The Gomtipur police on Friday arrested three Congress municipal councillors, after they ransacked and burnt down the furniture of AMC muster office at Gomtipur Darwaja. Sources said that the councillors took to violent demonstration after the corporation failed to respond to the repeated complaints made by the residents of the area about non-availability of clean drinking water.

Police arrested Ikbal Sheikh, Dahya Parmar, Bhanu Makwana and their supporters involved in the destruction. "They entered the municipal office, started arguing and assaulted officers. Later, they even burnt the furniture of the office," a police source told DNA. A total of 15 chairs and four tables were burnt outside the office.

A 39-year-old man on Friday allegedly killed his 35-year-old wife by severely beating her up at their Amberker Nagar residence in Cuffe Parade. The accused, James Claris Fernandes suspected his wife, Tressa, of having an extra-marital affair, the police said.

James, who works as a supervisor at the World Trade Centre, returned home after a night shift in the wee hours on Friday and found that his wife was not at home, said inspector Vilas Bhule of Cuff Parade police station.

Girl was reportedly under pressure to excel in academics

Komal Ramchandra Davne (15), a Juinagar resident, committed suicide on Thursday at around 5.30 pm. A resident of Bharat Co-operative Housing Society in sector 25, Davne was an average student and is said to have taken the extreme step following some pressure, one of her neighbours said.

Davne consumed rat poison and committed suicide and was declared dead after being rushed to the hospital, an official from Nerul Police Station said. "She was the only daughter of her mother who is completely shattered after the incident," the neighbour said. "We have registered the case and investigations are on," Nerul police officials said.

16-year-old was missing from his house since Feb 8

Decomposed body of Pravin Chaburao Nagre (16), a milkman based in Kalamboli, who went missing on February 8, was found in Kamothe creek.

Nagre left his home in sector 3E on the fateful day saying that he is going to collect bills from his customers, but never returned. Worried over the same, his parents lodged a missing complaint. However, his body was found in a creek near Manasarovar Railway Station behind Shivsrushti Society, in a decomposed state.

Nine persons, allegedly belonging to the Ravi Pujari gang, were arrested for making phone calls to extort money from prominent city-based builders, police said on Friday.

A Central Crime Branch (CCB) team of the city police had investigated the case, following complaints registered at various police stations, including those in Cubbon Park and Ulsoor.

Police identified the accused persons as Kaviraj (32), Mohan (27), Shiva (33), Ibrahim (37), Mahesh (26), Santosh (31), Pradeep (28), Azad (32) and Udaya Kumara Hegde (45). While Santhosh hailed from Mangalore, Azad was from Uttar Pradesh.

The ATS officials on Thursday nabbed a person found possessing charas (narcotic drug) worth Rs63,000. Acting on a tip off, the ATS officials raided a spot near Galaxy Cinema in Naroda. They caught hold of Ishrul alias Khoda, who was passing from the area and on checking they recovered a bag containing charas.

After interrogating Khoda the police learnt that a police constable, Gambhir Sinh Khot, posted at Naroda had given the charas to him. Police later interrogated Khot, who alleged that the charas was provided to him by police personnel, Vinod Khot, posted with Sabarkantha police.

The ATS have arrested all the three accused in the case under various sections of Narcotics Act, and have sent them to police remand till March 3.