
Nishikant Karlikar
Principal Correspondent at The Times of India
Principal Correspondent @timesofindia. Cover #Thane city's #crime and #courts. Views expressed are personal.
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4 days ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Nishikant Karlikar
NewsCity Newsmumbai NewsYouth Killed in Group Clash Over Cricket; Attacker on the RunTrendingThane: A 20-year-old youth lost his life in a violent clash that erupted over a cricket game near Dnyansadhana College in Sathewadi, Thane, around 5:00 PM on Monday. The deceased was identified as Shivam Karotiya, a resident of Sathewadi, said Shivaji Gaware, Senior Inspector of Wagle Estate Police Station.
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5 days ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Nishikant Karlikar
TrendingIn a Thane court, three individuals were acquitted in a 2015 kidnapping, rape, and human trafficking case involving a 16-year-old girl. The acquittal was primarily due to the victim's hostile testimony during the trial and a lack of corroborative evidence. THANE: The Thane court acquitted three persons in a case of kidnapping, rape, and human trafficking of a 16-year-old girl.
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5 days ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Nishikant Karlikar
NewsThane: Man acquitted in 11-year-old molestation case due to lack of evidenceA Thane sessions court acquitted a 29-year-old man in a 2013 molestation and criminal intimidation case. The court cited reasonable doubt, noting discrepancies in the prosecution's case. Key witnesses weren't examined, the incident's location was unclear, and the FIR was filed with unexplained delay. The complainant's statements lacked corroboration, leading to the acquittal.
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6 days ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Nishikant Karlikar
TrendingThane: Observing that poverty-stricken families are increasingly falling prey to flesh trade operators who "hunt for teenaged children and young girls to make money", a Pocso court on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old homemaker from Aarey Colony to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for pushing two minor girls into prostitution with promises of good money.Ashwini Mukund Birhade was arrested on April 5, 2021, during a police raid at a hotel near the passport office in Wagle Estate, Thane.
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1 week ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Nishikant Karlikar
NewsCity Newsmumbai News‘Engr leaked info of 14 naval warships, submarines to Pak’TrendingThane: Arrested junior engineer Ravi Varma (27) allegedly leaked classified information about 14 Indian Navy warships and submarines to suspected Pakistani Intelligence Operatives or PIOs, according to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) investigation.
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Two constables of the #Thane Cyber Crime Cell were dismissed from service after their arrest in an illegal call detail record racket. The duo was found leaking sensitive data to private detective agencies in exchange for money. TOI had exclusively reported. #OperationSindoor https://t.co/RlTPZGClRX

The Thane Crime Branch arrested two police constables from the Cyber Crime Cell and a history-sheeter for allegedly extracting and selling sensitive call records illegally to private detective agencies. #cybercrime #Maharashtra @CopCrime https://t.co/dyxnWkZCVs

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