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Maha: SIT formed to investigate custodial death of alleged accused in Badlapur sexual assault case

Mumbai, Apr 27 (UNI) Following the direction of the Bombay high court, the Maharashtra police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate alleged encounter of Akshay Shinde, prime accused in Badlapur sexual assault case, officials confirmed here on Sunday.
A meeting in this connection was held on Saturday at the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office, chaired by Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Lakhmi Gautam.
The SIT will be led by Lakhmi Gautam and will include Additional CP of the Crime Branch Shashi Kumar Meena, DCP Dutta Nalawade and several Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors from the Crime Branch.
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Maha: Govt, Tata to set up 4th CtripleIT centre in Raigad

22 May 2025 | 8:49 PM

Mumbai, May 22 (UNI) After Beed, Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a new Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training or ‘CtripleIT’ worth Rs 105 crore will be set up at Roha MIDC area in Raigad district with the cooperation of Tata Group of Companies and the Maharashtra government.

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Maha: Fire breaks out at Jindal factory in Nashik

22 May 2025 | 8:27 PM

Nashik, May 22 (UNI) A fire broke out at the Jindal Polyfilm factory located on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway here and it continued to rage for second consecutive day on Thursday.

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Maha: Mumbai sees surge in COVID-19 cases; BMC intensifies monitoring amid emergence of JN 1 variant

Maha: Mumbai sees surge in COVID-19 cases; BMC intensifies monitoring amid emergence of JN 1 variant

22 May 2025 | 7:18 PM

Mumbai, May 22 (UNI) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has intensified surveillance and monitoring of COVID-19 patients as Mumbai experiences a surge in cases, coinciding with the emergence of the JN.1 variant, an official said on Thursday.

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Maha: Man injured as tree falls on parked vehicles amid heavy rains in Mumbai

Maha: Man injured as tree falls on parked vehicles amid heavy rains in Mumbai

22 May 2025 | 7:14 PM

Mumbai, May 22 (UNI) A 43-year-old man sustained multiple injuries after a tree toppled onto several parked vehicles near Kinjal Tower on N M Joshi Marg area of Byculla in south-central Mumbai during heavy rain on Wednesday night, officials said here on Thursday.

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Maha: YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra allegedly spied for Pakistan

Maha: YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra allegedly spied for Pakistan

22 May 2025 | 7:05 PM

Mumbai, May 22 (UNI) National security agencies have uncovered evidence that social media influencer and YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on charges of allegedly spying for Pakistan, made multiple visits to Mumbai between July 2023 and September 2024, during which she allegedly recorded sensitive videos and photographs of strategic locations.

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