Thane crime: Murder case registered after body found on roadside

An official on Friday said that the police in Maharashtras Thane district have registered a murder case after the body of a man was found on a roadside reported news agency PTIA passerby alerted the police after spotting the body in the Ghodpada locality of Bhiwandi on Thursday the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIIt appears the man aged around 40 was strangled the official said The body has been sent for postmortem reported PTIAn FIR has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS sections 1031 Murder and 238 causing disappearance of evidence the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crimeMan held for harassing teenage girl in Thane districtPolice in Maharashtras Thane district have arrested a 25yearold man for allegedly sexually harassing a teenage girl and manhandling her parents an official said on Friday reported PTIAccused Sagar Wagh had been stalking the 14yearold girl since July despite her parents asking him to stay away from their daughter reported PTIOn Thursday Wagh entered the girls house in the Bhiwandi area when she was alone and touched her inappropriately reported PTIWhen the girls parents went to Waghs home to inform his family about the crime he pushed them the police official said reported PTIBased on a complaint by the teens mother police booked Wagh for sexual harassment stalking and voluntarily causing hurt under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act said senior inspector Bharat Kamath of the Narpoli police stationWoman booked for cheating friend of Rs 817 lakh in ThaneA case has been registered against a 38yearold woman from Maharashtras Thane city who allegedly duped her friend of Rs 817 lakh on the pretext of claiming her deceased fathers life insurance and promising a cut from the money police said on Friday reported PTIBased on a complaint the police on Wednesday registered a case under section 420 cheating and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code against the accused Sonia Suresh Nair at Vishnunagar police station in Dombivili an official said reported PTINair allegedly approached her friend claiming that her deceased father had a life insurance policy worth Rs 88 lakh and the funds were frozen in a joint bank account she held with him as it was inactive he said reported PTIThe accused told the complainant that she needed Rs 817 lakh to pay the activation fee to get the policy amount and promised him a share of the payout the official said reported PTIThe complainant paid Rs 817 lakh to the accused through online transactions between July 2023 and January 2024 he saidNo arrest has been made in the case yet and further probe is underway he addedWith inputs from PTI