A 60-year-old Thane businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 4.5 crore by a man who carried out transactions through his company and evaded payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST), police said on Monday, reported news agency PTI. Based on a complaint, the police registered a case under sections 318(4) (cheating), 336 (forgery) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act against the accused, identified as Salman, an official said. He said the accused offered to purchase the Thane businessman's company in December 2024 and obtained documents of his firm, its GST number and password, reported PTI. The official said the accused subsequently changed the complainant's login details in the GST file and the email ID and mobile number linked with his GST account. "With the help of fake and fabricated documents, Salman made business transactions amounting to Rs 25 crore in the name of the victim's company and evaded the payment of GST amounting to Rs 4.5 crore," the official said, reported PTI. He said a probe is underway, and no arrest has been made. Man cheated of Rs 39.8 lakh by woman he met on matrimonial site in Thane district In another case, A 35-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly duped of Rs 39.8 lakh by a woman he met on a matrimonial site after she lured him to invest in Forex trading, police said on Sunday, reported PTI. Based on a complaint by the Kalyan-based businessman, the police on Friday registered a case under section 318 (4) (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act, an official said, reported PTI. He said the complainant got acquainted with the accused on a matrimonial site, and during their conversation on WhatsApp, she lured him to invest in Forex trading through a company and provided him with a link. The accused woman assured him of income in USD and made him invest Rs 39.8 lakh between March 15 and April 25, the official said, reported PTI. When the complainant did not get any returns on his investment, he realised he had been conned and approached the police, he said, adding that a probe is underway. Four booked for cheating Bhiwandi businessman of Rs 22.4 lakh Meanwhile, a case has been registered against four persons for allegedly cheating a businessman of Rs 22.4 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday, reported PTI. Based on a complaint, the Bhiwandi police on May 7 registered a case against one Manzoor alias Raja Khan, Abul Kalam, Yaar Mohammad, and Hidan Mohammad under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for the fraud that took place in 2020, an official said, reported PTI. The official said the complainant, Awaral Mohammad Rafiq Mohammed, had entered into a partnership with Khan in 2020 to deal in used vehicles, and later Kalam joined the venture, reported PTI. Between June 2022 and February 2023, they purchased damaged vehicles worth more than Rs 47 lakh from Gujarat for resale and repair, and the complainant invested Rs 22.44 lakh in the business, he said. According to the FIR, the accused allegedly sold the stock to third parties without informing the complainant and siphoned off the proceeds. The complainant has claimed that he was assaulted and threatened, and the accused also took away his motorcycle, the official said, adding that the matter is under investigation. (With inputs from PTI)
12 May,2025 03:11 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe police on Monday said that a 48-year-old medical sales representative from Rajasthan has been arrested for alleged possession of codeine powder worth Rs 2 crore in Maharashtra's Thane city, reported news agency PTI. Based on a tip-off, a team from the Anti-Narcotics Cell raided a hotel near Thane railway station on May 9 and apprehended the accused, Suresh Parmar, an official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime, reported PTI. He said the team found more than 1 kg of codeine, an opiate in powder form, which had arrived via a courier service from Jodhpur in Parmar's possession, a medical sales representative, reported PTI. The seized contraband was worth Rs 2 crore, the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime. The official said the accused has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and a probe is underway to find out where the banned substance was sourced from and to whom it was to be sold. Two arrested in Surat with hybrid ganja valued at Rs 60 lakh In another incident, two persons have been arrested in Gujarat's Surat city with hybrid ganja valued at Rs 60 lakh, police said Sunday, reported PTI. Acting on a tip-off about drugs, a crime branch team raided a flat in a Gujarat Housing Board building in the city's Pandesara locality on the night of May 9, a police official said. The team arrested two persons and recovered around 2 kg of hybrid ganja from them, he said. Hybrid ganja refers to cannabis (marijuana) strains that are a mix of both indica and sativa varieties. A probe is underway to find out where the drug, valued at about Rs 60 lakh, was procured from and to whom it was going to be supplied, the official said, reported PTI. The accused, Aditya Singh and Piyush Patel, are natives of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh and Indore in Madhya Pradesh, respectively, and both lived in Surat, the police said, reported PTI. A case was registered against the duo under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. (With inputs from PTI)
12 May,2025 12:55 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentThirteen people were allegedly duped of Rs 1.02 crore under the pretext of securing employment in the Indian Railways. The Navghar police in Palghar registered a case late Saturday night and booked seven individuals in connection with the scam. According to the Navghar police, a case has been filed against seven accused from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. “Since the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) came into effect on June 1, 2023, and this crime occurred before March 2023 therefore, we have registered the FIR under relevant sections of the IPC, in accordance with the date of the offence.” said investigation officer PSI Sampat Aher. The complainant, a 46-year-old librarian at a Mumbai-based college and a resident of Bhayandar East, originally hails from Andhra Pradesh. His son, was looking for employment when the complainant reconnected with an old acquaintance from his native village, who promised to help secure a job for his son in the Indian Railways. “The accused claimed to have strong connections within the Railways recruitment system and showed appointment letters and ID cards on his mobile phone, allegedly issued by the Indian Railways to other candidates he had helped secure TT (Travelling Ticket Examiner) and clerk positions,” said a police officer. Convinced, the complainant handed over Rs 10 lakh for his son’s appointment as a TT. A few months later, the accused provided what appeared to be a genuine appointment letter and ID card, indicating that the complainant’s son had secured a post in the Western Southern Railway in Andhra Pradesh. The complainant shared the news with his extended family. Word spread, and more people expressed interest in securing railway jobs for their children. In total, families of about 13 young men collectively paid approximately Rs 1.02 crore, to the accused. After receiving appointment letters and ID cards, the victims waited for further instructions. When no official communication followed, the complainant and others contacted the railway department, only to learn that the appointment letters and ID cards were fake. The complainant approached the Navghar police station and lodged a formal complaint. “We have initiated a thorough investigation and written to Indian Railways to verify the documents submitted by the victims,” said PSI Sampat Aher of Navghar police station. “A case has been registered under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 465, 468, 471, 472 (forgery-related offenses), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy).”
12 May,2025 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanThe MHB police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly stealing laptops from a multi-dimensional business company operating from its Borivli West office. The accused, Vivek Sahani, was a former employee of a reputable IT services firm and had been assigned to work in the complainant company’s IT department on an outsourcing basis. The theft came to light after several laptops were reported missing last month. According to police, Sahani and three other engineers had been deputed to the company under an outsourcing arrangement from a well-known software company. While Sahani had left the job after his contract ended in March, the other three engineers continued working at the Borivli office located on Devidas Lane. “Last month, the three engineers reported to the head of the IT department that seven laptops had gone missing from the premises. After an extensive search yielded no results, the team reviewed the CCTV footage,” said a police officer. “The footage showed Sahani entering the office on April 18 carrying an empty sack bag. He was later seen exiting the IT room with the same bag, now appearing full. Suspicious of his actions, the company’s IT manager filed a complaint with the MHB police station,” said the officer. Under the supervision of Senior Police Inspector Mahesh Balwantrao, PSI Nilesh Patil and his detection team launched an investigation and tracked Sahani to Nalasopara. He was detained and questioned, during which police recovered not seven, but 10 stolen laptops from his possession. “Sahani confessed during interrogation that he had stolen all the laptops from the office and was looking for buyers to sell them,” said an officer from the MHB police station. Sahani was arrested and produced before the Borivli Metropolitan Magistrate Court, which remanded him to judicial custody, the officer added.
12 May,2025 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanOne of the three men who unshackled themselves from the clutches of Chinese handlers running cybercrime factories in Laos has allegedly received threat messages from one of the three agents who had provided logistic support in the trafficking of the trio from Mumbai to Thailand. Ismail Sayed, the victim, told mid-day that when he asked the agents for his pending dues, he was told he would face dire consequences. “I was not given the promised salary. After I came back, I started to demand my pending salary from an agent, who is also my childhood friend. I told him that if the salary was not paid, I would approach the police and file a legal complaint against him. But he quickly resorted to threatening me, typing, ‘Do you think it is useful? Remember, there are many people in India who are short of money! Believe that money can solve many problems. Your child has just been born! Before he started to talk, he has no father (sic). More importantly, I know where your home is. There are too many people in the slums of India who are desperate for their lives and who are short of money! Be careful when you go out! Lock the door at home’. This is the threat message I received on my WhatsApp from an international number of the agent,” Sayed told mid-day. He added that he had submitted a written complaint at Naya Nagar police station in Mira Road against the agents who allegedly had provided them logistic support to fly from Mumbai to Thailand to finally smuggle them near the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, where each worker was sold for Rs 5 lakh. “But the FIR is yet to be registered. I have mentioned everything in my two-page complaint letter,” he said. In a bid to lure them into the racket, the childhood friends-turned-agents had promised them a lucrative salary of R70,000 per month for a job in a call centre in Laos. But the victims were shocked to learn about the nature of the work. “The cybercrime being carried out by Chinese handlers was on another level,” said Sayed Zakir Abbas, who is submitting a separate complaint at Naya Nagar police station. “We were promised home-cooked food, but the conditions were so appalling that we lost all interest in eating. Over time, this took a serious toll on our health. We were not even paid our salary and now we are facing death threats from the agents. I don’t know what to do now,” said Sayed. Five men from Mira Road were trafficked to Laos by the three local agents from Naya Nagar. While three, Sayed Zakir Abbas, Shaban Salim and Ismail Sayed, have returned, two men — Lucky Ali and Farooq Shaikh — are still stuck at the cybercrime factories in Laos, according to Salim. “Those who are stuck in Laos have informed us that two agents have flown to Laos, and the third agent is seen roaming scot free in Mira Road because the FIR is yet to be registered against them,” Salim told mid-day. An officer attached to Naya Nagar police station said, “We have received a written complaint from those who have returned from Laos. They have been called to the police station on Monday to explain the modus operandi of the racketeers before we register an FIR.” Cases registered across India The cybercrime racket operating out of Laos—allegedly run by Chinese syndicates—has been thriving for several years. These criminal networks, often described by survivors as ‘monstrous’, have exploited countless victims through a deadly combination of human trafficking, forced labour, and high-tech online fraud, which mid-day highlighted in reports published last week. Many unemployed youths, lured by promises of lucrative overseas jobs, were instead subjected to forced labour in Laos. After managing to escape the international cybercrime syndicates operating there, victims filed complaints across India, prompting police to register multiple FIRs based on their harrowing experiences. Considering the gravity of the offences and their international linkages, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in accordance with the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, is looking into such cases. 2024 case In March 2024, the Vile Parle police had registered an FIR under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Emigration Act sections against three agents — Jerry Philips Jacob, Godfrey Thomas Alvares and Sunny Gonsalves — based on the complaint of a victim, Siddhart Chandrashekar Yadav. “They were accused of running an organised trafficking syndicate by luring and trafficking Indian youths to foreign countries and forcing them to work in fake call centres,” said a police officer. This case was handed over to the Mumbai Crime Branch who arrested Jacob and Alvares. Gonsalves, a resident of Vasai, remains at large. After the Central government learnt about the gravity of the matter, the case was handed over to the NIA. In a bid to safeguard Indian job seekers from falling into the trap of international traffickers, the Embassy of India in Laos issued an advisory on May 7, 2024, where job seekers were advised to beware of fake or exploitative job offers in Laos. “Since the victims are not well educated, such messages are not read by them,” said a police officer in Mira Road. Advisory issued by the Ministry of External Affairs Instances have come to our notice recently wherein Indian nationals are being lured for employment through Thailand in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) – also known as Laos. These fake jobs are for posts such as of ‘Digital Sales and Marketing Executives’ or ‘Customer Support Service’ by dubious companies involved in call-centre scams and crypto-currency fraud in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos. Agents in places such as Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore and India associated with these firms are recruiting Indian nationals by taking a simple interview and the typing test, and are offering high salaries, hotel bookings, along with return air tickets and visa facilitation. Victims are illegally taken across the border into Laos from Thailand and held captive to work in Golden Triangle SEZ in Laos under harsh and restrictive conditions. At times, they are taken hostage by criminal syndicates indulging in illegal activities and forced to work in strenuous conditions under constant physical and mental torture. In some other cases, Indian workers have been brought to Laos to work in other regions of Laos in low-cost jobs such as mining, wood factory, etc. In most cases, their handlers exploit them and endanger them in illegal work. A number of Indians have been rescued under very difficult conditions. Visa on Arrival in Thailand or Laos does not permit employment and the Lao authorities do not issue work permits to Indian nationals coming to Laos on such visas. It may be noted that tourist visa is to be used only for the purpose of tourism. Please note that those convicted of human trafficking crimes have been sentenced up to 18 years in prison in Laos. Therefore, Indian nationals are advised not to get enticed and entrapped in such fraudulent or exploitative job offers and are requested to exercise extreme caution and verify the antecedents of recruiting agents as well as any company before taking up any job offer in Laos. For any help or clarification on job offers in Lao PDR, please contact the Indian Embassy at Emergency Contact Number +856-2055536568 or email: cons.vientianne@mea.gov.in.”
12 May,2025 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar SharmaFour including a caller was on Sunday detained by the police for allegedly making a hoax call regarding a bomb on a running train in Maharashtra, the Central Railway said. According to an official Central Railway statement, a false alarm about a bomb on Train No. 12628 was made in the early hours of Sunday, but prompt and coordinated action by railway and police officials ensured that all passengers remained safe. It said that the incident took place at around 1:05 am when the Solapur Police City Control informed the Divisional Security Control Room (DSCR/Solapur) about a distress call received on Dial 112. "The caller claimed that a passenger in the rear general coach of the train was carrying a bomb in his bag. The mobile number of the caller was also shared," the officials said. The train was scheduled to stop at Wadi station at 1:21 am. On arrival, officers from the Government Railway Police (GRP), City Police, and Railway Protection Force (RPF) boarded the coach to investigate. A complete search was carried out, but no suspicious item was found, they said. Attempts to contact the caller failed as his phone was unreachable. However, DSC Solapur Aditya, who reached Wadi at 1:50 am, used mobile tracking tools to identify the caller as Deep Singh Rathore, a resident of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, travelling from New Delhi to Guntakal, the statement said. It said that Rathore stated that he had suspected three co-passengers of carrying illegal substances, hence he alerted the authorities. He also said that the trio had briefly taken his mobile phone but returned it at Solapur station, after RPF intervention, it said. The three passengers were questioned by the officials and they claimed Rathore had been recording videos of their family, which led them to take his phone temporarily to delete the footage. The officials said that at 2:25 am, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) from Kalaburgi, led by Sharanappa and sniffer dog Rani, thoroughly inspected the train. All coaches were searched, and no explosives were found. A “Safe Certificate” was issued by BDDS at 4:15 am, and the train resumed its journey at 4:34 am. "The incident was managed effectively with the joint efforts of security teams from Solapur, Raichur, Kalaburgi, Wadi, and other local authorities," officials said. All four individuals including Rathore were detained by the GRP for further investigation. "The railways urged passengers to avoid spreading rumours or making false reports. Legal action will be taken against anyone found guilty of making hoax calls or spreading misinformation, under the Indian Penal Code and Railways Act," the statement said.
11 May,2025 10:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe police on Sunday said that a case has been registered against four persons for allegedly cheating a Bhiwandi businessman of Rs 22.4 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI. Based on a complaint, the Bhiwandi police on May 7 registered a case against one Manzoor alias Raja Khan, Abul Kalam, Yaar Mohammad, and Hidan Mohammad under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for the fraud that took place in 2020, an official said, reported PTI. The official said the Bhiwandi businessman, Awaral Mohammad Rafiq Mohammed, had entered into a partnership with Khan in 2020 to deal in used vehicles, and later Kalam joined the venture. Between June 2022 and February 2023, they purchased damaged vehicles worth more than Rs 47 lakh from Gujarat for resale and repair, and the complainant invested Rs 22.44 lakh in the business, he said, reported PTI. According to the FIR, the accused allegedly sold the stock to third parties without informing the complainant and siphoned off the proceeds. The complainant has claimed that he was assaulted and threatened, and the accused also took away his motorcycle, the official said, adding that the matter is under investigation. Travel agent duped of Rs 12 lakh In another case, a travel company owner from Palghar district was allegedly duped of Rs 12 lakh by a Delhi-based travel agent, police said on Saturday and launched an investigation after registering an FIR, reported PTI. The complainant, who operates a travel company in Vasai, alleged that she was cheated under the guise of a business offer by Praful Gour during September 2024 to April 2025, reported PTI. "Gour proposed to handle domestic and international tour bookings on behalf of the victim's company. To facilitate this arrangement, the victim claims she transferred an advance sum. The total amount involved in this alleged crime is Rs 12,34,824," police said, reported PTI. The accused also accepted bookings from various tourists, a majority of whom were apparently booking trips to Dubai. However, the complainant never received any money for these bookings. An FIR was registered under sections 316 (5) for criminal breach of trust and 318(4) for cheating under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a Manickpur police station official said, adding that the investigation is underway. (With inputs from PTI)
11 May,2025 03:27 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentAn official on Sunday said that the police have seized ganja from shops in Maharashtra's Thane district and arrested three persons following raids, reported news agency PTI. Based on a tip-off, the police raided three establishments on Friday night in the Yewai naka area of Bhiwandi, senior inspector Vilas L Kadam told PTI. The police team seized 2.9 kg of ganja worth Rs 59,000 from the shops and recovered Rs 3.11 lakh cash from the three accused, he said. The official said a case has been registered against the trio under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Drugs worth Rs 5.8 crore seized, three arrested In another case, the Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police has seized drugs worth Rs 5.8 crore after conducting raids at different locations over the last two days and arrested three men, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI. Raids were conduced by Azad Maidan, Ghatkopar and Worli units of the ANC at Powai, Oshiwara and Dadar, he said. The Azad Maidan unit seized 108 grams of MD worth Rs 21.60 lakh, the Ghatkopar unit seized 2.040 kg of 'hydraulic weed' (a type of cannabis) worth Rs 2.04 crore, and the Worli unit seized 3.55 kg of hydraulic weed worth Rs 3.55 crore, the official said, reported PTI. The accused were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and further investigation was underway, he added. (With inputs from PTI)
11 May,2025 03:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Mumbai Cyber Police (North Division) have arrested three men in a Rs 69-lakh share trading scam. The accused had lured the victim via a fake stock advisory link on Facebook, leading to a WhatsApp group. The complainant, Sanjay Kishore Prajapati, 37, said he was browsing Facebook when he encountered the link promising expert guidance on stock market trading. Upon clicking it, he was added to a WhatsApp group run by unknown individuals who presented themselves as market experts. Following their investment advice, Prajapati ended up transferring Rs 8.92 lakh into various accounts over the time. Police have found that one of those accounts was fraudulently opened in the name of a 77-year-old retired Navy officer, and was used to route R2.1 lakh. The accused created the account using forged documents and a SIM card issued in a watchman’s name. The account has been linked to 90 cyber fraud complaints registered with the National Cyber Crime Reporting (NCCR) portal. The accused have been identified as Sachin Sitaram Sawant, Umesh Dinesh Vishwakarma, and Vibham Ashok Mishra. Sawant is said to be the mastermind behind the racket. 90No. of cyber fraud complaints linked to the scam account, according to the cyber police
11 May,2025 08:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya IyerTwo people on a bike were killed after their vehicle crashed into a parked tempo in Vile Parle area of western suburbs in Mumbai, police officials said Friday. According to the police, the duo, travelling from Goregaon to their home on a motorcycle, crashed into a parked tempo near the Ram Nagar Subway on Western Express Highway (WEH), their bike collided with a tempo parked on the road. Both sustained severe injuries in the crash, an official said. The Vile Parle Police, along with local residents, rushed them to Cooper Hospital for treatment. However, doctors declared both of them dead upon examination, he said. The deceased were identified as Tushar Khandagale (25) and Chirag Nair (20), both residents of Andheri. A police source stated that they worked at a five-star hotel in Goregaon and were heading towards their home in Andheri from Bandra when the accident took place at around 4:30 am. "The incident occurred because the driver had parked the tempo on the road without using any indicator lights or warning signs to alert approaching vehicles that it was stationary." We have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 106(1) and 285, as well as Sections 132(1)(C), 119, and 117 of the Motor Vehicles Act," said a police officer. The accused has been identified as Arvind Kumar Yadav. Further investigation is being carried out by Inspector Shabana Mulani under the supervision of the in-charge police inspector Rahul Sonawane of Vile Parle Police Station.
09 May,2025 05:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah KhanA man allegedly killed his wife and absconded, hiding her body inside a boxed bed at their residence in Motilal Nagar, Goregaon West. The deceased has been identified as Ragini Sonu Sawardekar, 63, a resident of Chawl No. 279, Room No. 2211, opposite Vibgyor School, Motilal Nagar, Goregaon West. According to police sources, neighbours alerted authorities after a foul smell began emanating from the house on Wednesday. Despite an initial search, the body was not immediately found. However, upon opening and inspecting a boxed iron bed, police discovered the woman’s body wrapped in cloth. After conducting a panchnama, the body was sent to Siddharth Hospital for post-mortem. According to police sources, Ragini lived with her mother before her marriage. She worked as a house help and, after her mother’s death, used her savings to construct additional rooms and shops on the same property, which she later rented out. She survived on the rental income. During this time, she met Pratap Paramchand Baskoti, 65, who claimed to work in the film industry. He was a friend of one of her tenants and would frequently visit her house. Their acquaintance turned into a relationship, and the two married around 2011–2012. Since then, Baskoti had been living with her in the same house. Her nephew, Nitin Ambekar, told mid-day, “Since childhood, we frequently visited Ragini aunty’s house, which is why her neighbours knew us well. They also had our mobile numbers, so they could contact us if there was any problem or emergency. That’s how we were always kept in the loop.” He added, “All of us in the family were upset about Ragini aunty's marriage to Baskoti. For several months, no one spoke to her about it, but eventually, we accepted that it was her decision and resumed communication.” According to the family, a neighbour called them on Sunday and informed them that Ragini’s husband had left the house that morning, saying they were both going to town. “Later, we received another call saying the neighbours had alerted the police due to a foul smell. The police arrived, searched the house, and eventually discovered Ragini aunty’s body wrapped in cloth and hidden inside an iron bed,” Nitin said. Baskoti is currently absconding, and his mobile phone remains switched off. The family claims they don’t know much about Baskoti, and Ragini herself never shared many details. He was reportedly already married and originally from Uttar Pradesh. Based on what Ragini had told them, she had once travelled to his native village and got down at Raebareli station. Nitin said that three months ago, there was a theft at Ragini’s house. All of Ragini’s and her late mother’s jewellery was stolen. She had lodged a complaint with the Goregaon police. During the investigation, police found no signs of forced entry—no broken locks or doors—suggesting the theft was likely an inside job. The family believes that when Ragini later realised Baskoti might have been behind the theft, a conflict could have broken out between them. Nitin also revealed, “Baskoti never worked. He just sat at home he bought a car and used to drive in Ola, Uber for a couple of months eventually selling the car, and sitting at home not contributing anything.” The Goregaon Police, under the guidance of DCP Anand Bhoite (Zone 11) and Senior Police Inspector Madhusudan Naik, have launched a manhunt for the accused.
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