Thane, Mar 10 (PTI) Police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly disposing of hazardous chemicals in an open space on a farm in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused, aged 39 and 50, allegedly disposed of the chemicals at Dhansar village in Panvel on March 6 despite knowing that the act could pose a threat to the environment and human health, he said.
Based on a complaint by an official of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, the Taloja police registered a case on March 8 against the two persons under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Environment (Protection) Act, and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, the official said. PTI COR GK
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