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Drugs case: call records land Thane cops in soup

Arrest of a south Mumbai woman under lens after cop's call records reveal discrepancy in location

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The arrest and two-year incarceration of a south Mumbai-based 22-year-old woman, whose grandfather and his brother were noted film composers has now been called into question, with call data records of an officer revealing a glaring discrepancy regarding the location of the arrest as stated by the Thane Crime Branch.

While the accused was shown as arrested from Viviana Mall in Vartak Nagar, Thane (West), CDR records of the apprehending officer shows the location of his phone supposedly in Byculla at the time that he was shown to be drafting the pre-arrest panchanama at Vartak Nagar police station. The Bombay High Court has now sought an explanation from the officer, and has directed him to file an affidavit stating his defence.

A resident of Peddar Road, the young woman has been languishing in Thane Central Prison for the last two years since her arrest, along with another accused on alleged grounds of possessing 430 grams of Mephedrone.

Thane Police received a tip-off on July 29, 2015 that a young woman and a man were about to meet near Viviana Mall, Thane (West) to strike some sort of a deal. According to police, a pre-arrest panchanama was prepared from 8 pm to 10.30 pm, and the three apprehending officers, including senior police inspector Mandar Dharmadhikari, were supposedly present at Vartak nagar police station at the time. The police said they arrested the accused at 12.00 midnight near Viviana mall after drafting the panchanama.

After the sessions court rejected her bail plea, the woman approached the Bombay High Court seeking bail. During bail arguments, her defence advocate informed the court that the accused accepted the fact that she was arrested by Dharmadhikari at 9.47 pm from Byculla, and was then taken to Vartak Nagar police station.

Advocate Ayaz Khan and Shekhar Bhandari, appearing on behalf of the woman, said that after the accused made the revelation, they sought CDR reports of the apprehending officers.

"The reports shows that he (Dharmadhikari) was near Zainub building, Byculla at the time of arrest," said Khan referring to the CDR, a copy of which is with DNA.

After scanning the reports, the Bombay High Court has directed the police to respond to the same by filing an affidavit. The bail order will be decided after the affidavit.

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