Mumbai, May 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.

BOM9 MP-GANGRAPE VICTIM-KIN-RAHUL

Rahul Gandhi speaks to kin of Khandwa gangrape-murder victim; assures help Khandwa (MP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday spoke to the family members of the tribal woman who was gang-raped and brutalised to death in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa last week, and assured them all possible help.

BOM7 MH-EOW-MOREA

EOW questions Bollywood actor Dino Morea, brother in Mithi river desilting scam Mumbai: Bollywood actor Dino Morea and his brother were on Wednesday questioned by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police in the alleged Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting scam, officials said.

BOM6 MH-INDOPAK-STUDENT

Student held for post on Indo-Pak conflict released from Pune jail Mumbai: A 19-year-old Pune student, arrested for a social media post concerning Indo-Pak hostilities, has been released from jail after the Bombay High Court granted her bail while rebuking the Maharashtra government for "ruining her life" and turning her into a "hardcore criminal".

BOM5 MH-RAHUL-SENA(UBT)

Sena (UBT) leader threatens to blacken Rahul Gandhi's face over Savarkar remark Nashik: A local office-bearer of the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday said he would blacken Rahul Gandhi's face for his `derogatory' comments about freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, drawing a strong reaction from Congress leaders in Maharashtra.

BOM8 MH-HC-FAMILY COURT-PLEA

Unbecoming of a judge: HC on denial of urgent hearing to plea of man for ailing son's custody Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has slammed a family court judge for refusing urgent hearing on a man's plea seeking interim custody of his 2-year-old son who has to undergo an open heart surgery, noting such conduct was "unbecoming of a judge".

LGB2 MH-HC-ROAD RAGE-BAIL

Road rage: HC grants pre-arrest bail to woman accused of killing biker Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to a woman in a case of road rage in which she and her husband allegedly beat a biker to death two months back, noting that she was pregnant at that time and delivered a baby earlier this month.

BOM4 MH-COLLEGE-FIRE

Fire at engineering college in Navi Mumbai; no casualty Thane: A fire broke out at an engineering college in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township, causing extensive damage to its administrative section and the principal's office, officials said on Wednesday.

BOM3 MP-TIGER-DEATH

Tigress found dead in MP's Kanha National Park Mandla (MP): A tigress has died after getting stuck in a gap between two rocks on a hillock at the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday.

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