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Mohamed Thaver
Mohamed has been covering the crime beat for over a decade and has also covered courts in the past. Cyber crime and forensics are his areas of interest, reporting on how they assist crime investigations. Mohamed currently focuses on the Maharashtra Police, Mumbai crime branch along with the Maharashtra Home Department and with reports revolving around police probes, the evolution of the force and policy matters related to handling law and order in the state. He tweets @thaver_mohamed
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One link ties all seven Portuguese nationals in Air India crash — Diu rootsSubscriber Only
June 18, 2025 04:01 IST
Of the over 50,000 population of Diu, they estimated that at least half the households have members who have taken up Portuguese citizenship or are British nationals.
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
From Green Corridors to help from RJs: How Ahmedabad Police handled the aftermath of Air India plane crashSubscriber Only
June 17, 2025 02:26 IST
On learning about the plane crash, the officers promptly reached the site and set in motion a swift rescue operation.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
To collate final toll, police turn to all missing cases filed in Ahmedabad on June 12Subscriber Only
June 16, 2025 22:01 IST
Missing persons complaints of Thakor, Adyaravi and Banga were registered with the Meghaninagar police station; Kalawadia’s was registered with the Naroda police station.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
Air India plane crash leaves behind a city which is trying to pick up the piecesSubscriber Only
June 16, 2025 01:22 IST
There are several water coolers with plastic glasses that have been kept outside for everyone — from the assembled crowd to the policemen managing the traffic to media persons — to get some respite from the scorching heat.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
IT student, Music Director, Cook, Infant: DNA of kin of missing persons taken to check with remains found at Air India plane crash siteSubscriber Only
June 16, 2025 00:40 IST
An official notes that the crash area coming under their jurisdiction has made it challenging to investigate cases alongside new responsibilities like securing the crash site to make sure evidence is lost.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
‘Since yesterday, around 1,500 to 2,000 people have come’: Locality where plane went down struggles to ward off onlookersSubscriber Only
June 15, 2025 01:22 IST
As two cranes reached the hostel compound to extricate the tail of the plane, crowds swelled further, prompting the police to disperse them
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
Will never board a plane: Boy who shot video of Dreamliner crash left traumatisedSubscriber Only
June 14, 2025 18:21 IST
Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: It was this very video — showing the Air India Dreamliner 787-8 struggling to stay in the air and crashing in a massive fireball — that has now become a crucial visual clue for investigators attempting to decode the disaster.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
Ahmedabad family’s desperate search for music director whose last known location was 700 metres from Air India plane crash siteSubscriber Only
June 14, 2025 13:22 IST
Since they lost contact with him, the family of Mahesh Kalawadia has been shuttling between hospitals, police stations and the site of the Dreamliner crash
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
At Ahmedabad’s BJ Medical College hostel, it was just another lunchtime break… until a plane crashed through the wallSubscriber Only
June 14, 2025 07:03 IST
Meena Mistry was rolling out rotis, Aryan Rajput moved to the handwash area, Jeet Bhuriya walked in late for lunch. At the hostel mess of a medical college, nothing was out of the ordinary. Until, moments later, an Air India plane crashed in through the wall.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
Solving Crime: How probe into Mumbai woman’s ‘murder by chain snatchers’ ended with a plot twistSubscriber Only
June 12, 2025 14:33 IST
Beena Dedhia’s murder sparked outrage in Mumbai in October 2009 as it came at a time when the city had witnessed a spate of chain-snatching incidents.
Thu, Jun 12, 2025
Zeeshan Akhtar, key accused in Baba Siddique murder case, held in Canada: Mumbai PoliceSubscriber Only
June 10, 2025 23:59 IST
An officer said that Akhtar (now suspected to be held in Canada) had been traced to Nepal but he went missing after that
Wed, Jun 11, 2025
Mumbai train accident: Why travelling on a local along Diva-Mumbra-Kalwa has always been traumaticSubscriber Only
June 09, 2025 16:16 IST
When news broke out regarding the death of five passengers in an accident involving Mumbai local commuters travelling precariously, the trauma of holding on to dear life while balancing on the footboard all these years ago came rushing back.
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
After Bangalore stampede: Why Mumbai cops thank their prep, stars for smooth T-20 World Cup victory parade in city last yearSubscriber Only
June 06, 2025 00:49 IST
'Preventive steps ineffective once large crowds gather'.
Fri, Jun 06, 2025
Honey-trapped by PIOs: Pak agents lure Thane man with Rs 15,000 as gift to leak restricted areas in Mumbai portSubscriber Only
June 04, 2025 00:18 IST
Varma, who was honey-trapped by the PIO posing as a college student from Punjab, worked for a defence firm contracted by the Indian Navy.
Wed, Jun 04, 2025
Mumbai police, like armed forces, to hold ‘pipping ceremony’ for promoted personnelSubscriber Only
June 02, 2025 22:50 IST
Last month, Bharti instructed senior officers to ensure these ceremonies are held on the first day of each month, immediately following the announcement of promotions
Tue, Jun 03, 2025
‘Stay alert’: NDRF flags Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Konkan as vulnerable spots in monsoonSubscriber Only
June 01, 2025 16:50 IST
In an interview, National Disaster Response Force Commandant Santosh Bahadur Singh talks about the force's operations, challenges and preparations to deal with emergency situations in Maharashtra during the monsoon.
Mon, Jun 02, 2025
Behind action on Madh Island’s illegal bungalows, driver who turned to RTISubscriber Only
May 29, 2025 06:52 IST
Behind this sweeping clean-up lies a determined, nearly decade-long battle by Vaibhav Thakur, a 45-year-old driver from Thane whose family owns ancestral land in Erangal village, Madh Island.
Thu, May 29, 2025
Arti Singh appointed Mumbai’s 6th joint commissioner of policeSubscriber Only
May 16, 2025 13:31 IST
The order issued by the state home department mentioned that Mumbai is the financial capital of the country, with several vital installations that need to be safeguarded, and a large number of VIPs who have a high threat perception.
Fri, May 16, 2025
Badlapur encounter: No fingerprints on gun, water bottle — probe finds holes in Thane police claim of ‘self defence’Subscriber Only
May 16, 2025 03:10 IST
From gunpowder residue to prints on gun: Magistrate inquiry raises doubts about 23-year-old accused being shot in ‘self defence’
Fri, May 16, 2025
Pahalgam impact: Maharashtra Police create post for sixth joint CP in charge of intelligence to keep track of sleeper cellsSubscriber Only
May 15, 2025 16:26 IST
Currently, all joint commissioners report to Commissioner Deven Bharti as the post of the special commissioner is vacant.
Thu, May 15, 2025
Solving Crime: How a newly constructed Mumbai building held clues to rape case of minor who could not hear or speakSubscriber Only
May 15, 2025 14:11 IST
In December 2016, a minor was taken to a hospital complaining of a stomach ache. She was four months pregnant and had allegedly been raped.
Thu, May 15, 2025
New SIT formed to probe Badlapur encounter case after SC orderSubscriber Only
May 15, 2025 01:00 IST
Dattatray Shinde, posted as additional commissioner with the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police will head the SIT and will be assisted by a team of officers from MBVV and Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate.
Wed, May 14, 2025
Khaki & crime: Maharashtra police crack the whip; 5 policemen dismissed in 10 daysSubscriber Only
May 10, 2025 10:36 IST
Process on for dismissal of 5 others
Sat, May 10, 2025
Badlapur encounter: Second FIR not needed, says Supreme Court in updated orderSubscriber Only
May 08, 2025 22:58 IST
While the first FIR in the case was registered against Akshay Shinde, who was shot dead in the encounter, the Bombay High Court bench had in April, pulled up — both state CID and Mumbai Police SIT — for not registering an FIR in the matter.
Thu, May 08, 2025
In Mumbai, an added layer of preparedness as mock drill takes place amid rainSubscriber Only
May 07, 2025 20:15 IST
How to carry out rescue operations in the event of a bomb blast and how to check radiation during a nuclear attack were also exhibited during the mock drill near Mumbai's Cross Maidan.
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