14 May,2024 08:11 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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A 24-year-old man was held in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly stealing laptops worth Rs 14 lakh, the Thane Police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
The man was held by the police while he was about to deliver the stolen property to godowns of a logistics company in Gujarat, an official said on Tuesday.
The police apprehended the accused, Mushrif Khan (24), during an all-out operation on Monday based on a complaint lodged by a transporter, senior inspector Nishikant Vishwakar of the Kongaon police station in Bhiwandi division said, according to the PTI.
Mushrif Khan was entrusted 21 laptops worth Rs 14 lakh from a logistics company's godown in Bhiwandi to be delivered to godowns in Baroda and Ahmedabad in Gujarat on May 7, he said.
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A police team from Bhiwandi spotted the accused during an all-out operation, questioned him and recovered some of the stolen laptops, the official said.
Murder accused on run for 27 years held from Delhi by Thane Police
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a murder case accused who had been on the run for around 27 years was held by the Thane Police in Maharashtra from Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.
The police in Maharashtra's Thane district arrested the suspect from Delhi in connection with a 27-year-old murder case, an official said.
The police said that the action was taken based on a tip-off.
The accused who was identified as 57-year-old man, Mewalal alias Pannalal Murat Chouhan, was apprehended from Swarup Nagar in Delhi on Sunday, assistant commissioner of police (Crime) Madan Ballal told PTI.
While explaining the case details, the official said that Pannalal Murat Chouhan and two other accused attacked and killed Dharamnath Ramshankar Pandey following a petty quarrel in Bhayander on October 5, 1997, he said, as per the PTI.
A case of murder was registered with the Bhayander police station, and one of the accused, Vjyasngh Sriramshigh Chouhan, was arrested on the same day, while the others had remained absconding since then, the official said.
The police received information about Pannalal Murat Chouhan's whereabouts in Delhi and a team of police officials was sent there to arrest him, he said.
The police are now on the hunt for the third accused, Ramdular Pal, the official said.
(with PTI inputs)
