Maharashtra: 40-year-old constable held for raping woman in Palghar

Police have arrested a 40yearold constable for allegedly raping a woman in Maharashtras Palghar district officials said on Monday reported news agency PTIThe alleged incident occurred last week at the Kasa police station a senior official from Palghar rural police saidThe woman had gone there to record her statement in connection with a case The constable allegedly raped her in the premises he said reported PTIBased on the womans complaint the police registered a case against the constable on charges of rape and arrested him on Sunday the official said reported PTIThe Kasa police station incharge has been transferred he addedLiquor worth Rs 1017 lakh seized in Palghar one heldIn another case the police have seized liquor worth Rs 1017 lakh transported illegally from Daman and arrested one person in Maharashtras Palghar district an official said on Friday reported PTIActing on a tipoff a team from the Manor police station intercepted a tempo on the MumbaiAhmedabad Highway on Wednesday Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh said reported PTIThe team found Damanmanufactured liquor worth Rs 1017 lakh banned in Maharashtra he saidA detailed inquiry revealed that the consignment had been loaded by one Amit Kumar Shukla Pandit Gorab Gosale Monu and Suraj Chaubey whose full details are yet to be confirmed The accused had instructed the driver Kishore Bhika Baviskar to deliver the goods to Dhule he said reported PTIA case has been registered at Manor police station under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act and the driver has been arrested while efforts are underway to trace the remaining accused the official saidNigerian national held with Rs 51 lakh drugs in PalgharMeanwhile the police have seized the banned mephedrone drug valued at Rs 51 lakh from a Nigerian national in Maharashtras Palghar district officials said on Thursday reported PTIBased on a tipoff the police conducted a raid on Tuesday at Pragati Nagar in the Nalasopara areaThey apprehended Uba alias Noso Uba Chinoso Wisdom 30 a Nigerian national residing in the locality and seized 255 gm of mephedrone MD valued at Rs 5110000 from his possession a police release said reported PTIThe accused was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act the police addedWith inputs from PTI