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Thane: Video Of Man Chopping Off His Finger Goes Viral, Threatens To Cut A Body Part Every Week & Send It To Govt; 4 Arrested

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Thane: In a shocking incident Dhananjay Nanavare chopped off his index finger as an offering to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also to Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde. He took this drastic step because of police inaction in his brother Nandkumar Nanavare and his wife Ujjawala Nanavare suicide case. Both Nandkumar & Ujjawala jumped off from their residents on August 1 due to some pressure. Nandkumar Nanavare was a personal assistant of Bhartiya Janata Party (MLA) Pappu Kalani and also worked for Shiv-Sena MLA Balaji Kinikar.

Video of chopping finger goes viral

Dhananjay Nanavare made a video of him cutting his index finger and also narrated his ordeal. In the video, Dhananjay warns the government and police and says, “I would keep cutting off parts of my body and offer them to the government if the police did not take any concrete action against my brother Nandukumar murderer.”

Brother and sister-in-law committed suicide

To report about Nandkumar Nanavare resident of Ulhasnangar and a PA of Pappu Kalani and also who work for Shiv-Sena MLA Balaji Kinikar of committed suicide along with his wife Ujjawala Nanavare by jumping from the terrace while making a video about who was harassing him.

Police reacts

Shivtaj Patil, deputy commissioner of police (Crime Branch), Thane said, ” We are probing the case and during the probe we came across four names mentioned in the suicide note by the deceased. We have detained them and are currently questioning them.”

As per the initial investigation from the police officer, “Nandkumar before taking drastic steps along with his wife informed about it to several prominent persons in Ambernath and also to the police officials. He also left a suicide note in his trouser pocket which mentioned the names of several people who had allegedly tortured him, causing him and his wife to take the drastic step.”

FIR registered in connection with the case

An FIR was filed against one Sangram Nikalje and unknown persons for abetting suicide. A case was registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 306 (abetting suicide) and 34 (common intention). However even after 18 days there was no progress in the case and Nankumar’s kin appealed to the top brass of Thane police to hand over the probe to the Crime branch. The probe was transferred to the Anti-Extortion Cell of Thane on August 11.

Dhanajay was depressed over not getting justice

Dhanajay was depressed over not getting justice for his deceased brother’s and on Friday he left his home in the morning and went to the poultry farm he owns. He then shot a video on his phone which went viral.

No police action even after 18 days

Dhanajay in the video also said, ” My brother and sister-in-law committed suicide on August 1 already 18 days passed but there is no police action. We are consistently being pressured not to pursue the matter. I will not stop until we will get justice.

Investigation underway

A senior crime branch official from Thane police said, ” We had gone to Satara a few days ago and have registered statements of the family. It’s been just a week since we were assigned this case. The investigation is underway.”

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Mumbai News: Body Of 20-Year-Old Recovered Hours After Juhu Drowning Incident; Friend Rescued

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Mumbai: Nearly 14 hours after two young men were swept into the sea at Silver Beach near Godrej Gate in Juhu, the body of one of the missing individuals was recovered late Friday night. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Vighnesh Murgesh Devendram.

Details On The Drowning Incident

The incident was first reported around 10:24 am on Friday by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), which stated that the duo had ventured approximately 200 metres into the water when they were caught in a powerful current around 8:30 am. While one of them, 22-year-old Rajkumar Govind Subba, was pulled to safety by on-duty lifeguard Jitendra Tandel from Drishti Marine before the fire brigade arrived, Vighnesh went missing in the waters.

A large-scale search operation was immediately launched by the fire brigade in coordination with local police, civic staff and fishermen. Despite continuous efforts throughout the day, there was no sign of the youth until later that night.

According to officials, both youths were residents of a slum in Vile Parle. Preliminary reports indicate that they may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. The Mumbai Fire Brigade had to halt the search operation at 1:36 pm due to high tide conditions. Authorities had earlier appealed to the public to alert the nearest police station, the BMC, or the fire brigade in case they spotted the missing individual.

Body Of Missing Youth Found At Night

According to the updated report received on Saturday morning, local fishermen and the Juhu Police were able to recover Vighnesh’s body at approximately 10:30 pm on Friday. He was rushed to Cooper Hospital, where he was declared, brought dead. The confirmation came from Dr. Niranjan, Assistant Medical Officer at the hospital. Rajkumar Subba, the survivor in the incident, was rescued in time and is believed to be recovering.

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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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