Jul 31, 2020When Sumitra Kapoor wanted to call her domestic help home to look after her three children last week, the managing committee (MC) of her housing complex put their foot down. Kapoor went to the police who told her that the state government had not banned househelps. But the MC refused to budge from its stand. Kapoor's society is among several that are coming up with their own do's and don'ts "in the interest of public safety" even as the city prepares to unlock.
‘CBI failed to prove Sohrab case motive’
Jan 1, 2019The special CBI court that recently acquitted 22 accused in the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Shaikh has said that the chief investigating officer’s statement that there was no specific evidence to show that the accused were monetary and political beneficiaries in the conspiracy to kill the victim was one of the circumstances that favoured the accused.
Mumbai: Restaurant ordered to pay Rs 10,000 for levying GST & service charge
Dec 15, 2019Observing that levying service charge in addition to goods and services tax (GST) amounts to unfair trade practice, a consumer forum has ordered a Powai restaurant to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000 to a Ghatkopar woman after it refused to scrap the service charge it had levied along with the GST.
Nirav Modi threatened to kill top exec: CBI
Dec 21, 2019In a chargesheet in the PNB scam case, the CBI has invoked criminal intimidation charges against absconding accused, Nirav Modi, for threatening to get one the directors of his company killed when he expressed his desire to return India. The chargesheet explains the modus operandi of Nirav’s three Indian companies and many dummy companies through which he committed the fraud.
Esther murder: Eyewitnesses hold key in case
Oct 27, 2015Special judge Vrushali Joshi of the special women’s court is likely to pronounce the verdict in the software engineer Esther Anuhya case on Tuesday
How narco tests gave more misses than hits
Jun 29, 2013In the last few years, the city police have used narco-analysis and brainmapping tests as a "secret weapon" against suspects in high-profile cases.
J Dey murder: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against Chhota Rajan
Aug 5, 2016The CBI on Friday filed a supplementary chargesheet against extradited gangster Chhota Rajan in the 2011 murder of journalist J Dey. Rajan was brought to the country from Indonesia in November last year. The chargesheet was submitted before the special court housed at Arthur road jail.
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