Thane

One held for cheating job seekers in Navi Mumbai

1:44 pm March 5, 2021

Thane: A man has been arrested in Navi Mumbai for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of getting them jobs in private firms, police said on Friday. The arrested man was identified as Anjanikumar Singh and a hunt is on to nab his associates and others involved in the job racket, a police release said. […]

Maha: Two held for stealing equipment from powerlooms

4:26 pm March 4, 2021

Thane: Two persons have been arrested for stealing equipment worth lakhs from powerlooms in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra’s Thane city, police said on Thursday. Thefts were reported at two godowns in Sonale area in Bhiwandi last month, deputy commissioner of police zone-II Bhiwandi Yogesh Chavan said. The accused had allegedly stolen equipment worth Rs 18 […]

Maharashtra: Death toll rises to 2 in Thane building collapse

2:59 pm February 2, 2021

Thane: The death toll in the building collapse in Thane has risen to two, with one more person succumbing to his injuries, a civic official said on Tuesday. Earlier, on Monday, a security guard died and six others were injured after the single-storey building, where a godown of an online goods delivery firm was located, […]

4 get 5-10 years jail for raping, pushing girl into sex racket

10:38 pm January 30, 2021

Thane: Four persons were sentenced to jail terms of five to 10 years by a special POCSO court in Thane for raping a minor girl and then pushing her into the flesh trade, an official said on Saturday. Special POCSO Court Judge KD Shirbhate sentenced the main accused Kalpesh Teller to 10 years imprisonment and […]

Vasai-Virar civic clerk demands bribe for tax assessment, held

7:39 pm January 30, 2021

Palghar: A clerk with the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation was arrested by the Thane unit of the Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, an official said on Saturday. Nandkumar Koli (43) demanded Rs 5,000 each for sevenrooms from the owner who wanted the former to carry out acivic tax assessment, ACB […]