10 policemen injured as locals attack Mumbai police team trying to arrest man in Thane district

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Ten policemen from Mumbai were injured after they were attacked with stones and other projectiles while trying to arrest an alleged criminal in Mumbai's neighbouring Thane district, news agency Press Trust of India reported on Thursday quoting an official.

On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, a team of cops from Mumbai's Andheri police station reached the Irani Basti area in Ambivali near Kalyan to arrest a man involved in a serious crime, the official said as per PTI.

As the news of police presence in the area spread, several locals, including women, pelted stones and other objects at them.

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The station house officer of Khadakpada police station in Kalyan said the cops were taken by surprise as they were not familiar with the area. At least 10 policemen suffered minor injuries, he said.

The official said many police parties have come under attack in the past at Irani Basti when they attempted to arrest alleged criminals from there.

A case was being registered in connection with the attack on the police team, he said.

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Two held for throwing stones at CSMT-bound AC local

Meanwhile, the Government Railway Police has arrested two persons for allegedly throwing stones at a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-bound AC local train in Maharashtra's Thane district which left a woman commuter injured on Thursday, an official said.

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A Government Railway Police official said that the AC suburban train was on its way from Titwala to CSMT in Mumbai when stones were pelted at it between Thakurli and Dombivali during the morning peak hours.

The stones damaged a window and injured a 28-year-old woman on the train, he said.

The Government Railway Police went through the footage of CCTV cameras installed on railway premises in the area and nabbed two persons, he said, adding that a probe is underway. (With inputs from agencies)