Three persons from Maharashtra's Thane district have been held in Ratnagiri allegedly with weapons along with a local resident. The trio were allegedly planning to hunt in the area, a police official said on Sunday, according to the PTI.

They were held on June 16 after their car was found suspiciously parked in a jungle patch between Kadivali Baildev-Mandangad road, the Dapoli police station official said, reported the PTI.