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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
TopicMumbai Police

Topic: Mumbai Police

26/11 investigator, Fadnavis’s favourite cop & now Mumbai Police chief, who is Deven Bharti

The high profile IPS officer has had several key postings in Mumbai, but has also been embroiled in multiple controversies.

VHP & Bajrang Dal accuse Mumbai Police of brutality, call to ‘protect Hindus’

2 separate incidents have sparked outrage among VHP and Bajrang Dal members, who also took to the streets demanding suspension of the officers who 'assaulted' their workers.

Dadar hawker assault FIR: BJP leader, others ‘asked if there were any Rohingya Muslims, then beat him’

On her Facebook page, BJP’s Akshata Tendulkar has accused the complainant of lying.

Tahawwur Rana’s trial spin-off: How fabricated 26/11 testimony destroyed Mumbai man’s life

Faheem Arshad Ansari has already moved Bombay HC after cops denied him clearance to earn livelihood on the grounds of his alleged past association with Lashkar-e-Taiba.

‘Blow up actor Salman Khan’: Mumbai police helpline gets death threat, case lodged

The WhatsApp message also threatened to beat up the Bollywood actor. In 2024, Khan received similar messages allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Kunal Kamra files plea in Bombay HC, seeks quashing of FIR by Mumbai police

In his petition, Kamra claimed that the FIR infringes upon his fundamental right to freedom of expression & that his satirical remarks fall within the ambit of constitutional freedoms.

Mumbai Police issue third summons to Kunal Kamra for remarks against Dy CM Shinde

The comedian, who has ignored two notices, has been asked to appear for questioning on 5 April over his stand-up video 'Naya Bharat'.

CBI files closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, nearly 5 years on

The Bollywood actor was found dead in his Bandra home in 2020 & it was initially reported as a suicide case. The CBI later took over 2 cases filed by the Mumbai & Bihar Police.

On the run, key accused in Baba Siddique murder says Pakistan-based gangster helped him flee India

Accused in murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, Zeeshan Akhtar can be heard in video thanking Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti for helping him flee India.

What’s the Rs 122 crore New India Bank embezzlement case that’s left depositors in a lurch

Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has so far arrested two individuals: Hitesh Mehta & Dharnesh Paun.

On Camera

Bangladesh Army Chief wants elections. Muhammad Yunus wants to get rid of him

When the Army chief starts sounding more democratic than a Nobel Peace Prize winner, you know Bangladesh’s political theatre has become a stage for satire.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

Centre approves development of AMCA prototype with rollout target of 2031. HAL to bid with private firms

HAL has so far been the only entity in India to manufacture fighter planes. It will now have to compete against private companies, like TATA, Adani, L&T and other interested players.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.