The video surfaced on social media, prompting the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police on Saturday to register a case of unlawful assembly, an official said
A police official said that to welcome the release of an accused, his former jail associates and 35 others assembled near the Thane Central Jail on the night of July 16. Representational Pic/File
At least 45 people were booked after a viral video that showed public celebration to welcome the release of an accused in a drugs case in Thane district of Maharashtr, officials said on Sunday, reported the PTI.
The video surfaced on social media, prompting the police to register a case of unlawful assembly, an official said.
The Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police on Saturday registered a case against 45 people under sections 189 (unlawful assembly) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Maharashtra Police Act, the official said, according to the PTI.
The official said that Kamran Mohammad Khan, an alleged drug peddler arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, was recently released on bail.
The official said that to welcome his release, Kamran's former jail associates and 35 others assembled near the Thane Central Jail on the night of July 16, and from there, they travelled in a convoy of cars to Nayanagar in Mira Road, where they gathered near a hotel and burst firecrackers and raised slogans, as per the PTI.
"The group also played loud music and created an atmosphere of fear and public disturbance," he said.
A video of the public celebration surfaced on social media.
"The video clips were circulated widely online, and the complainant, an officer of the police station, took note of the footage, in which the group was seen flouting prohibitory orders that were in force at the time," the official added, the news agency reported.
According to the police, nine out of 45 accused have been identified by name in the FIR, and efforts are on to verify the identities of the remaining individuals.
Two arrested in Pune with drugs worth Rs 2.87 lakh
Meanwhile in an another incident, the anti-narcotics cell of Pune police along with Military Intelligence (MI) unit of the Army's Southern Command has arrested two men with narcotic substances worth more than Rs 2.87 lakh, an official said on Saturday, reported the PTI.
Acting on a tip-off from the MI unit, a joint team placed Abhinav Pradeep Gupta (22), a resident of Shivane, and Irshad Iftikar Sheikh (27), a resident of Kondhwa, under surveillance for suspected involvement in drug trafficking, as per the PTI.
The duo were intercepted in Kondhwa on Friday evening and 10.21 gm of MD or mephedrone valued at Rs 2.04 lakh, 8.32 gm of OG (high-grade variety of marijuana) worth Rs 83,000 and some ganja were recovered from their possession, the police official said.
The team also seized an SUV and three mobile phones.
A case was registered at Kondhwa Police Station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the news agency reported.
(with PTI inputs)
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