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Mumbai General Elections 2026: Various teams formed for Municipal Corporation elections, teams headed by Election Officer Bhushan Gagrani are ready and active
Various flying squads have been constituted to conduct the Mumbai Municipal Corporation General Elections 2025-26 in a transparent and impartial manner and to ensure strict and effective implementation of the Model Code of Conduct. Appropriate and trained manpower has been provided for these teams. All the officers and employees of the flying teams shall discharge their duties honestly, timely and with full responsibility. Constant vigilance should be maintained to ensure that there is no violation of the election code of conduct during the election process and prompt action should be taken against any violation as per the rules, said Municipal Commissioner and District Election Officer Bhushan Gagrani.
As per the schedule of Municipal General Elections 2025-26 announced by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra, voting will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm. Accordingly, the Model Code of Conduct is being implemented in the entire municipal limits. For this, department-wise teams have been set up in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation area. This includes Code of Conduct Squad, Static Surveillance Team, Videography Surveillance Team and Flying Squad Team etc.
Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Dr. Ashwani Joshi said that SST, FST and VST squads have been appointed in connection with the Municipal Corporation general elections. The final picture of the elections has become clear. Therefore, all the forces should be alert to prevent irregularities in the elections. The police and excise department staff should also work together with the returning officer. It is a big responsibility of all of us to conduct the elections peacefully and peacefully. Dr. Ashwani Joshi said that the Municipal Corporation administration is working in coordination with other agencies for this.
Municipal Corporation Commissioner Gagrani said that a code of conduct team is working in every administrative division under the supervision of the Divisional Assistant Commissioner. Citizens can lodge any information or complaint regarding violation of the Model Code of Conduct by directly contacting the Code of Conduct Cell in the concerned Division Office. A fixed surveillance team has been appointed at the check points where illegal transportation of items that may influence or entice voters, money, liquor and weapons may take place.
This team is deployed at a fixed place (check post). The main work of keeping an eye on illegal transportation of cash and liquor, transportation of weapons is being done by the fixed surveillance team. Similarly, flying squads have also been deployed to monitor activities that may influence or entice voters and keep an eye on illegal transportation of money and liquor or other suspicious activities. These teams are patrolling the ward and are acting like the fixed surveillance team. These teams conduct appropriate investigation, take legal action by making seizure if necessary. Further, if any violation of the code of conduct is noticed, it should be reported to the concerned Election Decision Officer and the concerned Police Station. In addition, a videography surveillance team is working at the level of each Election Decision Officer to provide information to the Election Decision Officer without any delay about important events, election campaign rounds, meetings as well as incidents of excessive expenditure and violations of the code of conduct taking place in the constituency.
Instructions have been given to record videos of incidents/rallies, campaign rounds, meetings or incidents violating the code of conduct taking place in the constituency during the code of conduct period and provide information about the same to the head of the code of conduct team and the concerned Election Decision Officer. The team leaders should personally supervise the above tasks, the officers/employees of the assigned team should coordinate with each other and complete the work within the stipulated time. If any negligence or negligence is found in the election work, disciplinary action will be taken as per the provisions of the rules.
Municipal Commissioner Gagrani said that the single window scheme has been implemented to ensure that candidates can obtain all types of permits from different departments easily and on time. Under this scheme, candidates will not need to visit the office of each department separately. The necessary permits of various departments of the Municipal Corporation including Fire Department, Licensing Department, Police Department, Traffic Police and Regional Transport Department are being made available at one place.
Maharashtra
Delhi Special Cell operation arrests suspected fugitive Huzaifa Hashmi from Mira Bhayandar, exposes conspiracy network against the country

Mumbai Investigation Agencies and Delhi Special Cell have foiled a plot to carry out terror attacks in Delhi and Mumbai by exposing the network of terrorists. Security agencies have achieved another major success against terrorism and the underworld. In a joint operation, the Special Cell of Delhi Police and Maharashtra ATS have arrested another suspected terrorist who is linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, and the Mumbai underworld module. The arrested person has been identified as 26-year-old Huzaifa Farooq Ahmed Hashmi, who was arrested from Bhayander area adjoining Mumbai. Huzaifa was absconding since the arrest of 9 suspects in this case.
Huzaifa was in touch with Yawar Khan, who is based in Pakistan.
According to sources in the investigation agencies, Huzaifa Hashmi was in constant touch with his handler Yawar Khan, who is based in Pakistan, for the past one month. This module was planning to carry out a big conspiracy in India. Sources revealed that Huzaifa was sent about Rs 100,000 by the gang for this purpose. Huzaifa adopted a new method to dupe local youth. He would tell them that some Pakistani gangsters were active on Instagram and offered huge amounts of money to work for them. Investigation also revealed that Huzaifa targeted youth who were already addicted to drugs. This was the easiest way for these youth to earn money. Falling into this temptation, many youths chose Huzaifa’s path and received money from Pakistan. It has been learnt that two accused in this case, Tauqir and Sajid Sheikh, have already been arrested from Kurla and Mumbra, who were caught in this trap and involved in anti-national activities. Security agencies are currently interrogating Huzaifa rigorously to uncover other links of this network.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: BMC takes action after Aarey Colony Dargah Shaheed, Kirit Somaiya continuous land jihad campaign, situation tense but peace maintained

Mumbai: Tension erupted in Goregaon Aarey Colony of Mumbai when the shrine of Baba Syed Barkat Ali Pir, an ancient shrine located here, was demolished. Two months ago, Kret Soumya had declared the shrine illegal and demanded action, after which the administration demolished the shrine today. During this time, the police had made strict security arrangements so that the matter did not take a communal form. Therefore, the police had put up a tight guard and finally the shrine was demolished. After this, the situation here is certainly peaceful, but tension persists. Along with the shrine, the surrounding unsightly structures were also demolished. AIMIM leader Waris Pathan objected to this demolition and termed it wrong and said that the demolition action taken only targeted the shrine. Action has not been taken against the more than four hundred illegal houses and other structures around it. If the law is equal, they should also be demolished. Kret Soumya expressed happiness over this action and said that he had been continuously trying for two months. Today, the BMC, police and administration have taken action against this illegal land jihad and land mafia. Land jihad and land mafia were active here under the guise of the dargah. Kret Soumya expressed satisfaction over this action.
Local DCP Raj Gajanan Raj Mane said that illegal encroachments on forest land were removed. The police were on duty. There is no problem of law and order here. He said that the administration had also sent a notice to these illegal structures and after receiving no response, this action has been taken. At present, arrangements have been made. Peace is established, but tension also persists. The police have also started monitoring the situation. After the martyrdom of the dargah, there is anger and resentment among Muslims.
Maharashtra
Mumbai Andheri Ola driver turned drug smuggler, two drug peddlers arrested

Mumbai: Sakinaka Police have uncovered a drug factory in which MDs were being manufactured. The main accused in the case, Wajah Al-Qamar Chaudhary (54), has been arrested. Accused Muskan Sameer, 26, was arrested in Andheri area on May 21 with 101 grams of MD. She was also a self-styled Ola driver. Her accused was Wajah Al-Qamar and she used to meet him in the club. In this case, the police investigated and exposed the MD factory. Wajah Al-Qamar Abolfaz Chaudhary alias Papa used to run an MD factory here and both used to sell drugs in suburban areas including Mumbai. Wajah Al-Qamar Chaudhary used to make MD in a rented house in Narmada, Gujarat. This information was given here today by DCP Datta Nalawade. He said that the police have unmasked a big network and seized drugs worth more than Rs 75 lakh including the equipment for making MD. This is also a big success. He said that in this case, the investigation is also underway to find out who had provided the house for rent and how many people the accused were in contact with. In the initial investigation, it has been found that the drug trafficking of the accused is a racket. The accused here in Mumbai is named Ola. She used to run a drug racket, but her main work was drug smuggling, while Wajah Al-Qamar Chaudhary also has a case of drug trafficking registered in the DRI. In 2001, 232 grams of drugs were found in her possession in Palghar. In 2001, he was imprisoned in Moradabad Jail and was imprisoned for 11 years. He was also in the police station jail from 2017 to 2023. He used to operate a drug network and Muskan was his partner in this work. After arresting Muskan from Andheri, the police have exposed this drug racket. The police are investigating the matter further. There is a possibility of more arrests.
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