Mumbai, Apr 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM3 GJ-DRUGS-SEIZURE
Coast Guard, ATS seize Rs 1,800 crore drugs dumped in sea by smugglers off Gujarat Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard have seized 300 kg of drugs valued at Rs 1,800 crore which were dumped into the Arabian Sea by smugglers before fleeing, officials said on Monday.
BOM16 CG-NAXALS-IEDs
Five IEDs planted by Naxalites recovered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Bijapur: Five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted by Naxalites to target security forces, were recovered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, police said.
BOM11 MH-MEHUL CHOKSI-MINISTER
Centre has 'zero tolerance' towards fugitives like Mehul Choksi: Minister Nagpur: Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Monday asserted the Modi government has"zero tolerance" towards fugitives like Mehul Choksi and corruption, and said the Centre will work to bring him back soon.
BOM8 MH-SALMAN-THREAT
Message on Mumbai police helpline threatens actor Salman Khan; case lodged Mumbai: The Mumbai traffic police have got a message threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and registered a case in this connection, officials said on Monday.
BOM15 GJ-RAHUL-VISIT
Rahul Gandhi on 2-day Gujarat visit from April 15 Ahmedabad: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will launch the party's pilot project of strengthening district units in Gujarat and address party workers during his two-day visit to the state beginning Tuesday, a senior leader said.
BOM17 MH-COURT-PNB-CHOKSI PLEA
ED plea to declare Mehul Choksi fugitive economic offender stuck in Mumbai court for 7 years Mumbai: Even as absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case, has been arrested in Belgium, the ED's plea to declare him a fugitive economic offender has been pending before a court in Mumbai for nearly seven years.
BOM10 MH-FACTORY BLAST-CASE
Nagpur factory blast: Safety lapses found; 3 booked Nagpur: Safety lapses have been found at an aluminium products manufacturing factory in Nagpur where a blast last week claimed five lives, following which a case has been registered against three of its officials, police said on Monday.
BOM4 MH-AMBEDKAR JAYANTI-DEEKSHABHOOMI
Thousands throng Deekshabhoomi on Ambedkar's birth anniversary Nagpur: Thousands of people on Monday morning arrived at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur to pay tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 134th birth anniversary and take part in various programmes scheduled to mark the occasion.
BES6 MH-KARAD-COP-CLAIM
Got offer to conduct 'encounter' of sarpanch murder case accused Karad: suspended cop Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A suspended police sub-inspector from Beed on Monday claimed some persons had offered him to carry out an "encounter" of Walmik Karad, accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case.
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