Fight over two-wheeler parking leaves 10 people injured; attempt to murder case registered
A man received severe injuries requiring over 20 stitches after his kin and neighbours fought over two-wheeler parking in Golibar Road area in Mumbai's Santacruz, a police official said on Monday.
The incident took place on Friday and some 10 people, including three women and a 16-year-old schoolgirl, were injured, while two brothers have been arrested, the Vakola police station official said.
Corruption case: Dismissed cop Waze, two fmr aides of Anil Deshmukh remanded in CBI custody till Apr 11
A special court on Monday remanded dismissed policeman Sachin Waze and two former aides of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in CBI custody till April 11 in a corruption case registered against the NCP leader.
The CBI on Monday arrested Waze, Palande and Shinde in the case, but could not arrest Deshmukh as he is admitted in the state-run JJ hospital.
Sena MP writes to Union minister over BSc textbook containing 'merits, advantages of dowry system'
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday wrote to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking action on the contents of a book for Second-Year BSc students that has "derogatory" remarks against women.
In her letter, Chaturvedi said 'Textbook of Sociology for Nurses', authored by TK Indrani, lays down "merits and advantages" of the dowry system.
Cong, NCP claim BJP threatening voters with ED action due to imminent bypoll defeat
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday claimed the BJP was issuing threats of ED action against voters as it was staring at defeat in the Kolhapur North Assembly bypoll scheduled for April 12.
Patole also hit out at Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil for the latter's reported statement that a section of voters was getting money in their accounts through a digital platform.
Patil had said he would complain to the Enforcement Directorate over this and had urged voters not to invite action from the probe agency by falling for this kind of money.
Transfer of 7 Mumbai cops on woman's complaint: DCP to submit report to commissioner on Tuesday
A report by a DCP-rank officer on the transfer of seven personnel from Mumbai's Samta Nagar police station for alleged negligence in a passport matter will be submitted to Commissioner Sanjay Pandey on Tuesday, an official said.
Samta Nagar police station senior inspector Anandrao Hakke, PI Ravindra Padwal, PSI Bhagat Vavhare and constables Nilesh Rajapure, Anjali Galli, Ashok Gawde and Prashant Thakre were transferred to the Local Arms Division, Naigaum on Sunday after a senior citizen tweeted that she had been harassed in a passport matter.
The official said DCP Somnath Gharge is conducting an inquiry into the matter and he will submit his report to Pandey on Tuesday.
