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Young woman duped of Rs 5 lakh on promise of police job

Nagpur, Nov 17 (UNI) A case has come to light in which a 24-year-old woman was allegedly tortured for eight months, after being lured with the promise of marriage and a job and defrauded of Rs 5 lakh in connection with a purported Delhi Police recruitment, officials said on Monday.
The incident happened under the jurisdiction of Koradi Police Station. The accused has been identified as Swapnil Tembe (34), resident of Salekasa, Gondia.
Sources said Swapnil is said to run a training programme for people appearing for police recruitment.
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Attack on TV Actor Anuj Sachdeva, FIR Registered

15 Dec 2025 | 6:39 PM

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) Television actor Anuj Sachdeva was allegedly attacked in his housing colony at Goregaon, a north western suburb, after he posted a complaint in the society’s WhatsApp group that a resident's car was parked in the wrong place on the premises, a police official said on Monday. Sachdeva had identified the person as Pradeep Singh.

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1,800 Crore Scam Alleged in Maharashtra’s School Mid-Day Meal Scheme

15 Dec 2025 | 6:15 PM

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) The Shiv Sena (UBT faction) MLA Kailas Patil on Monday made a serious allegation of a rupees 1,800 crore scam in Maharashtra’s school nutrition (mid-day meal) scheme.

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Mumbai Municipal Corporation polls to be held on Jan 15

15 Dec 2025 | 5:53 PM

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) After a prolonged delay, the dates for the long-pending municipal corporation elections in Mumbai were announced on Monday.
The State Election Commission announced that polling at 29 places in Maharashtra will be held on January 15, while counting of votes and results will be declared on January 16.
With immediate effect, the model code of conduct has come into force in all municipal corporations.

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Maha EC announces election dates for BMC and other 28 civic bodies

15 Dec 2025 | 5:05 PM

Mumbai Dec 12 (UNI)The Maharashtra Election Commission on Monday announced that elections to the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) and 28 other municipal corporations will be held on January 15, 2026. The counting of votes will be held on Jan 16.

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Sena (UBT) leader Tejasvi Ghosalkar joins BJP

15 Dec 2025 | 3:47 PM

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) In a setback to Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, Tejasvi Ghosalkar, the wife of party leader Abhishek Ghosalkar, who was shot dead last year, resigned from the party and joined the BJP on Monday.

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