1. Marine Drive To Be Secured Against Terror Car Attacks
The BMC is considering raising the height of the Marine Drive promenade, after the Mumbai Police asked the civic body to put in place barriers to ensure vehicles cannot access the 3.6-km long walkway.
The need for such precaution arises from a series of terror attacks in Europe, in which vehicles were used to mow down people in public places.
The most recent such attack was carried out in Spain on Thursday, when 15 people were killed and over a 100 suffered injuries after vehicles rammed into pedestrians in Barcelona’s busiest street -- the Las Ramblas Boulevard -- and at a resort town of Cambrils. At least 130 people have lost their lives since 2014 in Europe to vehicle-ramming attacks.
In Mumbai, a city no stranger to terror attacks, the iconic Marine Drive promenade is easily the most famous waterfront, with hundreds of people travelling from suburbs on weekends to enjoy a breezy evening and a meal at Girgaum Chowpatty.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
2. Braid Chopping In Mumbai: Now Kurla Lady's Hair Chopped Off
The mystery scissorhands seems to be roaming the city, with the latest hair-chopping incident happening in Kurla. Bharati Mishra, 30, who lives in the Kamani area, woke up on Sunday morning to find a lock of her hair lying on her pillow.
Usha Devi Mishra, 64, Bharati's mother, said, "I was busy with my household chores when my daughter woke up around 6 am and screamed. She had found that her hair had been chopped off and lying on her pillow. She fell to the ground unable to
understand what had happened.
There is no way for anyone to enter our house, except through the door, which was locked. We are shocked that such a thing has happened to us." She said Bharati has been suffering from a high fever since the incident.
Bharati is the sole breadwinner of the family and washes vehicles for a living. Usha said, "We visited the Ghatkopar police station, but they just took down our names and address and did nothing."
(Source: Mid-Day)
3. GGRP Arrests Pervert Who Flashed At Woman In Train
The GRP Borivali on Sunday finally arrested a man who had been accused of masturbating in a local train. The accused, identified as Raju Pappu (19), lives on the streets in the city.
The incident took place on May 24, but came to light only on July 10, after the 22-year-old victim took to Facebook to describe how she was flashed at and threatened of rape by the man on a Borivali-Dadar train on
The GRP Borivali had then registered a case under Sections 509, 504, 506 and 354 A (1) of the Indian Penal Code.
According to a GRP spokesperson, C DeMelo, Pappu was spotted by a constable at Borivali police station and during primary interrogation he admitted to the crime.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
4. People Reposed Faith In Development Work: CM Devendra Fadnavis
Following its victory in the Mira-Bhayander civic polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Monday gave credit to the government’s development plank for successive electoral victories in the municipal corporations, zilla parishads and municipal councils across Maharashtra. “The Mira-Bhayander victory is the trust people have reposed in development works of the government. It is a mandate for vikas and vishwas. My government is committed to fulfill the aspirations of people by expediting the development projects,” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. He also attributed the success in the satellite town to team work.
The victory in Mira-Bhayander has established the ruling BJP as a leading political force in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) encompassing nine civic bodies including Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivali, Panvel, Ulhasnagar, Navi Mumbai, Bhiwandi, Thane and Vasai-Virar. The party has edged out the political dominance of the Shiv Sena, which is left with a majority in only Thane.
(Source: Indian Express)
5. Mumbai’s Quadruple Murders: Accused Was Drunk, Molested 2 Girls That Day, Approver Tells Court
The accused-turned-approver in the 2011 quadruple murders at Kurar identified the main accused Uday Pathak and other 15 accused in court on Monday.
On June 4, 2011, Pathak allegedly ordered his associates to kidnap Ganesh Karanje, 24, Dinesh Ahire, 25, Chetan Dhule, 24 and Bharat Kundle, 27, as he held a grudge against them. The four were pushed into an auto and taken to a nearby hill. There, their throats were slit and their faces smashed in. Police found their bodies in a forest at Appapada.
Vaibhav Chauhan alias Bodha deposed before the court, saying Pathak was under the influence of alcohol at the time and had molested two girls earlier that day.
Bodha said he was part of a group called Kranti Mitramandalhe, which Pathak had set up. He added that Pathak would bully people in the locality and was known as ‘Bhai’ among the youth.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
6. Delay In Exam Results: HC Asks Maharashtra Govt, MU To Find Solution
The Bombay high court on Monday said that Maharashtra government and the University of Mumbai will have to sort out the issue of delay in declaring varsity exam results. "The situation is beyond control and court orders will not help," said a division bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice Bharati Dangre. "Both the university and the state should come together to solve the issue," added the bench. The court made the remarks when a bunch of petitions filed by students over the delay in declaring exam results was mentioned before it seeking an urgent hearing. The bench scheduled the petitions for hearing on Tuesday.
One of the petitions was filed by 22-year-old Bandra resident and aspiring law student Sydyumna Nargolkar. He urged the court to restrain the authorities from going ahead with the law college admissions and declare the BA/BSc/BCom results. "As the Mumbai University has not declared the exam results, around 2,200 students from Mumbai will not be in a position to participate in the common admission process and will be able to do it only in the third round. By that time seats for most sought after law colleges would be filled by students from outside Mumbai," said senior advocate Mukesh Vashi.
(Source: Times of India)
7. Ex-Hockey Player's Wife Believed To Have Killed Her Husband Says He Stabbed Self
Former hockey player's wife, who is believed to have stabbed him to death has reportedly told her neighbours that her husband stabbed himself to death after failing to kill her. The deceased Apaiyya Chenanda's wife Amita is currently undergoing treatment at Shatabdi Hospital.
52-year-old Apaiyya Chenanda was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife Amita (45) during an argument, which got out of hand. Neighbours say both would argue over petty issues, as Amita was short tempered.
According to Free Press Journal, Amita called the society's office, following the incident and claimed her husband tried to stab her. She also stated that he stabbed himself to death after being unable to murder her.
(Source: Mid-Day)
8. Aaditya Thackeray Kicks Off Plantation Drive In Aarey Amidst Rains
The city's very own green cover Aarey Milk Colony witnessed a coming together of like-minded environmentalists on a stormy Sunday afternoon, once again bringing to light how critical this green lung is for a modern-day concrete Mumbai.
Scores of members of the Bohra community, along with Yuva Sena President Aaditya Thackeray and local adivasis residing in Aarey, came together in the lashing rain to kick-off a plantation drive of 1,000 trees. The drive was organised by the Burhani Foundation India (BFI), a charitable trust committed to initiating environmental and sustainability programs established by the late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin nearly 27 years ago. Aarey CEO Nathu Rathod as well as members of Save Aarey Community also joined hands to support the drive.
(Source: Mid-Day)
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