Akshay Shinde, the main accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case was killed in a police encounter. Shinde was arrested on August 17 after massive outrage by the public over the allegations of sexual assault of two minor girls in school in a school toilet.
Akshay Shinde, 24, was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town of Thane district, which triggered massive outrage in Maharashtra. He was killed in a retaliatory firing by police on Monday.
"It's difficult for me to survive in this world, sorry to my parents, brothers and every one" - the suicide note read which was found in the building from where the student killed himself by jumping off.
A video of the incident, in which a black SUV is seen dashing and going past a white SUV, reversing and then hitting it head-on, went viral on social media. Police filed a case and a probe is underway on the matter.
Ramgiri Maharaj, a Hindu leader, faces legal action in Maharashtra for allegedly making offensive remarks about Prophet and Islam. The comments were made during a religious event and have led to multiple charges.
The heart-wrenching CCTV footage showed that the girl was walking with her mother in a busy market and suddenly a dog fell on her which caused her death.
Thane Police have arrested 24-year-old Sanam Khan, also known as Nagma Noor Maqsood, for allegedly forging documents to obtain a Pakistani visa to meet her husband, whom she married online.
Maharashtra Police has initiated an inquiry into a Thane woman accused of faking documents to obtain a Pakistani visa. However, in an exclusive interview, her Pakistani husband, denies allegations of espionage, while claiming their marriage was legitimate and approved by both families.
All the accused have been charged under IPC sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409 (criminal breach of trust by a public servant), 420 (cheating) 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating).
According to police, the mother and father of the deceased were living separately following domestic quarrels. The boy was living with the mother.
During the interrogation, the arrested accused revealed that he had a long-standing dispute with the victim, The police have launched an operation to nab others involved in the crime.
A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) was registered with the police, the police official said.
The accused were booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 306 (abetment to suicide), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention), the police official said.
The police officials said the girl was taken by the four accused to a 'hookah' party and then to the house of a friend where they harassed her.
The accused was angry with his father as he used to assault his wife. The police registered the case in the relevant IPC sections.
The tempo driver got injured in the attack. He was rescued by some passers-by and rushed to a local hospital where he is undergoing treatment.
Apart from Mumbra, a case has also been registered against Nupur Sharma in Mumbai's Pydhonie Police Station.
The body of a 38-year-old priest was found hanging at his home in Ulhasnagar township of Maharashtra's Thane.
Param Bir had earlier served as the Thane Police Commissioner between January 2018 and February 2019.
In a bid to curb noise pollution, the Thane police launched a campaign against illegally modified silencers that are attached to two-wheelers.
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