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Hospital employee arrested for killing wife by administering lethal drugs
A 23-year-old male nurse has been arrested in Pune district for allegedly killing the wife by administering her lethal injections and trying to pass it off as a suicide, police said on Wednesday.
Swapnil Sawant, the accused, wanted to eliminate his wife as he was having an affair with a nurse who was his colleague at a private hospital and planning to marry her, said an official of Paud police station.
Sawant had married Priyanka Kshetre, the victim, only five months earlier and the couple lived in a rented house in Kasar Amboli village in Mulshi tehsil.
Man arrested for friend's murder
Kondiram Waghmare (48) was found dead behind Sanatan Goshala building in Wagralpada.
Investigators got a tip-off that Waghmare had had a quarrel with his friend Sujit (26), said senior inspector Kailas Barve.
Probe revealed that Sujit killed him during a quarrel by stabbing him, the official said.
Further probe is on, he added.
Mumbai logs 14 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 14 new COVID-19 cases, which took its overall infection tally to 11,54,830, while the active case count dropped below the 100 mark, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
Since nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll remained unchanged at 19,743, it said.
On Tuesday, Mumbai had witnessed 12 COVID-19 cases and zero fatality. The active case count dipped to 98 cases from 114 cases a day before.
The recovery count reached 11,34,989 after 30 patients recuperated from the infection in the last 24 hours, the BMC said.
Man held for stealing mobile tower batteries and burglary
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on charges of stealing mobile tower batteries and burglary in Maharashtra's Latur district, police said on Wednesday.
Police nabbed the accused on Monday in Udgir. His interrogation revealed he was involved in stealing silver utensils and mobile tower batteries, an official said.
The batteries worth Rs 2.10 lakh were seized from the accused, he said.
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Maha: 2 Sarus cranes found dead in farm near power line; forest officials suspect electrocution
A pair of Sarus cranes was found dead in a paddy farm in Maharashtra's Gondia district, with forest officials suspecting the birds died of electrocution.
After being alerted on Tuesday, forest personnel rushed to the spot and found the carcasses of the two cranes under an electricity transmission line passing through the paddy field in Kamtha village, Assistant Conservation of Forest Rajendra Sadgir said in a release.
This indicates the birds might have come in contact with a live wire and collapsed, the official said, adding that they have launched a probe into the incident.
Governor Koshyari wants to leave Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had told him that he wanted to be relieved of his post, Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar claimed on Wednesday.
While expressing disapproval about Koshyari's recent remarks about Shivaji Maharaj, he also wondered if Koshyari was making such controversial statements only to force the Union government to shift him out of Maharashtra.
Pawar was replying to a reporter's question about Koshyari's recent `controversial' remark where he called Shivaji Maharaj an "icon of olden times".
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Earthquake of 3.6 hits Dahanu, Talasari talukas in Palghar
While in opposition, the then Leader of Opposition and current Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis praised the Madhya Pradesh pattern and opposed the power bill collection. Now that they are in power, they also have the finances. It is requested that they should now provide relief to the farmers as per Madhya Pradesh pattern: Supriya Sule
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Thane records 8 new COVID-19 cases; active tally at 117
Thane district has reported eight new COVID-19 cases, taking its infection tally to 7,47,261, a health official said on Wednesday.
With the addition of the latest numbers on Tuesday, there are currently 117 active COVID-19 cases in Thane, which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said.
The death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,967. The count of recoveries has reached 7,35,937 he added. (PTI)
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Shraddha complained to Vasai Police in November 2020 Aaftab threatened to cut her into pieces, reveals letter; read here
According to police, Shraddha Walkar, who was murdered by Aftab Poonawala, had expressed concern for her death two years prior. Poonawala, accused of killing his live-in partner Walkar by strangling her and chopping her body into 35 pieces, which he kept in a 300-liter refrigerator at his home in Mehrauli, South Delhi, for nearly three weeks before disposing of them over several days after midnight.
Shraddha feared that Aftab would kill her and cut her body, she wrote in a letter to the police in 2020. The accused began abusing Shraddha during this time, and as a result, she was hospitalised with numerous injuries on her body.
Commuter tried to cross rail tracks and was hit by train between Borivali, Kandivali stations; local services were acutely disrupted. The officials added that presently, the services are almost running per schedule. The person who was hit has been taken to a nearby hospital, they said.
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Car catches fire at Hiranandani Meadows in Thane, no casualties reported
The car that caught fire was damaged | FPJ
The fire was doused by a team of firefighters | FPJ
Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude felt in Dahanu and Talasari talukas near Mumbai
An earthquake measuring 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale was felt in Dahanu and Talasari talukas of Palghar district at 4.04 am today.
The epicentre of this earthquake was near Vivalvedhe which is near few near to Shree Mahalaxmi Temple with a depth of 5 km. However, no damages were reported.
Regular traffic jam making citizens opt for trains
The congested roads and mismanaged traffic in the city are causing several commuters who are bound to travel via roads to opt for trains instead.
Rajashekhar Verma, 43, who has been travelling from Goregaon to Andheri via road for the past 23 years, is now taking the train to reach his workplace and back home.
“I have to reach Goregaon station before 8am to catch the 8.04am Churchgate fast AC local. It's not easy to follow such a tight schedule after having my own routine for so many years,” he said, adding that bad traffic is the only reason he changed his regular mode of commute.
There are several commuters like Mr Verma who are now trying to cut down on road travel and prefer trains which also help save their time and cost of fuel.
Read what commuters have to say about this in our report here
