NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Mumbai, Apr 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM7 MH-SALMAN-THREAT-LD ACCUSED **** Gujarat man who threatened Salman Khan turns out to be mentally ill; issued notice Vadodara/Mumbai: A man who allegedly issued a death threat to actor Salman Khan has been traced to a village in Gujarat’s Vadodara district and found to be mentally unstable, police said on Tuesday. **** BOM8 MH-PATIL-MAHAYUTI **** People of different backgrounds are bound to disagree in coalition govt: Minister Patil Mumbai: Amid speculations about a rift in the ruling Mahayuti, Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Chandrakant Patil has said it was natural for people of different backgrounds to have disagreements in a coalition government. **** BOM9 CG-CHILD-RAPE **** Teen rapes 3-year-old girl in Raipur; detained Raipur: A teenage boy allegedly raped a three-year-old girl residing in his neighbourhood in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, police said on Tuesday. **** BOM14 MH-ALLAHBADIA **** Obscene remarks case: Ranveer Allahbadia appears before cyber officials in Mumbai Mumbai: YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina on Tuesday appeared for questioning by Maharashtra Cyber in connection with India’s Got Latent show obscenity case, officials said. **** BOM11 GA-DRUGS-ARREST **** Record drug bust in Goa: Cocaine valued at Rs 43 cr seized; three held Panaji: In the biggest drug seizure in Goa’s history, police recovered over 4 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 43 crore, concealed in chocolates and coffee packets, leading to the arrest of three individuals and an investigation into suspected international links. **** BOM4 MP-PROCESSION-FIRING **** Man killed in firing after dispute over DJ sound during procession in MP Morena (MP): A 26-year-old man was killed and another injured in firing after a clash between two groups over loud DJ sound during a procession on Dr BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, officials said on Tuesday. **** BOM12 CG-NAXAL-SURRENDER **** Naxalite with Rs 5 lakh bounty surrenders in Chhattisgarh Manpur (Chhattisgarh): A Naxalite carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh’s Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district on Tuesday, officials said. **** BOM3 MH-HIGHWAY-GADKARI **** Mumbai-Goa highway to be completed by June: Gadkari Mumbai: Union minister Gadkari has said the long-delayed Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed by June this year, which is expected to bring relief to daily commuters and Konkan-bound travellers who have endured years of pothole-ridden roads. **** BES9 MH-MURDER-ARREST **** Shiv Sena office-bearer, three others held for killing man over financial dispute in Sindhudurg Mumbai: An office-bearer of the Shiv Sena and three others have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 35-year-old man, killing him and setting his body on fire over a financial dispute in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, police said on Tuesday. **** BOM5 MH-ACCIDENT-BUS **** 3 killed, 19 injured as truck hits bus in Maharashtra’s Buldhana Buldhana (Maharashtra): Three persons were killed and 19 others injured when a truck hit a bus in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Tuesday morning, police said. **** PTI RSY