Five stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

1. Five killed after ‘speeding’ Honda City crashes into tree

1. Five killed after ‘speeding’ Honda City crashes into tree

Five people were killed in a road accident when the speeding Honda city they were travelling in veered out of control and crashed into a tree on the Western Express Highway (WEH) in Mumbai’s Vile Parle (East) on Thursday morning. Read

2. Kidney racket: All five doctors granted bail

The Andheri magistrate’s court on Thursday granted bail to five doctors of Dr LH Hiranandani in the illegal kidney transplant case. Read

3. BJP MLA Avsare slaps a police constable in Bhandara, video shows

BJP MLA Ramchandra Avsare reportedly abused and slapped a police constable in Bhandara, a video showed. Ironically, the entire incident took place in the presence of a senior police official. Read

4. Cops checking numbers found in Kerala cleric Haneef’s phone

The crime branch is verifying a list of numbers found in Kerala cleric Mohammad Haneef’s phone, which was seized during his arrest in a joint operation with the Kerala police last week. Read

5.Mangroves destruction: Zero conviction in 150 cases in past one year

As unabated destruction of mangroves continues across Maharashtra, authorities have failed to rein in offenders. Statistics reveal that there hasn’t been a single conviction in 150 cases in the past one year, and inquiry in more than 33% cases is still pending. Read