Men posing as CBI officers loot Rs 30 lakh & jewellery from businessman's house
Kolkata (PTI): A group of men posing as CBI officers raided a businessman's house in the Bhowanipore area of the city and allegedly looted Rs 30 lakh and jewellery, police said.
According to the complaint lodged by 60-year-old Suresh Wadhwa at Bhowanipore police station, a group of 7-8 men posing as CBI officers barged into his residence on Rupchand Mukherjee Lane at around 8 am on Monday, stating that they were conducting a "raid".
"The men arrived in three vehicles having police stickers pasted on them. I opened the door and they barged in telling me that they are CBI officers. I had asked them to show their identity cards, but they did not bother," Wadhwa said when contacted.
The businessman claimed that the men left with Rs 30 lakh and jewellery worth several lakh and told him that the "seizure list" would be sent to him sometime later.
"They had prepared a seizure list at my residence but told me that they will send it later. They even told me that I will be summoned by them to their office later," Wadha said.
Kolkata Police started an investigation after the businessman lodged a complaint.
Sleuths of Kolkata Police's detective department, along with their colleagues from Bhowanipore Police Station, have started a probe into the "crime", a senior police officer said.
Initial probe revealed that the men were tall and well-built and carried "lathis" during the "operation" at Wadhwa's residence.
Detectives are suspecting the role of people who are close to the Wadhwa family in the crime, the officer said.
"We are talking to the servants at Wadhwa residence and others who are employed with their farm. These culprits had details of the Wadhwa household, where the cash and jewellery were kept," the police officer said, and added, "We are collecting CCTV footage from the locality to spot the three vehicles used in the crime."
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway connecting link now fully operational
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway connecting link was opened to vehicular traffic on Saturday noon after a delay caused by the dismantling of inauguration infrastructure and cleaning work, a day after the Pune section became operational.
The 13.3 km-long "missing link", which bypasses a section of the Bhor Ghat stretch of the expressway and cuts travel time between Mumbai and Pune by 25 to 30 minutes, was inaugurated a day earlier by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.
The Pune-bound carriageway of the corridor was opened to traffic immediately; however, the Mumbai-bound section remained closed to traffic for several hours after the inauguration.
An official of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation told PTI on Saturday that the opening of the Mumbai-bound carriageway was delayed mainly due to the dismantling of the inauguration infrastructure and cleaning work.
The removal of the stage and other decorations was completed in the morning. The work to load and transport the material slightly delayed the opening of the carriageway.
Vehicular movement on the carriageway began after all the remaining material was cleared and road cleaning was completed, the official added.
The expressway control room said that despite significant vehicular movement, the access-controlled highway has not witnessed any major traffic snarls since Friday evening, after the Pune-bound carriageway of the missing link was opened to traffic.
The Missing Link project connects Khopoli (in Raigad) on the Mumbai side to Kusgaon near Lonavala in Pune district and is expected to make the expressway fully access-controlled, easing congestion in the ghat section.
Developed by the MSRDC and dubbed an "engineering marvel", the project includes two tunnels, two viaducts and a cable-stayed bridge over Tiger Valley. It bypasses the steep, accident-prone ghat section, where frequent traffic snarls are reported during weekends and on public holidays.
