Thane police book three persons for forging documents to bail out accused in cheating case

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Thane Police has booked three persons for allegedly forging documents to bail out a man in a cheating case.

"An offence has been registered against three persons for forging documents, which were furnished in court to bail out a man arrested in a cheating case," newswire PTI reported quoting Thane police official.

Based on a complaint lodged by a court official, the Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi registered a case under sections 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code against Santosh Khanyalal Mourya, Santosh Shinde, and Kalpesh Patil, an official said.

The trio had allegedly forged documents to bail out Vinodbhai Jerambhai Bhimra (52), a resident of Baruch, Gujarat, who was accused in a cheating case, he said.

Though the Bhiwandi court granted bail to Bhimra, the court staff scrutinised the documents submitted for his release and found irregularities, the official said.

Mourya had allegedly fabricated documents in the name of another man who had stood as guarantor for Bhimra. The other accused had helped Mourya forge and submit the documents in court, he said.

Three held for illegally transporting buffaloes to slaughterhouse in Palghar

Meanwhile, three persons were arrested in Mokhada in Palghar district for allegedly transporting buffaloes illegally for slaughter, a police official said on Monday.

A tempo was intercepted on a tip off on Friday at 6am while it was on its way to Khodala, the Mokhada police station official said.

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"There were five buffaloes in the vehicle and they were being transported to a slaughterhouse. The animals were tied together and had no access to fodder. We arrested three persons identified as Gopinath Khutade, driver Ravindra Chiwade and Ananta Khutade," he said.

A case was registered on Saturday against them under provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the Maharashtra Cattle Protection Act and the Motor Vehicles Act, the official added.

The rescued animals have been sent to a shelter in Bhiwandi, while probe into the racket is underway, the official said. (With inputs from agencies)