Maharashtra: Man wanted in theft case resists arrest, abuses police team in Panvel

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A 55-year-old man wanted in a theft case created a ruckus and resisted arrest by abusing police personnel in Panvel City in Raigad district of Maharashtra, an official said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday when a police team went to Vadghar in Panvel to arrest the accused, Sayeed Bilal Khan, wanted in a case registered by the police in the Palghar district.

Khan abused police personnel and also threatened to remove his clothes, the official said.

Khan was brought to Panvel police station where he picked up a quarrel and kicked chairs, the official said.

Police bundled him into their vehicle and left for Palghar.

A fresh case was registered against Khan on the charges of assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharging his duty and criminal intimidation, the official added.

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Meanwhile, the police has arrested five persons who were allegedly part of a racket that fabricated documents and forged signatures of the regulatory authorities to get construction projects registered in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Monday.

The accused allegedly forged the signatures of collectors of Thane and Palghar districts, the deputy director of town development, and the civic body and used fake rubber stamps, and other documents to get buildings registered, assistant commissioner of Police (Virar) Ramchandra Deshmukh said.

The accused carried out construction in the limits of the Virar-Vasai Municipal Corporation (VVMC) and registered the agreements of 40 home buyers with the registration office, he said.

The police had in February registered an offence under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and other acts, against realtors Dileep Kailas Benvanshi, Machindra Maruti Vhanmane, Dileep Anand Adkhale, Prashant Madhurkar Patil, a partner in a realty firm and stamp maker Rajesh Ramchandra Naik, he said.

During a probe, the police raided the premises of the accused and recovered fabricated documents and fake rubber stamps of various regulatory authorities, the official said.

The arrested accused connived and prepared fake documents and permissions of the VVMC, CIDCO, Thane collector and NOCs and got registration for 55 buildings and cheated the government, he said. (PTI)