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Mumbai News Live: Mumbai Police sends notice to BJP leader Pravin Darekar amidst bank fraud case – The Indian Express

BJP leader Pravin Darekar

Mumbai News Live: 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.

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.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-news-politics-traffic-uddhav-thackeray-mva-metro-7850140/