Mumbai: In the drug overdose deaths case related to a music event at NESCO Goregaon last month, an international drug racket link has been revealed. The investigation has found that the main supplier, Mahesh Khemlani, allegedly procured 4,000 ecstasy pills from Europe and used a USDT wallet (a digital wallet that stores, sends, and receives Tether, a stablecoin).

On Wednesday, Khemlani, 44, aka Mark, was produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Borivali, which remanded him to police custody until May 10. The police said he allegedly sourced ecstasy pills from a friend based in Europe. He is believed to have ordered the drugs twice and had them couriered to the address of a friend of co-suspect Ayush Sahitya, 24, who resides in Ulhasnagar.

In the first consignment, 3,000 pills were sent, followed by 1,000 pills in the second, taking the total to 4,000 pills delivered to the same address. The transactions were conducted in foreign currency using the USDT wallet. The foreign currency was allegedly converted into Indian currency and vice versa through an agent, before being transferred to Khemlani’s supplier in Europe.

Investigators also revealed that Khemlani, Sahitya, and the Europe-based supplier had met at a hotel in Mumbai, and a further probe is underway. Khemlani, along with cosuspect Vineet Gerelani, 22, and Sahitya, had also met in Goa before the incident. The police suspect they may have links with other drug suppliers.

On Wednesday, the Vanrai police told the court that they had so far seized 935 pills in this case and needed custody to trace the remaining contraband and identify recipients. The police also said they are investigating meetings in Mumbai and Goa and are trying to identify the agent involved in the currency exchange.

Khemlani’s advocate, Pankaj Jadhav, argued that no incriminating material has been recovered from his client. Jadhav stated that Khemlani has no connection to the case, and that neither his chats nor his bank transactions indicate any involvement. The advocate added that Khemlani is engaged in import-export business, and the transactions in his account are work-related. Jadhav also claimed that the money transferred to a co-suspect was a loan and that the arrest was made solely based on the statement of Sahitya.

Advocates Surendra Landge, Azad Gupta, and Ranjita Jain appeared for several suspects in the case.

Mumbai: The Azad Maidan police have booked Vinay Jadhav for allegedly submitting forged documents to obtain a job in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) under the compassionate policy (preferential treatment) in 1997. He worked with the BMC for 29 years, and his employment came under scrutiny in January 2026.

As per the FIR, Jadhav’s father, Madhukar Jadhav, died in June 1986; Jadhav’s elder brother, Harshraj Jadhav, had already secured a clerk’s job in the BMC under the compassionate policy in December 1986. As per the rules, only one eligible family member can be appointed on compassionate grounds after the death of a parent.

However, in August 1995, Vinay Jadhav allegedly submitted an application to the BMC under the same policy. Police said he submitted forged documents and, in October 1997, fraudulently obtained a job in the civic body.

According to the FIR, Jadhav worked in the BMC’s Licence Department (C Division) as a licence inspector and allegedly cheated the civic body for 29 years.

The matter came to light when Rajeshree Patil, 57, an administrative officer in the BMC’s Licensing Department, initiated an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the hiring, promotion and transfer of employees. The inquiry revealed that officials at the time had failed to properly scrutinise the documents, allowing Jadhav to take undue advantage.

The BMC administration stated in the FIR that Jadhav drew a salary and other benefits over the years, causing financial losses amounting to lakhs of rupees to the civic body. Following the complaint filed by Patil, the Azad Maidan police registered an FIR against Jadhav on April 28 under Sections 318(4) (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Mumbai: The Colaba police have booked two individuals for allegedly someone else appeared in interview to New India Assurance Company Limited to secure the post of administrative officer. The accused, Chandan Kumar, worked with the company for one year and nine months and drew a salary of Rs. 20.16 lakh during this period.

According to the FIR, the office of New India Assurance Company Limited is located in Colaba. On July 27, 2023, the company published an advertisement for the post of administrative officer. The company had outsourced the recruitment process to Institute of the IBPS for selecting candidates. IBPS conducted the selection process in three phases. In the final phase, a panel from New India Assurance Company was also involved in the interview process. After completing the process, IBPS selected 450 candidates and sent the list to the company’s Mumbai office.

The accused, Chandan Kumar from Patna, was one of the selected candidates on the list. He joined the company as an administrative officer on April 1, 2024. Meanwhile, on October 6, 2025, the company received an email from balramkuma2067@gmail.com alleging that three candidates, including Chandan Kumar and two others from Bhopal and Delhi, had secured their jobs through fraudulent means. The email claimed that during the selection process, impersonators had appeared for the examination and interviews on behalf of the candidates. The company took the complaint seriously and initiated an inquiry.

Subsequently, Chandan Kumar went on leave. The company contacted him and asked him to present himself at the office for biometric verification. Initially, he gave reasons for not appearing, but in November 2025, he reported to the office. The company found that his biometric data did not match the biometric records collected during the selection process. Consequently, the company terminated his services on January 6, 2026.

In the FIR, the company stated that Chandan Kumar had worked from March 4, 2024, to January 5, 2026, and had drawn a salary of Rs. 20.16 lakh. Based on the complaint, the police registered a cheating case on May 5.