Mumbai: Youth drugs, rapes and blackmails woman

The Ghatkopar police are on the lookout for 21-year-old suspect who allegedly raped a 24-year-old woman after spiking her drink, recorded the incident and then threatened to make the video viral unless she paid him. The suspect extorted Rs 5 lakh in cash and 15 tolas of gold from the victim. Read more.

Areca nuts smuggling: 5 crores worth areca nuts busted at Nhava Sheva 

In a significant crackdown earlier this week, officers of the Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch (Import) [SIIB(I)] at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH), Nhava Sheva, intercepted and seized 112.14 metric tons (MTs) of Areca Nuts concealed in containers misdeclared as "BITUMEN" in import documents. Read more.

Mumbai: Juhu man duped of Rs 50,000 through dating app

The Juhu police arrested a student in a extortion case in which he pretended to be speaking from the CBI. The accused has been identified as Ashish Swamy, and he had given his bank account to fraudsters. The court has sent him to police custody. Read more.

Mumbai: Producer booked for defrauding financier of Rs 40 lakh

A case of cheating has been registered against a producer based on the complaint of a real estate businessman and financier of films, TV serials, and web series. The financier alleges that the producer defrauded him of Rs 40 lakh by luring him into investing in a TV serial on Doordarshan. Read more.

Mumbai: Police arrest husband for assault over delayed birthday cake

The Sakinaka police have arrested Rajendra Shinde who fled to Latur after assaulting his wife and son over a dispute regarding the delay in bringing a birthday cake. He was arrested and brought back to Mumbai. The complainant, a woman living with her husband and son in the Sakinaka area, reported that the incident occurred on her husband's birthday. He had asked her to bring a cake for the celebration. Despite ordering the cake as planned, the cake arrived late, which angered her husband. This led to a heated argument between them. Read more.

Mumbai: Vakola resident falls victim to cyber fraud, loses Rs 1.9 lakh

A Vakola resident who deals in electronic accessory repairs and laptop sales was allegedly duped out of approximately Rs 1.9 lakh by a cyber fraudster posing as a military officer. The fraudster ordered 20 computer routers for the Kalina Military Camp and deceived the businessman under the pretext of making a gate pass. Read more.

Mumbai: Man shoots intimate video with a woman, his other lover makes it public

A man who made an intimate video while with a woman was arrested by the police along with his other paramour who shared the video online. The victim was unaware that the man with whom she had been intimate not only secretly filmed the act, but had also shown it to his other paramour. The Borivli police arrested the 43-year-old woman and her 28-year-old boyfriend for allegedly circulating the intimate video via several WhatsApp groups, including one that had the victim’s husband as a member. Read more.

Mumbai businessman duped of Rs 68 lakhs in Apple mobile phone scam

A Malad-based businessman, dealing in corporate gifting, was allegedly duped of approximately Rs 68 lakhs by two persons who promised to provide him with 110 Apple mobile phones at a lower cost. Read more.

Land shark Clarence Pereira nabbed from Goa

The Andheri police have arrested absconding land shark Clarence Pereira from Goa for trying to take over a 2 BHK apartment of a senior citizen in Andheri. Pereira was earlier arrested by Khar police after mid-day exposed him for trying to grab the bungalow of an elderly woman in Chuim village in Khar West. Read more.

Mumbai: Kurar Police arrest 2 habitual offenders for gold chain, bike theft

The Kurar police have arrested two habitual robbers, Moin Qureshi (24) and Sohail Qureshi (19), for allegedly stealing a gold chain on a stolen motorbike. To avoid getting apprehended, the duo would change the colour of the motorbike in a garage in Kurla and mislead the authorities by attaching bogus number plates. Read more.