18 February,2024 06:09 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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The Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra have registered a case in connection with the theft of goods worth Rs 85.6 lakh from the premises of a shipping and logistics company in Uran, an official said on Sunday, reported the PTI.
Based on a complaint lodged by a customs official, the Uran Police in Navi Mumbai have registered a case under sections 379 (theft) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, the official said, as per the PTI.
Goods, including expensive eyewear, worth Rs 85.6 lakh stored in a container on the premises of a company in Dronagiri were allegedly stolen on the intervening night of February 2 and 3, the official said.
The container was seized on February 24, 2021, and kept on hold in the company's premises, he said, the PTI reported on Sunday.
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The police are investigating the theft, and no arrests have been made so far, the official said, the news agency reported.
Meanwhile, the Navi Mumbai Police have registered a case against the proprietor of a New Delhi-based company and its Navi Mumbai office manager for food tampering, including of some popular brands, and then selling them in the market, an official had earlier said, reported news agency PTI.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a raid at the company's premises at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai township of Maharashtra on February 9 and 10 and seized the tampered stock of various food items valued at Rs 24.52 lakh, the official from Turbhe police station said, reported PTI.
The accused allegedly tampered with the batch number, manufacture and expiry dates, and labels displaying nutritional information and ingredients of the food products and then sold them in the market, the police said quoting the FIR, reported PTI.
Based on a complaint by the FDA officials, the Turbhe police on Tuesday registered a case against the two accused for food tampering under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 272 (adulteration of food or drink intended for sale) and 273 (sale of noxious food or drink) and the FDA regulations, reported the PTI.
(with PTI inputs)
