Mumbai: The Crime Branch on Tuesday submitted an application in the Mumbai Special Court for issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Tahawwur Rana, who is currently lodged in a California jail and has been found eligible for extradition to India. Rana has already challenged the order in a higher court, further delaying the extradition process.

According to the 405-page supplementary charge sheet filed against the 26/11 co-conspirator, Rana has revealed that he had discussed crowded places in south Mumbai with the staff of a hotel in Powai. The charge sheet states that Rana visited some of those places, where later attacks took place.

Rana Stayed In A Powai Hotel

According to the charge sheet, police found that he had stayed in a hotel in Powai in November 2008. He had deposited a copy of his passport and visa at the hotel. An official said the statement of a hotel employee was recorded and “we found that he discussed crowded places in the city and some of them were targeted by the attackers, including CSMT.”

Thane, September 25: A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly strangling his 10-year-old mentally-challenged daughter to death in their house in Thane district of Maharashtra a day before, police said on Monday. The couple has four daughters, aged between 5 to 14, and the youngest of them lives with her grandparents in their native village, a police official said.

Agrahari is an alcoholic and used to beat his wife

The accused Manoj Agrahari allegedly strangled his daughter, Lovely, at their home in Dombivli when other members had gone out, an official said quoting the FIR. Agrahari is an alcoholic and used to beat his wife, he said.

The accused works at a grocery shop while his wife is employed at a company

The accused works at a grocery shop while his wife is employed at a company in the MIDC area of Dombivli. The victim, Lovely, has been mentally challenged and also speech and hearing impaired since her birth.

When the girl rushed home she saw her sister lying dead on bed and alerted her mother

According to the complaint, Agrahari went to the scrap shop where his 14-year-old daughter was working on Sunday and told her that Lovely was dead. When the girl rushed home she saw her sister lying dead on bed and alerted her mother, the official said. Police have registered a case of murder under the Indian Penal Code and conducting further investigation.

Mumbai: Bombay High Court has agreed to hear a fresh petition challenging the renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad districts, revenue areas. The hearing for the same has been scheduled on September 29. Earlier, a plea was withdrawn as the Maharashtra government said it had not issued final notifications for their renaming.

This is a breaking news. More details are awaited.