Mumbai: Mumbai Police has claimed to have solved the kidnapping of a one and a half month old child. Mumbai’s Vinrai Police has busted a child-stealing gang and claimed to have arrested four accused in this case. The arrests were made from Maloni area, which includes two women and two men. The plan was to kidnap the one and a half month old child and sell him for five lakh rupees. On March 2, at 4 am, a one and a half month old child suddenly disappeared while playing at a bus stop in the limits of Vinrai Police Station in Goregaon area of ​​Mumbai.

Vinrai Police registered a case and started investigation and six police teams were formed under the leadership of DCP Zone 12 Smita Patil. The police searched about 11 thousand auto rickshaws, in which a yellow rickshaw was found suspicious, which was going towards Maloni. When the police investigated the auto rickshaw, it was found that a small child had come to the rickshaw driver’s house. When the police investigated, it was found that the accused was Raju More.

He has two wives, the first of which is Mangal More and the second is Fatima Sheikh. Mangal More has no children and he did not have any child here either. His wife wanted to adopt a child. A lot of money is needed to adopt a child, so Raju planned to steal the child on the road. Fatima Sheikh, wife of accused Raju More, promised to give the stolen child for Rs 5 lakh, after which the accused Raju More observed the child on the Vinrai Eastern Express Highway for 3 days before stealing it. Then the child was stolen.

The resting family stole the child from the autorickshaw and the accused fled. The victim family is from Gujarat and had come to Mumbai to sell toys and balloons during Ramadan and at the time of the theft incident, the two and a half month old child was sleeping with his mother.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered action against Azaan and loudspeakers in mosques in the Assembly. He has issued this order after BJP members objected to Azaan and loudspeakers in the House.

He said that the provision of loudspeaker permit will not be given permanently and it will also be checked whether the temporary permit has been renewed or not and after getting the permit, if the norms of noise pollution are violated, then first the police will inform the Pollution Control Board about it and then action will be taken against the concerned institution and if many complaints are received, their permit will also be canceled and it will not be renewed again.

He said that the Pollution Control Board has the right to take action regarding noise pollution and the police should also take action on it, so there is a need to amend this law. He said that therefore he demands from the central government that guidance should be provided in this regard and changes and amendments should be made in the law so that the police also get more power to take action on it.

Devendra Fadnavis said that as per the order of the Supreme Court, permission for loudspeakers is mandatory for religious places and action will be taken against anyone who uses loudspeakers without permission. Along with this, the Supreme Court has also made it clear that there is a complete ban on loudspeakers from 10 pm to 6 am. Along with this, the Supreme Court has also laid down some guidelines which are mandatory to be followed.

The sound limit has been fixed from 55 decibels to 45 decibels. If anyone violates this, action will be taken against him. For this, instructions have been issued to senior police inspectors to tell people about the use of loudspeakers and ensure action against anyone who continuously violates noise pollution norms.

Mumbai: Citizens of Mumbai should not cut trees in view of the festival of Holi. Mumbai Municipal Corporation has informed that if unauthorized cutting of trees is found, a complaint will be lodged with the police.

The festival of Holi will be celebrated on Thursday, March 13, 2025. If any tree is being cut during this festival, then alert citizens should inform the Mumbai Municipal Corporation officials and the local police station or contact the Municipal Corporation’s toll-free number ‘1916’, such an appeal has been made to the Superintendent of Parks, Mumbai Municipal Corporation and the Member Secretary of the Tree Authority.

Under Section 21 of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Tree Protection and Conservation Act, 1975, it is a crime to cut any tree without the prior permission of the Tree Authority. There is a provision to impose a fine of at least Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 on the person concerned for each offense of unauthorized tree felling. He may also be sentenced to a jail term ranging from one week to one year.

Mumbaikars should try to ensure that Mumbai is green and beautiful. It is the duty of all citizens to protect and enhance the natural resources around them. We have to protect the trees that give us life. Therefore, all citizens should cooperate.