Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM10 GJ-COCAINE-SEIZURE
* Rs 120 crore cocaine seized off Kutch coast in Gujarat
Gandhidham (Gujarat): Ten unclaimed packets containing 12 kg of cocaine, valued at Rs 120 crore in the international market, have been recovered from a creek area near Gandhidham town in Gujarat's Kutch district, police said on Monday. *
BOM12 MH-RIJIJU-MINORITIES-CONG
* Cong reduced minority affairs ministry to 'Muslim affairs' ministry, says Rijiju; slams Rahul
Pune: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Congress during its rule had reduced the ministry of minority affairs into "Muslim affairs ministry" and its leader Rahul Gandhi was now spreading a fake narrative that minorities are unsafe in India. *
BOM17 MH-PATIL-LD-NCP (SP)
* Ahead of Maharashtra polls, ex-BJP leader Patil joins NCP (SP); good omen, says Raut
Indapur (Maharashtra): Former Maharashtra minister Harshvardhan Patil joined the opposition NCP (SP) on Monday, days after quitting the BJP. *
BOM13 GJ-GANGRAPE-ARREST
* Three construction workers held for raping teenage girl in Vadodara
Vadodara: Three labourers were arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Vadodara city of Gujarat, a breakthrough achieved within 48 hours of the crime after analysing footage from 1,100 CCTV cameras and a manhunt, police said on Monday. *
BOM14 MP-DRUG HAUL-CONG
* Mega drug haul in Bhopal by Gujarat ATS, NCB: Cong seeks MP Dy CM Devda's resignation
Bhopal: The Congress on Monday sought the resignation of Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda claiming he was close to an arrested accused in the case related to seizure of mephedrone worth Rs 1,814 crore by the Gujarat ATS and NCB from a factory in Bhopal. *
BOM5 GJ-BUS-LD ACCIDENT
* 3 killed, several injured as bus overturns in Gujarat's Banaskantha
Palanpur (Gujarat): Three persons were killed and nearly 30 others injured after a private bus carrying pilgrims from Ambaji temple town overturned in Gujarat's Banaskantha district early Monday morning, police said. *
BOM9 MP-MINOR-RAPE
* 6-year-old girl raped in MP, hospitalised in serious condition; accused held
Dindori (MP): A six-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a man residing in her neighbourhood in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district, police said on Monday. *
BOM15 MH-METRO-LD OPEN
* Mumbai's 1st underground Metro corridor opens; public hopes it will reduce commuting woes
Mumbai: Mumbai's first underground Metro corridor, the aqua line's phase-1, stretching from Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) to Aarey became operational for the public on Monday morning. *
BES10 CG-HISTORY SHEETER-MURDER
* History-sheeter attacked, killed by mob in Chhattisgarh; 26 detained
Durg: A 22-year-old history-sheeter was killed by a mob who attacked him with sticks and sharp weapons in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, police said on Monday. *