thane district

Thane, February 26 Police in Thane have registered a case against a man and his family members for allegedly harassing his pregnant wife for dowry and assaulting her, leading to a miscarriage, officials said on Thursday.The victim, from Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district, got married to...

Mumbai, February 26 An accused in an ISIS-linked case has claimed that two individuals posing as Army officers approached him and offered to "resolve" his trial if he joined a covert operation, prompting a court here to seek responses from the NIA and police.Areeb Majeed, arrested in 2014...

Thane, February 25 A Class 12 student allegedly committed suicide in Kalyan, in the district, due to the fear of failing the board examination, police said.Akshara N R, who was studying commerce, was found hanging in her house on Wednesday morning.In a suicide note addressed to her parents...

Mumbai, February 25 Maharashtra Minister Ganesh Naik said on Wednesday that the state government will provide advanced equipment and strengthen systems to prevent forest fires and improve firefighting capabilities across the state.Responding to a question raised in the legislative assembly by...

Thane, February 25 A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, stating that the crime was "heinous" and deserved no leniency.Although the accused's DNA report did not match the victim's fetus...

Thane, February 24 Dr. Kailas Pawar, the civil surgeon of Thane district, has been awarded the 'Balasaheb Thackeray Arogya Ratna' award by the Maharashtra government in recognition of his contribution to public healthcare, the district administration said on Tuesday.The award was presented to...

Thane, February 24 A doctor allegedly attempted suicide by consuming 45 sleeping pills along with beer after a dispute with his wife in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, police said.The doctor attempted to take his own life at his apartment in Dombivili East and was found unconscious by...

Thane, February 23 A 30-year-old bank employee is alleged to have committed suicide, fearing he had contracted rabies after being attacked by a stray dog in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Monday.Aish Vishwanath Amin was found hanging at his house in the Tisgaon Naka area of Kalyan...

Thane, February 23 More than 51 lakh students from across the Konkan region of Maharashtra participated in a mass singing program on Monday as part of events to mark the 350th anniversary of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, according to a Thane district official.In a press release, the...

Thane, February 23 A 23-year-old man participating in the police recruitment drive was arrested on Monday in Thane district, Maharashtra, for allegedly attempting to take a stimulant before a field test, police said.The incident occurred during the ongoing physical tests for police constable...

Thane, February 23 Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar has assured a thorough investigation into the egg-donation racket that exploited poor women in the Thane district and warned of strict action against the guilty.The police recently busted the racket, in which victims were offered...

Thane, February 22 A truck driver has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl in the Thane district, a police official said.Imran Subrati Khan, also known as Badal, who had been evading arrest in the case since November 2022, was apprehended by Crime Detection Unit 1 of...

Thane, February 22 A security guard has been arrested and three others have been booked for allegedly stealing valuables worth Rs 15.50 lakh from a bungalow in Ambernath, in the Thane district, a police official said on Sunday.The theft took place at the Madhavbaug home in Kalyan West...

Thane, February 22 Police have arrested a 24-year-old man from Palghar who had been on the run for over a year in connection with a murder that occurred during a New Year party in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.The incident took place in the Kashimira area in the early...

Thane, February 22 Police have uncovered an egg-donation racket, suspected to involve crores of rupees, that repeatedly exploited vulnerable women in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said.The victims were offered Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 per cycle and were repeatedly used as egg donors...

Thane, February 21 Police in the Thane district of Maharashtra have exposed an egg donation racket that repeatedly exploited poor women, officials said on Saturday. Three women have been arrested in connection with the alleged illegal trade.The alleged racket, which police suspect could be...

Thane, February 21 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly stealing a truck carrying mineral clay worth approximately Rs 40 lakh after it was impounded by the revenue department in Thane district, a police official said on Saturday.The truck was intercepted on the Ghodbunder road on...

Thane, February 21 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi presented Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal as his new surety in the 2014 defamation case filed by an RSS activist, completing the legal formalities necessitated by the death of former Union minister Shivraj Patil.The Bhiwandi...

Thane, February 21 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at a magistrate's court in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Saturday to provide a new surety in the defamation case filed against him by an RSS activist.The Bhiwandi magistrate's court had asked Gandhi to provide a fresh surety in the...

Thane, February 20 A 35-year-old gram panchayat member from Thane district in Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.7 lakh from a developer, officials said on Friday.The accused, Swapnil Sitaram Patil, is a member of the Ambadi gram panchayat in...