A special POCSO court in Thane sentenced Sandesh Ganpat Kharpade to life imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Palghar in 2018. The court described the crime as "heinous" and upheld victim testimony
A four-day-old baby girl was found critically injured in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, with police suspecting negligence and possible abandonment after inconsistencies in the mother’s statements. The infant was shifted to a Gujarat hospital as investigations continue from all angles
A 13-year-old tribal girl from Maharashtra's Palghar district was allegedly forcibly married off by her grandfather and was sexually assaulted and mentally harassed by husband and her in-laws
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
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.
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.
