22 October,2023 01:48 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Thane crime: The Thane Police in Maharashtra have seized a pistol and four live cartridges being carried illegally by a person in Thane district, an official said on Sunday, reported the PTI.
According to the PTI, following a tip-off, the police laid a trap on Saturday and nabbed the 22-year-old man near a temple in Shahad area, senior police inspector Naresh Pawar from crime unit III at Kalyan said.
During checking, the police found a country-made pistol and four live cartridges worth Rs 31,000 in his possession, he said.
The man was carrying the firearm without any permit, the official said, adding the accused was arrested and booked under provisions of the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act.
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Meanwhile, in an another incident, three individuals, including a security guard, allegedly broke into a flat in a housing society and decamped with gold and cash worth Rs 35.8 lakh in Thane district.
According to the officials, an offence has been registered under sections 457 (housebreaking), 380 (theft) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
The police stated that the incident took place on Friday night.
Security guard Gagan Bahadur (48), his wife Suman (46) and two unidentified persons broke into the flat in the Chikanghar area of Kalyan.
As per the information received by the police, the occupants were away at a garba event, when the incident took place.
"The alleged accused climbed to the first floor of the building using a ladder and entered the flat through the bathroom window," the official said.
"The accused broke open the locker in the bedroom with a screwdriver and cutter and stole gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 35.88 lakh," the police official added.
"The accused have absconded after the theft and a manhunt has been launched to nab them," the police official said.
Meanwhile, the Navi Mumbai police have registered an offence against two persons who allegedly posed as officials from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and cheated a man of Rs 28.8 lakh.
The Cyber police station on Friday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act.
The complainant has alleged that the duo, posing as IRDAI officials offered to help him claim the money he had accumulated in his insurance policy with a private insurance company.
(witt PTI inputs)
