In October 2016, the Thane Police had busted a multi-crore fake call centre scam wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian telecallers.
The woman managed to escape from the clutches of the accused and reached Mumbai on October 11 following which she lodged a complaint with the Kasturba Marg police in the metropolis.
During interrogation, it was revealed that Shakeel, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was also allegedly involved in the extortion racket.
Iqbal Kaskar had demanded four flats and Rs 30 lakh as ransom from a builder. According to police, the names of some other builders and politicians have also emerged during the investigation.
Iqbal Kaskar, who was deported from the United Arab Emirates in 2003, is said to be operating Dawood's real estate business in the city.
Thane police has claimed to crack the Rs 9.16 crore armed dacoity of a cash van case by nabbing six persons and recovering Rs 3.12 crore from them.
Thane police today named former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni as an accused in the Ephedrine drug bust case.
Ratnagiri:Former Congress MP Nilesh Rane was today arrested by Chiplun police in connection with the case of alleged assault and kidnapping filed by a party worker, police said. Nilesh, son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister
Thane: Thane police on Wednesday arrested the editor of an Urdu newspaper for reprinting a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed that was originally carried by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo earlier this month.The detained scribe
Thane: Senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde allegedly received a death threat on his cell phone following which security has been stepped up at his Maharashtra residence.A police officer in the Thane Commissionerate on the
Mumbai: Thane Police rounded up nearly 80 Muslims on Wednesday night after a chain snatching incident involving two men looking like Balochs took place. Those rounded up were illegally detained for hours. Muslim males, including
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