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Maharashtra Ganeshotsav bonanza: Homes for cops in just Rs 15 lakh in BDD scheme

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In a Ganeshotsav windfall, the Maharashtra government has decided to give ownership of houses to police personnel for just Rs 15 lakh under the BDD Chawl redevelopment scheme, officials said here on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had made the announcement in the legislature last week and the Housing Department issued the detailed orders to the effect here on Tuesday, said the officials.

All the police personnel, working or retired, or the families and legal heirs of the deceased, residing in the BDD Chawls till January 1, 2011, shall be eligible to get 500 square feet houses on ownership basis, on the construction cost of Rs 15 lakh.

The police personnel are living in the century old British Development Department Chawls complexes in Worli, Naigaon, and N.M. Joshi Marg.

The Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA) would incur losses since the homes would be given on permanent ownership basis to the police personnel.

The state government will foot 70 percent of the losses and the MHADA would bear the remainder for the scheme, described as a welfare measure and to ease the problems of housing for police personnel.

In August 2021, the then Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress led by Uddhav Thackeray had launched the much-delayed BDD Chawls redevelopment project.

Labelled as the biggest cluster development project of its kind in Asia, it is estimated to cost around Rs 20,000 crore.

The MVA had taken up razing the 207 century-old buildings where 32 swank towers with all modern facilities would come up to shift and house the 17,000-odd families living in the BDD Chawls.

The redevelopment project is being executed by Tatas, L&T and Shapoorji Pallonji groups with buildings rising to 40-storeys and 22-storeys, parking, at least 4 schools, gardens, playgrounds, mini-hospitals, welfare centres, shopping plazas, etc, to be ready in the next 3 to 8 years.

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Mumbai: Asif Dari’s son Sameer Khan opened fire in a money transaction dispute, two attackers arrested, claims Mumbai Crime Branch

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The Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed to have solved the case of the shooting of Sameer Khan, son of D and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel’s close aide Asif Dari, in the Mumbai Dockyard Road area. In this case, the Crime Branch has succeeded in recovering weapons, mobile phones and a motorcycle. Due to a money transaction and dispute, the accused targeted Asif Dari’s son Sameer Khan and attacked him. After that, the police reached the spot and conducted other investigations including forensic examination and started a parallel investigation in this case of the Mumbai Crime Branch and the Crime Branch found the trace of the accused attackers on technical grounds, after which the Crime Branch Unit 3 arrested both the shooters near Mahim Dargah on the outskirts of Mumbai in the middle of the night. On the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Lakshmi Gautam and DCP Raj Tilak Roshan carried out this operation. The accused have confessed to the crime in the initial investigation and said that they were involved in a money dispute. After the shooting incident, a case was registered in the Byculla police under the Arms Act and a case of murder was registered in this case. The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the case from an angle. The two accused who have been arrested have been identified as Sadiq Sheikh Liaquat Sheikh, 30, and Zeeshan Anwar Sheikh, 30. Asif Dari has underworld connections, so the Crime Branch is also investigating this angle. It is said that Sameer Khan is also the owner of a construction company and has also obtained the contract for its construction. The Mumbai Crime Branch is also investigating this case. After this shooting, there was a sensation and tension in Mumbai, but the Mumbai Crime Branch solved the case within a few hours and the accused are in police custody. The Crime Branch is also investigating whether more people are involved in this or not and who had ordered the attack on Sameer. In the initial investigation, both the accused were found to be involved in this case.

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Palghar Accident: Mango-Laden Tempo Overturns On Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway; Locals Collect Scattered Fruit

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Palghar, May 13: A tempo carrying mangoes overturned on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway near the Chamadra bridge close to the Ghol toll plaza, leading to chaotic scenes as residents rushed to gather the fruit scattered across the road.

According to reports, the vehicle was transporting mangoes from Gujarat to Mumbai when the driver allegedly lost control of the tempo, causing it to overturn by the roadside. The driver sustained minor injuries in the accident.

Following the crash, several crates of mangoes spilled onto the highway, leaving the fruit strewn across a large stretch of road. As news of the incident spread, local residents rushed to the spot carrying bags, sacks, and other containers to collect the mangoes. Videos showing crowds scrambling to pick up the fruit have since gone viral on social media.

The sudden gathering of people also disrupted traffic movement on the busy national highway for some time.

Police and local authorities later arrived at the scene to regulate traffic and clear the road. No major injuries were immediately reported, and further investigation into the incident is currently underway.

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Maharashtra Tragedy: 8 Devotees Injured After Mini Bus Overturns On Mumbai–Pune Highway Near Khopoli

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Navi Mumbai, May 13: Eight devotees were injured after a mini bus travelling from Murbad to Jejuri overturned at a dangerous curve on the Mumbai–Pune National Highway (NH-48) near the HOC bridge around 8:15 am on Wednesday.

The injured were first taken to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Khopoli Municipal Hospital and later shifted to MGM Hospital in Panvel for further treatment.

The accident involved a Force mini bus (MH-06-BW-4030) driven by Bharat Ramesh Shelke (28), a resident of Shelke Pada in Murbad, Thane district. The bus, carrying devotees, was heading towards Jejuri when the driver allegedly lost control on a downhill curve, causing the vehicle to overturn.

The injured have been identified as Kamalabai Ramchandra Mali (70), Gurunath Dongre (60), Balaram Bhoir (65), Ravindra Ram Mali (45), Gulabbai Dattu Humne (85), Ashok Jayaram Dongre (60), Kasturi Ganesh Mali (15), and Meenabai Gurunath Dongre. All the injured are residents of Shelke Pada in Murbad taluka.

Teams from the Borghat Highway Traffic Police, IRB patrolling unit, Delta Force, Maharashtra Security Force, along with ambulances from Lokmanya Hospital and Swamini services, and members of Help Foundation, rushed to the spot and carried out a rescue operation, safely evacuating the injured passengers.

“The driver lost control of the vehicle at a sharp turn, leading to the accident. The injured were immediately rescued and shifted for medical treatment. Further investigation is underway,” said Police Inspector Sachin Hire of Khopoli Police Station.

Traffic on the highway was restored after the damaged vehicle was moved aside, and police have initiated further investigation into the incident.

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