5 stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

1. Goa Highway accident: 7 youngsters from Mumbai cremated

1. Goa Highway accident: 7 youngsters from Mumbai cremated

Hundreds of Vile Parle residents thronged the Chakala crematorium for the last rites of the seven men killed in the Mumbai-Goa Highway accident. The funeral was carried out at Parsiwada near the Western Express Highway on Thursday morning.

2. Thane: ST bus driver dies of heart attack after being assaulted by autorickshaw driver

A state transport (ST) bus driver died of a heart attack after he was assaulted by an autorickshaw driver at Bhiwandi on Thursday. The two fought after their vehicles collided, said the police.

3. Jiah Khan case: HC rejects Rabia’s plea for probe by special investigation team

The Bombay high court on Thursday rejected the plea filed by Rabia Khan — mother of late actor Jiah Khan — seeking that a special investigation team (SIT) be constituted to probe the case of her daughter’s death.

Keeping up the pressure on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government, a delegation of Shiv Sena ministers met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday night to give him a memorandum demanding a loan waiver for farmers.

5. Tuition teacher’s husband held for molesting one of her 9-year-old students

The Ghatkopar police arrested a 60-year-old man on Wednesday for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl who went to his house for tuitions. The police said the girl lives in the same area as the accused and was taught by his wife.