1. Director-Actor Sajid Khan’s Name Crops Up In IPL Case
After actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, director, comedian and TV personality Sajid K Khan could be questioned by the Thane police in the IPL betting case, an official said on Tuesday.
The Thane crime branch’s anti-extortion cell (AEC) said that Sajid’s name cropped up in the case as arrested bookie Sonu Jalan told them that the director had also placed bets with him on IPL matches seven years ago. However, it is not clear when he will be summoned for questioning, though Arbaaz was questioned and let off last Friday.
Sajid, 47, is the brother of Bollywood director and choreographer Farah Khan and has directed movies like Hey Babby, Housefull 1 and Housefull 2, besides hosting several major television shows.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
2. ED Questions Shilpa Shetty’s Husband Raj Kundra In Cryptocurrency Scam
The Mumbai unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra in connection with a multi-crore cryptocurrency scam in Pune.
Police sources said they stumbled upon some suspicious transactions, following which Kundra was summoned. “We are questioning him,” said a senior ED officer, requesting anonymity. Kundra arrived at the ED zone 2’s south Mumbai office on Tuesday morning; he is likely to be questioned for several hours.
The agency is investigating the money-laundering angle in the scam.
The Bollywood connection to the case came to light after ED investigations revealed that many actresses had promoted the scheme through promotional videos.
A cryptocurrency is a complex, decentralised digital asset that is operated using what is called blockchain technology. Unlike regular currency, there is no regulator or any control over the value of cryptocurrency. The first such currency was Bitcoin, released in 2009; now, over 4,000 cryptocurrencies are available for trade online. They are legal in some countries, but not in India.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
3. Matunga College Molestation Case: No Molestation Evidence, Says College Panel Report
After a first-year engineering student of a Matunga college accused her Maths professor of molesting her on the premises on May 18, the college set up an internal committee under Vishaka guidelines. However, as Mirror has reported, the college authorities had waited 10 days before filing an FIR in the case at Matunga police station.
The college’s internal committee, which submitted its findings on May 30, has been unable to gather evidence establishing the alleged crime. “The committee could not get evidence to establish the actual act of molestation,” the panel stated in its report.
In the report, a copy of which is with Mirror, the committee members stated that they had held four meetings, in some of which both the accused and the complainant appeared, separately, and answered the committee’s questions.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
4. Demonetisation Caused More Inconvenience Than Plastic Ban: Aaditya Thackeray
Yuva Sena President Aaditya Thackeray said that the plastic ban will not cause as much inconvenience to public as the government’s demonetisation had done. Speaking at an event raising awareness about the harm caused by plastic, he said, “Plastic ban will cause some inconvenience to the public, but not as much as demonetisation.”
Thackeray said, “Last year when the city was flooded, we were in the disaster control room and considering what is causing waterlogging. We found that the issue, apart from the Metro and construction debris, was single use plastic. That is when we decided to ban it.” On the World Environment Day, Bhamla Foundation launched a music anthem to raise awareness about the need to “beat plastic pollution”. Bollywood singers came together to sing the song, which asks people to give up the use of plastic.
(Source: Indian Express)
5. Cyberstalker Creates Fake FB Account Of Mumbai Woman, Posts Photos, Obscene Material On It
A 21-year-old woman from Kandivli (west) has filed a police complaint after an unidentified person allegedly created a fake Facebook account in her name, used her photos on it and posted links introducing her as a sex worker.
The Charkop police, who are investigating the case, said the woman approached them last week, after which the First Information Report (FIR) was registered.
The complainant has a Facebook account on which she has uploaded several photos, but had not restricted other people’s access.
The accused allegedly downloaded her photos, used them to create her fake FB profile, posted links of offensive websites and wrote obscene comments on the new account, as well as called her a sex worker.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
6. Metro, MMRDA Officials: There Will Be No Waterlogging
Both the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) have assured that no flooding or waterlogging will occur due to metro work in the city. While the MMRDA is constructing two metro routes, the MMRC is constructing one.
In early May, after taking stock of nullah cleaning work, mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar had warned against flooding during monsoon and said that the blame would lie with the state government as Metro work has been undertaken without any permission from the BMC. He was, however, strongly rebuked by the BJP leaders, who claimed that Mahadeshwar is a “Sena man trying to blame the government to cover up the BMC’s failures”.
For a clear picture on preparedness for the upcoming rains, Mumbai Mirror spoke to senior officials from the MMRDA and the MMRC. The MMRC is developing the city’s longest underground metro corridor between Colaba and SEEPZ. MMRC’s managing director Ashwini Bhide told Mirror that they have worked with the BMC to ensure there is no flooding due to Metro III work. She said, “We were aware that our work would go on for at least four to five monsoons. We had planned in such a way that no flooding occurs.”
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
7. 75-Year-Old Mumbai Man Sentenced To 10 Days In Jail For Keeping His Cattle Out In The Rain
A 75-year-old Lalbaug resident has been sentenced to 10 days’ imprisonment for keeping his 28 cattle out in the rain for five days during the 2013 monsoon, instead of keeping them dry in a covered shed. He has to also pay a fine of Rs 3,000.
Last week, on May 28, close to five years after the incident, a Mumbai metropolitan court ruled that the cattle were exposed to weather that could have been detrimental to their health.
Gopal Phulsunge, then the owner of 17 cows, eight calves and bulls, was found guilty of confining the animals in a small space near a road and not giving them any space to move for five days.
The police had registered the case against the senior citizen in 2013 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, after animal activist and social worker Chetan Sharma filed a complaint.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
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