Mumbai: Due to the efforts of Mumbai Police, an 8-year-old child was handed over to his family after three years, bringing joy to the faces of the grieving family. An orphanage named Asanhasdan under the limits of Andheri MIDC police station had filed a complaint that a child from their place had gone missing. On October 22, 2023, a police complaint of kidnapping was filed in this matter. On October 22, the child was found abandoned in a suspicious condition on Juhu Chowpatty, which the police had kept in the orphanage. 8-year-old Anees Khan had left the orphanage without telling anyone, after which the police have started searching for him. All the missing FIRs from 2023 till now were examined. Along with this, the police came to know that there is a child of the same name in Matunga too. In such a case, the records were checked and from here it was found that this child was residing in Malad Maloni. After that, the police found out the address of his house and then from Maloni police station it was found that the name of the child is Aman Sheikh, after which the police found out by sharing a picture with his aunt, she identified him and later the police The police have handed over an 8-year-old boy who had been missing for 3 years to his family. This operation was carried out by DCP Dutta Nalawade on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti.

MUMBAI: Following the registration of an FIR involving serious allegations of fraud and forgery, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have cracked down on the ‘Madiyar Mansion’ building located in the Mandvi division. MHADA has cancelled the No Objection Certificate (NOC) previously granted to the project, while the BMC’s Building Proposal Department has issued a ‘Stop Work Notice’ to halt all construction activity.

Strict Directives Issued by MHADA
The official order issued by MHADA explicitly states that:
No further administrative permissions, amendments, or approvals will be granted to the project in the future.

To avoid any future legal or administrative complications, instructions have been issued to immediately halt all ongoing work at the construction site. Note: Despite the initial FIR being registered, construction up to the 7th floor (Ground + 7) had reportedly continued at the site.

8 Registered Documents Under Scrutiny for Forgery
Following the FIR, the Sub-Registrar of Assurances had registered 8 documents related to the property. Taking note of the fraud allegations, the Sub-Registrar’s office sent an official letter to the local police station stating that these 8 documents are based on forged paperwork and should not be recognized or used anywhere.

Background of the Case
The alleged fraud surrounding this property came to light on February 2 this year, when the complainant, Mohammad Rafique Usman Pudinawala, lodged an official complaint alleging fraud and forgery.
Based on his complaint, the Paydhonie Police Station registered an FIR under relevant sections against the following individuals:
Mariyam Mahboob Kodia
Hussain Kodia
Yusuf Ibrahim Supariwala (Builder)
Following MHADA’s strict action, further investigations into other administrative aspects and the potential involvement of officials are expected to accelerate.

Mumbai: Tansa Lake, one of the seven lakes supplying water to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area, overflowed today (July 22, 2026). The BMC’s Hydraulic Engineer Department reported that the lake started overflowing at 8:51 am today. Out of the seven lakes supplying water to the BMC area, Vihar Lake started overflowing at 9:00 pm on July 7, 2026. Soon after, on the same day, July 7, 2026, Tulsi Lake also started overflowing at 11:43 pm. Now Taunsa Lake has also started overflowing since this morning. As a result, as of July 22, 2026, three of the seven lakes supplying water to the BMC area are overflowing. The water level in the reservoirs has increased rapidly due to continuous, heavy rains in the catchment areas for the past few days. As per the measurements taken at 6:00 am today, the total water storage in all seven lakes is 61.90 per cent of their total capacity. Tansa Dam is located in Shahpur taluka of Thane district and is one of the few dams in the country that are built with stone masonry. The maximum water storage capacity of Tansa Lake, which is flowing since today, is 14,508 crore litres (145,080 million litres). Last year, Tansa Lake started flowing at 5:40 pm on July 23. Earlier, it started flowing at 4:16 am on July 24, 2024. On July 26, 2023 at 4:35 am; on July 14, 2022 at 8:50 pm; and on July 22, 2021 at 5:48 am. Earlier, on August 20, 2020, it started flowing at 7:05 pm.

Additional Information

Tansa Dam is one of the longest dams in the world with a length of 2,743.20 meters.

Year of construction: 1892

Daily supply: 455 MLD (million litres per day)

Contribution to total water supply: 11.00%

Location: 106 km from Mumbai