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    Child Assault Case: Woman Reacts to Toddler Calling Neighbor 'Mother'

    Thane, March 7 A woman from Thane district in Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly violently assaulting her three-year-old adopted daughter after the toddler addressed a neighbor as "mother," police said on Saturday.The incident in the Bhiwandi area came to light after a neighbor filmed...
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    Opium Seized in Thane District: Rs 38 Lakh Worth Confiscated

    Thane, March 7 Police have seized dry opium worth Rs 38 lakh from a car and a pickup van in Thane district, Maharashtra, and arrested one person, an official said on Saturday.A patrolling team noticed a car and a pickup van moving suspiciously near a crusher unit on the road between Ovlikhind...
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    Thane Man Attacks Acquaintance Over Suspected Affair

    Thane, March 7 A 35-year-old man is alleged to have attacked an acquaintance with a sharp object and caused serious injuries, suspecting him of having an affair with his wife, in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in the Kamathghar area of Bhiwandi in...
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    Shopkeeper Attacked in Thane District - Police Investigation

    Thane, March 5 Four individuals have been booked for allegedly assaulting a shopkeeper in Bhiwandi, in the Thane district, a police official said on Thursday.Sunny Dubey (19) was attacked by four individuals on March 3 after he refused to accompany them to a Holi party, according to an...
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    Police Investigate Holi Incident Resulting in Fatal Assault

    Thane, March 4 A 44-year-old man was allegedly killed by being struck with a wooden board when he attempted to intervene in a dispute during Holi celebrations in the Bhiwandi city in the Thane district, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at a residential society...
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    Bhiwandi Fire: Officials Respond to Dyeing Unit Blaze

    Thane, February 28 A fire broke out at a dyeing unit in an industrial area in Thane district, Maharashtra, and there were no casualties in the incident, civic officials said on Saturday.The fire erupted after midnight on the premises in the Khoka compound near Kalyan Naka in Bhiwandi town...
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    Government Acknowledges Increase in Stray Dogs, Rabies Cases

    Mumbai, February 26 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Thursday that the population of stray dogs has increased significantly across rural and urban parts of the state in the last six years.The government said that as many as 30 lakh dog-bite cases were reported and 30...
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    Lack of Evidence Leads to Acquittal in 2017 Thane Shooting

    Thane, February 22 A special court in the Thane district has acquitted nine individuals who were charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for an attempted robbery and shooting incident in 2017, citing a lack of incriminating evidence against them.Special...
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    Family Receives Compensation for Pedestrian Killed by Speeding Motorcycle

    Thane, February 21 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded compensation of ₹19.83 lakh to the family of a 46-year-old pedestrian who was killed in a road accident in 2018.Badruddin Kalaraj Choudhary, originally from Assam, was walking home near Indian Compound in...
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    Court Appearance: Gandhi Updates Surety in RSS Activist Case

    Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared in a court in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, today to provide a new surety in a defamation case filed against him in 2014 by an RSS activist. The Bhiwandi magistrate's court had requested Mr. Gandhi to provide a fresh...
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    Bhiwandi Mayor Election: Congress-NCP Alliance Gains Support

    Mumbai, February 19 – Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Thursday that the alliance comprising the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), and corporators who have left the BJP will elect the mayor of the Bhiwandi Nizampur...
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    Shelar Dismisses BJP Rebels as 'Non-Entities' in Bhiwandi

    Mumbai, February 19 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Thursday that a "secular front" comprising corporators from his party, those of the NCP (SP), and a group of rebel BJP corporators would ensure that the alliance secures the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in the...
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    Thane: Two Cousins Killed in Motorcycle-Dumper Collision

    Thane, February 17 Two cousins were killed when their motorcycle collided with a dumptruck that was parked in the wrong direction in Thane district, Maharashtra, according to police on Tuesday.The incident occurred late Sunday night near Vehalegaon Road in Bhiwandi when the victims were...
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    Criminal Escapes from Thane Sub-jail – Police Search Underway

    Thane, February 16 A 28-year-old man with a criminal record and 31 pending cases escaped from a sub-jail in Bhiwandi, Thane district, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Ravindra Bhosale, broke the iron bars of the sub-jail near the Bhiwandi Rural Police Station and fled on...
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    19-Year-Old Charged Under POCSO Act for Harassing Teenager

    Thane, February 12 A 19-year-old man has been arrested by Nizampura police in Bhiwandi for allegedly sexually harassing a girl for several months.Ravi Chandansingh Thakur was arrested on Wednesday following a complaint filed by the girl's 18-year-old brother, according to an official.The...
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