Following are the top stories from the western region at 1700 hrs.
BOM 2 MH-CHINESE-JAIL-DEATH
Thane: A 48-year-old Chinese national arrested for alleged theft of diamonds died in the Thane central jail, a prison official says.
BOM 4 MH-MAN-POVERTY-SUICIDE
Ahmednagar (Maha): A poverty-stricken 35-year-old man allegedly killed his son and daughter before committing suicide at a village here, says police.
BOM 5 CG-NAXAL-BUS-TORCHED
Raipur: Naxalites torcheda bus after asking the passengers travelling in it to alightin Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, says a senior police official.
BOM 10 MH-RAHUL-MODI
Nanded (Maha): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi alleges that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were busy dividing society in their quest to retain power.
BOM 11 MH-WOMAN-TRAIN
Thane: A 19-year-old woman sustained severe injuries when an unidentified man pushed her out of a moving suburban train at Virar Railway Station in neighbouring Palghar district, says police.
BES 4 MP-STABBING
Jhabua (MP): A 25-year old man attacked his friend with a knife for refusing to get into a same-sex relationship with him in this tribal-dominated town, says police.
BCM 7 BIZ-AVI-AIRASIA
Mumbai: Domestic budget carrier AirAsia India says it has inducted a new Airbus A320 aircraft in its fleet and will commence flight services to three new routes from Ranchi from next month.
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