Two men rape girl after tying her partner to tree in Palghar

Palghar (PTI): According to police, a young woman who was taking a walk with her boyfriend in the Palghar district of Maharashtra was reportedly sexually assaulted by two men on Wednesday evening.

The suspects, aged 22 and 25, allegedly restrained the victim's boyfriend by tying him to a tree during the attack. Following their arrest, the accused were brought before a local judge who ordered their detention in police custody until March 27.

navis blocked Aniksha Jaisinghani's mobile number, some threat and blackmail messages were allegedly sent to the former by Anil Jaisinghani, said the police official. Initially Aniksha Jaisinghani had taken the name of two persons in connection with the entire episode, but after verification it came to light she was misleading the police, he said. She had introduced herself to Amruta Fadnavis as a fashion designer a few years ago, but now claims she is actually a law student, the official said. Aniksha Jaisinghani may have changed her version about profession to get sympathy, he said.

ANIKSHA SENT TO 14-DAY JUDICIAL CUSTODY

Mumbai (FIB): A court on Friday sent Aniksha Jaisinghani, arrested for allegedly offering a bribe to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta and also threatening her, to 14day judicial custody, turning down the cops' plea to extend her police remand.

The police produced Aniksha before sessions court judge DD Almale at the end of her previous remand.

The police, represented by special public prosecutor Ajay Misar, sought her custody for three more days to confront her with a witness.

Aniksha's lawyer Manan Sanghai submitted that no new ground was made out for extending the police remand. The court, after hearing both sides, rejected the investigators' plea and remanded the accused in judicial custody.

In her statement to the police, Amruta said she first met Aniksha in November 2021. Aniksha claimed that she was a designer of clothes, jewellery and footwear and requested the BJP leader's wife to wear them at public events

56-year-old held for abetting suicide of daughter-in-law

First India Bureau

Thane: Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in Thane city of Maharashtra for allegedly harassing his daughterin-law and abetting her suicide, an official said on Friday. The 22-yearold victim hanged herself to death at her inlaws' house in Balkum locality of the city on March 22 morning.

A complaint lodged by the victim's brother said his sister had married the son of the ac- cused in 2018. She lived with her husband and father-in-law. The complainant alleged that his sister's father-in-law would harass and torture her saying that she does not work well.

"On Wednesday, she called her brother around 8.30 am and asked him to visit her place as soon as possible as she was tired of being beaten and harassed frequently by her father-in-law, who would come home drunk. But after an hour, the complainant got a call from the victim's husband informing him that the victim had hanged herself to death in the house," an official of Kapurbawdi police station said. Based on the complaint, an offence under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 498-A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) was registered against the accused and arrested him. saying it would help her promote the products, the police have said.

After gaining Amruta's trust, Aniksha offered to provide her with information on some bookies through which, she claimed, they could make money. She then directly offered Amruta Rs1 crore to get her father off the hook in a police case, as per the FIR.

Amruta Fadnavis also told the police that she was upset by Aniksha's behaviour and blocked her number. The woman then allegedly sent Amruta video clips, voice notes and many messages from an unknown number, said official.

Boys drown in rainwater-filled pit; cops book 2

First India Bureau

Thane: Two boys drowned in a waterfilled pit that was dug up for a pipeline work at Ambarnath in Maharashtra's Thane district, after which the police registered an offence against two contractors for negligence, an official has said.

The children aged six and eight years drowned on Wednesday after accidentally falling into the pit while playing near their house in Dhaval Pada locality, the police official said.

Jaisinghani was arrested by the Mumbai police after a chase in several districts of Gujarat on Sunday for alleged blackmailing and extortion case filed by Maharashtra Dy CM and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta. He is in police custody till March 27. As per the Madhya Pradesh Police team in Mumbai, Anil Jaisinghani (54) was booked for allegedly smuggling alcohol from Daman and Diu to Dhar district following the seizure of Rs50 lakhs worth of liquor in August 2020.

“The arrest of Indore residents Gaffar and Munir led the investigators to Anil Jaisinghani. He ran the alcohol smuggling racket using the network of bookies in Dhar, Dewas, Indore, Dhamond, Malwa and Nimar region,” said a senior MP Police official.

The girl and her boyfriend had gone to a nearby hill for a walk when the accused saw them. The accused persons threatened the couple, said the police. Subsequently, a dispute ensued between the accused and the male juvenile, who struck the pair with a beer bottle that was devoid of its contents. Afterward, the two men disrobed the man and tied him to a tree, according to their account. Next, the duo forcibly took the female

Misappropriation of funds: Five booked

First India Bureau Thane: A case has been registered against an admin appointed to oversee the workings of cooperative housing societies and four others for alleged misappropriation of funds in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Friday.

According to the police, the individual primarily responsible for the incident was assigned the task of supervising the activities of cooperative housing societies in the urban area, which had complained of misuse of funds.

The cooperative registrar received griev- ances from society members and consequently directed an investigation into the financial records, uncovering numerous anomalies, as stated by the spokesperson.

Though he was authorized only to oversee the management of societies, the accused official had illegally spent Rs40.22 lakh for various works without taking permission from members, he said.

Beneficiaries and contractors who were awarded the contracts without following any regulations have also been named in the First Information Report (FIR).

Three scrap dealers attacked, robbed in Navi Mum; case filed

First India Bureau

Thane: The Navi Mumbai police have registered a case of dacoity against a group of around 20 persons, who allegedly attacked three scrap dealers and robbed them of their belongings worth more than Rs5 lakh in Dhule district of north Maharashtra, an official said on Friday. The incident occurred on March 20 night, he said.

"Complainant Farhan Khot from Panvel had got information that copper in windmills

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was up for sale as scrap at Jamda in Dhule and he was keen on purchasing it. Accordingly, he and two other dealers went to Dhule for it," an official of Panvel town police station said.

During their meeting with two persons in Dhule, whom they had contacted for the deal, a group of around 20 persons appeared on the scene and attacked the scrap dealers by punching and kicking them. The two persons with whom the victims were holding talks also joined the attackers. The accused robbed the victims of their belongings, including cash and jewellery collectively worth Rs5.07 lakh, he said. The victims later returned to Panvel and lodged a complaint, based on which the police registered an offence under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 395 (dacoity) against the accused. victim to a secluded location and raped her. Additionally, they set fire to the victim's handbag, reported the authorities. The victim escaped from the clutches of the accused and managed to reach home, but the boy remained tied to the tree and was rescued by the police hours later.

Crucial Read Bus Runs Over Best Driver Inside Depot

Mumbai: A 55-year-old driver employed with the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Ltd was run over by a bus inside a depot here, official said. The victim sustained serious injuries and was declared dead by the doctor in an ambulance, he said. The incident took place in the Kala Killa-Dharavi bus depot when the driver posted on CNG fuelling duty was hit by an electric bus coming out of the washing shed, he said.

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VILLAGES DO NOT HAVE BURIAL GROUND’

Alibaug: As many as 114 villages in Raigad do not have a cremation site or a burial ground, an official said on Friday. Out of the total 1,999 villages in the district, 114 lack a cremation site for their residents, according to collector Dr. Yogesh Mhase. An order has been issued to the revenue official and circle inspector to locate a suitable location for these villages to provide the necessary facility. The collector further said there were 2,214 villages in district.

DUO SNATCHES 69-YEAR-OLD WOMAN'S CHAIN

Thane: A man and his female accomplice snatched the gold chain of a 69-yearold woman at knifepoint and injured her by pushing her down in Thane city, a police official said on Friday. The incident took place in the city’s Vartak Nagar area on March 20, However, a case could not be registered immediately as the woman was admitted to a hospital due to a hip fracture caused by the fall, an official said.