Gautam S. Mengle

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Held in red tape, traders stuck in China

Indian nationals Shyamsunder Agarwal and Deepak Reheja, who were kidnapped and tortured by Chinese traders, are still stuck in China, struggling in a web of bureaucracy. Speaking from China, they told this newspaper that despite total compliance with the Indian consulate, their return home is being delayed for no reason and plan to go on a hungerstrike from Monday.

Cousins get locked inside car, 2-year-old boy dies

A two-year-old boy was found dead inside a Tata Indica car in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday morning, having suffocated after accidentally locking himself inside while playing. Miraculously, his three-year-old cousin, who was also with him, managed to live despite being locked in the car with him for nearly 24 hours.

Police steps up security at venue

Following inputs by the Intelligence Bureau about a possible threat to social activist Anna Hazare, the police has undertaken the strictest security measures possible.

Intelligence Bureau inputs point at 'possible threat' to Anna Hazare's life

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Following inputs by the Intelligence Bureau about a possible threat to social activist Anna Hazare, the police has undertaken the strictest security measures possible.

Apart from a tight CCTV camera

Bar dancers in big sex racket

Investigations into the international prostitution racket that was busted at the international airport on Wednesday has uncovered a highly-organised modus operandi, where girls are screened and auditioned in studios before being sent abroad to cater to filthy-rich clients. The racket caters to clients based out of Singapore, Malaysia and the Middle East.

Jilted lover tries revenge with bomb, 1 injured

Furious at being separated from the girl he loved, a 20-year-old decided to exact fatal revenge by planting an ingeniously created bomb in the car of her father.

Woman, 3 kids crushed by trailer

An entire family of pavement dwellers, including three minors, was killed after a trailer ran over them in Reay Road on Tuesday.

Man makes wife call lover, kills him

Furious after discovering that his wife was having an affair with another man, a Santa Cruz resident made his wife call her paramour for a supposedly secret rendezvous and killed him in front of her.

58-yr-old irish found dead in south mumbai

The police has initiated inquiries into the mysterious death of an Irish national who was found dead in south Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Police-robbing thief finally held

A burglar, who interestingly mostly targetted residences of policemen, was arrested by the police on Friday.

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