MAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING PHONES
PUNE: Sleuths from the Crime Branch unit 1 have nabbed a 28-year-old man who used to snatch phones from people talking on roadside or on bikes. The police claimed to have seized 11 smartphones from his possession as well as a two-wheeler used in the crime. The arrested accused has been identified as Mohammad Arif Mohammad Umar Zojhe, a resident of…
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CIRCLE OFFICER CAUGHT RED HANDED BY ACB
PUNE: A 53-year-old circle officer of Kothrud has been caught red handed by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 for updating the name of a land purchase in 7/12 land extracts. The arrested accused has been identified as Balkrishna Jambhale, a resident of Kothrud. According to ACB, the complainant has sold a land in Baner and he…
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MASKED KHAKI-CLAD MAN CHEATS PASSENGERS AT MSRTC
PUNE: The khaki-clad man has struck again at the Swargate Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation(MSRTC) bus depot for the second time in this month, selling bus tickets worth Rs 1067 to passengers waiting near the ‘Solapur bus point’ on Monday. A case of cheating and impersonation is lodged at Swargate police station in this regard. In the previous incident, a…
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17-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND DEAD IN SHINDEGAON
Gunwanti Paraste (SHINDEGAON|PUNE): A shocking incident happened within Chakan police station jurisdiction. A 17-year-old girl was found dead mysteriously on Sunday morning in Shindegaon area of Chakan. The girl was found in a pool of blood and in partially naked condition by her father. As per the complaint filed by her 50-year-old father who is a labourer, he had gone…
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DIFFICULTIES KEEP PILING UP FOR MALIN LANDSLIDE SURVIVORS
GUNWANTI PARASTE (PUNE): The survivors of Malin landslide, who were rehabilitated in a new village, face new problems in the form of first rainfall. The first rainfall shows the worst conditions in the village. The 67 houses built on eight acres of a plot by the government are a few kilometers away from the site that witnessed the landslide. The…
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PUNE POLICE ARRESTS TWO ACCUSED EXTERNED FROM THE CITY, WEAPONS RECOVERED
Gunwanti Paraste (Pune): Pune police have arrested two history-sheeters who were forced externment from the city limits for the criminal activities. Weapons were seized from them during their search. Police have identified the accused as Akash Thorat and Anil Saswe, both of whom had faced externment proceedings. They were arrested at two different place by the police during night patrolling. Bharati…
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CENSORSHIP INSIDE THE CLASSROOMS OF FTII-PUNE, NOW STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO TAKE PERMISSION BEFORE SCREENING THEIR FILMS IN CRT
Pune: In what seems to be the fallout of trouble between students and management at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the latter has asked the former to take their approval before screening movie at Classroom Theatre (CRT). The decision has not gone down well with the students who are questioning the logic behind such censorship, specially by bureacrats…
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ONE DIED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT
Pune: One person was dead while five others were injured after a car in which the six persons were travelling fell in Bhatti Ghat in Velha Taluka on Thursday morning. The six persons were working in a private company and stayed in Hadapsar. The deceased is been identified as Ajay Salve(42) and the injured as Mahesh Wakchaure(30), Arvind Patil(37), Nilesh…
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A JEWELLERY STORE LOOTED BY THREE PERSONS IN PUNE
Pune – Three unidentified armed persons robbed an owner of a jewellery store of cash ,documents, ornaments worth Rs 64, 000 on Wednesday night in wakad. The complainant Pradeep Mehta owner of Punekar jewellers has lodged a complaint in this regard at Wakad police station. According to information given by officials of wakad police station , at around 11.30…
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ROBBERS LOOTING PASSENGERS ON EXPRESSWAY ARRESTED
Gunwanti Paraste (Pune): In a typical Bollywood-style investigation, Pune Rural Police station yesterday arrested a gang of robbers who were robbing people on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. Seven people were arrested after they robbed a family on the expressway, which had stopped its car to freshen up. The police officials who swung into action swiftly managed to crack down on the entire…
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