Mumbai: In an NIA case from Kalyan area of ​​Mumbai, Delhi Special Cell and ATS have claimed to have arrested a suspected ISIS member and social media activist Mashid Ahmed from Kalyan. According to details, Mashid Ahmed had hatched a conspiracy against the country. The accused in NIA case No. 84/2026 BNS Section 61 was produced in Kalyan Court and has been sent to Delhi for investigation. Kalyan Judicial Magistrate 5th Court Kalyan, Special Cell Delhi and ATS team officers produced Mashid Ahmed alias Sonu alias Kalam Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, aged 32, resident of Room No. 13, Azmi Chawl, Near Amara Park, Khadoli West, Taluka Kalyan, District Thane. Investigating Officer Bhojraj Singh and Police Inspector Manoj Kumar of Special Cell Delhi team have identified a person named Kalam who is active on social media in Mumbai area and was in touch with his extremist (ISIS inspired) associates through secret messages.

His associate named Imran, a resident of Odisha, is also a member of the group and during investigation it was revealed that he visited Delhi in December and patrolled the Red Fort and other important places. Thus, since the social media group was about to carry out terrorist acts across the country, the NIA registered a case under Section 61 of the BNS under Case No. 84/2026. During the investigation Meanwhile, Mashid Ahmed alias Sonu alias Kalam Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, age 32, resident of Khadoli under the limits of Tatwala police station, Room No. 13, Azmi Chol, Amara Park, Khadoli West Taluka, Kalyan District, was arrested and produced before the court where the court has sent him on three days transit remand. Since the investigation of the said case is going on in Delhi, he was first produced in the Kalyan Court and a request for 05 days transit remand was made to produce him in the Delhi court but the court has granted him 03 days time.

Therefore, the said accused has been taken to Delhi for further investigation after registering the station diary at Tatwala police station of Thane Rural limits.

Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a serving Mumbai Police constable has been arrested along with three others in connection with the alleged robbery of Rs 25 lakh in Andheri East. The incident took place on Friday afternoon at around 1:40 pm near Teli Galli Cross Road.

The four accused, including the Mumbai Police constable, allegedly threatened the victim and fled with Rs 25 lakh in cash that he was carrying in a blue sack. The victim, identified as Shailesh More, was carrying the amount in Rs 500 notes.

During the investigation, the constable, who was serving at Amboli Police Station, was nabbed along with the three others and has been remanded in custody till April 7. Moreover, the Police also recovered the entire stolen amount of Rs 25 lakh.

Meanwhile, in another similar case, two police constables were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a forex company executive and robbing him of $10,000 (Rs 8.65 lakh) in Juhu. Sandeep Shinde, 33, posted at the BKC police station, and Gajendra Rajput, 40, attached to the Jogeshwari police station, were among five persons who allegedly carried out the abduction on Wednesday afternoon. The incident unfolded when the 30-year-old delivery executive travelled to Juhu to hand over foreign currency to a client.

Not just this, in Akola, an Assistant Police Sub-Inspector (ASI) was recently suspended for allegedly demanding sexual favours and asking a woman in custody to send her daughter to him. The woman was arrested in the case about an Rs 80 lakh fraud, where two accused were arrested, two from Palghar, and kept in the Civil Lines police lockup. Assistant Police Sub-Inspector allegedly asked the arrested woman and said, “Give me your daughter, I will give you Rs 10,000 and make efforts to save you from the criminal charges”.

Pimpri-Chinchwad: The Cyber Police Station of Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissionerate (PCPC) has arrested three men who were preparing to start a cyber fraud call centre in Navi Mumbai. The accused had earlier worked in similar scam operations in Bangkok and Myanmar. Police said the gang was planning to target people with fake investment schemes, officials announced on Saturday.

The accused have been identified as Sushil Bhagwan Juwatkar (42), Pankaj Raj Kapoor (38), and Nishchal Tankbir Bareilly (27), all currently based in Navi Mumbai. The operation was carried out by the cyber police under the guidance of senior officers, including Pimpri-Chinchwad Commissioner of Police Vinoy Kumar Choubey.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Dr Shivaji Pawar, the case came to light after a local businessman was cheated of Rs 2.09 crore. The fraudsters lured him with promises of high returns through IPOs and stock market investments. During the probe, police tracked a transaction of Rs 1.25 lakh to a bank account, which became a key lead in the case.

Further investigation led police to Sushil Juwatkar in Navi Mumbai. His associates, Pankaj Kapoor and Nishchal Bareilly, were also detained. Police found that Pankaj and Nishchal had experience working in cyber fraud call centres abroad. Acting on Juwatkar’s instructions, they were planning to set up a similar illegal operation locally.

During the raid, police seized several items used in cyber fraud activities. These included six mobile phones, three passports, two laptops, hard discs, POS machines, QR code scanners, debit cards, and multiple bank account kits and rubber stamps. Officials said these materials were intended to run a fake call centre and carry out financial fraud.

Police have also managed to freeze ₹62 lakh from the defrauded amount, providing partial relief to the victim. Efforts are ongoing to trace the remaining money and identify more links in the network.

Senior officers said the timely action helped prevent a large-scale cyber fraud operation from starting in the region. The investigation is still underway, and police are looking into possible connections with other cybercrime networks.