Thane crime: 28-year-old man arrested in firing case in Kalyan; revolver, bullets seized

Thane crime: The 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly firing at and injuring a person during an argument in Shahad area of Kalyan, an official said

Thane crime: A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly firing at and injuring a person amid an argument in Shahad area of Kalyan in Thane district, a Crime Branch official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, Umesh Khanvilkar fired at and injured Sushil Mahato (21) on Wednesday afternoon in Shahad Bandarpatta area, the Crime Branch Unit III official said.

"Mahato has been injured in the hand and throat. He is hospitalised. Khanvilkar was held from near Shahad railway station and has been booked under Indian Penal Code and Arms Act for attempt to murder and other offences," he said, as per the PTI.

"A country-made revolver and live cartridges were recovered from Khanvilkar. The Khadakpada police is probing further, he added.

Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Thane Police in Maharashtra on Thursday said that it arrested three persons after ambergris, commonly called 'whale vomit' or 'grey amber', worth more than Rs 85 lakh was recovered from them in Thane district of Maharashtra, an official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, the trio was nabbed on October 3 night by a team of forest department personnel during patrolling near a hotel at Mankoli in Bhiwandi taluka of the district, he said.

"During a routine patrol, the forest team spotted the trio around 11.30 pm. On being searched, they were found possessing ambergris worth Rs 85.45 lakh," an official of Narpoli police station said, as per the PTI.

The forest personnel seized the ambergris and lodged a complaint with the local police, who filed a case under sections of the Wild Life (Protection) Act against the accused and arrested them, he said.

The accused were identified as Umesh Rathod (23), Pawankumar Bharghav (34) and Swapnil Powar (24). Rathod hails from Jalna, while the other two accused are from Palghar district, the police said.

Ambergris, created by the bile duct of the sperm whale, is often called "floating gold" due to the immense price it fetches in the international market for its use in luxury perfumes.

The sperm whale is a protected species under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act in India.

The police are trying to find out from where the trio had procured the ambergris and who they were trying to sell, the official said.

(with PTI inputs)

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