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Four Booked After Hazardous Waste Dumped Into Bhiwandi Nullah

Four Booked After Hazardous Waste Dumped Into Bhiwandi Nullah
Four booked after tanker releases hazardous chemical waste into Bhiwandi ‘nullah’ · theprint.in

Police in Bhiwandi have booked four people over chemical waste dumped into a local stream.

The liquid was described as pungent and light pink.

Police said it came from a tanker.

A diesel-powered pump was allegedly used to release it.

The dumping reportedly happened on September 10 near Akai Turf.

Authorities said the waste contaminated nearby water.

They also said it could harm people living nearby.

The tanker was allegedly presented as carrying water using a forged tax invoice.

The accused include the driver and directors of a chemical company.

Key facts

Number booked
Four people
Reported location
Akai Turf, Mavji Compound, Bhiwandi
District
Thane
Date of alleged dumping
September 10, afternoon
Material
Pungent, light-pink chemical liquid
Police station
Narpoli police station
Company named
Dodhia Chemtex Pvt. Ltd.

Quotes

A police official

Police official who described the alleged dumping method and forged invoice

“The accused conspired to discharge a pungent, light-pink chemical liquid from a tanker into the local nullah using a diesel engine pump. To evade municipal regulations and mislead authorities, they allegedly generated a forged tax invoice claiming the vehicle was transporting water.”
theprint.in

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