Thane: Man beats up ex-girlfriend's mother; booked

An offence has been registered against a man for allegedly beating up his former girlfriends mother in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Monday reported news agency PTIBased on a complaint the police have registered an offence under section 324 voluntarily causing hurt by the use of a dangerous weapon or means and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code an official said reported PTIThe incident took place Panchpakhadi area on November 11 when the accused arrived at the victims house and quarrelled with her he said reported PTIThe accused kicked the woman and beat her up As the victim raised an alarm her neighbours intervened and rushed her to a hospital the official said reported PTIIn another case three men allegedly posing as policemen robbed a shopowner of jewellery worth Rs 189 lakh in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Monday reported PTIAccording to the police the victim was travelling on a twowheeler with his wife on Sunday afternoon when he was accosted by two men who claimed to be policemen reported PTIThe duo allegedly warned the victim that there was some inspection underway and people were advised not to wear jewellery an official said reported PTIThe victim was asked to remove his jewellery place it on a paper and put it in his pocket As he was putting away the valuables another accused arrived at the scene causing a distraction and allowing the duo to replace the paper containing the valuables he said reported PTIIn this manner the trio decamped with jewellery worth Rs 189 lakh the official said adding that a case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code reported PTIMeanwhile a 25yearold man from Thane in Maharashtra ordered a smartphone worth Rs 46000 from an online shopping platform but allegedly received three soap bars in the parcel delivered to him police said on Monday reported PTIThe victim has been cheated by someone who tampered with the parcel enroute for delivery an official from Bhayander police station said reported PTIThe man had ordered an iPhone worth Rs 46000 from an online shopping portal reported PTIOn November 9 when he opened the package delivered to him he found three soap bars used for dishwashing in a carton of the mobile phone as per the police complaint filed by the man who works at a photocopy shop reported PTIThe police on Saturday registered an offence against the unidentified culprit under Indian Penal Code section 420 cheating the official said reported PTIA probe was on into the case he addedWith inputs from PTI