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Maharashtra: Man held for molesting 5-year-old girl in Thane park
A 52-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a five-year-old girl at a public park in Thane, Maharashtra.
Maharashtra: Woman strangles infant daughter after quarrel with husband, arrested
A woman was arrested today for allegedly killing her one-year-old daughter after a quarrel with her husband in Thane district of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra: In rape cases, minor's consent isn't considered, says judge
A Thane court has observed that a minor's consent is "no consent in the eyes of law" while awarding seven years' rigorous imprisonment to a 31-year-old man for raping a teenage girl in 2015.
Maharashtra: 50-year-old man arrested for raping 5-year-old girl
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbor near Thane district of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra: Man rapes teenage daughter for last four years; arrested
A 40-year-old man was arrested today in Maharashtra's Thane for allegedly raping his teenage daughter.
Largest seizure in Mumbai: Woman held for smuggling 523 tortoises
A 42-year-old was intercepted at a Mumbai station yesterday afternoon and a whopping 523 tortoises were retrieved from her.
Mumbai: 17 killed in mishaps on WR, CR rail divisions
Seventeen persons were killed Thursday in separate mishaps on Mumbai's suburban network of Western and Central Railways, the railway police said.
Maharashtra: Man accused of sexually harassing, torturing teenage sister acquitted
A court in Thane, Maharashtra has acquitted a 20-year-old man accused of sexually harassing and torturing his minor sister.
Thane: Autorickshaw driver arrested for killing sister's lover
A 23-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was arrested on Thursday in Thane, Maharashtra for allegedly killing a man who was in love with the former's sister, police said.
Cracks on flyover in Thane; closed for vehicular traffic
A flyover in the Bhiwandi power loom town of Thane in Maharashtra developed cracks and was closed on Wednesday for vehicular traffic.
Maharashtra: Man faces 10-year imprisonment for attempting to kill girlfriend
A 21-year-old man has been awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment by a court in Maharashtra's Thane district for attempting to kill a girl.
Maharashtra: Man suffers heart-attack while driving; Traffic Constable turns savior
An on-duty Traffic Constable helped save the life of a man who suffered a heart attack while driving his car near Kharigaon toll booth in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said today.
Maharashtra: 12 arrested for obscenity in dance-bar, 6 women rescued
Police raided a dance bar in Maharashtra's Thane city and arrested 12 people for allegedly indulging in obscenity, an official said today.
Maharashtra: Woman found dead at male friend's apartment in Thane
A 29-year-old woman was found dead at an apartment in a housing complex in Thane, Maharashtra.
Maharashtra: 13-year-old boy commits suicide after being harassed at orphanage
A teenager working at an orphanage in Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a minor inmate.
Maharashtra: Police busts four illegal telephone exchanges in Thane
Four illegal telephone exchanges being operated from different apartments have been busted in Thane, Maharashtra and four people were arrested in this connection yesterday, a police official said today.
Thane: 16-year-old girl raped by friends on "Friendship-Day", accused arrested
Two men allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl yesterday after taking her out on the pretext of celebrating the Friendship Day in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said today.
Misaal Mumbai: Slums get a colorful and vibrant face-lift
A walk through the dingy bylanes of around 13 slums, which cover a vast expanse of Mumbai and Thane, now gives positive vibes when one sees those dark and dull hutments looking all colorful and vibrant.
Maharashtra: Autorickshaw driver abducts and rapes woman in Thane
A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an autorickshaw driver in a forest area in Ulhasnagar town in Maharashtra's Thane district.
Maharashtra: Man booked for duping people on false job promise
A man has been booked for allegedly duping around 40 people to the tune of Rs. 60L by promising to get them jobs at government medical colleges in Maharashtra.
Buses attacked, roads blocked, Maratha outfits begin Mumbai bandh
Protesters attacked public buses in Maharashtra's capital Mumbai, and the neighboring Thane and Navi Mumbai as the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation began this morning.
One killed, eight injured in building collapse in Thane
One woman was killed and eight others were injured when a portion of a seven-year-old building collapsed on an adjoining chawl in Thane's Bhiwandi town yesterday, Regional Disaster Management Cell Chief Santosh Kadam said.
Maharashtra: 24-year-old burned to death by husband, mother-in-law in Thane
A 24-year-old woman has been allegedly burned to death by her husband and mother-in-law in Maharashtra's Thane district.
Maharashtra: Body of 11-year-old boy found with slit-throat in Thane
The body of an 11-year-old boy, whose throat had been slit, was found in a house in Ulhasnagar township in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said today.
Thane has already received 66% of last year's rainfall
Maharashtra's Thane district has received 11,446.54mm of rainfall this monsoon which is 66% of the rainfall it received during the entire monsoon season last year, district information officer Aniruddha Ashtaputre said today.
Mumbai: AK-56 seized from Dawood gang member's house; wife arrested
An AK-56 rifle has been seized from the house of a member of Dawood Ibrahim gang in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai.
Thane: Man kills wife suspecting fidelity; hangs himself
A 30-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and committed suicide at Padlein Daighar area of Thane, police said.
Maharashtra: Three arrested for possessing demonetized money worth Rs. 1.68cr
The police have seized Rs 1.68 crore in demonetized currency notes from three people, who were later arrested in Thane district of Maharashtra.
Students who missed exams due to rain can reappear: MU
As heavy rains threw the normal life out of gear in Mumbai, University of Mumbai has announced that those who missed the examinations today can reappear later.
Mumbai: Part of Andheri bridge collapses amid rains; traffic hit
Lakhs of commuters were stranded after a part of the Gokhale Road overbridge in Mumbai, connecting Andheri East and West stations, caved in this morning amid incessant rains.
Meet Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, Mumbai Police's new boss
Mumbai Police got a new chief this weekend as senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal took charge of the force on Saturday.
Thane: Police book school headmistress for slapping student for yawning
The Thane Rural Police has registered offenses against the headmistress of a school for allegedly slapping a Class 6 student for yawning during the morning assembly prayer, an official said.
Mumbai-rains: Wall collapses at Lloyd's Estate in Wadala; cars trapped
A wall in Mumbai's upscale Lloyds Estate in Wadala gave way this morning after incessant rains, burying several cars under debris.
Two Bangladeshi-couples get 2-year jail for illegally staying in India
A court in Thane has sentenced two Bangladeshi couples to two years of imprisonment for staying illegally in India under Foreigners Act and imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on each of them.
Man arrested for possessing codeine worth Rs. 2L in Thane
The Navi Mumbai Police has arrested a 78-year-old man for allegedly possessing 16.2 kg of codeine, a banned narcotic substance, worth over Rs. 2 lakh, an official said today.
Bitcoin Scam: Seven booked for duping man of Rs. 22.59L
Seven people have been booked for allegedly cheating a man to the tune of Rs. 22.59 lakh after pursuing him to invest in a Bitcoin scheme launched by a company in Thane, police said today.
Thane: Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in RSS defamation case
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today pleaded not guilty in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker, Rajesh Kunte, in 2014 in a Thane court.
Defamation Case: Rahul Gandhi to appear in Thane court today
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will appear before a court in the Thane district of Maharashtra today in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker.
Three, including two models, held for prostitution in Thane
Three people, including two small-time models, were arrested by Thane Police for allegedly being involved in flesh trade in Bhayander township.
Another-year-same-story: 13-year-old, three others die in Mumbai rains
Like every year, the onset of monsoons brought less relief and more trouble for Mumbai residents.