BMC COLLECTS ₹30.30L FINE FOR PLASTIC BAN
MUMBAI: Since the plastic ban has been imposed in the state, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected ₹30.30 lakh as fine imposed on Plastic ban offenders. This fine was collected from 606 shops which were found with plastic bags. The civic body’s blue squad has inspected 70 thousand shops since 23 June. Deputy municipal commissioner (DMC) Nidhi Choudhari said, “This money will be deposited in the state treasury.”
Suspected flamingo hunters seen in Malad
MUMBAI: The wildlife warden of Mumbai filed a complaint with the state mangrove cell on Tuesday alleging that unidentified people carrying a gun were spotted moving towards the flamingo habitat in Malad (West) mangroves in an alleged attempt to hunt the migratory birds. Sunish Subramaniam, who is also the secretary of Plants and Animals Welfare Society (Pawsmumbai), a city-based NGO, said that he received a distress call about the information from locals from Malwani village in Malad. “We will get a report by Wednesday as to who these people were with a gun,” said Makarand Ghodke, assistant conservator of forest, state mangrove cell.
2 held for attacking man with chopper at Uran bar
NAVI MUMBAI: The Uran police have arrested two people for allegedly attacking a 30-year-old man with chopper at a bar in Uran on Monday. According to the police, the victim, Dinesh Pednekar and Suchit Kohli, 31, had been to the bar late in the evening. Later, accused Roshan Shirodkar, 30, and Abhishek Talke, 27, also came to the same bar.
“Due to some past enmity, in a fit of rage, the accused attacked Pednekar and Kohli with a chopper knife. Pednekar is critical now,” said a police officer from Uran police station. Following an First Information Report (FIR) , the police arrested Shirodkar and
Talke on Monday.
Class 9 boy commits suicide, family clueless
THANE: A 14-year-old boy committed suicide at his home in Thane on Monday. A police officer said that Abhijeet Pillai came home after class and did not talk much to anyone. When his parents went to call him, he was found hanging with the ceiling fan. No suicide note has been recovered from his house as per the police. S Nadaf, police officer, Vartak nagar police station said, “Soon after the incident, the boy was taken to a nearby hospital but was declared dead. We have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in the case.”