Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Kalyan Man Arrested After Alleged Assault on Crime Branch Officers
A Crime Branch team was moving a seized tempo when the vehicle developed a problem.
The officers stopped near Durgamata Chowk and called for a towing van.
Police say a 44-year-old motorcyclist, Ramesh Bhairav Barje, arrived and became angry during a conversation with them.
They allege that he grabbed two officers and stopped them from doing their work.
Police also say he tried to prevent the towing van from moving the tempo and threatened to call others.
One officer reportedly suffered an internal chest injury.
Bazarpeth police took Barje into custody and registered a case.
Police say the incident is still being investigated.
Police arrested 44-year-old Ramesh Bhairav Barje after an altercation near Durgamata Chowk in Kalyan East.
A Crime Branch Unit-3 team was waiting for a towing van after its seized tempo developed a mechanical problem.
Police allege Barje abused officers, grabbed two of them by the collars and obstructed their official work.
Police say one officer suffered an internal chest injury and Barje allegedly tried to block the towing van.
Bazarpeth police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; the investigation was assigned to Police Sub-Inspector Amol Kisan Andhale.
- Who
- Ramesh Bhairav Barje, 44, and members of the Crime Branch Unit-3 team.
- What
- Barje was arrested after allegedly assaulting officers and obstructing the towing of a seized tempo.
- When
- Early Friday morning; no date is specified.
- Where
- Near Durgamata Chowk in Kalyan East.
- Why
- The alleged altercation occurred while the officers waited for a towing van and asked Barje to move his motorcycle.
- Accused
- Ramesh Bhairav Barje, 44, of Shivnagar, Sapadgaon, Kalyan West
- Police unit
- Crime Branch Unit-3, Kalyan
- Seized vehicle
- Eicher tempo, registration KA 02 AM 5881
- Incident location
- Near Durgamata Chowk, Kalyan East
- Reported injury
- One police personnel reportedly suffered an internal chest injury
- Police station
- Bazarpeth police registered the case
- Investigator
- Police Sub-Inspector Amol Kisan Andhale
- Legal provisions
- Relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita