Take strict action without leniency, Maha CM Fadnavis after ordering probe into 13 hooch deaths

IANS | May 29, 2026 1:51 PM

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday expressed serious concern over the deaths of 13 people after consuming illegal toxic liquor in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad and directed the Police Commissioners of the two cities to take the strictest possible action and show absolutely no leniency toward those involved in manufacturing or distributing the hooch.

Newborn found abandoned in Mumbai hospital bathroom; police launch search for mother

IANS | May 29, 2026 11:25 AM

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) In a heart-wrenching incident reported from Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, a newborn baby was found abandoned on the floor of a bathroom located outside Ward No. 40 of the hospital. The infant’s life was saved after his cries alerted people nearby. The incident created panic within the hospital administration and the police department.