After the Bombay High Court criticised the Thane police over an alleged false arms seizure incident, including the arrest of a builder, nearly one-and-a-half-years later, five arrests were made. The 43-year-old man was nabbed by Central police (Ulhasnagar) in January 2022 and charged with carrying a country-made pistol and live rounds. He spent several days in jail before being released on bail and subsequently filed a petition to have the FIR against him quashed. During the court proceedings, the high court noted serious investigative lapses, leading the Thane commissioner to assure that he would personally oversee further investigation.

Screengrab of CCTV footage in which Duseja (in white shirt) is being taken away by cops