Mira-Bhayandar: In continuation with their crackdown against anti-social elements, the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police busted a gambling den that was found to be operating from a plush bungalow in Bhayandar on Thursday.

Two Held Including A Woman

According to the police, two people including a woman along with the den operator identified as-Milind Sudhakar Mhatre (44) were taken into custody and booked under the relevant section of the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act, 1987 for their indulgence in the illegal activities.

Acting on a tip-off a team led by police sub inspector-Prasad Gowle armed with a search warrant swooped down on the second floor of Bhagyashree bungalow located in Murdha village area of Bhayandar (west) at around 6 pm. The police team rounded up the gamblers who were found to be indulging in placing monetary bets on card games.

Gambling Material Seized During Raid

Besides gambling material including packs of cards and plastic chips of various colours (which players can convert in-game winnings into cash), cash amounting more than Rs. 7,400 was seized during the raid. Further investigations were underway.

After lodges and flats in posh residential areas, bungalows located in the rural outskirts of the twin-city seem to have become favourite spots for gamblers to conduct their nefarious activities.

Mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch’s Unit 3 successfully located a missing 17-year-old girl. However, during the investigation, Police Constable Vinod Parab, who handled the case with dedication and treated the girl like his own daughter, uncovered shocking details about the girl’s disappearance. After a thorough inquiry, it was revealed that the girl’s father was raping her for 5 years.

After this shocking information, the Tardeo Police Station has registered a case against the father under multiple sections, including Sections 64(f), 64(i), 64(m), 74, 65(1), 115(2) of BNS and sections 4,6,8 and 12 of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences). The father has been arrested and further investigation is underway.

This case highlights the disturbing circumstances behind the girl’s decision to leave home, and the crime branch unit 3 has arrested the accused father from the satrasta circle. Yesterday late night accused was handed over to the Tardeo police station.

On October 2, 2024, between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM, a complaint was filed by 46 years old father, regarding the abduction of his 17-year-old daughter. According to the complaint, an unknown individual lured the girl away from their home, deceiving her and taking her from her father’s lawful custody. Based on this complaint, a kidnapping case was registered on October 2, 2024.

During the parallel investigation of crime branch unit 3, police constables Ghatkar and Parab from the concerned unit 3 received information that led them to the Mahalaxmi Railway Station area, where they successfully located the missing girl. Further investigation is ongoing to ascertain the details surrounding the abduction.

About The Case

The 46-year-old accused is a native of UP and has been living in the Mahalakshmi area for the past several years. The accused, who worked as a gardener at Mahalakshmi Race Course, had brought his unborn daughter to Mumbai three to four months ago from the village. A 17-year-old girl ran away from home on the morning of October 2 due to her father’s sexual harassment.

A case of kidnapping was registered at Tardeo Police Station after a complaint was filed by the father of the 17-year-old girl between 7:30 and 8:30 AM. Then police constable Vinod Parab of Unit Three and Ghatkar found the 17-year-old girl at Mahalakshmi railway station.

The investigation did not stop at this point, police constable Vinod Parab very skillfully dug out the reason behind the girl leaving the house. At that time, the victim girl revealed the shocking fact that her father had been sexually abusing her for the past five years. Then Assistant Police Inspector Sameer Mujawar of Unit 3 and his team arrested the accused from Sat Rasta Circle on October 2 in the evening.

The 46-year-old accused lives with his wife in the Mahalakshmi area of ​​Mumbai and the 17-year-old daughter lives with her grandparents at her native place in Uttar Pradesh. The girl completed her education up to class 11 in the village and was a partial dropout.

The girl gave shocking information to the police that her father was sexually abusing her even after going to the village. Also, the investigation revealed that the girl’s mother was taking sleeping pills and the accused was giving his wife too many sleeping pills and sexually assaulting his own daughter. The girl’s father had threatened to kill her if she would reveal this to anyone. Therefore for 5 years, the girl endured sexual abuse.

Thane: The Thane Crime Branch on Wednesday detained chairman Uday Kotwal and secretary Tushar Apte of the school in Badlapur where two four-year-old girls were sexually assaulted by janitor Akshay Shinde, who was recently killed by the police.

Commissioner of Police from Thane, Ashutosh Dumbre, confirmed they have been detained. Both have been handed over to the SIT team for further inquiry.

Case Registered Against Trustees & Officials Of The Badlapur School

A case was lodged against the trustees and officials of the Badlapur School under relevant sections of POCSO for allegedly failing to report the sexual assault incident involving the two minor girls. The SIT has filed two chargesheets in this regard.

The anticipatory bail plea was filed by Kotwal and Apte in the Bombay High Court where it was rejected. The two had been avoiding the SIT and the crime branch police for several days.

Deputy Commissioner of Police from Thane Crime, Shivraj Patil, said, “We received information that they were expected to arrive in Karjat to meet a person regarding their bail. Consequently, we formed a team of crime branch personnel and laid a trap at Karjat and detained them. We brought them to Thane and have now handed them over to the SIT team for further investigation.”