A Thane resident was booked after his pet turtle fell from his 20th-floor apartment and died. The police said the man did not come forward to accept that the reptile belonged to him.

The case against Pratik Uttam Choure, who lives at Coral building of Highland Haven near Balkum, was registered after Sunish Subramanian Kunju, an honorary district animal welfare officer, approached the Kapurbawdi police alleging negligence.