In a major fallout of the Mumbai BMW accident which killed a fisherwoman, ruling Shiv Sena President and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ejected the Palghar Deputy Leader Rajesh Shah, father of main accused Mihir Shah, from his post.

An undated statement with a terse one-liner was issued by Shiv Sena Secretary Sanjay B. More, without citing any reasons, here on Wednesday.

It may be recalled that early on Sunday morning, Mihir R. Shah, 23, speeding the white BMW, had rammed into a fisher couple going on a scooter near Worli.

J&K Police have arrested a key suspect involved in a multi-crore money laundering operation and stealing secret official documents having serious security implications.

Police sources said that the suspect identified as Tarun Bahl has been arrested from his Channi Himmat residence in Jammu city and booked under the Official Secrets Act and Section 353/49 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

“He is currently being held on a four-day police remand as investigations continue. During interrogation, Bahl provided vital information that led to the discovery of an extensive money laundering network," said sources.

A man attempted suicide along with his three children by driving the car into a lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday.

The locals swung into action and pulled out all the four out of the lake.

The shocking incident occurred at Inamguda Lake under Abdullapurmet police station limits.

Ashok, a resident of BN Reddy Nagar in Hyderabad and working as a contractor, had taken out his son and two daughters for a morning outing. After reaching the lake, he drove the car into the waters.

Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a clash with terrorists in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the country's military said in a statement.

The incident happened in the South Waziristan district of the province on Tuesday when the terrorists engaged the troops in a gun battle, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army said, reports news agency.

A clearance operation is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area, the statement added.

Search operation was resumed on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district where firing exchanges have taken place between the security forces and the terrorists.

Officials said that the search operation that was suspended due to darkness and heavy rain in the Goli-Gadi forests of the Doda district on Tuesday was resumed with the first light on Wednesday.

Firing exchanges took place for over two hours between the terrorists and the security forces in that area on Tuesday after which the terrorists escaped into the thickly forested Goli-Gadi area.

J&K DGP R.R.Swain on Tuesday reviewed the ongoing anti-terror operation in Kathua district in the aftermath of the terror attack.

On Monday, terrorists ambushed an army truck in Batnota village of Kathua district in which five soldiers including a JCO were killed and five other soldiers were injured.

The DGP visited Kathua to review the ongoing operation to track down and neutralise the terrorists responsible for the attack.

Tension erupted in Dholahat in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district as hundreds of people assembled in front of a police station on Tuesday following the death of a local youth four days after he was released on bail.

The man, identified as 22-year-old Abu Siddik Halder, died late Monday night.

The local people and the family members alleged that the deceased youth died because of the injuries he received from being beaten up by police while he was in custody. The victim’s father has submitted a written complaint to the office of the district police superintendent accusing the cops at Dholahat Police station of beating up the victim while in custody which ultimately led to his death.

When the terror attack in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir did not end, at that time, the suspected explosives were found at the selfie point on National Highway No. 44 Nagrota. According to sources, suspected IED explosives were found at Selfie Point on Nagrota National Highway on Tuesday. As soon as it was seen, the army took action. The explosive was immediately removed. Incidentally, there are reports of the martyrdom of 5 jawans in a row due to an attack on an army convoy in Kathua.

The killing of five Army men in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district will not go unavenged, said Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane on Tuesday, adding that India will defeat the evil forces behind the attack.

While expressing condolence, the defence secretary sent out a strong message. "I express profound grief on the loss of five Bravehearts in a militant attack in Badnota, Kathua, and extend deepest condolences to the bereaved families. Their selfless service to the nation will always be remembered & their sacrifice will not go unavenged and India will defeat the evil forces behind the attack,” the defence secretary said in a post on X.

Police in J&K’s Baramulla district arrested two drug peddlers and seized contraband substances from their possession.

In a statement, the police on Tuesday said, “Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, police has arrested two drug peddlers in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from their possession.

“A party of Police Station Kunzer headed by SHO Kunzer at a checkpoint established at Mulgam-Awloora link road intercepted two persons identified as Hashim Ahmad Mir and Aqib Ahmad Shah -- both residents of Mulgam Kunzer,” the police said.