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Mumbai News Highlights: Mumbai police send notice to BJP leader Pravin Darekar amidst bank fraud case – The Indian Express

BJP leader Pravin Darekar. (File photo)

Mumbai News Highlights: A case has been registered against BJP leader Pravin Darekar in MRA Marg police station on a complaint filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Dhananjay Shinde who accused Darekar of defrauding the government and the Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank. Mumbai police sent a notice to Darekar to appear for questioning on Monday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray striked off at BJP and union government following issues related to GST compensation and clearance for state’s projects on Saturday, while inaugurating two new metro lines in Mumbai. “There are some people who feel I am taking away their credit for Metro. I am ready to give the credit. If you love Mumbai, why is the state government’s proposal to build car shed for Metro-3 at Kanjurmarg put on hold? The Indian Railways is not giving its land for the redevelopment of Dharawi slums,” the chief minister said, without naming the BJP.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray demanded for loudspeakers of the mosques to be shut down. He also took a swipe at NCP chief Sharad Pawar for playing the ‘caste card and dividing society’. He further took commented on his estranged cousin and CM Uddhav Thackeray.

According to PTI, several social media users claimed to have witnessed unidentified burning objects falling from the sky in north Maharashtra and districts of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening.

‘Sunday Street’ concept was started by the Mumbai Police last week. The initiative aims to bring together Mumbaikars and provide them with spaces to enjoy with their friends and family.

It encourages people to step out of their homes and engage in fun recreational activities on the streets, without the traffic chaos and pollution. Nine stretches of roads in Mumbai will now be closed on Sundays between 6:00 and 10:00 am so that people can access them for sporting and wellness activities. 

The nine locations that will host citizen events every Sunday are Marine drive, Bandra-Carter Road, Goregaon, DN Nagar Lokhandwala (back road), Mulund-Tansa Pipeline, Vikhroli-Eastern Express Highway, Chembur-Chimney garden, Thakur Village in Kandivali, IC Colony in Dahisar – Green Garden and Pet Park.

Mumbai police have arrested four persons, including a history-sheeter, from Dharavi slum colony, and recovered MD drugs from them, an official said on Sunday. 

All the accused were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and handed over to Dharavi police for probe. (PTI)

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 117 new coronavirus positive cases, the health department said. Two fatalities were recorded in Thane city and Sindhudurg district.

A total of 131 patients were discharged during the day. The state’s Covid-19 recovery rate stood at 98.11 per cent, while the fatality rate is 1.87 per cent. There are 921 active infection cases in the state at present.

Mumbai city recorded 35 new cases and zero death. Nashik division reported 18 cases, while Pune division saw 41 cases, including 16 in Pune city and 19 in Pimpri Chinchwad. Kolhapur division reported one case and Aurangabad division logged three cases.

Maharashtra’s Covid-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 78,74,394, new cases 117, death toll 1,47,789, recoveries 77,25,684, active cases 921, total tests 7,94,72239. (PTI)

Ten coaches of the Lokmanya Tilak-Jaynagar Express (Pawan Express) derailed near Nashik in Maharashtra on Sunday afternoon. Two minor injuries were sustained in the accident that took place between Lahavit and Devlali in the central railway’s Bhusaval division around 3:10 pm. 

According to the Central Railways CPRO the coaches are being moved with passengers towards Nashik side and buses have also been arranged for the convenience of passengers.

The Central Railways also provided a list of the trains which have been cancelled, diverted or terminated for a short duration.

Police have arrested three persons in Pimpri Chinchwad industrial township and registered a case against another one for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a property in Kalewadi area, where the accused were betting on a match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals teams on Saturday, he said. “While three persons were arrested, the police also registered a case against one more accused,” the official said.

Police said they have seized cash worth Rs 27.25 lakh, eight mobile phones and other material from the accused. (PTI)

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he won’t lead an anti-BJP front and is also not keen to become the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). (PTI)

MNS leader Mahendra Bhanushali was taken into police custody after playing ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on loudspeakers without permission.

Speaking at a rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Saturday, Raj Thackeray had demanded that if the playing of loudspeakers in mosques at high volume was not stopped, there would be speakers outside mosques playing Hanuman Chalisa at a higher volume. 

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday hit out at Raj Thackeray for demanding that loudspeakers on mosques shut down, saying the MNS chief’s speech was ‘scripted and sponsored’ by BJP. (PTI) 

Few coaches of 11061 LTT-Jaynagar Express have been derailed between Lahavit and Devlali (near Nashik) on Sunday. The incident took place around 3:10 pm. According to the Central railway CPRO accident relief train and medical van were rushed to the spot. (ANI)

A newly-married couple and their friend drowned in a river while clicking selfies in Kavad village in Beed district of Maharashtra, over 385 km from here, police said on Sunday.

The deceased are identified as Taha Sheikh (20), her husband Siddique Pathan Sheikh (22), and the latter’s friend Shahab, an official said, adding that their bodies were fished out from the river on Saturday. (PTI)

On Sunday, the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ was played at high decibels from loudspeakers from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) office in Ghatkopar, Mumbai. This comes a day after the MNS chief had asked the state government to remove the loudspeakers from mosques and warned of “putting loudspeakers in front of the mosques and playing Hanuman Chalisa”.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday hit out at Raj Thackeray for demanding that loudspeakers on mosques shut down, saying the MNS chief’s speech was “scripted and sponsored” by BJP. (PTI)

In Mumbai, the petrol price has gone up by 84 paise, thus costing Rs 118.41 and diesel prices have been hiked by 85 paise, costing Rs 102.64 per litre. Prices are set to be raised further given the sharp jump in crude oil prices in the international markets. (ANI)

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court recently upheld the orders of the Nanded civil court and directed a woman to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs 3,000 to her ex-husband.

A single-judge bench of Justice Bharati H Dangre passed a ruling in respect to a plea filed by the wife, who was aggrieved by the orders of the Nanded civil judge passed on August 8, 2017 and December 6, 2019. The two impugned orders granted interim maintenance to the husband and recovery of arrears from the petitioner wife by deducting the due amount from her salary.

Notably, the couple got married on April 17, 1992 and their marriage ended with a divorce decree on January 17, 2015 after the woman approached the court alleging cruelty and desertion. Read more

Flanked by banks, offices, boutiques, and flagship stores, the Horniman Circle Garden in South Mumbai is a step into the city’s history and heritage. The circular garden is surrounded by banyan and coconut trees at the heart of the busy Fort area and by the Reserve Bank of India and the Town Hall on its eastern side and Flora Fountain at the other end.

Located amidst the erstwhile trading zone, historically the area was known as Bombay Green and was used as a storage space for cotton bales, opium, and other merchandise. It is said that in 1851 an informal group of stockbrokers would trade under the banyan tree and thus begin the Native Share and Stockbrokers Association, which was later known as the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Today, the Horniman Circle continues to be a green oasis for weary commuters, traders and labourers. Looking out at the majestic Asiatic Library, the garden is visited by residents of Mumbai as well as tourists. It is most crowded in the afternoon around lunchtime when it gets many visitors from the banks, an electronic store, a coffee shop and showrooms of big clothing brands. Read more

Rejecting Raj Thackeray’s allegation that NCP plays “caste politics”, party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the MNS president never takes a consistent stand on any issue and remains in “hibernation” for three to four months a year which is his “speciality”. Speaking at a rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Saturday, Raj Thackeray had criticised Sharad Pawar, accusing him of “playing the caste card from time to time and dividing society.”
              
“On the contrary, NCP brings together people from all the castes. Raj Thackeray should have studied the history of NCP (before making comments),” Pawar told reporters in Kolhapur. 
             
Replying to a question on the MNS chief’s speech, Pawar took a swipe saying, “Raj Thackeray stays underground for three to four months and suddenly surfaces to give a lecture. This is his speciality. I don’t know what he does for months”. Pawar said the MNS chief talks about many things but lacks a consistent stand. (PTI)
             

On Saturday, MNS chief Raj Thackeray asked for loudspeakers of mosques to be shutdown. He also took a dig at Shiv Sena and said, ‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah were saying that Devendra Fadnavis is going to be the next chief minister. Uddhav Thackeray was present on stage but he never mentioned any seat sharing formula. Uddhav only brought it up when he realized that BJP could not form government without his help (after 2019 elections)’.

Sajay Raut in response assured that everything will be done abiding to law of the land. 

A metal ring and a cylinder-like object were found in two villages in Sindewahi tehsil in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra where unidentified burning objects had fallen from the sky, an official said on Sunday. Chandrapur district collector Ajay Gulhane told PTI that local people spotted an iron ring lying in an open plot in Ladbori village in Sindewahi tehsil around 7.50pm on Saturday.           

“The metal ring was not there earlier so it can be said that it fell (from the sky) yesterday,” he said. Gulhane said the disaster management control room in Mumbai was informed and a team may visit the spot in the Chandrapur district.                

He said a cylinder-like object was found in Pawanpar village, also in Sindewahi tehsil, on Sunday morning. (PTI)                            

Mysterious trails of lights was witnessed in parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat on Saturday. 

As per astronomer Jonathan McDowell the event could be a possible re-entry of Chinese rocket stage launched back in February 2021. 

A case has been registered against BJP leader Pravin Darekar in MRA Marg police station. Mumbai police sent a notice to Darekar to appear for questioning on Monday. 

With the addition of six new coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,796, an official said on Sunday.
          
These new cases were reported on Saturday.
        
With no fresh fatality, the Covid-19 death toll in the district remained 11,883. The mortality rate is 1.67 per cent, the official added.
        
In neighboring Palghar district, the Covid-19 case count is 1,63,591 while the death toll is 3,407, an official from Palghar said. (PTI)

The bodies of two men were fished out from the backwaters of Khadakwasla dam near Pune in Maharashtra, police said on Sunday. 
          
The exact circumstances surrounding their death are being investigated, an official said, adding that drowning seems to be the cause of death. 
        
The deceased are in their late 20s. 
        
“The incident came to light after local people informed guards that two pairs of shoes and clothes are lying near the reservoir and no human activity is seen inside the backwater. During a search operation conducted by police and fire brigade personnel, two bodies were fished out after two hours on Saturday afternoon,” the official said. 
        
He said the deceased duo might have come to the spot for fishing or swimming. (PTI)

In a veiled attack on the BJP, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday alleged that attempts were being made to spread bitterness in the society, and therefore taking the country forward and maintaining harmony has become a challenge. Politics used to connect people in the past, but now efforts were being made in the country to divide them on the basis of religion, he said, adding that the the country’s leadership was trying to defame national icons like Mahatma Gandhi.

Even though compulsion has ended, people should wear masks in public as long as he and his deputy Ajit Pawar continue to wear them, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday. Speaking at the inauguration of new metro rail lines in the city, the chief minister said though mask is no longer compulsory, we can not let off our guard.

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