Ex-bank employee loses Rs 3.57 cr after imposter threatens him on video call
The victim, a resident of the Ulhasnagar area, recently received a WhatsApp video call from a person who made him talk to another person claiming to be a policeman
28 November,2024 02:12 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentMumbai: Retired ship captain loses Rs 11 crore in cyber fraud; 1 held
A history-sheeter, Kaif Ibrahim Mansuri, has been arrested and police have found 33 debit cards and 12 cheque books of different banks in his possession in connection with the cyber fraud case
28 November,2024 02:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMumbai: 35-year-old woman arrested after threat call against PM Modi
The Amboli police have registered an FIR and apprehended a 35-year-old woman for allegedly making a call to the Mumbai Police’s main control room on November 27
28 November,2024 01:16 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva AgasheGujarat serial killer sheltered in Mumbai after every murder
A team of over 100 cops from Gujarat and railway police from Mumbai, Rajasthan, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh combed through CCTV footage of various stations
28 November,2024 12:22 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish VaktaniaMumbai: Crypto trail leads cops to cyber gang
Cops nab fraudsters who laundered Rs 90 lakh into cryptocurrency for overseas kingpin
28 November,2024 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanMumbai: 16-year-old boy killed by his friend over mobile phone
A team of police officials rushed to the spot and found that Sajda was at large. A man hunt was launched by the officials to trace and nab him, an official said
27 November,2024 09:32 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanSenior citizen woman dies after crane goes out of control in Bhayandar
Local officials from Navghar police arrived at the spot and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead before admission
27 November,2024 07:21 PM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaPilot found dead in Andheri, her boyfriend held for abetting her suicide
They had initially met in Delhi in 2019 while she was completing her CPI (Commerical Pilot Licence) course, said an official
27 November,2024 06:28 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish VaktaniaPolice arrest three professional criminals planning robbery in Goregaon
The Dindoshi Police arrested three habitual criminals near Saibaba Nagar, Goregaon East, while they were preparing for a burglary. Tools for breaking shutters and locks were seized from the suspects, all of whom have extensive criminal records
27 November,2024 03:05 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanThane court acquits man accused of murdering married woman in 2016
Additional Sessions Judge A N Sirsikar, in the order passed on November 22, said while the call data records showed frequent communication between the accused and the deceased, they could not serve as definitive proof of murder
27 November,2024 01:11 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentIN PHOTOS: Baba Siddique's shooter sent to police custody till Nov 19
11 November,2024 08:07 PM ISTThane crime: Sex racket busted near Ambernath; woman held
Acting on a tip, members of the police's anti-human trafficking cell (AHTC) used a decoy to apprehend the accused woman, who used social media to operate the racket, near a hotel close to Ambernath railway station
27 November,2024 12:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentRape case against Jackky Bhagnani, other Bollywood figures closed
Investigators cite the complainant’s failure to cooperate and provide key evidence, including phone records, as reasons for case closure
27 November,2024 10:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaMumbai: Rape accused let off due to 4-min delay by cops
A court has held that the accused was arrested by 10.56 pm, but was informed about the grounds of his arrest only at 11 pm, thereby rendering the arrest itself illegal
27 November,2024 09:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanDating App Scam Expose: Young girls luring men for expensive dates explained
Think twice before swiping right! Mid-day's dating app scam expose has brought to the forefront one of the murkiest nexus between some young girls and a few Mumbai nightclubs who are implicating men to shell out hefty bills. Following the complaints by Mid-day readers, a sting operation conducted by Mid-day reporters Samiullah Khan and Shirish Vaktania has exposed manipulative techniques being used by nightclubs to bring business through a well-curated plan by their PR. In this episode of Mid-day explains, we bring to you what this expose is all about and went behind the scenes of this Mid-day sting operation.