"palghar-district"

A comprehensive relief proposal was sent to the government for financial assistance from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), an official release by the district administration stated

The deceased girl, Vaishnavi Rawal from Makne village in the district, was crossing the tracks when she was knocked down by the Kochuveli-Amritsar Superfast Express train

A suspect arrested for theft escaped from the custody of police when he was being taken for medical check-up in Virar city

The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have arrested two men in connection with eight cases of theft and recovered stolen valuables worth Rs 10 lakh from them.

A 29-year-old tribal woman was allegedly repeatedly raped by her employer in Maharashtra's Palghar district.

A pregnant tribal woman was taken to a PHC in a makeshift stretcher as her village in Palghar district does not have an approach road.

The deceased comprise a 55-year-old woman, her 35- year-old daughter and 31-year-old son, while the injured girl is also a relative, a Vasai railway police official said.

The FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act.