Mumbai, Nov 12 Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM11 CG-COURT-MAHADEV APP-LD CUSTODY
**** CBI court sends Mahadev betting app scam ‘kingpin’ Saurabh Chandrakar to jail
Raipur: A special CBI court in Raipur on Thursday remanded Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app scam, to judicial custody till November 19, his lawyer said. ****
BOM10 MH-HC-AGITATION-DEMOCRACY
**** ‘Sad day for democracy’ if prosecution used to stifle peaceful protests: Bombay HC
Mumbai: Asserting that it would be a “sad day for democracy” if criminal prosecutions are used to stifle peaceful protests, the Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR against a man booked for participating in an agitation over poor road conditions. ****
BOM14 MH-AIRCRAFT
**** Trainer aircraft skids off runway at Solapur airport during take-off; pilot safe
Solapur: A trainer aircraft skidded off the runway at Solapur on Thursday during take-off, police said, adding the pilot was unhurt in the incident. ****
BOM6 MH-BHAGWAT
**** India should offer world new development model rooted in tradition: Bhagwat
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said India could draw upon its traditional knowledge and experience to provide a new development model to the world, which was increasingly looking towards the country for solutions. ****
BOM13 MH-BIRSA MUNDA-EVENT-PM
**** PM Modi to virtually address tribal event in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli on Nov 15: Minister
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address a programme in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on November 15 as part of events to mark the birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda, state minister Ashok Uike said on Thursday. ****
BOM5 MH-FADNAVIS-ROHIT PAWAR
**** Fadnavis’ remarks on NCP merger show ‘arrogance’ of power, alleges Rohit Pawar
Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s remarks over speculation about the merger of the two Nationalist Congress Party factions reflected “arrogance” born out of power. ****
BOM4 MH-SHARAD PAWAR-HEALTH
**** Sharad Pawar visits Mumbai hospital for follow-up after chest infection treatment
Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar visited a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday for a follow-up on his treatment for a chest and respiratory infection, sources said. ****
BOM3 GA-GIRL-SEXUAL ASSAULT-ACCUSED
**** Goa child sexual assault case: Accused knew victim’s father, say police
Panaji: An investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl in Mapusa town of North Goa district has shown that the man arrested in the case was an acquaintance of her father, police said. ****
BOM16 MH-BOMB THREAT-EMAIL-MUMBAI
**** Email threatens blasts at Mumbai Mayor’s office, airport, PNB branch, Big B’s bungalow
Mumbai: Authorities in Mumbai were placed on high alert on Thursday morning following an email threat warning of bomb blasts across the metropolis, including at the airport, Mayor’s office, megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s bungalow ‘Jalsa’ and a Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch, an official said. ****
BOM18 MH-TRAIN-WOMAN-ASSAULT
**** 20-year-old woman loses hand after being molested, pushed onto tracks; suspect held
Mumbai: A 20-year-old woman lost her hand after allegedly being molested on a train and pushed onto the tracks at Naigaon station in neighbouring Palghar district, a railway official said on Thursday, adding that the 53-year-old accused has been arrested. ****
BOM17 MP-DOSANJH CONCERT-THREAT
**** Bomb threat to Dosanjh’s Indore concert: Email sent from hacked account of Dewas man: Cops
Indore: One of the multiple fake emails threatening a bomb blast at Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s November 15 concert in Indore in Madhya Pradesh was sent from a hacked account belonging to a resident of neighbouring Dewas city, a police official said on Thursday.
(PTI News)
