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Man Sets Himself On Fire During Video Call With Girlfriend: Mumbai Police
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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Man Sets Himself On Fire During Video Call With Girlfriend: Mumbai Police

[ad_1] Investigation in the matter is under way, said policeMumbai: A 19-year-old man set himself on fire while quarrelling with his girlfriend during a video call at his house in suburban Santacruz, police said on Tuesday.The victim Sagar Parshuram Jadhav sustained 30 per cent burns and was undergoing treatment at a hospital, an official from Vakola police station said.According to the police, Jadhav was having an argument with his girlfriend over the phone about her taking a particular road after visiting a Ganpati pandal late on Monday night.In a fit of rage, the man threatened to set himself on fire and when he acted on his threat, his cotton shirt caught fire, the official said.Jadhav's family members who were at home rushed to douse the flames and took him to a hospital, he said.Th...
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Cyrus Mistry Had Head, Heart Injuries, Says Initial Autopsy
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Cyrus Mistry Had Head, Heart Injuries, Says Initial Autopsy

[ad_1] Cyrus Mistry was not wearing a seat belt when the Mercedes crashed, police saidMumbai: The primary post-mortem report of Cyrus Mistry, who was killed in a car accident last Sunday, revealed that the former Tata Sons Chairman had suffered injuries to his head and heart and had polytrauma, which occurs when a person sustains multiple injuries to vital internal organs. A final report, which will be out in two days, is expected to specify the exact cause of death. Eight samples were taken from Mr Mistry's body and the entire post-mortem was done on camera. The viscera samples have been preserved. His last rites were conducted at Worli crematorium in Mumbai earlier today.The well-known businessman and industry captain and his friend Jahangir Pandole died when their speeding car hit a d...
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2 Arrested For Stealing Gold Worth Rs 1.24 Crore From Jewellery Store In Mumbai
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2 Arrested For Stealing Gold Worth Rs 1.24 Crore From Jewellery Store In Mumbai

[ad_1] Six police teams were formed to track down the accused. (File)Mumbai: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing gold ornaments worth Rs 1.24 crore from a jewellery store in central Mumbai, police said on Monday.The Mumbai police's crime branch on Saturday caught the accused for the theft that took place at a prominent jewellery store in Dadar area on August 24, an official said.Unidentified persons had broken into the shop between 2 pm and 5 pm on August 24 and decamped with 2.4 kg of gold ornaments worth Rs 1.24 crore, he said.A First information Report(FIR) under sections 454 (house trespass), 380 (theft) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Shivaji Park police station, he said.Six police teams were formed to track down the accused...
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How Cyrus Mistry’s Car Crashed And The Role Of Seat Belts
5Sep By adminNo Comments
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How Cyrus Mistry’s Car Crashed And The Role Of Seat Belts

[ad_1] Cyrus Mistry, 54, was travelling in a Mercedes GLC Sports Utility Vehicle.New Delhi: A day after Cyrus Mistry's death in a car crash near Mumbai, investigators and experts tried to piece together what caused the accident and how it impacted the four people travelling in the car at the time.Cyrus Mistry, 54, was travelling in a Mercedes GLC Sports Utility Vehicle with Darius Pandole, a former independent director in the Tata Group, his wife Anahita Pandole and brother Jehangir Pandole when the accident took place.The car was smashed after it hit a road divider at high speed, killing the two people in the backseat, Cyrus Mistry and Jehangir Pandole.A video shows the interior of the car. Its airbags deployed upon impact, as they are designed to do.Four airbags could be seen - two air...
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Mumbai’s Iconic Double-Decker Busses Now In Electric Avatar
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Mumbai’s Iconic Double-Decker Busses Now In Electric Avatar

[ad_1] The new electric AC double-decker bus has a twin door-stairway arrangement.Mumbai: Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses are set for a comeback in an electric avatar with a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking official stating that their numbers will match the highs of the 1990s by next year.The financial capital is the last urban area where these double-deckers are still running, though they were once found in robust numbers in Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai, among other cities, officials said.According to officials, BEST had the highest number of double decker buses in 1990, before the figures started dipping post 1995. By 2006, the city's premier road transport utility had 225 double-deckers as losses began to mount and operating costs...
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Two Arrested From Gujarat For Threatening To Blow Up Mumbai Hotel
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Two Arrested From Gujarat For Threatening To Blow Up Mumbai Hotel

[ad_1] Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested two persons from Vapi in Gujarat's Valsad district for allegedly threatening to blow up a five-star hotel in the Maharashtra capital, an official said.A person had called the reception of 'The Lalit' luxury hotel, located in Mumbai suburb of Andheri, and threatened to blow up the property using bombs if its management did not pay him Rs five crore, the official said.After the threat call on Monday, the hotel was checked and its staffers later approached the Sahar police in Mumbai who registered an FIR (first information report) against the then-unidentified caller. Multiple teams were formed to nab the caller, a Mumbai police official earlier said.According to the Sahar police station official, the arrested accused were identified as...
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