1. Girl In ‘Suicide Pact’ Sent Boyfriend Nude Pics Of Roommates
According to the MRA Marg police and some hospital staffers, Vrushali had secretly clicked nude pictures of the hostel mates and shared them with Suresh, who allegedly scolded her saying some shots had not been taken properly. They exchanged several texts.
One of the hostel mates read the chat on September 21 and confronted Vrushali. She broke down and admitted taking the photos at Suresh’s insistence. Suresh had apparently threatened to reveal his relationship with Vrushali to her parents if she didn’t click the photos.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
2. Asha Parekh Hospital Says Sayonara…
For the second time in a decade, the BCJ General Hospital in Santacruz, popularly known as the Asha Parekh Hospital, is shutting down.
On Wednesday, the last four doctors were asked to leave the hospital by the end of this week, a request they had turned down a month ago. The hospital had also been shut down between November 2007 and April 2009.
Actress Asha Parekh, one of the trustees at the hospital, confirmed the developments to Mumbai Mirror.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
3. City Researcher Seeks Access To Key Us Papers In Gandhi Assassination Case
Dr Pankaj Phadnis, a city-based researcher and trustee of Abhinav Bharat Society, Mumbai, has decided to approach the US President for access to a key document related to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Phadnis, who has already filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding reopening of the Gandhi assassination case, will be launching an online petition with the White House on October 2 to demand declassification of the third telegram sent by the American diplomat Herbert “Tom” Reiner. Reiner was among those present in the compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti) in New Delhi when the father of the nation was assassinated on January 30, 1948. Reiner, a vice-consul attached to the US embassy, was the one who caught hold of the assassin Nathuram Godse. Reiner later sent three telegrams to the US government stating the sequence of events at the site of the incident and other details about the assassination as well as the day’s developments. “Out of these three telegrams, two were declassified by the US authorities but one is yet to be declassified. This is the telegram which has details of the happenings of that day. This is crucial for us, but the US government has classified it. I want the US authorities to declassify it so that the truth comes out,” said Phadnis while talking to Mirror.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
4. Notices To 17 Colleges For Illegal Admissions
Seventeen junior colleges in Mumbai and Thane violated mandatory FYJC online admission procedure and admitted students offline for the academic year 2016-2017, a third-party audit of 76 colleges commissioned by the Education Department has found.
From Wednesday, Deputy Director of Education BB Chavan began sending show cause notices to these colleges asking for a clarification on the offline admissions.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
5. Man, Duped Of Rs 60k, Takes Selfie As He Commits Suicide
A 22-year-old man committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling of his chawl in Virar after being duped of Rs 60,000 by an agent. He was allegedly promising a loader’s job at the domestic airport by the agent. The victim had borrowed the money from his father but never got the promised job. The Virar police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and will file a case of abetment of suicide against the agent post their investigation. The cops have also recovered a suicide note mentioning the agent’s name.
Somnath Anna Shinde, a resident of the Ghas Kopri area in Virar East stayed with four roommates in a chawl. In August, the victim allegedly paid Rs 60,000 to Ananda Vithoba Sangle who promised him the job.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
6. Man Hangs Self to Death at Mahim Bus Stop
A 35-year-old man, Mohammed Amin, committed suicide by hanging himself at the bus stop nearVictoriaHigh School in Mahim last night. The deceased is survived by his wife and two children. The Mahim police are further investigating the matter.
A watchman at an ATM kiosk nearby claims that the police found out about the suicide around 11.15pm. “A police van was standing on the opposite road a little ahead and when they learnt about the incident, they ran to the spot. A huge crowd had already gathered there and the man was rushed to Sion hospital,” said a police constable.
(Source: Mid-day)
7. BMC Wakes up After IAS Officer Gets Dengue
Senior IAS officer and secretary of the forest department Vikas Kharge has joined the hundreds of people who have contracted dengue this month. Kharge’s condition has led to the BMC officials visiting his building and two more buildings where IAS officers reside, to inspect and destroy mosquito-breeding spots. In the first 11 days of September, 102 dengue cases were confirmed, compared to 93 recorded in all of August. Dengue is spread by the aedes aegypti mosquito that breeds in fresh water, mostly indoors, and bites during daytime.
(Source: Mid-day)
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