Thane: Three booked for illegally stocking, transporting biodiesel

An offence has been registered against three persons for alleged illegal stocking transport and sale of biodiesel in Maharashtras Thane district police told news agency PTI on TuesdayA case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code was on August 4 registered against the accused Moin Hamid Shaikh and Anjum Yasim Shaikh who are dealers of petroleum products and an unidentified person an official told PTIMoin imported biodiesel from abroad and sold it to Anjum and the duo allegedly fabricated documents to show that they were transporting mineral oil for sale he saidThe police in June seized 27500 litres of biodiesel which was being transported by the accused using fake documents the official told PTI adding that the seized fuel was worth Rs 187 lakhMeanwhile police have arrested a 21yearold man after seizing mephedrone a banned drug worth Rs 1040 lakh from his possession in Maharashtras Thane district an official told PTI on TuesdayDuring routine patrolling a police team spotted the man moving in a suspicious manner on Goandevi Mandir road in Bhayander area on Saturday senior police inspector Rahul Rakh of the Mira BhayanderVasai Virar polices central crime unit told PTIThe police stopped him and during a search seized 52 gm of mephedrone MD worth Rs 1040 lakh from his possession the official said in a releaseThe accused identified as Ankit Bharat Jadhav was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act he saidThe police were trying to find out from where he got the contraband and to whom he intended to sell it the official saidIn another incident two unidentified persons took away the gold ornaments of a 70yearold man in Dombivli in Thane district of Maharashtra by distracting his attention as they made him chant a mantra police told PTI on TuesdayThe incident occurred on Monday morning when the victim was taking a walkTwo unidentified persons approached him and started a conversation They made him chant Aum Namah Shivay and relieved him of his gold ornaments and cash collectively worth Rs 52700 the FIR said reported PTIA case was registered under section 420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property of the Indian Penal Code IPC and further investigation is underway an official told PTIWith inputs from PTI