Mumbai, Oct 15 Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM4 MH-IMRAN KHAN-LD NOTICE
**** Protest fallout: Mumbai Police ask actor Imran Khan to leave India by Oct 28
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have issued a notice to Bollywood actor Imran Khan, an American national, directing him to leave India by October 28 for allegedly violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, officials said on Thursday. ****
BOM11 MH-HC-IMRAN KHAN
**** Actor Imran Khan to move HC against notice asking him to leave India for taking part in stir
Mumbai: Actor Imran Khan will move the Bombay High Court challenging the notice issued to him to leave the country by October 28 for allegedly violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act by participating in a protest in solidarity with the agitation in Delhi against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). ****
BOM13 MH-RSS EVENT-DHANKHAR
**** Ex-VP Dhankhar, Israeli diplomat invited as guests for RSS’s Vijayadashmi event in Nagpur
Nagpur: Former Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and Israel Consul General to Midwest India Yaniv Revach have been invited as guests at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Vijayadashmi programme on October 20 in Nagpur, the RSS said. ****
BOM16 MH-IMRAN KHAN-LD OPPN
**** This is dictatorship: Oppn slams govt after actor Imran Khan asked to leave India for protesting
Mumbai/Nagpur: Opposition parties on Thursday labelled the government as “dictatorial” over actor Imran Khan, a US citizen, being asked to leave India for participating in a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. ****
BOM15 GJ-ROPEWAY-CRASH
**** Cargo ropeway trolley crashes at Gujarat’s Pavagadh; no casualties
Panchmahal: A cargo ropeway trolley crashed at Gujarat’s pilgrimage site Pavagadh in Panchmahal district after a brake failure on Thursday, though no casualties were reported in the incident, an official said. ****
BOM17 GA-CJP-SLOGAN
**** CJP Goa distances itself from anti-Hindutva slogans raised at Panaji protest
Panaji: The Cockroach Janta Party’s Goa unit on Thursday said it did not endorse or support any statements, slogans or actions that hurt or disrespect anyone’s religious beliefs or sentiments, following criticism over an “anti-Hindutva” slogan raised at its rally in Panaji. ****
BOM8 MH-CYBERCRIME-ARREST
**** Man narrowly escapes ‘digital arrest’, creates APK files to help cybercriminals steal Rs 150cr
Mumbai: A 36-year-old graphic designer who once narrowly escaped a ‘digital arrest’ scam went on to create malicious software that helped cyber fraudsters cheat more than 9,600 people out of Rs 150 crore, police said on Thursday. ****
BOM5 MH-UGANDAN NATIONALS-OVERSTAY
**** Three Ugandan women found overstaying in Pune; deportation process underway
Pune: Three Ugandan women have been found staying in Maharashtra’s Pune district beyond the validity of their visas, prompting the police to initiate the process for their deportation, officials said on Thursday. ****
BOM6 MH-ACTIVIST-MURDER-ARREST
**** Cops nab 3 for killing Thane activist who campaigned against gutka sale
Thane: Police on Thursday arrested three persons within 12 hours of the killing of an activist who had been campaigning against the illegal sale of gutka and gambling activities in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials said. ****
BOM7 CG-LEOPARD ATTACK
**** Seven injured as leopard attacks residents of two villages in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Seven persons were injured after a leopard attacked residents of two villages located along the border of Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari and Kondagaon districts, forest officials said on Thursday. ****
BES4 GJ-ROBBERY-MURDER
**** Man shot dead, gold and silver worth Rs 1.53 crore robbed in Rajkot; nine arrested
Rajkot: Nine persons have been arrested after an employee of a precious metal refinery was shot dead during a robbery in Gujarat’s Rajkot city, where four individuals allegedly looted gold and silver worth around Rs 1.53 crore, an official said on Thursday.
(PTI News)
