Crime
Mumbai Crime News: Anti-Narcotics Cell Seizes 22 KG Of Mephedrone Worth ₹44 Crore In Powai; Busts Drug Racket

Mumbai: The investigation into the massive Rs 390 crore mephedrone (MD) haul by Mumbai police resulted in the capture of an additional shipment of the illegal substance valued at Rs 44 crore from Powai on Thursday, an official reported.
In the X post from the official Mumbai Police page, it was mentioned that the Sakinaka police in a significant operation, the Anti-Narcotics Cell has confiscated 21.903 kg of M.D. valued at ₹43.80 crore, as well as chemicals utilized for its production, from a site situated in the Hiranandani area of Powai.
The team performed an adept inquiry, stormed the site, and seized 21.903 kg of M.D. along with manufacturing supplies, all hidden behind a paint storage warehouse. The overall worth of the confiscation is ₹43,97,04,000. Authorities confiscated over 187 kg of mephedrone valued at Rs 382 crore after a raid in Mysuru, located in neighbouring Karnataka, last week.
The investigation into the matter started in April this year when a man was apprehended with 52 gm of mephedrone in Sakinaka in western Mumbai. A detained suspect revealed that 22 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs 44 crore and Rs 16 lakh in chemicals for its production were seized in Powai, officials reported.
The investigation has resulted in the identification of three additional individuals, from whom 4.5 kg of mephedrone, valued at Rs 8 crore, was seized. So far, eight individuals have been taken into custody in the case.
The overall seizure in this case has reached over 210 kg of mephedrone valued at nearly Rs 435 crore, according to the official. An additional investigation into the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case is ongoing to identify the trafficking network and the supply chain of materials utilized to produce mephedrone
Crime
Palghar Fraud: Nalasopara Gym Trainer, Wife Booked For Duping Mumbai Cosmetics Shop Owner Of Over ₹1.27 Crore In Investment Scam

Palghar, Maharashtra: The Tulinj Police have registered a case against a gym trainer and his wife from Nalasopara for allegedly duping a Mumbai-based cosmetics shop owner of over ₹1.27 crore under the pretext of a profitable gym business investment.
Victim Details and Investment
According to police, the complainant, Ashokkaraman Van (28), originally from Gujarat and currently residing in Elphinstone, Mumbai, stated that in 2022 he and his friend Valjibhai Ravariya were persuaded by Abhishek Singh, a fitness trainer, and his wife Poonam Shukla to invest in a new gym project at Sitaram Complex, Santosh Bhavan, Nalasopara (East), Palghar district.
The couple allegedly promised high returns and assured them that the investment would be safe. Convinced by the assurances, Van invested ₹1,27,63,000 into the venture. However, despite repeated follow-ups, neither profits nor the principal amount were returned.
FIR Filed for Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust
Realizing that they had been cheated, the complainant approached police, leading to the registration of an FIR under sections 316(2), 316(5), 31(8)(4), and 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to criminal breach of trust and cheating.
Investigation Underway
Police confirmed that no arrests have been made so far. The case is under investigation by Inspector Anand Pednekar of Tulinj Police Station.
Crime
Mumbai Crime: 26-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Assaults Female Ticket Checker At Goregaon Station; Case Registered

Mumbai: The Borivali railway police have registered an FIR against a 26-year-old woman for allegedly assaulting a woman ticket checker on Wednesday after a dispute over showing a ticket. The accused has been identified as Sony Chauhan, 26. The case was registered on August 20, subsequently, the police issued a notice to the accused.
Incident on Local Train
According to the police, the incident occurred on Wednesday at 3:25 pm at the Goregaon ticket checker office at the railway station. The complainant, Geeta Pandoria, 52, works as a ticket checker with the railways and resides in Andheri East. She had boarded a slow local train from Andheri to Borivali from platform number 3 at Andheri station.
Before the train reached Goregaon station, Pandoria asked passenger Sony Chauhan to show her ticket. Chauhan was unable to produce one as she had not purchased it. The ticket checker then got down with her at Goregaon railway station’s platform number 2 and took her to the ticket checker’s office.
There, Chauhan allegedly began arguing with Pandoria, verbally abused her, threatened to harm her, physically assaulted her by beating and twisting her left hand, and obstructed her from performing her official duty. The ticket checker sustains the middle finger of the left hand.
Case Registered Under IPC
Following the complaint, the Borivali railway police registered a case against Chauhan under Sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 352 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused resides in Andheri East.
Crime
ED, J&K ACB raid multiple locations in Jammu in connection with land fraud

Jammu, Aug 22 :The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday carried out raids at multiple locations in Jammu district in connection with a land allotment fraud.
These raids were carried out at locations in Jammu rural areas and the city, including Canal Road, targeting the residences of a personal assistant (PA) to a former minister, a Patwari, and several property dealers.
Official sources said the raids began early morning, and the fraud was done by the revenue officials and some influential people, including the former Minister’s PA.
The sources said that the ED launched the operations at nine locations, including eight in Jammu and one in Udhampur. The case is about land grabbing and corruption involving the custodian land.
Sources said the action has been initiated against Pranav Dev Singh, Patwari; Rahul Kai, Patwari; Akeel Ahmed, Naib Tehsildar, and several others.
“The case relates to the alleged illegal transfer and grabbing of the Custodian land, which belongs to evacuees from Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, since 2022 onwards. Searches were carried out at residential and office premises of the accused persons to gather evidence of corruption, illegal property transactions, and possible money laundering,” said the officials.
The ED case is based on an FIR registered by J&K ACB (Central), which had flagged serious irregularities in land dealings involving government officials and private beneficiaries.
“Custodian land in Jammu has remained under scrutiny for years, with several complaints of fraudulent mutations, encroachments, and misuse of authority by officials in nexus with private parties,”, sources added.
More details were awaited.
The latest ED action is seen as part of a wider crackdown on corruption linked to state land in the region.
The ED on Thursday provisionally attached immovable property worth Rs 77.66 crore in connection with a Rs 200 crore bank loan fraud in which the beneficiaries had done blatant diversion of loan money to create assets beyond the purview of the sanctioned loan by utilising funds meant to be otherwise used for the bona fide purpose.
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