Mumbai Crime Branch Iconic Building Demolished, Stones to Be Preserved for Memorial
Mumbai’s historic Crime Branch building near Crawford Market has been demolished after being declared structurally unsafe. Built in 1909, the British-era stone structure served as the city’s hub for high-profile investigations, including interrogations of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 blasts case, underworld figures like Chhota Rajan and Abu Salem, and Charles […]
Mumbai’s Parks And Playgrounds To Get CCTV Surveillance Under BMC’s New Safety Drive
November 05, 2025: In a bid to enhance public safety and protect city assets, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon bring Mumbai’s parks and playgrounds under CCTV surveillance. The initiative, led by the Garden Department, will begin as a pilot project in select recreational spaces across the city. Mumbai has more than 300 recreation […]
Family of 3 dupes elderly Mumbai man of Rs 16 crore in Bandra flat scam
The Mumbai police arrested three members of a family on Wednesday for allegedly duping an elderly man out of Rs 16 crore by offering to sell an entire floor of a building to be built in a Bandra redevelopment project. According to the police, the accused—Mehmood Hassan Quadri, his son Fahid Mehmood Quadri, and his […]
Mumbai: Home seekers are lured in by a phony MHADA lottery website
A phony website operating under its identity was discovered by MHADA authorities on August 13. It has already ensnared a number of people hoping to win a home through the MHADA lottery in 2024. The Mumbai police’s cyber cell has received a complaint from the housing authority. Officials from MHADA said that after an applicant […]