Two civic staffers were among a gang of three men arrested for stealing and selling scooters in the Vasai-Virar region.
A 55-year-old man was recently attacked with a sharp weapon by his neighbour for stepping out of his Vasai home to get food packets being distributed by an NGO.
Waliv police registered a case against Subhash Tripathi, 57, for assaulting his neighbour Mohammed Shaikh.
Three labourers died due to asphyxiation and one landed in hospital after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning the septic tank of a private bungalow in Virar (West) on Friday.
The Arnala police have registered an accidental death case and are awaiting the autopsy report to determine if an FIR should be filed against the bungalow owner, Hemant Gharat.
Police in Arnala, Palghar, have registered a case against two people who allegedly posted a video on YouTube claiming they had a cure for Covid-19.
The police filed the case on Monday against Virar resident PB Raut and Vasai resident S Dixit, under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code; and Section 51 (b) (punishment for obstruction) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Three history-sheeters allegedly stole gutka worth Rs 15 lakh from the local crime branch office in Vasai, when they knew that the policemen were away on lockdown duty.
Due to people not following social distancing even amidst COVID-19 lockdown, all vegetable markets in the Vasai-Virar region will be shut for four days from Monday.
