Mumbai News Live Updates: Medical student dies after falling from tree in college

Six persons were injured on Thursday in a multiple-vehicle mishap that started when a truck hit a vehicle after its brake failed on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, an official said. The truck hit at least 12 vehicles, leading to six persons suffering injuries, near Khopoli in Raigad district, he said. "Police teams rushed to the site and sent the injured to the hospital. Vehicular traffic towards Mumbai was affected for some time," he said. (PTI)

A man allegedly molested his sister's teenage female friend when she was asleep at her house in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Thursday. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday and based on the complaint filed by the victim, the police registered a case of molestation against the accused, he said. "The girl, who is around 17-years-old, was sleeping at her home with her family members at night. Due to the rising temperature, they had kept the main door of the house open to let in fresh air. Around 4 am, the accused entered their house and molested the victim by touching her inappropriately," an official of Bhoiwada police station said. When she got up, he threatened her saying that if she revealed it to anyone, she will have to face dire consequences, he said.

A third-year BAMS student at Poddar Ayurveda College in Mumbai's Worli died after falling from a tree when he went to pick mangoes at around 10.30 pm on Wednesday.The student, Dayanand Kale, had hit his head after falling from the tree.

A 30-year-old woman police sub-inspector, facing disciplinary action for long absence from work, has been found dead at her residence in Kurla suburb of Mumbai, an official said. The deceased, identified as Sheetal Yedke, was posted at the Nehru Nagar Police Station in Kurla (East), the official said on Wednesday.The sub-inspector's death came to light when neighbours informed the police about foul smell emanating from her flat for the last couple of days. Police officials broke open the flat and found Yedke lying dead on Wednesday, he said.

Work on the ambitious Thane-Borivli underground tunnel plan is expected to begin soon as two bidders have been shortlisted for the project, which promises to cut travel time between the two places from 2 hours to 15 minutes.

Work is on to connect the SantacruzChembur Link Road (SCLR) extension till Vakola Junction on Western Express Highway along Hans Bhugra Road. The MMRDA has opted for a cable-stayed design for the span, which will criss-cross above Vakola flyover and end on the Dahisar-bound carriageway at Vakola signal, as this arm will have sharp bend of 60-70 degree. This arm requires a longer span because it is higher than the existing Vakola flyover. The contractor expects to complete the work by December. The other two arms of SCLR, that connect to BandraKurla Complex and LBS Marg, have already been opened for vehicular traffic.

The city crime branch has busted a call centre racket and arrested two operators who had opened a digital marketing company through which they lured foreign investors to become members of their company under pretext of providing tips on which shares and stocks to trade in and thus cheated people from the UAE and the UK. After investors did not receive any tip or benefits, they called up the company but they refused to entertain them.

A woman who spoke only to her banking relationship manager about discontinuing her credit card was duped online of Rs 20,000 after she was asked to share her bank account details.Two people from Delhi - Govind Tyagi (23) and Roshansingh Ranawat (26) - have been arrested.Their job was to withdraw money from the account to which it was credit and hand it over to other the key accused who is still wanted and they were paid a commission for this.

Maharashtra leads in water conservation schemes, while West Bengal has the highest number of ponds and reservoirs, according to the Centre's Jal Shakti ministry first-ever nationwide water body census report released on Wednesday.Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of water tanks and Tamil Nadu has the most lakes, the census report stated.

A 50-year-old textile exporter from Worli, Mohit Agarwal, likely became the first Mumbaikar to return home from war-torn Sudan on Wednesday night. His family, neighbours and friends accorded him a raucous welcome with two dhol-tasha players in their apartment complex, Omkar 1973.