79 verified cases from Maharashtra, newest first.
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is conducting an investigation into the death of Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a student at IIT Bombay. Authorities are currently reviewing CCTV footage and examining the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The NGT Pune ordered ₹7.36 crore in environmental compensation for a housing project constructed without prior Environmental Clearance. The NGT directed the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Pune Municipal Corporation to assess damage and take action under violation rules.
An FIR was registered against Marathi folk singer Nisha Bhagat and Anil Ahire in Ulhasnagar for alleged job fraud involving Rs 20 lakh at Central Hospital. No arrests have been made yet.
Mumbai police's cybercrime department arrested two people from Bihar and Jharkhand for allegedly defrauding an accountant of Rs 48.60 lakh in a 'Boss' scam by impersonating the victim's CEO on WhatsApp. The accused were found to be linked to approximately seven similar cases across India.
A Mumbai court extended police custody of a rape complainant and sent her advocate to judicial custody in connection with an extortion case. The investigation involved verification of voice recordings and search for alleged accomplices including Bait Khan.
Pune city police filed the first FIR under Maharashtra's new Freedom of Religion Act 2026, resulting in an arrest. The case has generated significant controversy regarding the application of the conversion law.
The CBI registered a cheating case against Reliance Capital Ltd, its ex-chairman Anil Ambani, and unknown public servants over an alleged Rs 1,816 crore loss to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The agency alleges that EPFO invested in RCL's secured non-convertible debentures on which the company subsequently defaulted on repayment, with allegations of fraudulent transactions and diversion of funds.
A case involving defamatory content that was found to be 'per se defamatory' by the Bombay High Court. The court ordered the removal of all highlighted content following a suit filed by the complainant.
Authorities suspended the license of the 110-year-old Parsi Dairy Farm in Mumbai following inspections that revealed significant food safety and hygiene violations, including mould growth and poor sanitation. The action was part of a broader statewide crackdown on food adulteration and safety non-compliance.
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of twenty persons in a murder case. The Court found that the conviction was based on eyewitness accounts that were strikingly similar in nature, which the Court deemed improbable and therefore unreliable.
Pune police arrested Ritesh Hinge as the third accused in the Ketan Agrawal murder case. Initially treated as an accident, the case progressed after Agrawal's sister flagged inconsistencies in the account of his fatal fall.
Siya Goyal stands accused of murdering her fiancé, 26-year-old Ketan Agarwal, along with her associate Chetan Chaudhary. The death occurred on June 18, 2026, when Agarwal fell into a 350-feet deep valley at Lohagad Fort near Lonavla during a trek. The case was initially registered as an accidental fall but was converted to a murder case five days later following a complaint by the deceased's father.
Bijendra Kumar Gupta, identified as the mastermind behind the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak, was arrested in Bihar. The investigation into the leak is ongoing.
Three dismissed Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel were arrested following a Supreme Court order cancelling their bail. They are accused of threatening a man and his minor daughter at Mumbai Central railway station and extorting Rs 30,000 from them.
A 65-year-old accused was convicted and awarded death penalty for rape and murder of a minor. The case gained attention for the speed of investigation and trial. Police collected evidence from multiple sources and coordinated with forensic experts. A comprehensive chargesheet of 1,200 pages was filed on May 16.
The CBI Anti-Corruption Branch booked two public servants working at PCDA (Pay and Accounts Department) and a contractual worker in a bribery case. The CBI alleged that one accused received Rs 2.72 lakh from three contractors.
Naresh Goyal, former Jet Airways promoter, was arrested in September 2025 in a money laundering case. As of September 2026, the CBI has not filed a chargesheet despite three years having passed since the FIR, and Goyal has sought discharge in an ED case.
An accused was charged with the rape and murder of a 9-year-old child. Pune Rural police filed a 700-page chargesheet after a thorough investigation by a Special Investigation Team.
Five accused were granted bail in a sexual harassment and forced conversion case at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik unit. The chargesheet had been filed and investigation was practically complete at the time of bail grant.
Astrologer Ashok Kharat is accused of exploiting women by instilling fear and abusing their trust as a spiritual figure. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed chargesheets in six of eight investigated cases, with two cases awaiting committal to sessions court. Senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam opposes his bail plea.