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 ThursdayAccording to the news agency two persons were arrested for allegedly slaughtering cattle and illegally transporting its meat a police official saidThe 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 PTIThe duo were booked under relevant sections of the IPC and Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act provisionsTheir tempo was intercepted near Ranjnoli Naka on Nashik highway We seized 600 kilograms of meat he added the news agency reported on ThursdayMan held by crime branch with firearm in Mumbais KharThe Mumbai Crime Branchs Unit 9 on Wednesday nabbed a 21yearold man allegedly with illegal firearm and live cartridges in Khar area of the city an official saidAccording 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 KharThe suspect was Identified as Srikrishna Vivendra Pal Sharma 21 a resident of Mira Road He is originally from Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh an official saidThe police have seized a stainless steel locally manufactured pistol along with four live cartridges from the possession of the accusedAn FIR has been registered at the Khar Police Station under sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act and sections 371A and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act the official saidHe will be produced before a court on May 2 he addedMumbai Police nabs man from Hyderabad for cheating several womenMeanwhile 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 WednesdayThe women were reportedly cheated of lakhs of rupees across several states of the country by the suspect the officialsAccording 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 themThe man was apprehended by the officials of Pydhonie Police Station in south Mumbai on Tuesday an official saidwith PTI inputs