Maharashtra: Constable held in Palghar for raping woman who came to record statement

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Police have arrested a 40-year-old constable for allegedly raping a woman in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.

The alleged incident occurred last week at the Kasa police station, a senior official from Palghar rural police said.

The woman had gone there to record her statement in connection with a case. The constable allegedly raped her in the premises, he said, reported PTI.

Based on the woman's complaint, the police registered a case against the constable on charges of rape and arrested him on Sunday, the official said, reported PTI.

The Kasa police station in-charge has been transferred, he added.

Liquor worth Rs 10.17 lakh seized in Palghar; one held

In another case, the police have seized liquor worth Rs 10.17 lakh transported illegally from Daman and arrested one person in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Friday, reported PTI.

Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Manor police station intercepted a tempo on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh said, reported PTI.

The team found Daman-manufactured liquor worth Rs 10.17 lakh, banned in Maharashtra, he said.

"A detailed inquiry revealed that the consignment had been loaded by one Amit Kumar Shukla Pandit, Gorab Gosale Monu, and Suraj Chaubey, whose full details are yet to be confirmed. The accused had instructed the driver, Kishore Bhika Baviskar, to deliver the goods to Dhule," he said, reported PTI.

A case has been registered at Manor police station under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, and the driver has been arrested, while efforts are underway to trace the remaining accused, the official said.

Nigerian national held with Rs 51 lakh drugs in Palghar

Meanwhile, the police have seized the banned mephedrone drug valued at Rs 51 lakh from a Nigerian national in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Thursday, reported PTI.

Based on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid on Tuesday at Pragati Nagar in the Nalasopara area.

They apprehended Uba alias Noso Uba Chinoso Wisdom (30), a Nigerian national residing in the locality, and seized 255 gm of mephedrone (MD) valued at Rs 51,10,000 from his possession, a police release said, reported PTI.

The accused was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the police added.

(With inputs from PTI)