22 August,2023 03:11 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The police in Thane registered a case after a group of people held up a towing van on traffic police duty in Thane city of Maharashtra after it took action against vehicles parked haphazardly near the Upvan lake, an official release said, according to the PTI.
The incident occurred on August 19 when action was being taken against vehicles parked at the famous spot frequented by people on weekends.
A group of people prevented the towing van from moving and heated arguments ensued with the staff, a Traffic Police release said, reported the PTI.
"Even when the towing van staff showed the required permit and license, the people didn't allow the van to proceed and threatened to attack them," it said.
They shot videos of the incident and circulated them on social media to malign the image of traffic police, the release said, as per the PTI.
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A traffic police official supervising the towing operation lodged a complaint, following which offences were registered under sections 341 (wrongful restraint) 186 (voluntarily obstructing any public servant in the discharge of his public duty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
Nobody is arrested so far, the police said.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Thane police have registered a case against an unidentified person for allegedly creating a fake website and e-mail ID in the name of a private company making medicines and seeking money from people, an official said on Tuesday, according to the PTI.
The fraudster sent messages to people offering franchise for a certain fees by making use of the company's name, its videos, and photos of its CEO and founder, the official from Naupada police station said quoting the firm's complaint.
The company management came to know about the fraud through one of its representatives, who also got a call from an unidentified number referring to the fake website and a subsequent e-mail received giving details of the firm and availability of the franchise, the police said.
The police on Sunday registered a case against the unidentified culprit under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official said.
No arrest has been made so far in this connection so far, the police said, adding a probe is on into the case.
(with PTI inputs)
