq Khan (41) to Pune Yerwada Jail for one year. A case has been registered against him under the NDPS Act. The accused was found involved in drug trafficking even after being released on bail, so while taking action against him, ANC proposed action against him under the PIT NDPS Act, 1988 and after approval from the Home Ministry, he has been sent to Yerwada Jail for one year. Haroon is active in drug trafficking. There are 8 NDPS cases registered against him in different police stations.

Mumbai: Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide on Wednesday directed civic officials to strengthen supervision in maintenance works and maximise the use of in-house municipal labour for routine infrastructure repairs instead of relying on contractors. During an inspection visit to civic maintenance facilities in the Andheri and Vile Parle areas of the western suburbs, Bhide said that while the Maintenance Department has adequate manpower, the supervision by Junior Engineers (JEs) lacked the expected level of rigor.

She also instructed assistant commissioners of all civic wards to review staffing levels at every maintenance post and ensure that routine works such as laying curb stones, repairing footpaths and fixing road dividers are carried out primarily by municipal workers. The commissioner also directed officials to minimise the appointment of contractors for regular maintenance activities and issue necessary instructions to assistant engineers, secondary engineers and junior engineers.

Bhide inspected sanitation posts, pesticide department facilities, road repair and storage depots, and maintenance posts during the visit. While interacting with sanitation workers, she instructed officers to maintain sanitation and pest control facilities in good condition and ensure adequate service amenities for staff.

The commissioner further directed assistant commissioners to conduct regular inspections of civic checkpoints in their respective jurisdictions and prepare detailed regional maintenance plans. She said the plans should be implemented in phases through a combination of in-house labour and contractors wherever required to ensure visible improvement in road maintenance works across Mumbai.

As part of the inspection, Bhide also reviewed pre-monsoon preparedness works at the solid waste management post near Andheri Railway Station, the pesticide post at Tata Compound in Vile Parle (West), and the conservation post at Bajaj Marg in Vile Parle (West). She additionally visited Irla Nala, SNDT Nala and the Gajdarbandh pumping station.

Highlighting flood mitigation measures, Bhide instructed officials to ensure that the Irla Rainwater Harvesting Centre in Juhu functions at full capacity on a continuous basis to provide relief from waterlogging in areas such as Milan Metro, Cooper Hospital, Vile Parle railway station and the Juhu-Vile Parle Development Scheme area.

She also directed immediate implementation of measures to prevent solid waste and floating debris from flowing towards Juhu beach.