A woman lodged an FIR against Awhad in a molestation case. She alleged that when the new bridge was being inaugurated in Mumbra, MLA Awhad had touched her with the wrong intention.

Thane (Maharashtra) [India], March 28 (ANI): Two labourers died allegedly due to asphyxiation while cleaning a water tank at a residential building in Thane on Sunday, police said.

Thane Mar 23 PTI A 22-year-old resident of Mumbra in Thane district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly stealing ATM cards sent by post and withdrawing lakhs from bank accounts of people police said on Wednesday Prima facie the accused Mohammad Tohid Mohammad Azim Shaikh fraudulently withdrew Rs 5 to 6 lakh and even purchased a car a crime branch official said The accused had worked as a helper at the office of the Thane Police between July and November 2021 he said The ATM card theft came to light after several people complained of not receiving the ATM cards sent by their banks Initially a case was registered under section 420 cheating of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act against unidentified persons The accused had worked as a helper at the Thane police office between July and November 2021 after which he left the job He started stealing ATM cards of customers dispatched by speed post He used to pose as a bank official to make customers share the secret OTP necessary for activating ATM cards the crime branch official added Police recovered 86 ATM cards of different banks from the possession of Shaikh Shaikh used to dispose of the stolen ATM cards after use in a creek to destroy evidence Crime branch officials are conducting further investigation PTI COR NSK NSK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted former Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede interim protection till February 28 in connection with an alleged forgery case on a complaint by the Maharashtra excise department.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI): Thane Police on Monday summoned former Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede in connection with an alleged forgery case on a complaint by the Maharashtra excise department.

Thane Jan 25 PTI With the arrest of six criminals including two women the Thane Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved 24 cases of motorcycle theft and chain snatching in the region an official said Police recovered gold jewellery two mobile phone handsets and nine motorcycles collectively worth Rs 1538 lakh from the accused The cases of theft and chain snatching were reported from Kalyan and neighbouring areas The six persons had previous cases registered against them PTI COR NSK NSK

Thane Oct 29 PTI Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Eknath Shinde has received a threat letter suspected to have been sent by Naxals a senior police official said on FridayThe official attached to the Thane Police commissionerate said the Urban Development Minister received the threat letter 10 to 15 days backShinde a Shiv Sena leader is also the guardian minister of Thane and Gadchiroli districts Gadchiroli located in eastern Maharashtra is a Naxal-affected districtThe police official said the letter warns that the minister a resident of Thane city and his family members will have to pay a heavy price for the state governments actions against NaxalsHe said the letter has the CPI Maoist a banned outfit of Naxals written on itAn offence under IPC section 506 criminal intimidation has been registered at the Wagle Estate police station here against unidentified persons the official saidThe crime branch of the Thane city police is probing the matter he added PTI COR RSY RSY

Thane (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awhad on Thursday appeared in Vartak Nagar police station in connection with a case of alleged assault on a civil engineer, informed the Thane Police.

Thane (Maharashtra) [India], September 27 (ANI): All 33 people accused of allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl, several times over a period of 9-months, in the Dombivli area of Maharashtra's Thane district, have been arrested, said police on Monday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 25 (ANI): Political pressure heated up in Maharashtra after BJP leader Shaina NC slammed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for allegedly questioning the victim's statement following the rape case in the state.