Thane Jan 27 PTI A man from neighbouring Mumbai was arrested for alleged possession of pangolin scalp worth Rs 12 lakh police said on Thursday Based on a tip-off the police laid a trap and intercepted Kiran Dhanawade 31 in Wagle Estate area of Maharashtras Thane city on Wednesday senior inspector Vikas Godhke of crime unit-5 said The accused who is a resident of Ghatkopar had 55 kg of pangolin scalp worth Rs 12 lakh in his possession and had come to Thane to sell the substance he said An offence under the Wildlife Protection Act has been registered against the accused with the Shree Nagar police station of the Wagle Estate division the official said The police are probing from where the accused acquired the substance and to whom he was planning to sell it he said Pangolin scalp is used for several purposes including in medicines PTI COR ARU ARU
Thane Jan 18 PTI Three pedestrians were injured at Ulhasnagar in Thane district on Tuesday when acid from a tanker spilled on them police saidThe incident took place at Sri Ram Chowk around 3 pm said senior inspector Sanjay Gaikwad of Vitthalwadi police stationThe tanker carrying sulfuric acid was heading for TalojaIts lid opened when it hit a speed-breaker and some liquid spilled out the police officer saidTwo of the injured pedestrians were given first aid at a hospital and allowed to go while another was undergoing treatmentA two-wheeler parked nearby was also damaged as some acid fell on it inspector Gaikwad said The driver of the tanker was arrested for negligence PTI COR KRK KRK KRK
Thane Jan 18 PTI The murder of a 58-year-old woman in Dombivali in Thane district has been solved with the arrest of her friend police said on Tuesday Vijaya Bhaviskar was found murdered on Monday morning in her Tilak Nagar flat in which she lived alone and several teams were formed to crack the case an official said Using human and technical inputs we zeroed in on Bhaviskars friend Seema Khopde 40 Khopde who was eyeing the victims jewellery told her she wanted to stay overnight on Sunday She allowed the accused to stay overnight who strangled her and fled with the ornaments said Assistant Commissioner of Police JD More The accused runs a small food stall in the vicinity and has a criminal record including cheating cases More added PTI COR BNM BNM BNM
Thane Jan 18 PTI A collision between a gas tanker and truck resulted in a traffic snarl on Mumbai-Nashik bypass road in Maharashtras Thane district in the early hours of Tuesday a civic official said Local firemen personnel from the disaster management cell and traffic police rushed to the spot and the vehicular movement was affected for five hours the official said The incident took place around 330 am when a gas tanker collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction at Mankoli said Santosh Kadam chief of the regional disaster management cell RDMC Drivers of both the vehicles were injured and rushed to a local hospital where they were undergoing treatment he said Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic Balasaheb Patil said the highway has been since been cleared for traffic and the vehicular movement was restored PTI COR ARU ARU
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