thane district

Thane, April 11 A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced the mastermind of an investment fraud to three years of rigorous imprisonment, and ordered the government authorities to auction his seized properties to repay the money of hundreds of duped investors.In an order...

Thane, April 11 An inspection of agricultural service centers in the Thane district has resulted in the recovery of several "non-compliant" samples of fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides, an official said on Saturday.A legal case has been filed against one seed company, while police cases have...

Thane, April 11 Three people were killed in a major fire that broke out in a slum area in the Thane district of Maharashtra, triggering the explosion of multiple LPG cylinders, a civic official said on Saturday.The fire erupted around 8:30 PM on Friday in the Navghar area of Mira Bhayander, in...

Thane, April 10 The Sub-Regional Transport Office (SRTO) in Kalyan, Thane district, earned ₹437.80 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal, a 17.61% increase compared to last year's revenue of ₹372 crore, an official said on Friday.The SRTO Kalyan deposited ₹437.80 crore into the government treasury in...

Thane, April 10 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 48-year-old woman accused of killing her would-be daughter-in-law, citing "blatant inconsistencies" and "contradictory versions" in the victim's dying declarations.A copy of the order dated April 8 was made available on...

Thane, April 10 A 64-year-old man from the Thane district of Maharashtra was allegedly cheated out of nearly Rs 28 lakh in a digital fraud scam, police said on Friday.The complainant, a resident of Ronak City in Kalyan West, alleged that between April 1 and April 7, he received multiple...

Thane, April 10 A medical officer from the Thane district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 for issuing a medical certificate required for the renewal of a gun licence, an official said here on Friday.The accused has been identified as Dr. Anil Patil...

Thane, April 9 A man was allegedly assaulted after he complained that the tea served to him at a stall in Badlapur West in Thane district was cold, a police official said on Thursday.In the incident, which took place on Wednesday evening at Swami Samarth Chowk, the stall owner allegedly hit...

Thane, April 8 Three young men who performed dangerous stunts on a scooter for social media reels and instant fame have landed in legal trouble in the Thane district.Police apprehended the trio, residents of Dombivli, and filed a case against them before letting them go home with a warning, a...

Mumbai, April 6 A six-foot-long crocodile was rescued from a dry pit after a 15-hour operation by the Forest Department in a village near Murbad in Thane district on Monday, officials said.The reptile had been sighted multiple times in the past few months in and around Masle Talao, an ancient...

Thane, April 5 The first planetarium in Thane district was inaugurated on Sunday in a village near the town of Shahapur.The private Space Astrotainment Planetarium & Observatory (SAPO) is located on 3.5 acres in the Sakadbav village, featuring a state-of-the-art 56-seat digital dome...

Thane, April 5 A family from Thane district in Maharashtra allegedly lost over Rs 1.66 crore to a man who exploited their fear of "black magic," promising them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday.The Kasarvadavali police district registered a first...

Thane, April 5 A case has been registered against five individuals for allegedly defrauding a trader from Thane district in Maharashtra of ₹30 lakh by falsely claiming to offer him a dealership in herbal liquor products, police said on Sunday.The trader, in his complaint on Friday, alleged...

Thane, Apr 5 A convict serving a life sentence allegedly assaulted and threatened a jail guard in Thane district, Maharashtra, after he was denied an unauthorized meeting with his brother in the premises of a court, police said on Sunday.A case has been registered against Avinash Jadhav, who...

Thane, April 4 The administration in Thane district of Maharashtra has launched a two-week-long disaster preparedness exercise in collaboration with national and state response forces to strengthen emergency response mechanisms, officials said on Saturday.The 'Familiarisation Exercise...

Thane, April 4 Cyber fraudsters, posing as CBI officers, allegedly cheated a 42-year-old man from Thane district in Maharashtra of Rs 71.1 lakh by threatening to implicate him in a false harassment case, police said on Saturday.According to the police, the victim, a resident of Dombivli...

Thane, April 3 A clerk has been suspended for allegedly sexually harassing a female colleague at the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district, days after an FIR was registered against him in the matter, officials said on Friday.The accused, Bhushan Baliram Patil, a...

Thane, April 3 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane district of Maharashtra has awarded a compensation of ₹44.13 lakh to the family of a 46-year-old man who died after a JCB crane crashed into a motorcycle in 2020.Tribunal member R V Mohite directed the crane owner and the...

Mumbai, April 3 – Police have recovered a large cache of illegal arms and counterfeit currency from a concealed location in Dombivli, a part of Thane district in Maharashtra, and have arrested a 55-year-old man in connection with the case, officials said on Thursday.The accused has been...

Thane, April 2 A priest was arrested on Thursday in Dombivali, Thane district, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl, according to a police official.The official at the Tilaknagar police station identified the accused as Harish Bhave, who visits homes to perform religious...