Thane Apr 26 PTI A 34-year-old man was crushed to death by a speeding dumper in Maharashtras Thane district on Tuesday police said The Kolsewadi police of Kalyan have arrested the 20-year-old driver of the dumper for the accident that took place in the morning an official said Milind Galde a resident of Dombivili was standing with his two-wheeler in Chinchpada locality where a speeding dumper dashed him killing him on the spot he said A case under relevant sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act was registered against dumper driver Harishchandra Wagh who was drunk at the time of the accident the official added PTI COR ARU ARU
Thane Jan 22 PTI A restaurant operator in Thane city has been booked for allegedly duping the owner of the establishment of Rs 6850 lakh by not paying rent or other operational charges police said on Saturday The accused has been identified as Pratik Kasare who lured the restaurant owner into entering an agreement with him in January 2020 by claiming he had completed his hotel management studies from a premier institute abroad and was managing several fine dine eateries the SHO of Kasarwadavali police station said Kasare defaulted on rent of Rs 2915 lakh staff wages of Rs 18 lakh liquor bills of Rs 17 lakh and grocery charges of Rs 4 lakh he added PTI COR BNM BNM BNM
Thane Dec 28 PTI A man was allegedly duped of Rs 72 lakh by a gang that lured him to invest in a testing device in Bhiwandi of Maharashtras Thane district police said on Tuesday Based on a complaint the police on Tuesday arrested one Nurulhuda Khan 37 while a hunt has been launched for six more accused who cheated the victim over a period of six years an official said An offence under section 420 cheating and other relevant provisions of the IPC has been registered with Shanti Nagar police station under the Bhiwandi division he said According to the police the accused lured the victim to invest in a testing device which they said can be sold to a US-based authority for crores The gang collected Rs 72 lakh from the victim in various forms between 2016 and 2021 the official said Rice-puller scams are common in rural parts of the country Gangs carrying out such scams try to convince people to invest in machines that test copper-iridium an alloy which they claim is highly valuable for its magnetic power and go about demonstrating this quality by pulling rice usually a trick involving mixing the grains with iron particles PTI COR ARU ARU
Nagpur Oct 26 PTI A man accused of raping a mentally unwell woman in Deolapar area of Nagpur tried to end his life by consuming poison a police official said on Tuesday Bandu Uikey 55 a resident of Ramtek tehsil who was booked for rape after a 25-year-old womans mother lodged a complaint has been hospitalised and his condition is stable he said As per the complaint Uikey and the victim had taken cattle for grazing on August 20 He then raped the 25-year-old woman several times in the jungle near Navegaon village and also threatened her with dire consequences if she said anything about the ordeal to anyone Her kin got to know when the victim got pregnant he said After he was charged with rape Uikey tried to consume poison on Monday and was rushed to hospital by kin the official added PTI COR BNM BNM BNM
Thane Sep 17 PTI A 30-year-old man was allegedly attacked and stabbed to death by five persons in broad daylight in Ulhasnagar town of Maharashtras Thane district on Friday police said The five accused were arrested within hours of the incident that took place around 2 pm police PRO Jaimala Wasave said The accused allegedly caught hold of the victim Sushant Kailas Gaikwad a resident of Manore and attacked him with an iron rod and sharp weapons the official said The victim collapsed with several stab wounds and was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead she said Investigations have revealed that the attack was a result of an old enmity she added A case of murder has been registered against the arrested accused Akash Prakash Shinde alias Chintya Amol More alias Vangya Abhay Thorat Yeshwant Rupawate and Akash Kapil Chowdhary the official said PTI COR ARU ARU
Thane Sep 17 PTI A district court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Maharashtras Thane city Additional sessions judge and special judge POCSO V V Virkar on Thursday found the accused guilty of charges under sections 363 kidnapping 376 rape and other relevant provisions of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act The court also imposed a fine of Rs 8000 on the accused According to the prosecution the 16-year-old victim lived in the same locality as the accused in Yashswi Nagar of Balkum On May 16 2018 she went out to answer natures call and never returned home The accused had taken her to Chinchani of Dahanu and kept her in a rented hut there When the victim resisted his advances and wanted him to marry her he refused and repeatedly raped her for over a month until the girl managed to escape and returned home it was stated A police complaint was subsequently lodged based on which the accused was arrested PTI COR ARU ARU
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