Boisar man arrested for manufacturing Mephedrone worth Rs 2.42 crore inside flat

A 29yearold man has been arrested in Boisar for manufacturing Mephedrone MD inside a flat The police seized MD worth approximately 242 crore from the house on Saturday morning after a raid conducted by the Local Crime Branch LCB of PalgharThe accused has been identified as Aman Nain Murad 29 who was residing on rent in Flat No 103 at Colour City Building No 17 Katkar Pada Boisar Palghar The Crime Branch seized approximately 1208 grams of Mephedrone MD a banned narcotic substance from himAccording to police officials in the early hours of Saturday the Local Crime Branch of Palghar District received a tipoff that Murad was manufacturing drugs in the house Acting on this information the Crime Branch raided the flatDuring the raid officers found that Murad had converted the entire house into a drug laboratory stocked with all the necessary raw materials Murad originally from Manor Baneghar Palghar had been residing in Boisar on rent for the past 23 months and had started manufacturing drugs in the flatThe raid was conducted by officers from the Local Crime Branch Unit including PI Pradeep Patil API Anil Vhatkar PSI Ganpat Sule PSI Swapnil Sawant Desai PSI Rohit Khot PSI Sunil Nalavade and PSI Wagh along with LCB staffAn FIR has been registered at Boisar Police Station and the Crime Branch is conducting further investigations The accused was produced in court and remanded to police custody until February 11Vasai crime shocker Jewellery shop robbed owner injured in Rs 40 lakh heistIn a shocking incident Mayank Jewellers inVasaisKaul Heritage City Agarwal amp Dosti Complex became the target of a daring robbery on Friday night Two armed men looted 50 tolas of gold valued at approximately 40 lakh around 915 PM leaving the local community shakenThe incidentThe shop owner Ratanlalji Sanghvi was in the process of closing the store and securingjewelleryin the locker when two men arrived on a motorbike One wore a helmet while the other concealed his identity with a mask The duo forced their way into the shop and brandished a gun to intimidate SanghviWhen Sanghvi resisted their attempts the robbers struck him on the head with the butt of the gun injuring him in the process The attackers then opened the safe and made away with 15 to 20 jewellery boxes containing a significant amount of goldThe Vasai police have launched a fullscale investigation and deployed six crime branch teams to track down the culprits Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Pournima ShringiChougule addressed the media stating ldquoWe are actively investigating the case and are confident of apprehending the culprits soonrdquoThe police are also analysingCCTV footagefrom the area and gathering leads to expedite the resolution of the caseRatanlalji Sanghvi who sustained injuries during the robbery has been admitted to Cardinal Gracious Hospital in Vasai Doctors have reported that his condition is stable and he is recovering wellMayank Jewellers is run by Ratanlalji and his son Manish Sanghvi On the night of the incident Manish was away on work leaving his father to manage the store alone Speaking about the incident Ratanlaljirsquos younger son Abhilesh Sanghvi said ldquoWe are cooperating with the police and are hopeful for a quick resolution to this unfortunate incidentrdquo