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Mumbai groom marries identical twins, invites trouble

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A groom from Andheri may have taken on more than he could handle when he tied the knot with two highly qualified identical twin sisters from Mumbai. Although the marriage took place in Solapur, both the twin sisters are from Kandivali.

The happily-ever-after is likely to spell trouble for the groom, Atul Uttam Awatde, a Mhalung native from Solapur district who owns a travel agency, the police are investigating this matter. The wedding took place at Hotel Galande in Solapur in the presence of the families of both the bride and the groom.

According to sources, both the twin sisters Pinky and Rinky Padgaonkar are IT engineers and work in the same company. The girls had lost their father a few years ago and were living with their mother. Atul had helped the twins when their mother had fallen ill.

He would ferry the Padgaonkar twins to and from hospital in his car when they grew close. They eventually got married on December 2 in a unique ceremony that was attended by about 300 guests from both the families at the Galande Hotel near Akluj.

Photos and videos of the wedding had gone viral on social media. The police have initiated an investigation based on the complaint lodged in this regard by Rahul Phule, a social worker of Malewadi in Solapur district. Arun Sugaokar, the officer in charge of the Akluj police station, said that a non-cognizable offence had been registered in this case under Section 494 (marrying again during the lifetime of husband or wife) of the Indian Penal Code.

Chairperson of Maharashtra State Women’s Commission Rupali Chakankar, tweeted and ordered the Solapur police to investigate the matter and submit a report. The Solapur Superintendent of Police should investigate the matter and take immediate legal action, she tweeted. A report regarding the action taken in the matter under section 12(1) and 12(2) of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women Act, 1993 should be submitted immediately, she urged.

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Mumbai’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sudhakar Pathare, who was posted in the Port Zone, passed away in a road accident on Saturday.

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Pathare had visited Hyderabad for training. He was on his way to visit a temple with a relative when the accident occurred. Both Pathare and his relative lost their lives in the crash.

Mumbai Police have been informed about the incident.

More details are awaited.

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Order to demolish the tomb of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Baba in Mira Bhayander

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Mumbai: The state government has issued an order to demolish the four hundred year old dargah of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Peer Rahmatullah Alaih located in Mira Bhayander. Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has sent a letter to the collector declaring this dargah illegal and ordered action against it. As the dargah is located on forest land, communalists had started demanding the demolition of the dargah. In the House, Darranjan Daukhre had also demanded action against the dargah, after which now the state government has ordered to run a bulldozer on the dargah. An order has also been issued to remove and demolish the dargah by May.

Dargah trustee Amjad Sheikh said that this dargah is ancient and this order is illegal in itself. In this case, communal forces had launched a campaign against the dargah, after which this order was issued.

There is a dargah on the beach and citing the threat of terrorist and illegal activities and the presence of terrorists here, there was a demand to demolish the dargah. The dargah is close to the sea and in such a situation, the threat of a terrorist attack on Mumbai from the sea has been expressed, while the dargah administration has clearly denied this and said that communal organizations are running their agenda against the dargah and there is no such threat. Muslims have opposed this decision of the government and Muslims have also expressed their displeasure and anger over it.

The trustee says that this dargah is ancient and earlier the collector and the municipal corporation had given a notice, after which the illegal shed and other premises were demolished here and the dargah administration has taken this action at its own level. Now an order has been issued to demolish the dargah itself.

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Haji Ali Dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid due to rising sea level

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Mumbai: Due to rising sea level at Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid. On March 31, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims from 12 noon to 3 pm. During this time, entry of pilgrims to the dargah will be restricted. The dargah will be closed on Tuesday, April 1 from 12:45 pm to 3:45 pm and on Wednesday, April 2 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Therefore, we have appealed to the pilgrims not to gather at the dargah during these hours. This information has been released by Tahir, administrative officer of Haji Ali Dargah. Pilgrims visit Haji Ali Dargah on Eid-Basi and Tiwasi, but due to the rising water level of the sea, water gets accumulated on the way to the Dargah and entry to the Dargah is prohibited and the gate of the Dargah remains closed during these days, due to which there is a lot of crowd there. Therefore, pilgrims have been requested to come to the Dargah only at the scheduled time.

The police also remains vigilant at the Dargah during the rising sea level, as there is a crowd of pilgrims here during Eid and festivals. The Haji Ali Dargah administration has said that on the occasion of Eid, lakhs of pilgrims visit the Dargah of Haji Ali (RahmatullahAlaih). These pilgrims include pilgrims from the country and abroad, so the Dargah administration has also claimed special security arrangements on Eid. Spiritual scenes are also seen at Haji Ali Dargah during Eid prayers.

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