Bantwal: Three persons were held by Vittal Police under charge of stealing money from a donation box at a place of worship situated in Kanyana of the taluk.

Police officers have said that the arrested men are identified as Twaheed (19), Umar Farooq (18) and Mohammad Nabeel (18), who are residents of Vitla Kasaba village. The men had reportedly broken open two donation boxes at the place of worship and stole approximately Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 of cash.

A complaint had been by D Narayana Rao (72) of Delantabettu in Kanyana, who is also the president of the place of worship. Rao had mentioned in his complaint that the boxes were placed by the road near Delantabettu school. While he regularly collected the donation by devotees, he reportedly discovered that the boxes had been forced open and the money stolen on July 26.

A case has been registered at the Vittal Police Station, based on Rao’s complaint, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 303(2). The officers are investigating further.

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Thane (PTI): A man and his wife were arrested on Thursday in Mumbra in Thane district for allegedly murdering her lover, a police official said.

The probe into the case began after Raju Yadav, a resident of the Khardi Road area, was found dead with his throat slit on February 17, the Mumbra police station official said.

"Yadav, who was himself married, had been in a relationship with Farheen Mohammad Abid Malik (27) for the past eight months. Farheen's husband Mohammad Abid Abdul Wajid Malik (29) confronted her, after which the duo decided to kill Yadav," he said.

"On the midnight of February 17, Farheen called Yadav to an under-construction flat in the building, where she gave him a cold drink mixed with a chemical. After Raju became unconscious, Mohammad Malik came there and slit his throat. The couple has been remanded in police custody," the official said.

Further probe into the case, including where the chemical was procured, is underway, he said.