Thane man held with charas worth Rs 17.2 lakh

A 42yearold motor mechanic was detained after police seized charas worth Rs 172 lakh from his home in Thane district Maharashtra officials said on SundayThe polices antiextortion department raided the accuseds residence in Bhiwandi on Friday after receiving a tip According to a police statement 172 kg of charas were confiscated during the operation reported PTIAccording to the report Thane man was arrested on Saturday and charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act NDPS Authorities are currently looking for another person connected to the incidentIn another incident a Thane autorickshaw driver has been charged with allegedly harassing a 39yearold woman in his vehicle police reported on Sunday According to a PTI report Thane autorickshaw driver was driving the woman to her apartment in Waldhuni from Kalyanrailway station on June 13While she was paying the fare the Thane autorickshaw driver allegedly grabbed her hand abused her and threatened herAccording to an officer at the MFC police station the woman later filed a complaint against the Thane autorickshaw driver and an FIR was recorded on Friday under the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal CodeMeanwhile in another unrelated incident in Thane district 15 people were arrested for allegedly blocking construction on a government project According to the police fifteen persons have been charged with trespassing and stopping work on the governmentsponsored goods corridor project in Thane districtAccording to a spokesman from the Narpoli police station the event took place in Bhiwandi on June 13 during the construction of pillars for a flyover connecting Owli village road and the freight corridor with a railway crossingVillagers with no claim to the land broke into the government building formed a clandestine organisation blocked a piece of earthexcavating equipment and stopped the activity They also threatened the staff who were present according to a PTI reportFollowing a complaint from a project representative a case was filed on Friday against 15 people four of whom were women They have been charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code including 353 assault or criminal force to deter public servants from performing their duties 341 wrongful restraint 141 143 149 unlawful assembly 147 rioting 504 intentional insult to provoke breach of peace and 506 criminal intimidation according to the report