
Manish Pathak
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Articles by Manish Pathak

Cops continue hunt for suspects as CCTV footage provides little clues
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 06:51 AM IST
On the afternoon of February 25, the Scorpio was found abandoned on Carmichael Road, around 600 metres away from Mukesh Ambani's residence. Twenty loose gelatin sticks were found in the car, although there was no timer or detonation device.

Car with explosives found near Mukesh Ambani’s residence
By Vijay Kumar Yadav, Manish Pathak
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 04:01 AM IST
Police said the vehicle — a green Scorpio with a wrong number plate had around 20 Gelatin sticks in it — was about 600 metres away from the house of Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani on Altamount Road.

Resident doctor dies by suicide at Mumbai hospital, say police
PUBLISHED ON FEB 16, 2021 01:20 PM IST
Police said the reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained. They said the matter came to light on Monday when a colleague of the doctor found him lying unconscious on his bed

3 trapped crew members of Greatship Rohini found dead in search operation
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON FEB 14, 2021 04:02 PM IST
- Bodies of two seafarers were found from the tween-deck area, burnt beyond recognition and the third body with burn injuries was found from the engine control room

Mumbai crime branch busts CDR racket, two held
PUBLISHED ON FEB 08, 2021 10:13 PM IST
- Accessing someone’s personal data like call details, mobile locations and bank statements is illegal, but the accused used to illegally obtain all the details and sell the same to their clients, according to the police.

2 traffickers including one who used Mercedes car to push drugs nabbed in Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2021 08:14 PM IST
- One of the two dealers was allegedly using his high-end car to peddle and distribute drugs to high profile customers in Mumbai’s western suburbs

Mumbai Police nab more than 100 criminals in Operation All Out ahead of R-Day
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 06:56 PM IST
- Mumbai Police had started Operation All Out to maintain law and order in the city and is carried out once or twice a month.

TRP scam: former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta shifted to JJ Hospital
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 03:25 PM IST
Kaushtubh Kurlekar, the jail superintendent, confirmed Dasgupta's hospitalisation.

Mumbai: BMC alleges actor Sonu Sood turned residential building into hotel, files complaint
By Mehul Thakkar and Manish Pathak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:38 PM IST
BMC had reportedly issued a notice to Sood regarding the matter earlier. Sood, in October, had moved the city civil court against the notice

Woman found dead in Khar building: Mumbai Police to probe attempt to rape angle
By Megha Sood and Manish Pathak
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 12:35 AM IST
To verify their suspicion, the police have sent the victim’s clothes for forensic analysis and are in the process of collecting other evidences from the murder spot. Two people have been arrested for murder, assault in the case

Suresh Raina, Guru Randhawa among 34 held during raid on Mumbai club for violating Covid norms
By Manish Pathak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 05:18 PM IST
The joint commissioner of police Vishwas Nangre Patil confirmed the raid and said “the people found in the club including staff members were booked for violating Covid-19 norms”

TRP case: Republic TV’s distribution head arrested; channel denies charges
By Vijay Kumar Yadav and Manish Pathak, Mumbai
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2020 02:08 AM IST

Arrests of Arnab Goswami and two others seem illegal, observes court; cops file revision plea
By Charul Shah & Manish Pathak, Mumbai/alibag
PUBLISHED ON NOV 06, 2020 12:24 AM IST

Arnab Goswami, 2 others sent to 14-day judicial custody in 2018 suicide abetment case
By Manish Pathak, Charul Shah and Vijaykumar Yadav | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2020 11:55 PM IST
A fresh first information report (FIR) was also filed against the Republic TV editor, his wife and two others by the Mumbai Police on Wednesday evening for resisting police officials who came to arrest him in the morning.

Mumbai: Six arrested for making transactions using foreigners’ card details
By Manish Pathak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 03:15 PM IST
The police arrested six members of the gang, including a woman, from Delhi and Mumbai and recovered 9 electronic data capture machines from them

‘Fake evidence planted’: Jharkhand activist Stan Swamy claims before arrest
By Charul Shah & Manish Pathak | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2020 11:27 AM IST
Stan Swamy is know for activism to raise rights issues of Jharkhand’s tribal community.

Sushant Singh Rajput death: NCB opposes Rhea’s bail plea, says it can investigate drug case
By Kanchan Chaudhari & Manish Pathak, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 29, 2020 01:36 AM IST

Rhea Chakraborty arrested in drugs case, in 14-day custody
By Manish Pathak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 09, 2020 12:36 AM IST
Rhea Chakraborty’s arrest in connection with the NCB’s probe of the drug angle followed the arrest of her brother Showik, Rajput’s house manager Samuel Miranda and his house help Dipesh Sawant.

Sushant Singh Rajput probe: Rhea Chakraborty at NCB office for third round of questioning
By Manish Pathak | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 08, 2020 01:52 PM IST
NCB said Rhea Chakraborty, who was quizzed for around eight hours on Monday and six hours on Sunday, was cooperating in the drug-related probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death on June 14.

Mumbai police reunite 78-year-old woman with her son
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JUL 12, 2020 11:39 PM IST

Teenager stabbed to death in Dharavi
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JUL 09, 2020 12:28 AM IST

CBI books BJP leader, others for cheating BoI of ₹57.26 crore
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JUN 17, 2020 11:58 PM IST

Minor arrested for stabbing 30-year-old
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JUN 12, 2020 10:06 PM IST

Cyclone Nisarga: 5 flood rescue teams, 3 diving teams of Indian Navy on standby in Mumbai
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JUN 03, 2020 01:09 AM IST

AAP member Preeti Sharma Menon files complaint for Twitter abuse on post about train accident that killed 16 migrants
By Prateek Salunke and Manish Pathak | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAY 08, 2020 03:37 PM IST
AAP executive member Preeti Sharma Menon has been speaking about issues related to the migrants who have been trying to return to their hometowns. The comment came on a day when 16 migrant workers were killed on a rail track in Aurangabad.

2 arrested in Mumbai for attack on Arnab Goswami
PUBLISHED ON APR 23, 2020 11:40 PM IST

Cpvid-19: Do not send any new prisoners, Taloja jail authorities urges
By Faisal Tandel and Manish Pathak, Mumbai:
PUBLISHED ON APR 06, 2020 09:13 PM IST

Coronavirus outbreak: 10 held for illegally stockpiling face masks, sanitisers
PUBLISHED ON MAR 29, 2020 07:19 PM IST

Money laundering case: Auro Gold owner returns from Dubai, finally in ED net
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 23, 2020 12:03 AM IST

Gambling den busted in Oshiwara, 17 held
By Manish Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON FEB 17, 2020 12:12 AM IST