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Sena (UBT) worker attacked: Thackeray seeks ‘coward’ Fadnavis’ resignation, action on Thane CoP

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Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray demanded the resignation of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis – who holds the home department – and suspension or transfer of Thane Commissioner of Police Jai Jeet Singh, here on Tuesday.

Thackeray, along with his wife Rashmi and son Aditya Thackeray, rushed to Thane where a party activist Roshani Shinde-Pawar was attacked allegedly by workers of the rival Shiv Sena of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, in his hometown.

“Recently, the Supreme Court called the Maharashtra government ‘impotent’, today’s incident is proving it… Women are being brutally kicked and assaulted and no action is taken… What can be expected from such an ‘impotent’ CM,” said a fuming Thackeray.

The Thackeray family along with Leader of Opposition (Council) Ambadas Danve first visited the Shinde-Pawar, then went to the Police Commissionerate to check on the status of the victim’s complaint.

“When we came here, the Police Commissioner was not here… We were told that our activist (Shinde-Pawar) submitted a written complaint to the police, along with the names of the attackers, and there are videos of the incident, but so far the FIR has not been registered… It has been regularly happening that when our people are attacked, the police don’t take action,” said Thackeray.

Referring to the incident, the ex-CM said that once considered a ‘cultural thana’ (cultural hub), Thane is now becoming a ‘goonda thane’ (goon centre), where politicians and journalists are being threatened or assaulted, and now even ‘female goons’ are indulging in ‘goondagiri’.

Under such circumstances, Thackeray said that “we have a ‘coward’ (Fattus) home minister (Fadnavis), who has lost the right to continue and must resign”.

“When someone spies in his home he appoints a SIT, but when goons assault a woman activist, no action… If you cannot handle the work, then quit, Even the CoP must be suspended or transferred…” demanded Thackeray.

A massive political brawl erupted after a Sena (UBT) activist was attacked late on Monday evening allegedly by some four-five dozen women and some men activists of the rival Shiv Sena in the Kasarvadavali area of Thane, Shinde’s hometown.

She was rushed to a private hospital by her colleagues and is presently in the ICU where her condition is described as stable with some minor internal organ injuries.

Condemning the incident, senior Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare said that the victim (Shinde-Pawar) is seven-months pregnant and yet she was pounced upon, pulled, kicked and punched allegedly by the rival Shiv Sena.

“This has been regularly happening all over the state… There is another party worker Girish Kolhe who also hammered in the CM’s home town, and another woman activist beaten up in Kalyan town,” said Andhare.

“When we (the Opposition) go to lodge police complaints, we are not entertained, but culprits supporting the ruling alliance are given priority in lodging complaints against us and immediate action is taken,” Andhare said.

Shinde-Patil made a social media post allegedly taking a potshot at the CM which did not go down well with his supporters, resulting in the attack.

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Tesla To Open First Charging Station In Mumbai Next Week: All Details

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US-based electric car maker Tesla will open its first charging station in India next week in Mumbai, the company announced on Friday.

The station will have four V4 Supercharging stalls for DC charging and four destination charging stalls for AC charging.

The Superchargers will offer a peak charging speed of 250 kW, priced at Rs 24 per kWh, while the destination chargers will provide 11 kW at Rs 14 per kWh.

“This will be the first of the eight Supercharging sites that were announced during the launch in Mumbai, with more planned across the country, to provide the optimal cross-country experience,” the company added.

Tesla said this will be the first of eight Supercharging sites announced during its Mumbai launch last month, with more planned across the country to make cross-country travel convenient for Tesla owners.

The company had entered the Indian market in July with the launch of its Model Y, priced from Rs 59.89 lakh, along with its first experience centre at Maker Maxity Commercial Complex in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.

The BKC facility offers both fast-charging and regular options, catering to the needs of different EV users.

According to Tesla, the Model Y can gain up to 267 kilometres of range in just 15 minutes using its Superchargers — enough for five round trips between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and the Gateway of India.

“Model Y can add up to 267 kilometres of range in just 15 minutes with Tesla Superchargers, enough for 5 return trips between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai and Gateway of India,” the US-based carmaker said.

As part of its customer offer, Tesla will also provide a free wall connector with every new car purchase, which will be installed at the buyer’s residence.

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Maharashtra ACB Registers Four Disproportionate Assets Cases This Year Involving ₹4.17 Crore

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) this year, has registered four cases related to disproportionate assets (DPA) against corrupt public servants and private persons. The total amount of money involved in these cases is Rs 4.17 crore. The statistics also revealed that two Class I officials and one Class II and Class III officials each were booked under these cases.

The statistics revealed that maximum (three) disproportionate assets cases were registered against officials of the police department and one against municipal corporation official. The total amount of money involved in these four cases is Rs 4.17 crore, of which Rs 3.82 crore were related to the officials of the police department and Rs 35.16 lakh were related to municipal corporation official.

As far as entrapment cases are concerned, from January till July 29, Maharashtra ACB has registered total 418 cases. The statistics further revealed that most corruption related trap cases were registered against officials of Revenue and Land Records department (117), followed by the Police (66) and Panchayat Samiti (42). Further analysis of the statistics revealed that most officials involved in trap cases are Class III government officials (292), followed by Class II officials (75), Class I (48) and Class IV (22). Total amount involved in these corruption cases is Rs 1.50 crore.

The Maharashtra ACB has sent information about nine corruption related cases to the state government seeking permission to freeze assets worth Rs 16.88 crores of the accused persons allegedly involved in these cases. The highest amount of assets involved are related to the officials of the Urban Development Department (Rs 3.13 crore), Water Resources Department (Rs 2.82 crore) and Public Works Department (Rs 2.48 crore).

Mumbai zone has a maximum (4) number of such cases, followed by Pune (2) and one each from Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Nanded zones, from where the ACB wants assets to be frozen.

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Maharashtra Fraud: Raigad CGST Officials Bust ₹9 Crore Fake Input Tax Credit Racket; 2 Arrested In Panvel And Dombivli

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Mumbai: A team of officers of Anti-Evasion, CGST & Central Excise Raigad Commissionerate, Mumbai Zone have arrested two persons involved in generating and passing on fake input tax credit (ITC) of more than Rs 9 crore by creating fictitious firms and issuing invoices without actual supply of goods/services.

Fake ITC Passed Using Fictitious Firms, Say Raigad CGST Officials

Acting upon intelligence, the team identified the fake firms being operated by the accused to avail and pass on fake ITC. The accused firm availed ineligible credit passed on by non-existent firms registered based on forged documents.

No Actual Goods Supplied, Yet Invoices Issued

The accused firm was found non-operational at the registered principal place of business evidencing no goods received or supplied. Thus, the firm had fraudulently availed/ passed on ITC in violation of CGST Act, 2017.

Panvel and Dombivli Residents Nabbed for Tax Evasion

The investigation revealed that the Directors of the firm, a resident of New Panvel and a resident of Dombivli (W) were actively involved in the fraud of government revenue.

Two Arrested for ₹9 Crore GST Fraud in Maharashtra

Both were arrested under section 69(1) of CGST Act, 2017 for offences punishable under Section 132(1)(b)/132(1)(c) of CGST Act, 2017 and produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Panvel. The Court has sent them to judicial custody.

Further investigation is in progress to identify other beneficiaries and operators of this fake invoice racket.

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