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Thane: Several Booked For Unlawful Assembly In Shanti Nagar For Protesting Against Mahant Ramgiri & Nitesh Rane’s Remarks

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Thane: The Shantinagar police have registered a case against several individuals for alleged unlawful assembly during a protest against the objectionable remarks made by Mahant Ramgiri and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane. The protesters were demanding the arrest of both Ramgiri and Rane.

According to the police, a group of 34 people gathered at Bilalnagar in Shantinagar without obtaining the necessary permission from the authorities. The Thane police had already issued an order prohibiting the assembly of five or more people without permission from August 28 to September 10. Despite this order, the group assembled to demonstrate against Mahant Ramgiri and Rane.

Case Filed, No Arrests Made Yet

A case has been filed under sections 189(2) and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, as well as relevant sections of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. Vinayak Gaikwad, Senior Police Inspector of Shantinagar police station, stated, “We have registered a case against them. So far, no one has been arrested. We have issued a notice for them to appear at the police station to record their statements.”

Earlier, two cases were registered against Nitesh Rane at Topkhana and Shrirampur police stations in the Ahmednagar district over alleged hate speech.

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Mumbai Accident: Speeding BEST Bus Crashes Into Seized Truck In Goregaon, 5 Injured

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Mumbai: A speeding BEST bus collided with a stationary truck in Mumbai’s Goregaon on Friday morning, leaving five people injured, including the bus driver. The truck, notably, had recently been seized by the police in a theft case and was parked at the site when the crash occurred. Vanrai Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Video Shows Damage Caused To BEST Bus After Crash

A video from the scene that surfaced online shows the BEST bus with its front completely mangled and the passenger exit door twisted from the impact. The rear end of the truck also appears badly damaged. Both vehicles were left obstructing the road, while onlookers gathered around to document the scene on their phones.

Police have launched an investigation to determine whether negligence or speeding was the primary cause. It is speculated that the seized truck was left in a lane without clear markers, contributing to a potentially avoidable accident.

BEST Bus Collides With Poultry Tempo

The incident follows another accident involving a BEST bus just weeks ago. On June 23, near the Sayani Road signal, a minor collision occurred between a BEST bus and a poultry-carrying tempo. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.

Details On The Crash

The bus, on Route 162 between Worli and Sewri and operated by the Tata Motors-led BVG Group, was moving through the intersection around 7:15 am when the tempo (MH 10 CR 9534) abruptly veered from the left and struck the front-left portion of the bus. Although the front windshield was shattered and the bus sustained minor exterior damage, there were no injuries in that incident.

Officials from the Worli Bus Depot acknowledged the June 23 incident and confirmed that all required protocols were followed, with a complaint lodged at the Dadar Police Station.

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Anti-Narcotics Cell cracks down on Mumbai drug dealers, two drug dealers arrested, drugs worth over Rs 2 crore seized

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The Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell has claimed to have arrested a drug dealer from the Andheri Lokhandwala area of ​​Mumbai’s suburbs.

The ANC Azad Maidan unit had received information that a person was going to come to Lokhandwala to sell drugs. On this, the ANC recovered Rs 18 lakh in cash, 703 grams of hashish and 104 grams of Mephedone MD from the person’s possession. After this, in the second operation, the ANC on July 8 arrested a suspect in the case of selling illegal heroin in the Andheri Versova area and recovered 306 grams of heroin from his possession. Along with this, it was revealed that the accused sells drugs in Andheri and surrounding areas.

Action was taken against both of them under the NDPS Act and both of them have been arrested. It has been claimed that drugs worth over Rs 2 crore have been seized from their possession. The 46-year-old arrested from Andheri Lokhandwala The accused and the second accused are 31 years old and both are under investigation. The operation was led by Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti and was conducted by DCP ANC Nunath Dhole.

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Maharashtra Crime: 3 Arrested For Rape & Suicide Case Of 16-Year-Old Girl In Sangli

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Mumbai: In an disturbing incident, Sangli police on Wednesday arrested three men linked to the alleged rape and suicide of a 16-year-old girl in Kargani village, located in Atpadi tehsil. The girl, a Class 10th student, reportedly took her own life on Tuesday after being sexually assaulted and threatened by the accused.

Investigations reveal that the accused had been harassing the girl for several days. They allegedly raped her in the presence of her sister and, along with the others, as reported by Hindustan Times. They also mentioned that the accused allegedly filmed an obscene video and threatened to make it viral.

As per the report, the minor informed her parents about the incident. However, before they could file a police complaint, she died by suicide on Sunday. The suspects, Raju Gend, Anil Kale, and Rohit Kharat, have been taken into custody. A fourth accused, Ramdas Gaikwad, was beaten by angry villagers before being handed over to the police. He is currently receiving medical treatment and will be arrested once discharged.

The sub-divisional police officer, Vipul Chhaya Vijay Patil, mentioned that “We have arrested three accused in this case, while the fourth accused is undergoing medical treatment at a hospital,”

The Vinay Bahir, PI, Atpadi police station said, “Police also enquired about the sister of the deceased girl, and she also didn’t know much about the incident.” Based on the complaint, the police filed a case against the accused for charges of rape and abetment of suicide.

In a separate crime story from Maharashtra, a 16-year-old girl from Adivali in the Dombivli area of Thane was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a 20-year-old man during a train journey to Akola. Senior Police Inspector Pandhari Kande from the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Kalyan reported the case on Monday.

According to the police, the incident occurred on June 30. The man took the girl on a train from Thane to Akola, where he assaulted her during the journey, as reported by the news agency PTI. Upon their arrival in Akola, the man’s parents refused to allow them into their home. He then abandoned the girl at the Akola railway station and returned to his residence.

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