Six held in Bhiwandi for lynching alleged mobile phone thief
Thane: Six people were arrested after an alleged mobile thief was lynched in Bhiwandi in Thane district on Sunday, police said. Bhiwandi Zone II deputy commissioner of police Rajkumar Shinde said the incident happened in the godown of one Kunal Doshi (32) in Parasnath Complex in the powerloom township's Wallpada area.
"Around 4am, three people sneaked into the godown and stole mobile phones of three workers sleeping there. While fleeing, one of them fell from a first floor canopy and was later severely beaten by those present. They also called the police and together rushed him to hospital," said Shinde.
The man, identified as Bharat Sai, later succumbed to his injuries after which the godown owner and five workers were arrested and charged with murder, the DCP said.
A probe into the mobile theft is also underway, he added.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
