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Mumbai Voting on January 15th, Public Holiday Declared; Vigilance Teams Formed by Municipal Corporation Administration; Action to be Taken for Non-Compliance

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Mumbai: The main voting process for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation general elections 2025-26 will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026. A public holiday has been declared on this occasion. The General Administration Department and the Department of Industries, Energy, Labour and Mines of the Government of Maharashtra have issued an ordinance in this regard. This public holiday will be applicable in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation area.

To ensure the effective implementation of this decision, the Mumbai Municipal Corporation administration has formed separate ‘Vigilance Teams’ for Mumbai city, the eastern suburbs, and the western suburbs.

This public holiday will apply to Central and State Government offices, semi-government offices, public institutions, banks, etc., in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation area. The General Administration Department’s ordinance also clarifies that this holiday will apply to voters in the municipal election constituency, even if they are employed outside the city, so that they can exercise their right to vote.

In addition, the Department of Industries and Labour has also issued separate orders regarding the public holiday. This holiday will also apply to all establishments, factories, shops, private companies, all commercial and other institutions, residential hotels, food and beverage establishments, theaters, trading and industrial units, information technology companies, shopping centers, malls, and retailers.

The ordinance also states that if, in exceptional circumstances, it is not possible to grant a full day’s leave to officers, employees, and workers engaged in dangerous or essential public services or institutions—where absence could cause significant disruption—they should be given a special leave of two to three hours instead of a full day’s holiday for voting.

If any institution within the jurisdiction of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation fails to grant a holiday or the stipulated leave on the polling day, action will be taken through the Shops and Establishments Department. Vigilance teams have been appointed for Mumbai city, the eastern suburbs, and the western suburbs for this purpose. Citizens can contact 9122-31533187 to register complaints. With the aim of ensuring maximum participation of citizens in the democratic process, a public holiday has been declared on polling day so that no voter is deprived of their right to vote due to work commitments. Voters are urged to actively participate in this celebration of democracy by casting their votes.

Municipal Commissioner and District Election Officer Bhushan Gagrani has requested all voters to exercise their franchise on Thursday, January 15, 2026, the day declared as a public holiday.

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Mumbai: Fake doctor arrested for cheating Rs 10 crore, used to provide medical services without a certificate, major action by Crime Branch

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Mumbai: Crime Branch has succeeded in arresting a fake doctor who has been practicing medicine without a certificate for the last 28 years. The Mumbai Crime Branch unit was busy in carrying out the investigation and received a tip-off that a suspected 50 year old man had prepared the documents of a fake doctor. By opening accounts in multiple banks, SSR deposits funds into these accounts. The accused also has a personal flat. He has committed a lot of fraud in the name of CSR Fund. He has committed a fraud of Rs 10 crore in the last three years in the name of Dr Dharinder Kumar. PAN card and identity card, visiting card had been prepared and medicines were also recovered from his stash, but the police found him a fraud. A case has been registered under the Medical Act and other charges and the court has ordered to keep him in police custody till July 16. This action Mumbai Police Commissioner Divine Bharti’s name is being helmed by Police Commissioner Anil Kambhare and DDCP Raj Takk Roshan.

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Mumbai Fake police fraud gang busted, four FIRs registered so far, and four individuals—including mastermind Raj Khatib—arrested: DCP.

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Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed to have busted a gang of fraudsters posing as police officers who used to intimidate people by giving them police badges and fake identity cards. Earlier, the Crime Branch had claimed to have arrested three fake police officers in this case. The search for their accomplices was also on. These absconding accused were arrested today. The accused had told the complainant that the blood money would be returned with interest. After that, the Crime Branch took action on the complainant’s complaint and arrested Mohammad Ghaus Ibrahim Khatib and Rajesh Bade Singh. The search for the absconding accused in this case was on. In this case, Raj Bade Singh was arrested by the Crime Branch from Jaipur, Rajasthan. The accused had cheated the complainant of about Rs 15 lakh and taken money from his several bank accounts. Not only that, Raj Khatib used to tell the police that he would get the complainant’s money back. So far, the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested four accused in the fraud case, in which the mastermind is Muhammad Ghaus alias Raj Khatib. In this case, three accused were arrested in the first complaint. At that time, the accused had promised the complainant a loan of Rs 1 crore from the bank and then cheated him. In this, Raj Khatib, his son Musab Khatib were arrested. Raj Khatib used to call himself a DCP and cheated the complainant of Rs 16 lakh on the pretext of getting money from a builder along with interest. This complainant was confronted after the news was broadcast. After that, another complainant came forward who said that he had received Rs 12 lakh from three candidates in the name of police recruitment. After that, four FIRs have been registered against these accused so far, this information was given by the Mumbai DCP. Raj Tilak Roshan has said that the number of his victims is likely to increase, so he appeals to the citizens that if they have been cheated by this gang, they can file a complaint with the Crime Branch.

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Maharashtra ATS Operation : Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti and two associates of Lawrence Bishnoi questioned, released after interrogation.

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has intensified its crackdown on anti-social elements including gangsters like underworld, Pakistani don Shahzad Bhatti and Lawrence Bishnoi. The ATS in Osmanabad Dharashio carried out Operation Lawrence Bishnoi and detained two suspects and released them after questioning them. Mumbai On July 10, 2026, ATS officers in Dharashio detained and questioned two persons on suspicion of interacting (liking/commenting) on ​​WhatsApp links associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. They have been identified as Vishal Bankat Kamble (age 35, resident of Tarna Colony, near Chhaya Deep Lawn, Dharashio) and Jirabi Bandiwan Sheikh (age 22, resident of Jalkot, Taluka Tuljapur, District Dharashio). During the inquiry, it was found that they were following the links of three groups associated with this controversial gang. However, no data was found posted by them on these groups. Their mobile phones have been seized, further investigation is underway. Vishal Bankat Kamble’s (late Bankat Kamble) father served as a police constable in the Dharashiv police department. He passed away after retirement. Jirabi Sheikh had followed the controversial link using his father’s mobile phone. As soon as this came to light, his father switched off the phone. However, the old SIM card was reactivated and checked, which confirmed that the controversial link was indeed followed.
To retrieve the old data, both the mobile phones and the SIM card have been sent to the ATS office in Chhatrapati Sambhaj Nagar and the electronic gazette has been sent to the Forensic Examination Laboratory. The ATS is conducting further investigation. Both have been released, however, the ATS has not given them a clean chit so far.

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