Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have registered a case against the organizers of the ‘Garjana Morcha’ (Roaring Rally), which was held without permission at Azad Maidan near the BMC headquarters. The protest, organized by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray, saw the participation of party workers from across Mumbai and the state. During the event, demands were raised to cancel the FIR, and Raj Thackeray—in his address—termed the FIR itself illegal; he also proposed a boycott of the elections. The Mumbai Police have registered the case under Sections 223, 189, and 190 of the BNS. Authorities stated that the case was filed due to the unlawful assembly of a crowd. The Azad Maidan Police have initiated an investigation into the matter, and the case has been registered against the organizers as well as other leaders. A case must be registered for an illegal protest: Nitesh Rane
Following the police case registered after the Azad Maidan protest, BJP leader and minister Nitesh Rane stated that filing a case for an unauthorized, illegal protest is mandatory because the Constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar prevails here. He alleged that the protest was held for “Vote Jihad.” Furthermore, in a vitriolic outburst, Rane noted that Aaditya Thackeray was absent from the protest organized by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray; claiming Aaditya knew action would be taken against him and might flee, Rane demanded that his passport be confiscated.

A case (No. 693/26) was registered at the Gamdevi Police Station, Mumbai, under Sections 303(2) and 3(5) of the BNS. The complainant was traveling by bus from the Colaba Hill bus stop towards Pedder Road, Mumbai, when an unidentified individual shoved him amidst the crowd and stole his OnePlus mobile phone. Following the investigation—which utilized technical analysis and information from confidential informants—an organized gang responsible for such crimes was traced. Arrests were made in Mankhurd and Shivaji Nagar, while the gang’s ringleader was apprehended in Rajasthan.

The arrested accused are: 1) Aftab Abad Ansari (26), 2) Hasan Abbas Shaikh (35), 3) Chand Mohammad Mohammad Sultan (53), 4) Imtiaz Imam Ali Shaikh (46), 5) Ajmi Akram Qureshi (32), 6) Swapnil Shankar Sonawane (29), and 7) Rajab Ali Mohammad Taqi Shaikh alias Chakna (32). Stolen mobile phones from 42 different brands—including the device involved in the aforementioned case—were recovered.

This successful operation was executed by a team comprising Deven Bharti, Joint Commissioner of Police Manoj Kumar Sharma, Additional Commissioner Shailesh Balkawade, Ragsudha R. (South Region 02), Prashant Mohite, and Rajiv Patil.

Acting on complaints regarding stolen and lost mobile phones within the jurisdiction of the Kasturba Marg Police Station in Mumbai, police analyzed data from the CEIR portal and conducted technical investigations. By verifying device details, IMEI numbers, and user information, officers from the Kasturba Marg Police Station tracked down and recovered a total of 100 mobile phones from locations across Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra.

The total estimated value of the 100 recovered mobile phones is ₹2,270,658. Of these, 18 phones have already been returned to their respective owners/complainants, including: 1) Rajendra Puri, 2) Khush Saw, 3) Kripa Lodhiya, 4) Shreya Satam, 5) Atul Sathe, 6) Priyanka Mistri, 7) Banu Tarang, 8) Prem Gupta, 9) Adya Shaikh, 10) Shweta Shah, 11) Sandhya Pandit, 12) Deepak Sawdekar, 13) Saurabh Jhangar, 14) Ketan Shete, 15) Onkar Raut, 16) Jayalal Yadav, 17) Lakshmi Appa Kripagiri, and 18) Praveen Dubey. The process of returning the remaining phones to their owners is currently underway.

This operation was carried out under the supervision of the DCP (North, Zone 3), Mumbai, by the team at Kasturba Marg Police Station, led by Balasaheb Bunkar.