Mumbai, Jan 2 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.

BOM3 MP-WATER-CONTAMINATION-TOLL

Indore water contamination: Mayor says informed of 10 deaths Indore: Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava on Friday said he has received information about 10 deaths due to a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of the city.

BOM11 GJ-IAS OFFICER-ED-LD ARREST

ED arrests Gujarat IAS officer in bribery-linked money laundering case Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested IAS officer and former collector of Gujarat's Surendranagar district, Rajendrakumar Patel, in connection with a bribery-linked money laundering case, officials said on Friday.

BOM12 MH-CIVIC POLLS-NARWEKAR-OPPN

Oppn accuses Speaker Narwekar of interfering in nomination process for BMC polls Mumbai: Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Congress on Friday accused Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of violating the model code of conduct in force for civic polls, interfering in nomination process and tampering with CCTV footage linked to the exercise.

BOM9 MP-WATER CONTAMINATION-INFANT

Indore water contamination: Infant born after 10-year wait dies; family rejects govt payout Indore: A child born after 10 years of fervent prayers and vows died within days due to water contamination that has claimed several lives in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city.

BOM10 MH-FADNAVIS-MAYOR

Mumbai's mayor will be Hindu-Marathi: Fadnavis Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the next Mumbai mayor will be from the ruling Mahayuti and “both Hindu and Marathi”, amid claims and counter-claims by political parties over who should occupy the city’s top civic post.

BOM8 MH-CIVIC POLLS-SEC-REPORTS

Civic polls: Maharashtra SEC to check if pressure, allurement used for unopposed election Mumbai: Amid Opposition parties' allegations of irregularities in filing of nominations for the upcoming civic polls, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has sought reports from the municipal corporations where candidates from the ruling parties have been elected unopposed.

BOM5 CG-MINE PROTEST-CONSTABLE-VIDEO

Chhattisgarh mine stir: Video shows woman constable’s clothes being torn; 2 held Raigarh: A disturbing video showing an on-duty woman constable being assaulted and having her clothes torn during an anti-mining protest in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district has surfaced on social media, triggering outrage.

BES17 MH-FADNAVIS-POLLS

Fadnavis hails BJP's local polls performance, says tally double of all parties combined Satara: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the BJP has received an unprecedented mandate in the elections to municipal councils, winning 130 president posts and more than 3,000 councillor seats across the state.

PTI BOM4 MP-PARROTS-FOOD POISONING

200 parrots die of food poisoning in MP's Khargone district Khargone: At least 200 parrots have died on the banks of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district due to food poisoning, officials said on Friday.

PTI RSY

Enforcement action targets bribery-linked money laundering involving an IAS officer; election body probes unopposed polls for undue influence. An administrative officer was arrested in a bribery-linked money laundering probe, reflecting enforcement action against alleged proceeds-of-crime; separately, electoral authorities are examining allegations of nomination interference, CCTV tampering, and whether pressure or allurement produced unopposed elections, invoking scrutiny of the model code of conduct and electoral integrity.