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Navi Mumbai News | Citizens upset due to arbitrary sending of bills by Mahavitaran Company, if the meter is to be changed, the consumer himself has to bring a new meter.

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Navi Mumbai: Consumers of Navi Mumbai have been angry for some time due to the arbitrariness being done by the Maharashtra Electricity Distribution Company ie Mahavitaran Company. Consumers allege that in many areas of Navi Mumbai no one from the Mahavitaran Company comes to take meter readings and the company sends electricity bills arbitrarily. Because of which displeasure is being expressed by the electricity consumers of Ghansoli.

arbitrarily increased the price per unit

Be aware that the Mahavitaran Company has arbitrarily increased the price per unit, due to which the consumer is burdened with the increased electricity bill, along with this, if a consumer wants to change the electricity meter, then he has to bring the meter from outside.

By saying this, the work of putting more burden on him is done. Angered by this attitude of Mahavitaran officials and employees, Ghansoli’s electricity consumer Manish Kotian says that his customer number is 000226401954, earlier he used to get a bill of only Rs 1200 per month, but for the last two months
Continuously their bill is coming around 25 hundred and 26 hundred. There are no special electrical appliances in his house which consume more electricity. He told that in this regard he had applied to the electricity office at Kopar Khairne to change his meter. But initially the Department of Mahavitaran
The officials did not pay any attention to this, but when they repeatedly asked to change the meter, the employees there said that they do not have the meter available, they will have to buy the meter from their own money, only then they will be able to change the meter, otherwise they will have to wait. Consumers say that the meter should be given by the Mahavitaran company.

Chief Public Relations Officer did not pick up the mobile phone

Be aware that consumers have expressed their displeasure over this kind of attitude adopted by the employees of the Mahavitaran Department in Navi Mumbai, it is being said that Manish Kotian is the only month in Ghansoli whose bill has come high, but there are many consumers whose bills More are coming, but fearing that the electricity connection might get disconnected, consumers deposit the bills.

In this a complaint has also been made to the senior officials of Mahavitaran Company. In the context of this complaint made by the consumers, talking to the Chief Public Relations Officer of Mahavitaran Department
Tried but he did not pick up the mobile phone.

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Thane Crime Branch Arrests 25-Year-Old Serial Housebreaker, Cracks 9 Theft Cases In Bhiwandi; Seizes Gold Worth ₹5.98 Lakh

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Thane: The Thane Crime Branch Unit 2 has arrested a 25-year-old habitual thief and cracked nine house break-in cases reported across Bhiwandi.

Gold Worth ₹5.98 Lakh Recovered from Accused Akash Jadhav

According to police sources, 58 grams of gold ornaments worth ₹5.98 lakh were recovered from the accused’s possession. The suspect has been identified as Akash alias Chinya Jadhav, a resident of the Manpada area in Thane.

The investigation began after an FIR was filed at Narpoli police station for a housebreaking incident involving an unidentified suspect. Crime Branch officials, along with local police, launched a joint investigation. CCTV footage and technical intelligence led to the identification of Jadhav.

A trap was laid, and the accused was apprehended. He was produced in court and remanded to police custody for further investigation.

History of Theft: 9 Cases Registered Across Four Police Stations

During questioning, police discovered that Jadhav has a history of theft, with nine cases registered against him. These include five at Narpoli, two at Bhiwandi City, one at Nizampura, and one at Shantinagar police station.

Police confirmed the recovery of stolen gold ornaments during the arrest. Further investigation is underway.

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Shiv Sena Protests Outside Congress Office Over Ex-Maha CM Prithviraj Chavan’s Controversial Remarks On Malegaon Blast Verdict

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Mumbai: Shiv Sena workers staged a protest outside the Congress office on Saturday, slamming senior party leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan over his recent remarks concerning the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.

The protest came in response to Chavan’s comments following the acquittal of all seven accused in the Malegaon blast case by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court. The court ruled that there was “no reliable and cogent evidence” to support the charges against the accused, which included BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit. The blast, which occurred on September 29, 2008, near a mosque in Malegaon, killed six people and injured 101 others. It took nearly 17 years for the final verdict.

While speaking to media after the court’s decision, Chavan distanced himself from the controversial term “saffron terror.” He stated, “Don’t use the term ‘Saffron terrorism’. If you want to describe such acts, use ‘Hindu fundamentalist’ or ‘Hindu terrorism’ instead.” He also highlighted that saffron is a colour of cultural and religious significance, representing the flag of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Warkari sect, and revered saints like Sant Tukaram and Sant Dnyaneshwar.

However, his choice of alternative phrases sparked outrage among right-wing groups and BJP allies. Shiv Sena, a coalition partner in the Maharashtra government, led the protest, condemning Chavan’s statements. Protesters demanded an apology, accusing the Congress of repeatedly targeting Hindu beliefs under the guise of secularism.

Chavan also responded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that “no Hindu can ever be a terrorist. “I want to remind Amit Shah that the first terrorist act in independent India was carried out by Nathuram Godse. What was his religion? Terrorism has no religion. This is BJP’s mindset, linking or delinking terrorism based on religious identity.”

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Mithi River Desilting Scam: ED Raids BMC Engineer, Contractors; Freezes ₹47 Crore, Uncovers Civic Nexus

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Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen assets worth over Rs 47 crore after conducting search operations at eight locations across Mumbai in connection with the ongoing probe into the Rs 65-crore Mithi River desilting scam ,the central agency said on Saturday.

BMC Contractors and Senior Engineer Under Lens

The searches, carried out on July 31 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), were conducted at premises linked to BMC contractors M/s Acute Designs, M/s Kailash Construction Company, M/s Nikhil Construction Co, M/s N A Construction Pvt Ltd, and M/s J.R.S Infrastructure and and BMC’s Deputy Chief Engineer Prashant Krishna Tayshete.

With the latest action, the total value of proceeds of crime seized and frozen in the case now stands at approximately Rs 49.8 crore.

According to officials, the federal agency’s action led to the seizure of several incriminating documents, digital devices, and records of suspicious immovable property transactions, which are now under scrutiny.

The ED initiated its investigation following a case registered at Azad Maidan Police Station, Mumbai, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against 13 individuals and entities, including those mentioned above, for allegedly causing a wrongful loss of over Rs 65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Scam Involved Forged MoUs and Fake NOCs

Evidence gathered during the course of the investigation and search operations has revealed irregularities in the Mithi River desilting contracts. According to the Enforcement Directorate, contractors allegedly colluded with officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Storm Water Drainage (SWD) department to submit forged documents, including fake Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) from landowners and No Objection Certificates (NoCs) from gram panchayats, for lands purportedly used for silt dumping.

Machinery Procurement Manipulated for Kickbacks

The probe has further revealed that certain BMC officials misused their official positions for personal financial gain by manipulating the procurement process. Specifically, expensive machinery such as silt pushers and multipurpose amphibious pontoon machines were allegedly included in the 2021–2022 tenders to benefit select contractors.

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