Thane crime: The Thane Police in Maharashtra registered an offence against two persons for allegedly forging documents and records of deceased directors of a company and taking over the firm in Thane city, police said on Friday, according to the PTI.

The news agency reported, based on the complaint, the Naupada police on Thursday registered a case under sections 420 (cheating), 463 (forgery) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code against the alleged accused Ramesh Thakur and Maheshbhai Devilal Joshi, an official said.