1. Defiant Ram Kadam Falls in Line After CM’s Rebuke
Ghatkopar MLA’s half-hearted apology did not go down well with his boss, who called him up to give him a stern warning, forced him to apologise again.
While he did not make any comment on the issue in public, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called up errant MLA Ram Kadam and asked him to tender an unconditional apology after his comment on kidnapping women for spurned suitors drew outrage from all. Kadam’s halfhearted apology on Wednesday only added fuel to the fire with calls for his sacking gaining ground.
Fadnavis, who has also been criticised for his silence on the issue, then stepped in and asked Kadam to tender an unconditional and unequivocal apology.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
2. Passengers of Konark Express Robbed by 8
In the second reported case of train dacoity in 15 days, passengers travelling in the unreserved coach of Konark Express were allegedly robbed by five masked men at knife point.
The incident occurred around 2.40 am when the train had crossed Kalyan but was yet to reach Thane. Shankar Velkrunshnan, one of the passengers, filed a complaint with Thane GRP. He alleged that when the train halted at Kalyan station, around seven to eight men boarded the general coach.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
3. I-T Officer Held on Charges of Raping His Teenage Maid
Accused allegedly flaunted his position and wealth while assaulting the 16-yr-old whose mother had worked at his house for 23 years. Also ‘threatened’ her family after she returned home.
A deputy commissioner in the income tax department has been arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old household help, threatening to kill her if she opened her mouth and then building pressure on her family to send her back after she went back to her village.
The girl’s mother had worked at the same household for 23 years before sending her two daughters to work there, said police.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
4. Bhima Koregaon Violence Could Have Been Caused by ‘Third Group’ to ‘Spread Anarchy’: Government
The state government’s special public prosecutor on Thursday claimed before the commission inquiring into the Bhima Koregaon violence that the incident on January 1 could have been caused by a “third group” to “spread anarchy”.
Witness Manisha Khopkar (44), who was attacked during the violence, told the commission that while a group had pelted stones at them, men with saffron flags had passed them on motorcycles while raising slogans.
An FIR has been lodged against Samasta Hindu Aghadi leader Milind Ekbote and Shri Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan leader Sambhaji Bhide at Shikrapur police station, under which Bhima Koregaon village falls, to probe their role in instigating the violence against those who had gathered to pay homage to the martyrs of the battle of Koregaon on its 200th anniversary on January 1.
Source: The Indian Express
5. After 13 Years, Lawyer Sent to Jail for a Week for Contempt of Court
He had abused a trial court judge, threw a notebook at him.
The Bombay High Court has sentenced a lawyer to simple imprisonment for a week in a 13-year-old case of contempt of court wherein he abused a trial court judge and threw a notebook towards him.
The contempt petition seeking action against the lawyer, Ramchandra Kagne, 55, was filed before the Aurangabad bench of the High Court by a trial court judge.
Abench of Justices TV Nalawade and Vibha Kankanwadi sentenced Kagne to jail for a week and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him last Friday.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
6. Central Railway Plans to Complete Parel Terminus Work by Year-end
From next year, central railway (CR) commuters may be able to take trains originating at Parel, as the deadline for completion of Parel terminus has been pulled back to December 2018 from March 2019.
In the past few years, the number of commuters using Parel-Prabhadevi stations has increased significantly with central Mumbai emerging as the new commercial district. The project, estimated to cost ₹51 crore, was announced under the second phase of the ambitious Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-2), but it got a push after last year’s stampede killed 23.
As part of the plan, CR will start trains towards the north (Thane or Kalyan) from Parel to ease the pressure off Dadar station. The terminus will come up on platform number one, which handled Kalyan-bound trains until the new platform was built, said a senior railway official. Also, CR will build two lines on the north-end of the station, where the trains will be parked.
Source: Hindustan Times
7. Goregaon School Head ‘Molests’ Intern, Detained
The minor said he drew a heart on a piece of paper, held her hand without her consent.
The head of a Goregaon school was detained on Thursday for allegedly molesting a minor, who taught at the institute as an intern. At the time of going to the press, the police were yet to register an FIR. They refused to give details of the case. The victim’s uncle, who was at the police station, said the girl had cleared Std XII and volunteered as a teacher at the school.
After school hours on Thursday evening, the employer asked the girl to stay back, saying he wanted to discuss some work with her. However, when she went to his office, he gave her a page with a heart drawn on it. W
Source: Mumbai Mirror
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