Two of the gang members, who were detained in a murder case, revealed their involvement in robberies

The Bangalore police have solved a murder case and several cases of robbery with the arrest of a four-member gang, who were operating across the city.

HSR Layout police identified the accused as Satish (20), Shankar (21), Muruga (26) and Ranga (24), arrested for the alleged murder of Nazar (23), on January 20.

A policeman chasing a criminal on a busy road with revolver in his hand! No, this is not a scene from an action thriller from Bollywood but what actually happened at Bapunagar on Wednesday.

Mumbai gets ready for perhaps one of the largest literary events in the city, as we open our doors to Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist and winner of the Noble Prize in Literature, 2006. One of Turkey’s most prominent novelists, Pamuk’s books (The White Castle, The Black Book, My Name is Red and Snow)  have been translated to more than 50 languages and have sold almost 10 million copies worldwide.

Mumbai police can't be that helpless, says court

The Sion police, in their investigation reports submitted to the high court on February 24, stated that they examined 33 women in two weeks but were unable to trace the 'kidnapper' of Mohan and Mohini Nerurkar's child allegedly stolen from Sion Hospital on January 1. The court, however, seemed far from impressed.

Additional public prosecutor KV Saste told the court that the police were putting in "serious efforts" to locate the child and the woman suspect who allegedly stole the newborn. Justice Nazki, however, remarked, "We have heard that before. Even a clerk could have made a report like that."

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has collected the documents pertaining to the tender process of high security registration plates (HSRP) or number plates for vehicles. The bureau has started its probe after a special anti-corruption court directed the ACB director-general to initiate an inquiry into the alleged corruption in the Rs400-crore tender for HSRP in February end.

Ajit Singh, additional director general of ACB, said, "An SP-rank official has been appointed as the investigating officer in the case and the probe has begun. The court has directed to complete the investigation and present the report on April 21.

Roozan Bharucha, who allegedly attempted suicide on Tuesday afternoon at his residence in Satellite area by consuming over 40 anti-depression pills, has regained consciousness.

However, his parents, Parvez Bharucha and Beroz Bharucha, who had also tried to end their lives in a similar fashion, are still unconscious.

The Satellite police recovered three suicide notes from the spot written by Roozan, in which he mentioned about the mental torture he was going through because of his family members, said a source in the police.