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Thane: 3 booked for defrauding Mumbai man with overseas job promise

The Thane city police in Maharashtra have launched legal procedures against three individuals associated with a recruitment firm for allegedly defrauding countless people with promises of career prospects abroad. According to a report in PTI, the case arises from a complaint filed by a 38-year-old man living in Mumbai's Dahisar neighbourhood. According to the complaint, he replied to the agency's Facebook advertisement and sent the accused Rs 2 lakh in exchange for a promised abroad employment. Despite the money, the agency was unable to secure employment for him abroad. As a result, when the accused attempted to refund the money with a cheque, it was discovered to be invalid, the PTI report stated,  Per the PTI report, the accused allegedly threatened the man with a police complaint after he demanded a refund. In January of this year, he noticed the agency's office in the Wagle Estate neighbourhood had closed. As a result, he approached the local police, who registered a complaint against the trio. According to the station house officer of Shrinagar police station, the accused may have cheated around 250 job aspirants, the report added.  In another incident, two people were arrested for defrauding nearly Rs 50 lakhs from a man in a share trading scam.  A PTI report stated that the Navi Mumbai police have arrested two Kamothe residents, Nilesh Arun Kingawale (30) and Sanjay Rambhau Patil (48), on suspicion of cheating a man out of about Rs 45 lakh. Between February 5 and March 3, a fake share trading application was used to lure the victim with promises of large investment returns. The complainant deposited a total of Rs 44.7 lakh to multiple bank accounts in accordance with the criminals' instructions, according to Gajanan Kadam, senior inspector of the cybercrime police station, the report added.  On March 7, though, the victim went to the police about the situation after getting no response and facing evasiveness from the accused. After conducting an inquiry, the police arrested Patil and Kingawale and seized many chequebooks, debit cards, cell phones, and ten SIM cards from Patil's home. The pair were found to have been involved in about ten cybercrimes. Authorities have also frozen bank accounts worth Rs 18.51 lakh that were connected to the fraudulent activity, the PTI report stated. 

29 March,2024 11:02 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Navi Mumbai: 2 arrested for duping man of Rs 45 lakh in investment scam

The Navi Mumbai police have arrested two men from Kamothe for allegedly scamming a guy of over Rs 45 lakh. The arrested accused were identified as Nilesh Arun Kingawale (30) and Sanjay Rambhau Patil (48), reported PTI.  According to the report, between February 5 and March 3, the scammers enticed the victim with promises of huge profits on investments via a bogus share trading program. Gajanan Kadam, senior inspector of the cyber crime police station told PTI that the complainant deposited a total of Rs 44.7 lakh to several bank accounts as instructed by the criminals. However, after failing to receive any returns and meeting evasiveness from the accused, the victim reported the incident to police on March 7. Following an investigation, the police detained Kingawale and Patil and seized six chequebooks, debit cards, four mobile phones, and ten SIM cards from Patil's home. It was discovered that the duo was involved in about ten cybercrimes. Additionally, the authorities have frozen bank accounts totalling Rs 18.51 lakh linked to the illegal activity, the PTI report further stated. Meanwhile, in another incident, three people were booked for cheating several persons with the promise of jobs in foreign countries. Officials told news agency PTI that the incident in Thane city and that the accused were identified as Mutthu Raju Nadar (director), Sharanya Muralidharan (partner) and Ajumuddin Mulla (branch manager). The trio, according to the news agency report, were booked following a complaint by a 38-year-old job aspirant from Mumbai's Dahisar area.  The complainant had told the cops that he contacted the agency after he saw their advertisement on Facebook. Reportedly, he then made a payment of Rs 2 lakh to the accused for an overseas job however the agency failed to place him abroad.  Per the PTI report, the official stated that the accused offered to repay his money via a cheque, which was dishonoured.  The man, determined, sought a refund but he was allegedly threatened with a police complaint.  In January of this year, the man visited the agency's office in Thane city's Wagle Estate district and discovered that it had been closed, the PTI report stated and added that after that he approached the local police who had filed a complaint against the trio a few days earlier.  The station house officer at Shrinagar police station told PTI that they suspect the accused may have deceived around 250 job aspirants.

29 March,2024 11:02 AM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Navi Mumbai: Man held for impersonating police official

A Navi Mumbai police official on Friday said that a Pune resident was arrested for impersonating a policeman while trying to get his girlfriend's dismissal from a city hotel revoked. The PTI report stated that the accused, identified as Salman Tajmuddin Mulani, was arrested by Panvel Town Police.  The report added that Mulani was arrested on March 27 night after he got into an altercation with the manager of a hotel in the Kolkhe area.  According to the report, Mulani, aged 31, donning a 'khaki uniform' had accused the hotel manager of "unjustly" dismissing his partner and demanded her reinstatement. The official told the news agency that the alert hotel manager instead called the cops who arrested the accused.  The accused is a resident of Chakan in Pune and runs a chicken shop there, the official further told PTI.  Nitin Thackeray, SI of Panvel police station, told PTI that they are trying to ascertain if Mulani has prior records of impersonating a police officer and cheating people. In another case from Navi Mumbai, six persons were arrested for allegedly assaulting a man accused of stealing spices from the firm he worked for. Reportedly, he was also forced to lick shoes, a police official said.  According to an official from the APMC police station, the incident happened on Wednesday evening.  A report in PTI quoted the official saying that the victim is employed at a trading shop in APMC. He said that the proprietor of the firm and his staff had assaulted the victim.  "The man, who is employed in a trading shop in APMC, was assaulted by Raunak Dayaljibhai Bhanushali, proprietor of the trading firm, and his staff, identified as Sanjay Chowdhary, Lalaji Babubai Pagi, Virendra Kumar Laxman Gautam, Yogesh and Karan," the official told PTI on Thursday. The man was accused of pilfering cardamom. He was made to lick the accused Bhanushali's shoes, the police official claimed. He said, "The man was accused of stealing cardamom. He was beaten up, stripped and forced to lick the shoes of the accused Bhanushali. They also videoed the incident. Further probe is underway."

29 March,2024 09:36 AM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Maharashtra: 12-year-old boy who went missing in Thane, found murdered

The Shil Daighar police in Mumbra area of Thane district in Maharashtra are investigating the murder of a 12-year-old boy whose body was discovered near a drain. The boy, missing since March 25, was found with his hands and legs tied, the police said. According to the police, the cops have detained a suspect in the matter and are further conducting a thorough investigation. The victim, with disabilities, went missing from the Thakurpada area on March 12. His parents, actively searching, were devastated after learning about his death, the police sources said on Thursday. The police, having questioned multiple individuals, are intensifying their efforts. The parents are urging decisive action from the authorities to bring the perpetrator to justice. The Shil Daighar police have started the investigation and have detained a person on suspicion. "After questioning more than 10 people, we have detained a suspect who is suspicious in the case. Investigation is ongoing from all angles. We have found the dead body and further investigation is underway to determine the reason for the killing," said a police officer. The Shil Daighar police have registered a murder case and are further investigating the matter. The parents of the minor demand strict action from the police in the matter and the arrest of the accused involved.

28 March,2024 10:48 PM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
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HC grants bail to man held for sexually assaulting 'friend' at Mumbai beach

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at a crowded beach in Mumbai in 2021, noting the victim and the accused were friends and charges against him appear implausible. Judge Prithiviraj Chavan, in an order passed on Wednesday, pointed out that the victim's statement recorded before a magistrate's court revealed she was friends with the accused, and also noted that charges in the three-year-old case have not yet been framed by the trial court. "Since the victim was a major at the time of the alleged offence, prima facie, it does not appeal to one's mind that in broad daylight at a crowded Juhu Chowpatty (beach) on the day Eid-Ul-Fitr, the applicant would commit forcible sexual intercourse with the victim," the HC observed. No sane man would believe it, the judge added. The HC also said that since the victim was an adult at the time of the alleged incident, there was no need to invoke the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused. The accused was booked under relevant provisions of the IPC for rape, outraging modesty of woman, stalking, among others, as well as sections of the POCSO Act. The alleged incident took place on May 14, 2021, when the victim had been to Juhu Chowpatty (beach) in suburban Mumbai along with the accused. He sought sexual favours which the victim refused. However, the applicant then threatened her with dire consequences and sexually assaulted her at an isolated place at the tourist site, the prosecution submitted. The court, in the order, noted there was no need to invoke the POCSO Act against the accused as the victim's age, as per medical reports, was more than 18 years. The applicant is in jail ever since his arrest in June 2021. It is informed that the trial court has not yet framed charges and, therefore, there is no likelihood of bringing the trial to its logical end (anytime soon), the HC noted. Having considered all the aforesaid peculiar circumstances, the application (for bail) is allowed, the Judge said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

28 March,2024 08:21 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
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Thane cop booked for seeking bribe in case he was probing

A cop from Thane Police in Maharashtra was booked by the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly seeking bribe in a case he was probing, ACB officials said on Thursday, reported the PTI. The cop, an assistant police inspector (API) was booked for allegedly demanding a bribe in Thane district of Maharashtra, the official said. According to the PTI, API Kailas Jaywant Tokhle of the Crime Unit I of Kashimira police station has not been arrested as yet, the official said. "He sought Rs 10 lakh from a man whose brother is an accused in a cheating and forgery case filed in Virar police station. Tokhle, who is investigating officer in the case, sought the bribe to ensure the accused gets bail," the official said, the news agency reported on Thursday. The Thane unit of the ACB is probing the case further, he added. Meanwhile, last month, the ACB had booked an assistant commissioner of state tax and some other officers of the Maharashtra GST department allegedly for demanding a bribe of Rs 1 crore from a company's director to settle a pending tax matter, officials said. The Anti-Corruption Bureau registered the case under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act against Arjun Suryawanshi, the assistant commissioner of state tax (investigation branch), and other officers on February 2, newswire PTI reported on Tuesday. Section 7 of the act deals with an offence related to a public servant being bribed. The FIR was registered after a letter was written by the special commissioner of state tax and chief vigilance officer to Maharashtra director general of police (ACB) seeking an investigation into the alleged corruption by officers of the investigation branch of the state tax, the officials said. During the probe, it came to light that Suryawanshi and his team conducted raids between July 5 and August 7 last year on a firm, which had an outstanding tax of more than Rs 20 crore, said the official. Despite several reminders, the firm's director did not pay the pending tax, following which the GST department officials visited his office and residence also, he said. On August 21, Suryawanshi allegedly sent a WhatsApp message demanding Rs 1 crore from the firm's director to settle the tax matter, said the official. The bribe demand was confirmed (though no money exchanged hands) during investigation after which the FIR was registered, he said, adding further probe was underway. (with PTI inputs)

28 March,2024 07:58 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Maharashtra: Police busts share trading scam, arrests man in Thane

The Navi Mumbai Police claimed to have busted a share trading scam with the arrest of a man from Mira Road locality in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported the PTI. They also seized seven mobile phones, 15 SIM cards, nine ATM cards of different banks, two cheque books, two PAN cards and four rubber stamps, senior police inspector Gajanan Kadam said, according to the PTI. The scam came to light after a man lodged a complaint, in which he alleged that he was duped of Rs 29 lakh between January 18 and February 29 this year after being lured into investing in share trading schemes that promised high returns, he said, as per the PTI. Acting on the complaint, Navi Mumbai's cyber police launched an investigation that led to the arrest of 39-year-old Piyush Jawarilal Lodha from Mira Road in the early hours of March 23. During the interrogation, Lodha admitted that he was involved in the scam, he added, the news agency reported on Thursday. In a move to mitigate the financial damage caused by the scam, the police worked closely with banks to freeze an amount of Rs 16,71,750, identified in various accounts linked to the scam, Gajanan Kadam said. Meanwhile, in an another case earlier this month, a 37-year-old Navi Mumbai man fell prey to a cryptocurrency fraud and lost more than Rs 10 lakh. According to a PTI report, fraudsters contacted the man by phone and the Telegram app between February 9 and February 11. The scammers persuaded him to invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and other digital assets by promising high profits. Believing the scammers' promises, the Navi Mumbai man transferred Rs 10.61 lakh into numerous accounts as advised. However, despite his investment, the man did not receive the promised rewards. After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the accused, he decided to approach the police and make a complaint, the PTI report further stated. As per the report, the Uran police filed a case of cheating against the fraudsters under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. The inquiry into this problem is ongoing. A 48-year-old man from Navi Mumbai allegedly lost Rs 1.36 crore to online scammers who tricked him into investing in stock trading, as reported by news agency PTI on March 17. A case against two individuals and an organisation called Angel One has been filed at the cyber police station under section 420 (cheating) and other pertinent laws of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act. This is in response to a complaint, an official told PTI. (with PTI inputs)

28 March,2024 04:25 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai: Man killed for forcing coworker to drink

Pressuring a man to consume alcohol to celebrate Holi resulted in a fatal altercation that caused the death of one individual. The Malad police have booked and arrested 49-year-old labourer Krushna Kamlesh Yadav for killing his colleague Uttam Motichand Chaudhary over a petty issue near Malad railway station on Monday (March 25). According to police sources, Chaudhary was found unconscious around 12.30 pm near Malad railway station. The Malad police rushed him to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. During the initial probe, the police found some injury marks on the back of Chaudhary’s head. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was intracranial haemorrhage, secondary to head injury, along with hemoperitoneum (bleeding within peritoneal cavity). “Subsequently, we registered a murder case against unknown persons and initiated an investigation,” said an officer from Malad police. Under the guidance of DCP Anand Bhoite and Senior Inspector Ravindra Adhane, PSI Shivaji Shinde and his detection team began the investigation.  They made inquiries and investigated the area near the spot where Chaudhary’s body was found and learned from a local vendor that he had an altercation with Yadav. Yadav allegedly assaulted Chaudhary, who fell to the ground. He then kicked him multiple times in the chest and fled the scene. “Both daily wage labourers, Chaudhary was a native of Uttar Pradesh while Yadav hailed from Bihar.  They slept on the footpath outside the railway station and sometimes under the railway bridge in Malad. Yadav does not consume alcohol, but on the occasion of Holi, Chaudhary forced him to drink. This led to the altercation and Chaudhary’s death,” the officer added. “We have registered the case and arrested Yadav. He was produced before court and remanded to police custody,” another officer said.

28 March,2024 06:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
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Court rejects pre-arrest bail application of BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad's son

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Vaibhav Gaikwad, whose father, BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad allegedly shot at a Shiv Sena leader inside a police station in Ulhasnagar last month, reported PTI.Vaibhav has been absconding since the incident took place on February 2. BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad had fired six rounds on Mahesh Gaikwad, the city president of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) inside the cabin of senior inspector of Hill Line police station in Ulhasnagar, over a land dispute. The incident was captured in the CCTV. As per PTI report, Vaibhav Gaikwad's counsel told the Kalyan court that the charges against his client were false and that he had been wrongly implicated due to his familial association. He also claimed discrepancies in CCTV footage to suggest that Mahesh Gaikwad's lawyers might have orchestrated the firing, the official said citing the argument. After hearing the defence and the public prosecutor, Additional District and Sessions Court Judge S G Inamdar rejected Vaibhav's anticipatory bail application, he said. Vaibhav's father MLA Gaikwad is currently in Navi Mumbai's Taloja jail. The Thane crime branch officials until now arrested five accused including Ganpat Gaikwad, his driver, his bodyguard Harshal Kene, Sandeep Sarvankar and Vicky. Vaibhav is still absconding. Meanwhile, victim Mahesh Gaikwad who was admitted in Jupiter Hospital after the firing incident, was discharged last month after 24 days of treatment in the ICU.  (With PTI inputs)    

27 March,2024 10:20 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai: Alert lawyer foils Rs 80 lakh fraud bid

A quick-thinking lawyer from Mumbai foiled an attempt by scammers to rob her of Rs 80 lakh by impersonating representatives of a large logistics firm and police authorities, according to police. On Monday, the fraudsters called the 30-year-old woman, falsely stating that a shipment she was about to transport to Iran contained the synthetic drug LSD. They impersonated workers of a well-known logistics company and claimed that an FIR had been filed against her. They asked for her Aadhaar and PAN card information to address the dispute, reported PTI.  According to the report, the scammers then allegedly connected her to a person posing as a senior police official investigating the case. To settle the falsified accusations, they told her to transfer Rs 80 lakh from her bank account to a designated account. To lend legitimacy to their scam, the fraudsters emailed her an agreement form. Despite giving in to pressure and initially disclosing her bank account information, the lawyer became suspicious and decided to report the incident to the authorities. She went to the Bandra police station and filed a report on Monday. Following her report, a case was filed against the culprits, and an investigation has begun, the PTI report added.  Meanwhile, in another incident of fraud, an owner of an investment firm from Thane district has been booked by police for defrauding investors by promising them hefty profits on shares. The accused identified as Pratik Remne reportedly has defrauded several people of Rs 44 lakhs.  According to another PTI report, Remne has siphoned off money from at least 17 persons. An FIR was registered against him but no arrest has been made so far, a police official told PTI.  Reportedly, Remne allegedly promised the investors a monthly interest of 20 per cent through the share market to make them deposit money in his firm. The alleged fraud took place between October 2023 and March 2024, the PTI report added.  According to the report, the official said that Remne not only failed to give promised returns but did not refund the deposited amount. The official told PTI, "Remne's firm failed to give the promised returns and didn't refund the deposited amount as well. In some instances, cheques issued to investors bounced due to insufficient funds." According to the report, the official said that Remne and his staff shut the office located in Dombivli and have been untraceable.  Per the report, the police registered a case on March 25 under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code for cheating and other charges. 

27 March,2024 05:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Maharashtra: 22-year-old youth drowns at Kalamb beach while celebrating Holi

A 22-year-old youth drowned at Kalamb beach in Vasai West in Maharashtra while celebrating Holi on Monday evening. The deceased has been identified as Sai Kiran Chenuri, whose body was recovered on Tuesday, the police said. In a bid to celebrate the festival of colors, citizens flocked to sea beach areas on Monday. Sources informed mid-day that the deceased, a native of Gokhivare area in Vasai East, had also gone to Kalamb beach. "After celebrating the festival, he went down to take a bath in the sea, but he drowned," said the source. "The incident occurred on Monday. The authorities concerned were alerted, and they initiated a search operation with the assistance of lifeguards and police. However, his body was not found until late Monday night. Consequently, the search operation was suspended, only to resume on Tuesday morning," the source added. "The body was discovered on the beach of Vasai Bhuigaon on Tuesday," stated a police source. The police have registered an accidental death report at Vasai police station regarding the incident and have commenced an investigation to ascertain whether it was an accidental death or if foul play was involved.

26 March,2024 08:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
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