Thane

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Maha: Fire at sweet shop in Thane; no casualty

12:12 pm October 14, 2020

Thane: A fire broke out in a sweet shop in Maharashtra‘s Thane district in the wee hours of Wednesday, an official said. There was no report of any casualty, he said. The blaze erupted in the shop located in Diva area around 2.30 am, Thane’s regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said. As a […]

Man held for IPL betting in Mira Road area

11:02 pm October 13, 2020

Thane: One person was arrested in Mira Road area for allegedly accepting bets on an IPL match, police said on Tuesday. A raid was conducted in Kanakia area on Monday and Parvez Shaikh was arrested, and Rs 41,000 along with electronic equipment used for betting was seized, an official said. He was charged under Gambling […]

Maharashtra: 16-year-old boy detained for killing friend

7:15 pm October 11, 2020

Thane: A 16-year-old boy has been detained from Ambarnath in Maharashtra‘s Thane district for allegedly stabbing his friend to death following an argument, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Friday night and the boy was detained on Saturday, they said. The victim was identified as Aman Shaikh (18), senior inspector Manjit Bagga said. […]

Runaway UP bank robbery accused held from Maharashtra

7:19 pm October 7, 2020

Thane: A man wanted in a 2019 Uttar Pradesh bank robbery case was arrested from Thane district in Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said. The accused, Salman alias Batton Abdul Kudus (22), was allegedly part of a four-member gang that had looted Rs 23 lakh from a private bank in Maharajganj at gun point on October […]

6 shops gutted in Thane fire, none hurt

3:46 pm October 2, 2020

Thane: A major fire destroyed at least half a dozen shops in a commercial complex on Friday morning here in Maharashtra, but no casualty was reported, civic officials said. The shopping complex is part of a sprawling housing colony and located on the GB Road. The fire broke out in the complex around 6 am, […]