04 July,2024 02:28 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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A 45-year-old man was arrested by police in Thane district after being found with mephedrone worth Rs 5.85 lakh, an official reported on Thursday.
Based on a tip, the Anti-Narcotics Cell squad of the Navi Mumbai police arrested the man on Wednesday at 8:30 am in the vicinity of Shil-Phata, according to a Turbhe police station official. He had 58.5 grams of mephedrone taken from him by the cops, stated a PTI report.
According to the report, a First Information Report was filed against the man who is a resident of Mumbra in Thane and a former scrap trader; he was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The intended buyers and the source of the contraband are being looked into by the police, the PTI report noted.
An official stated on Thursday that police have apprehended a 30-year-old guy who had been evading arrest since March. He was accused of defrauding many individuals in the Palghar district of Maharashtra of Rs 1.15 crore by claiming to secure their properties.
The suspect was apprehended on Tuesday in Wagralpada, Vasai, following exhaustive investigations. He promised them rooms in a chawl (row tenement) in Vasai, which attracted home buyers from nearby Mumbai and Vasai in Palghar, according to Senior Inspector Raju Mane of the Manickpur police station, who made this revelation during an interrogation, PTI said.
"During his interrogation, it came to light that he lured home buyers from Vasai and Virar in Palghar as well as in neighbouring Mumbai, promising to get them rooms in a chawl (row tenement) in Vasai. The accused took money from them between August 2020 and March 2024 and then fled," Manickpur police station's senior inspector Raju Mane told the news agency.
The officer stated that the perpetrator reportedly collected money from his victims between August 2020 and March 2024 before making his escape, as per the PTI report. How many victims have been implicated is still a mystery to the police.
In accordance with the relevant legal regulations, a case was brought against the suspect in March 2024 in response to a complaint filed by a few of the victims. The report also stated that the officer disclosed that two other cases against him had already been filed at the Manickpur police station.
