AMRAVATI KILLINGS
Amravati MP Navneet Rana receives death threat on WhatsApp; FIR registered
An FIR was registered against unidentified persons for allegedly threatening to kill Amravati MP Navneet Rana via an objectionable audio message. The message targeted Navneet Rana, PM Modi, Amit Shah, and Mohan Bhagwat.
Maharashtra: 12 people killed, 23 injured as mini-bus hits container on Samruddhi Expressway
The accident took place at around 12.30 am in Vaijapur area of the expressway in the district, located nearly 350 km from Mumbai. The bus driver lost control over the wheels. As a result, the bus hit the container from the rear side.
Atleast 16 workers killed as crane falls on bridge slab during Samruddhi Expressway construction in Maharashtra
??The accident took place in the wee hours on Tuesday near Sarlambe village in Shahpur tehsil, around 80 km from Mumbai, the official said. The Samruddhi Mahamarg, named Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, is a 701-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur.
Maharashtra: At least 16 killed in 10 days in rain-related incidents in Vidarbha, thousands of houses damaged
??The downpour in the last few days also affected nearly 54,000 hectares of agricultural land, of which more than 53,000 hectares land is located in the Amravati division alone, where 2,796 people were shifted to safer places, mostly in Yavatmal district.
Samruddhi Expressway bus accident: Amravati RTO report rules out tyre burst, speeding
The Amravati Regional Transport Office (RTO) has stated in its report that a tyre burst did not cause the bus accident on Samruddhi Expressway that resulted in the death of 25 people. Survivors' accounts and the lack of rubber pieces or tyre markings at the scene indicate that the accident was not caused by a tyre burst.
Murders of Shraddha Walkar & Amravati pharmacist, death of Cyrus Mistry leave Maharashtra scarred in 2022
The death of industrialist Cyrus Mistry in a road accident in Palghar district in September this year brought the issue of road safety to the fore once again, making the Union government announce some decisions related to the usage of seat belts. The state also witnessed a massive crackdown on Islamic outfit the Popular Front of India (PFI).
Accused in Amravati pharmacist's murder case had set up terrorist gang, NIA claims in charge-sheet
Those named in the charge-sheet were Mudassir Ahmed, Shahrukh Kha, Abdul Shaikh, Mohammad Shoeb, Atib Rashid, Yusuf Khan, Irfan Khan, Abdul Arbaz, Mushifique Ahmad, Shaikh Shakil and Shahim Ahemad. All of them have been arrested.
Studying anti-conversion laws of other states, says Maharashtra Dy CM Fadnavis
Vikas Walkar apparently raised the issue of 'love jihad' during his conversation with Fadnavis as well seeking capital punishment for Aftab. Shraddha's father on Friday addressed a press conference after meeting Fadnavis where he spoke of he tried to stop his daughter from going to live with Aftab.
Five killed, two injured as old building collapses in Maharashtra's Amravati
After the building collapsed, the bodies of the persons buried under the debris were brought out by the rescue team. But the rescue work is still on, District Collector Pavneet Kaur said, adding that the incident will be investigated and strict action will be taken against those responsible.
Amravati pharmacist murder: NIA gets 90-day extension to file charge sheet
The NIA had sought more time to file the charge sheet, saying in order to complete the chain of events (that led to the murder) with "cogent and reliable evidence", it will require another 90 days.
Amravati murder: Custody of accused extended, NIA says case has international ramifications
??The court extended the NIA custody of the seven accused arrested in the case till July 22. Umesh Kolhe, who ran a medical shop, was killed in the Amravati city of eastern Maharashtra on the night of June 21. Police had claimed that he was killed for sharing a post supporting suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad.
Amravati pharmacist might be killed by gang 'self inspired' from ISIS: Officials
Umesh Kolhe was killed on June 21 by two motorcycle-borne men by slitting his throat, allegedly for supporting now sacked BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad. Pamphlets spreading hate messages, knives, mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards and other incriminating documents were found during the searches from the premises of the accused in Maharashtra.
NIA searches multiple locations in Maharashtra over Amravati pharmacist killing
During the searches at the premises of the accused and suspects, digital devices like mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, DVRs, besides knives and pamphlets carrying hate messages and other incriminating documents and materials were seized.
NIA chief holds meeting with Amit Shah on killings
On June 28, a tailor Kanhaiyalal Kumar was beheaded by two men inside his shop in Udaipur in broad daylight, while a chemist shop owner Umesh Kolhe was killed by several men in Amravati on June 21. In Amravati killing case, a district court in Amravati sent the key accused and Irfan Sheikh.
Udaipur, Amravati incidents result of Cong's appeasement policy: MP CM Chouhan
On Monday, CM Chouhan, while addressing a meeting in Indore ahead of the civic body elections in the city, said, "The Congress always indulged in appeasement and it resulted in the Udaipur incident where terrorists slit the throat of a tailor. The Congress is in power there (Rajasthan)."
NIA yet to formally take over probe into killing of Amravati chemist: Police
Talking to PTI, Dr Arti Singh, the Commissioner of Police of Amravati city in eastern Maharashtra, said, "We have not yet received any orders about the transfer of the case to the NIA. By Monday, we will receive the orders, after which we would formally hand over the case to the central agency as the procedural formalities take some time."
Amravati chemist's murder: Cops investigate bank accounts of NGO run by 'mastermind'
Irfan Khan (35), a resident of Amravati city in Maharashtra, was arrested from Nagpur on Saturday in connection with the killing of Kolhe, who ran a veterinary medical shop. The accused is the director of a voluntary organisation- 'Rahbar'. Police have started investigating its bank accounts now, the official said.
Cops arrest 'mastermind' of chemist's killing in Amravati, claim it was linked to social media posts backing Nupur Sharma
Police arrested two of the accused on the basis of CCTV footage and also seized the knife used in the crime. An NIA team visited Amravati on Saturday for probe. Earlier, the Union Home Ministry spokesperson tweeted that the probe has been handed over to the central probe agency. A team of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of state police from Aurangabad also visited the city, said an official.
NIA to probe killing of chemist in Amravati in Maharashtra
The spokesperson tweeted that the NIA would probe the conspiracy behind the killing of the chemist, Umesh Kolhe, who was hacked to death on June 21.
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