STARTING TODAY, CNG TO COST MORE BY ₹1.51/KG
MUMBAI: Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) has announced a hike in the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by ₹1.51/kg and that of piped natural gas (PNG) by ₹0.33/ SCM, which will be effective from Saturday. This price revision will affect around nine lakh households having PNG connections and 5 lakh vehicles plying on CNG.
Fiveday US, Canada tour: Hyperloop on CM’S agenda
MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will leave for a five-day tour of Canada and US from June 11 to 15. Among more than 30 meetings planned, the most important will be Fadnavis’ visit to Virgin Hyperloop test site in San Francisco to take forward the agreement signed by the state for building Hyperloop between Mumbai and Pune.
Sonu Jalan remanded in police custody yet again
THANE: Sonu Jalan, 41, bookie who was recently arrested in IPL betting racket, was remanded in police custody for the second time on Friday. Jalan was wanted in a case registered by Kasarvadavli Police in 2017.
29yearold fake doctor held for running clinic
THANE: Bazarpeth Police arrested a 29-year-old man for posing as a doctor and illegally running a clinic in Kalyan for the last few months. Police said the degrees and certificates kept inside the clinic were fake.
British embassy staffer molested at airport
MUMBAI: Sahar Police arrested a 33-year-old carpenter for allegedly hugging a British embassy staffer on Wednesday while she was waiting for a connecting flight to Hyderabad. According to Sahar Police, the woman had landed in Mumbai at 3am. She was on her way to Hyderabad and was supposed to board a flight at 1.30pm. The alleged incident took place at level 3, near domestic boarding area.
Three held for firing inside hookah parlour at Chembur
MUMBAI: Govandi police have arrested three people, including a woman, for firing twice inside a hookah parlour in Chembur on Thursday night. One of the accused, a real estate agent, allegedly shot at the complainant for failing to give him money following a car deal.
19yearold drugged, gangraped by inlaws
MUMBAI: A Dharavi tailor, 38, and his nephew, 21, allegedly drugged and gangraped their 19-year-old relative on Monday. The tailor had been sexually assaulting the woman since April, the police said. Both the accused are the woman’s brothers-in-law The tailor, who lives next door, would often drop by to leave keys at the woman’s house.
Sena corporator extortion: BSP MLA, scribe acquitted
MUMBAI: A former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA and a ‘journalist’, along with another man, were acquitted by a local court for their alleged role in trying to extort money from a former Shiv Sena corporator Bhalchandra Mhatre’s wife in 2008. The prosecution had alleged that the accused had demanded ₹50,000 for not publishing ‘defamatory texts’ against Mhatre.