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Six-year-old girl’s body found in water tank at Thane's Diva

Updated on: 07 February,2026 09:14 PM IST  |  Thane

After receiving the call, Shil Fire Station personnel, along with Diva Police rushed to the spot. The fire brigade personnel recovered the body, which was then transported under police supervision to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Kalwa, Thane, for further investigation

Six-year-old girl’s body found in water tank at Thane's Diva

The body was found near Khan Compound in Shilphata, Diva, on Saturday morning. Representational pic

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A six-year-old girl’s body was found in a water tank near Khan Compound in Shilphata, Diva, on Saturday morning, the Thane civic body’s disaster management cell informed.

At 8.41 am, the cell received a call regarding the discovery of a girl’s body in a water tank at Ashna Heights near Khan Compound.


The girl has been identified as Fehjan Ahmed Khan.



After receiving the call, Shil Fire Station personnel, along with Diva Police rushed to the spot. The fire brigade personnel recovered the body, which was then transported under police supervision to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Kalwa, Thane, for further investigation.

12-year-old boy dies by suicide in Thane

A 12-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide in Thane city, Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported, quoting the police on Saturday.

The incident took place on Tuesday at a housing complex in the Wagle Estate area. According to officers, residents rushed the boy to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

“We have registered a case of accidental death (ADR). No suicide note was found at the scene, and the motive is yet to be determined,” an officer from the Wagle Estate Police division said.

The police are examining CCTV footage from the complex and checking the boy’s mobile phone and other devices for any signs of distress.

Man kills wife at Thane home, attempts to destroy evidence to evade police action; held

Police have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his wife to death at their home in Thane city of Maharashtra, and attempting to destroy evidence by cleaning the crime scene, officials said on Thursday.

According to the new agency PTI, the incident took place around 9:30 pm on February 3 in the Mumbra area.

The accused, Dinesh Ramesh Vyas, attacked his wife Meena with a sharp weapon in the drawing room of their house, inflicting grievous injuries that proved fatal, senior inspector Anil Shinde of Mumbra police station said.

“After committing the crime, he tried to wash away the bloodstains with water in an attempt to destroy evidence,” Shinde added, reported news agency PTI. 

The accused has been taken into police custody for further investigation.

(With PTI inputs)

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