Thane police trace 110 lost mobile phones worth Rs 18.65 lakh

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In a major breakthrough, police officials have traced 110 lost mobile phones collectively valued at Rs 18.65 lakh and returned them to their owners in Maharashtra's Thane city, officials said on Sunday.

As reported by news agency PTI, these devices had been reported lost in the city's Kalwa area since last year.

They were traced using technical surveillance and information on the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal, Kalwa police station's senior inspector Ashok Uttekar said.

The mobile phones were subsequently returned to their original owners after a due verification process, he added.

Parked two-wheelers damaged in early morning fire in Thane

Three parked two-wheelers were damaged after a fire broke out near Bhaskar Tower in the Kopri area of Thane East during the early hours of Saturday, officials said.

According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), the incident was reported at around 4:19 am. Following the alert, firefighters reached the spot with a fire engine and began efforts to control the blaze.

Fire brought under control within 15 minutes

Officials said the fire was completely extinguished by around 4:34 am. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.

The fire affected three parked two-wheelers, including a TVS Jupiter, a Honda Activa and a Triumph motorcycle.

Authorities said the TVS Jupiter bearing registration number MH 04 MJ 8277, owned by Suresh Patil, was completely gutted in the fire and suffered extensive damage.

A Honda Activa with registration number MH 41 M 2233, owned by Sanket Chavan, and a Triumph motorcycle bearing registration number 24 BH 0352 P, owned by Shubham Chavan, sustained partial damage.

Cause of fire yet to be determined

Disaster management officials confirmed that the situation was brought under control promptly and no nearby structures were affected by the blaze.

The exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and further investigation is underway, officials said.

12 electric meters were damaged in a fire at a Thane residential building

In another incident, a fire broke out in the meter room of a residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city in the early hours of Thursday, damaging 12 electricity meters, an official said.

No person was injured in the blaze, which erupted at 1.12 am in the meter room on the ground floor of the three-storey Sarika Apartment building located in the Pachpakhadi area, Thane regional disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

(With inputs from PTI)