Thane Mar 24 PTI Police in Ulhasnagar city in Thane district has registered a case against unidentified persons after a female dog and a puppy were found hanged to death from a treeBased on the complaint filed by an NGO the case was registered under various sections of the IPC and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act PTI COR KRK KRK

Nagpur Feb 26 PTI Seven persons have been arrested here for allegedly stabbing a minor and firing in the air during a wedding procession over a quarrel on WhatsApp police said on SaturdayThe arrested men were identified as Sameer Khan 22 Altamas Ansari 24 Anwar Ansari 22 Sohel Ansari 23 Ariff Ansari 23 Mohd Kaif 24 and a juvenile all residents of Mominpura area of the city Sameer Khan is a notorious criminal with three cases including an attempt to murder case registered against him said an official of Yashodhara police stationOne Rijwan added a picture of Sameer Khan as his WhatsApp status Shahbaj Khan made an abusive remark about it which led to heated arguments between him and Sameer over phone on Friday the official saidWhen Sameer asked for his location Shahbaj replied that he was in a wedding procession passing by Khana Khajana Hotel Sameer called his accomplices and they went to the spot on motorbikes and fired shot in the air the official addedInterestingly Shahbaz was not present at the spotWhen some participants of the procession tried to nab them the assailants stabbed a minor during the ensuing scuffle before fleeing But Altamas was caught and handed over to the police the official saidSoon the other six were also rounded up All the accused were booked under IPC sections 324 assault 307 attempt to murder and also under the Arms Act Further probe is on PTI COR KRK KRK

Nashik Feb 26 PTI The coronavirus caseload in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 475661 on Saturday with addition of 60 cases health officials saidThe virus claimed one life during the day which took the death toll in the district to 8893Of the total number of coronavirus cases reported so far 272657 were from Nashik cityThe number of active patients stands at 359 PTI COR KRK KRK

Thane Jan 28 PTI Thane collector Rajesh Narvekar on Friday asked the municipal corporations in the district to ensure that youngsters who lost one or both parents to COVID-19 are not deprived of educationPresiding over a meeting of the District Task Force he said civic corporations should reserve some funds for such youngsters who are in the age group of 18 to 23Their property rights too should be protected the collector saidNo orphaned child should have to discontinue education for want of funds he saidNarvekar also asked the civic bodies to make available shelter homes for street children PTI COR KRK KRK

Thane Jan 27 PTI A case has been registered against a retired peon of a primary health centre PHC in Thane district for practicing as a medial doctor without qualification and causing the death of four patients police said on ThursdayNo arrest has been made yet as the accused fled after a case under IPC sections 304 causing death by negligence and 420 cheating was registered said assistant police inspector Santosh Darade of Tokawade police station The accused retired as a peon with a PHC in Murbad tehsil and later started treating people at his village Dhasai charging low rates he said Four persons including two women whom he had allegedly treated died recently following which the local medical officer filed a police complaint Probe is on PTI COR KRK KRK

Nagpur Nov 24 PTI City police and Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad ATS rescued 11 Bangladeshi nationals who were being trafficked to Gujarat as cheap labour and also for flesh trade an official said here on WednesdayThey had entered the country with fake documents and were travelling by Howrah-Ahmedabad train when acting on a tip-off a police team conducted checking at the Nagpur railway station he saidNine of them were going for labour work while two young girls were being taken to work as sex workers police saidFurther probe is underway PTI COR KRK KRK

Nagpur Nov 24 PTI A man was killed after a beam of an under-construction house collapsed on him at Ramtek in the district on Wednesday afternoon police said The deceased was identified as Prajolit alias Mintu Andharmule 41 a resident of Shastri Ward areaAndharmule had recently purchased a house and renovation work was going on said a police officialA beam suddenly slipped from the pillars and fell on Prajolit who was supervising the work trapping him underneath he saidHe was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment the official addedA case of accidental death was registered by the police PTI COR KRK KRK

Thane Oct 23 PTI A 45-year-old Nepali man has been arrested in Maharashtras Thane city after he allegedly stabbed a compatriot Indramoham Barmalebuda the accused had arrived in India recently police said He and victim Padmabhushan Takola 49 hail from the same village in Nepal said senior inspector Jairaj Ranaware of the Thane Nagar police station Barmalebuda on Friday afternoon landed at Takolas house The latter works as a security guard in a housing complex in Kharkar Aali area and lives on the same premises The accused asked him for shelter the police officer said When Takola who lives with wife and children expressed inability the accused allegedly stabbed him in the stomach A video of Takola walking down a street towards hospital in a grievously injured state went viral of social media Police took him to the Kalwa civil hospital where he underwent a surgery and his condition was said to be serious Barmalebuda was arrested under section 307 of the IPC attempt to murder and further probe was on said the police officer PTI COR KRK KRK

Nagpur Sep 29 PTI The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Mahagenco has filed a police complaint after a consignment of high-quality coal meant for one of its power plants was found to have been diverted and pilfered A truck carrying coal from Western Coalfields Ltds WCL Gondegaon mine meant for the Koradi Thermal Power Station KTPS was diverted to a private establishment while another truck laden with inferior quality coal arrived at KTPS for unloading the state power generation firm said in a release Both trucks bore the same number plate and their GPS equipment was also manipulated it said A complaint was lodged with the Khaparkheda police station on Tuesday the release added More than 100 trucks transport coal to KTPS everyday officials said PTI COR KRK KRK

Thane Sep 21 PTI Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS on Tuesday staged a protest alleging that the construction of the new Kopri Bridge in the city was of substandard qualityThe bridge which connects eastern and western parts of the city divided by the railway tracks was constructed recently after the old one was demolishedLocal MNS leaders Avinash Jadhav Ravindra More and Samishra Markande took part in the protestJadhav claimed while speaking to reporters that even before the inauguration a pothole has formed on the bridge and cracks are also visible in many places PTI COR KRK KRK