Three persons arrested for posing as Crime Branch personnel to extort money

Three persons were arrested for allegedly posing as Crime Branch officials to extort money a Navi Mumbai police official told news agency PTI on SundayThe three accused abducted a man on September 15 claiming he was involved in a drug peddling racket and then sought Rs 50000 from him the official told PTIThe victim managed to escape and approached police after which Raj Kamble 41 Sanjay Gavkar 52 and Dinesh Gangawane 52 were arrested on Friday the official told PTIMeanwhile thirtysix persons have been for alleged obscenity after an orchestra bar was raided in Panvel in Navi Mumbai a police official told news agency PTI on SundayThe raid was carried out late Friday night on a tip off and several dancers and patrons were found to be dancing inappropriately and in a vulgar manner the Panvel Town police station official told PTIWe have booked 22 waitresses and singers two owners three waiters three managers and six customers They have been charged with singing obscene songs and other offences No arrest has been made the official told PTIIn another case unidentified persons allegedly broke into a temple and decamped with Rs 10000 in Navi Mumbai police told PTI on SundayThe incident took place in the Ghansoli area in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday an official told PTIUnidentified persons broke the lock of the temple and stole Rs 10000 from the donation box he saidAn offence under sections 454 housetrespass or breaking 380 theft and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered based on a complaint lodged by the temple management the official told PTIMeanwhile officials of the Central Goods and Services Tax CGST in Maharashtras Palghar have arrested the proprietor of a private company for allegedly availing and passing on fake input tax credit ITC to the tune of Rs 1866 crore an official told PTI on SundayBased on a tipoff officers of the investigation wing of CGST Palghar commissionerate on Friday arrested Dhiren Chandrakant Shah proprietor of Ms Archana Impex the official told PTIShah in his statement revealed that he had started Archana Impex amp Ms Archana Enterprises on the instructions of one Pravin Devichand Rajawat the official told PTIThe arrested accused passed on fake ITC of Rs 88 crore and availed Rs 986 crore by furnishing fake invoices without supplying goods or services the official told PTI adding that Shah has been arrested under the CGST Act 2017With inputs from PTI