Thane: 18-month-old baby kidnapped from his home by relative, case registered

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The Thane police have registered a case after an 18-month-old toddler was allegedly kidnapped by his maternal aunt's husband and another man.

According to the information shared by the police official, quoting the first information report (FIR), the complainant's sister is separated from her husband, Sharvar Ali, due to domestic quarrels.

"Recently, Ali approached the complainant, asking for the whereabouts of his wife. He went back after the complainant didn't share any information about his wife," the police stated.

The complainant alleged that Ali came with another man to her home at Kalwa on Wednesday and abducted her son to settle scores with her.

Accordign to the Kalwa police official a case has been registered against the two accused on a complaint by the toddler's mother. "No arrests have been made yet," the official from Kalwa police station said.

Meanwhile, in another incident in Thane, a fire destroyed a scrap godown, a civic official said on Friday.

No one was injured in the fire that broke out around 9.30 pm at Shilphata on Thursday, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of Thane civic body.

The Thane Municiapl Corporation (TMC) and fire officials rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control in about one and a half hours.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, he said, adding that the godown was ravaged in the accident.

(with inputs from PTI)