10 November,2023 06:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Palghar police successfully arrested Vijay Chowdhari (28), a murder suspect who had been on the run for 17 months. The accused is alleged to have killed his elder brother, Rajendra, with a sickle on May 23 of the previous year, PTI reported.
The arrest unfolded in Niphad, Nashik, where Chowdhari was apprehended. The fugitive had managed to escape on May 29 while being taken for a medical examination by Trimbakeshwar police in Nashik. The Palghar Crime Branch executed the arrest two days ago, putting an end to the suspect's extended period of evading authorities.
Four held for cheating bank in Palghar of Rs 29 lakh
In a separate development, the number of persons arrested for allegedly cheating a bank in Palghar district to the tune of Rs 29.29 lakh reached four after a man was held from Pune's Pimpri Chinchwad, a police official said on Friday.
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Between February 2018 and September 2021, four persons had obtained a housing loan of Rs 29.29 lakh by submitting fake documents, and a case was filed at Arnala Sagri police station after the lender came to know about the fraud, said Crime Branch Unit III senior inspector Pramod Badakh.
He said Deepak Shukla, the fourth accused in the case, was held from Pimpri Chinchwad on November 8.
Accused Chetan Shah, Vinod Mishra and Pankaj Tiwari wee arrested in the case earlier, Badakh said.
A probe has found Shukla cheated other banks of Rs 85 using the same modus operandi, he added.
Seven paan shop owners held for stocking, selling banned gutka, tobacco products
Meanwhile, seven paan shop owners have been arrested for allegedly stocking and selling banned gutka and tobacco products in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Friday.
A team of officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday conducted raids and found some paan shop owners stocking up on banned gutka and tobacco products, sub-inspector Ranjit Walke of the Narpoli police station of Bhiwandi division said.
The seven arrested accused have been booked under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and FDA regulations, he said. (With inputs from agencies)
