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A drop of blood helped to get justice

A drop of blood helped the police to find out the murderers. A sessions court in Mumbai in Maharashtra on Tuesday sentenced two associates, Siddhesh Shantaram Tamhankar and Khushi Sajwani, to life imprisonment in the murder of Kirti Vyas. The special thing is that in this case the body of the deceased woman Kirti has not been found to date. Above all, the police had solved the murder with just a single drop of blood.

Siddhesh and Khushi Sajwani made a plan to kill

Kirti Vyas and both the accused worked in a salon named BBlunt. Kirti Vyas was the finance manager of the Andheri office of BBlunt. Ashoke Bhabani and Adhuna Bhabani are the founders of BBlunt. Moreover, Adhuna Bhabani is the estranged wife of film actor Farhan Akhtar. Furthermore, BBlunt has been part of the Bollywood journey for over a decade, setting trends for many Bollywood celebrities and fashionistas.

It is said that Siddhesh Tamhankar was not working properly, so Kirti had given one month’s notice to remove him. Angered by this, Siddhesh and Khushi made a plan to kill Kirti. Khushi Sajwani is Siddhesh’s girlfriend.

On March 16, 2018, Kirti went missing, and her family filed a complaint. Kirti Vyas a resident of Grant Road, left home for work and did not reach the office. Also, her sister Shefali reported that both her phones were switched off. During this time, to avoid suspicion, the accused Siddhesh and Khushi Sajwani also pretended to search for her. Afterwards, police learned from CCTV that Siddhesh was standing near Kirti’s house on the day she went missing.

Revealed by a drop of blood

Four months after the incident, the police found a drop of blood from the trunk of Khushi’s car. When its DNA was tested, it matched the DNA of Kirti’s parents. After that, the police arrested Siddesh and his girlfriend on charges of murder. Police said that Siddhesh and Khushi Sajwani had kidnapped Kirti, strangled her to death in the car and thrown the body in the creek of Wadala. Even though the body has not been found to date a drop of blood helped to get justice to Kirti.

May 30, 2024
Sadanand Vasant Date will be the new NIA Chief

Sadanand Vasant Date is remembered for his bravery during the 26/11 attacks. He fought with Ajmal Kasab and his Lashkar-e-Taiba associate Abu Ismail, injuring him and restraining him until he fell unconscious.

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). His tenure will last till his superannuation on December 31, 2026. He will replace Dinkar Gupta, who is scheduled to retire on March 31.

Sadanand Vasant Date is an IPS officer of the Maharashtra cadre of the 1990 batch. It was because of his intelligence and bravery that Kasab was caught alive. After 16 years, he is appointed as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief on Wednesday. This agency came into existence after the three-day-long planned terrorist attack on Mumbai.

Role of Sadanand Vasant Date during the terrorist attack on Mumbai on 26/11

On that fateful night of November 26, 2008, Date, the then Additional Commissioner of Police, Central Zone, received a call that terrorists were firing indiscriminately near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST). 10 terrorists had entered Mumbai in a boat and spread across the city. This attack resulted in 18 brave sacrifices including senior Mumbai Police IPS officers Hemant Karkare and Ashok Kamte.

By the time Date and his team reached CST, both terrorists Kasab and Ismail had left the place and had taken over the rooftop of the nearby Cama Hospital. The team followed them till there. They knew that two people were there, but they had no information about the arms and ammunition present with the terrorists.

However, the team led by Sadanand Vasant Date decided to take on both of them. The team’s quick response and decisive actions played a vital role in keeping the patients at the hospital, including a large number of women and children, safe. Despite being badly injured, he continued firing on the two terrorists besides informing other senior officers about their location.

March 28, 2024
Atal Setu, the longest bridge to reduce travel time

Atal Setu was been inaugurated by PM Modi today. Moreover, PM Modi himself had laid its foundation stone in 2016. This bridge is a six-lane bridge about 21.8 km long. This is good news for the people of Mumbai today.

The Prime Minister’s vision is to improve the ‘ease of movement’ of citizens by strengthening urban transport infrastructure and connectivity. In line with this vision, the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL), now named ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’, has been built.

Atal Setu is the longest sea bridge in India. This bridge is about a 21.8 km long six-lane bridge. Whose length is about 16.5 km on the sea and about 5.5 km on land. Atal Setu is to connect Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Moreover, it will provide direct connectivity to Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport. Furthermore, this will also improve connectivity between Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port. Above all, it will also reduce the travel time from Mumbai to Pune, Goa and South India. Now one can reach Navi Mumbai from Mumbai in 20 minutes instead of 2 hours.

Toll Tax on Atal Setu

The cost of building Atal Setu is approximately Rs 18,000 Crore. That will be recovered over some time by toll tax. It is expected that 70,000 vehicles will pass on it per day.

A one-way toll from a passenger car will be Rs 250. The fee for the to and fro journey is Rs 375. As well as daily and frequent passengers may opt for monthly passes, the official said. It is estimated that a four-wheeler will save petrol of Rs 500 per side due to no signal and no traffic jams.

India’s longest sea bridge, Atal Setu, incorporates an Open Road Tolling (ORT) system, enabling vehicles to pass through toll booths at speeds of up to 100 kmph without stopping. The maximum speed limit on this bridge is 100 km per hour for motorists. Moreover, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, tractors, tractors, autorickshaws and other slow-speed vehicles are not allowed to travel on this bridge.

January 12, 2024

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