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AMBERNATH: In the midst of the Ambernath Municipal Council elections, the Shiv Sena has strongly refuted allegations of intimidation and misuse of power levelled against its leaders, accusing its political rivals of indulging in misinformation to influence voters. Addressing a press conference held in Ambernath, Shiv Sena leaders asserted that the party has always focused on development and inclusive...

NEW DELHI/THANE: An official reported on Friday that law enforcement authorities apprehended an accomplice of gangster Ravi Pujari, who is sought in connection with an extortion case, at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.An official from the city crime branch reported that on Thursday, they arrested Vijay Purushottam Salvi, known by the alias Vijay Tambat, and he has been charged under...

GURGAON: Close on the heels of dismantling the extortion racket run by the notorious Kaushal gang from Khandsa mandi, police on Wednesday took into custody its operations head and gangster Amit Dagar's wife Twinkle.Police said on Thursday this was the second time that Twinkle, who lives in a premium luxury apartment on Golf Course Road, was arrested. July was the previous time, also in connection with...

GURGAON: A months-long investigation and an undercover operation to dismantle one of NCR's largest organised extortion rackets at Khandsa Mandi led Gurgaon police to arrest 13 suspected members of the notorious Kaushal gang this week.Police said Atul Khatana, allegedly responsible for operating the racket and collecting the money, and Sujit alias Bullet, believed to be a trusted associate of Kaushal,...

MUMBAI: A special CBI court in Mumbai on Friday granted bail to former policeman Sachin Waze in connection with a 2021 extortion case filed on the complaint of a hotelier. Waze had approached the special court in August this year after being denied bail by a metropolitan magistrate. Waze, currently in judicial custody in the Antilia bomb scare and other cases being probed by Enforcement Directorate and...

THANE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday called for a joint and collective effort to identify 'mathadis' (porters) who are involved in blackmail and extortion. Speaking at a rally organised to mark the birth anniversary of Mathadi leader Late Annadsaheb Patil at Vashi, Fadnavis also warned of stringent action against them.The state government did not want to thrust any act on...