Thane crime: Cow vigilante kidnapped, assaulted by two men; FIR lodged

The police on Wednesday said a 30yearold gau rakshak cow vigilante from Kalyan in Thane district was kidnapped and brutally assaulted by two men reported news agency PTIAccording to a complaint cited by the police the victim was forcibly removed from his car by the two individuals placed into an autorickshaw and taken to a location on the Govind Wadi bypass road where he was severely beaten up at around 930 am on Tuesday reported PTIThe attackers also verbally abused the victim accusing him of tipping off the police about a pickup truck transporting beef which had led to the vehicles seizure the police officials said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIAfter the assault the victim described as a gau rakshak cow vigilante in the FIR was transferred to another vehicle and dropped near a flower market in the Patripool area the police said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIPolice identified the accused as one Aslam Mulla and his brother Sam and said efforts were on to apprehend them reported PTIThey have registered an FIR against the duo under sections 1372 kidnapping 1181 voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means 352 intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace 3513 criminal intimidation and 35 criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention of the Bharatiya Nyaya SanhitaMan thrashed for feeding pigeons in Thane 4 bookedA man was injured after four persons allegedly thrashed him for feeding pigeons in Thane city of Maharashtra police said on ThursdayThe incident took place at a ground in Shivaji Nagar in the Manpada area on Wednesday afternoonThe man was scattering pigeon feed when the four accused confronted him and questioned his action an official from Kapurbawdi police station saidThe argument turned into a fight and the accused struck on the mans head with a wooden stick and also beat him up leaving him injured he saidThe man filed a police complaint based on which a case was registered against the accused under sections 1181 voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or other means and 35 criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act he saidWith inputs from PTI