In Maharashtra’s Thane region, the State police arrested two scrap dealers on the 9th of May, Monday. The scrap dealers were arrested for allegedly keeping two policemen captive in their godown.
According to sources, the two officials who were in captivity went to inspect the godown acting on a tip-off about stolen rail tracks. The two personnel from the Mahatma Fule Chowk police station in Kalyan town went to inspect the godown on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday, the 8th of May. However, during the inspection, they found the rail tracks, which were stolen, following which the scrap dealers closed the premises, allegedly locking the two cops inside.
On the morning of the 9th of May, MFC police station’s senior inspector Ashok Honmane said, “The cops sought help from the police station, which sent some personnel there and the two security men were rescued after about half-an-hour.
The police later arrested scrap dealers Shaukat Shaikh and Isaque Bhagwan and also informed the railway police about the matter.
Furthermore, a case was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and an investigation has been launched.
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