Thane police book three persons for forging documents to bail out accused

Thane Police has booked three persons for allegedly forging documents to bail out a man in a cheating caseAn offence has been registered against three persons for forging documents which were furnished in court to bail out a man arrested in a cheating caserdquo newswire PTI reported quoting Thane police officialBased on a complaint lodged by a court official the Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi registered a case under sections 420 cheating 465 forgery and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code against Santosh Khanyalal Mourya Santosh Shinde and Kalpesh Patil an official saidThe trio had allegedly forged documents to bail out Vinodbhai Jerambhai Bhimra 52 a resident of Baruch Gujarat who was accused in a cheating case he saidThough the Bhiwandi court granted bail to Bhimra the court staff scrutinised the documents submitted for his release and found irregularities the official saidMourya had allegedly fabricated documents in the name of another man who had stood as guarantor for Bhimra The other accused had helped Mourya forge and submit the documents in court he saidThree held for illegally transporting buffaloes to slaughterhouse in PalgharMeanwhile three persons were arrested in Mokhada in Palghar district for allegedly transporting buffaloes illegally for slaughter a police official said on MondayA tempo was intercepted on a tip off on Friday at 6am while it was on its way to Khodala the Mokhada police station official saidAlso read Brick kiln owner booked for forcing man to work as bonded labourer in Thane districtThere were five buffaloes in the vehicle and they were being transported to a slaughterhouse The animals were tied together and had no access to fodder We arrested three persons identified as Gopinath Khutade driver Ravindra Chiwade and Ananta Khutade he saidA case was registered on Saturday against them under provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act the Maharashtra Cattle Protection Act and the Motor Vehicles Act the official addedThe rescued animals have been sent to a shelter in Bhiwandi while probe into the racket is underway the official said With inputs from agencies