Thane Jan 30 PTI Congress workers on Sunday burnt a portrait of Nathuram Godse the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi at Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra and held a protest The protest led by the partys Bhiwandi unit chief Rashid Tahir was held on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhis death anniversary The protesters shouted slogans against Godse and in praise of Gandhi Talking to reporters Tahir said It is unfortunate that Nathuram Godse is being glorified through an upcoming film on him He was referring to the Hindi movie Why I killed Gandhi in which NCP MP and actor Dr Amol Kolhe plays the role of Godse The film was shot in 2017 Tahir urged the government to stop the release of the movie In Thane senior NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad and Congresss city unit chief Vikrant Chavan garlanded Gandhijis bust at Mahatma Gandhi Udyan and paid tributes PTI COR NP NP
Thane Jan 30 PTI A scrap dealer and his son were arrested in Thane city for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl repeatedly police said on Sunday They duo has been charged under IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act provisions after a complaint was filed on Saturday a Kolsewadi police station official said The victim has said the 53-year-old scrap dealer and his 23-year-old son would rape her when her kin were not at home he said PTI COR BNM BNM BNM
Thane Jan 30 PTI With the addition of 1113 new cases of coronavirus the infection count in Maharashtras Thane district has gone up to 701074 an official said on Sunday These new cases were reported on Saturday he said The virus also claimed the lives of 11 more people which pushed the death toll in the district to 11771 he said adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 167 per cent In neighbouring Palghar district the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 161881 while the death toll has reached 3372 another official said PTI COR GK GK
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