Maharashtra: Two held in Bhiwandi for slaughtering cattle for meat

The Bhiwandi Police in Thane district of Maharashtra said that two people were held for allegedly slaughtering cattle for meat, the PTI reported on Thursday.

According to the news agency, two persons were arrested for allegedly slaughtering cattle and illegally transporting its meat, a police official said.

The two suspects were identified as Rohan Shinde and Shahid Sheikh. They were held on Wednesday under, a Kongaon police station official said, as per the PTI.

The duo were booked under relevant sections of the IPC and Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act provisions.

“Their tempo was intercepted near Ranjnoli Naka on Nashik highway. We seized 600 kilograms of meat,” he added, the news agency reported on Thursday.

Man held by crime branch with firearm in Mumbai`s Khar

The Mumbai Crime Branch`s Unit 9 on Wednesday nabbed a 21-year-old man allegedly with illegal firearm and live cartridges in Khar area of the city, an official said.

According to the police, the officials of the crime branch Unit 9 received information regarding the suspect who was in possession of illegal firearm. The police traced the suspects location in the jurisdiction of Khar police station and nabbed the suspect from Chitrakar Dhurandar Road in Khar.

The suspect was Identified as Srikrishna Vivendra Pal Sharma, 21, a resident of Mira Road. He is originally from Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh, an official said.

The police have seized a stainless steel, locally manufactured pistol along with four live cartridges from the possession of the accused.

“An FIR has been registered at the Khar Police Station under sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act and sections 37(1)(A) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act,” the official said.

He will be produced before a court on May 2, he added.

Mumbai Police nabs man from Hyderabad for cheating several women

Meanwhile, in an another incident, Mumbai Police have arrested a man from Hyderabad for allegedly cheating a number of women after promising to marry them, officials said on Wednesday.

The women were reportedly cheated of lakhs of rupees across several states of the country by the suspect, the officials.

According to the police, the suspect would first come in contact with the unsuspecting women on matrimonial websites and then swindle large sums of money promising marriage with them.

The man was apprehended by the officials of Pydhonie Police Station in south Mumbai on Tuesday, an official said.

(with PTI inputs)