Maharashtra
New rules for people wanting to buy stamp papers: Mumbai
Mumbai: Starting April 1, those wanting a stamp paper will have to go in person to buy it and can’t buy through a third party. The new order also requires a person to be physically present to buy a stamp from a vendor. A circular to this effect was released on February 1. Stamp papervendors have launched a protest against the decision by going on strike with immediate effect.
Until now, one could buy stamp paper for anyone by producing valid identification before the vendors. As per this new rule, common citizens, senior citizens, students, ministers, industrialists and all celebrities will have to go and get stamps in person.
Licence holder has nothing to do with selling stamp paper online
Ashok R Kadam, president of the Stamp Dealers’ Union, said the rules made under the Feb 21 circular don’t come within the purview of the Stamp Act and there’s no rule anywhere that prohibits selling of stamps to private individuals through representatives.
Kadam further said that the licence holder has nothing to do with selling stamp paper online, and the government has the power to take full action against those who are doing it privately. “There is a discrepancy in the order; while the government has taken a clear stand during a public interest litigation that allows sending stamp paper to an online institution, stamplicensees are not following the practice,” he said.
RTI activist Anil Galgali has filed a complaint with the government wherein he has given detailed information that since 1982, since the licence was issued, the same procedure was being followed. However, the authorities have deliberately issued orders that have put licence holders in Mumbai in trouble and also the citizens, making it mandatory for them to go physically to buy stamps.
In one of the affidavits filed by the state government in a case in the Bombay High Court, it was clearly stated that under the provisions of the present rule a person or institution purchasing stamps can do so through another person. Now there is a discrepancy in the order. Galgali said that points presented in the said order are inconsistent about the work of the licence holder and that the order has been presented in a wrong manner.
Maharashtra
Mumbai Cleanup Marshal and Swachh Mumbai campaign ended, fine collection from citizens also stopped, BMC helpline number released
Mumbai: Mumbai BMC has abolished the clean-up marshal policy, after which now the clean-up marshal has disappeared from the streets of the city. The Municipal Corporation has completely banned the clean-up marshal and the Swachh Mumbai Mission has been stopped. This means that now no clean-up marshal will be able to force citizens to pay fines or take any other punitive action. After complaints against clean-up marshals, Mumbai BMC has decided to stop and suspend the service of clean-up marshals from today.
The Solid Waste Management Department of Mumbai Municipal Corporation, under the Department of Garbage and Sanitation, oversees public cleanliness in Mumbai and the ‘Swachh Mumbai Mission’ has been closed from April 4, 2025. However, the Municipal Corporation administration has appealed to the citizens that if any fine has been imposed on them despite this, then they can complain about it. Complaints regarding cleanup marshals can be made to the divisional control room of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation at 022-23855128 and 022-23877691 (extension number 549/500).
Mumbai: Mumbai Economic Branch (EOW) has also started property seizure proceedings in the case of embezzlement of crores of rupees from New India Cooperative Bank. EOW said that after identifying the properties obtained from the embezzled amount, it has been attached and seized. 5 accused have been arrested in this case and 21 immovable properties of these accused have been found, which have been allowed to be confiscated.
This is the first action under 107 BNSS in Mumbai city in which the property of the accused has been seized. Mumbai AOW said that the amount recovered from the seized properties will also be estimated. After the bank scam in Mumbai, EOW has taken major action and details of other properties of the accused are also being investigated.
Crime
Mumbai Five members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested, Mumbai Crime Branch gives a shock to Bishnoi gang
Mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed to have arrested five shooters of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang in a major operation. 5 revolvers and 21 live cartridges have been recovered from the possession of these shooters. Mumbai Police is also interrogating these shooters. Police arrested the attackers before they could execute the incident and averted the incident. Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested these five from Andheri area. They had come here with the intention of carrying out a major vandalism incident, but the police foiled the incident before that.
The arrested accused include Vikas Thakur, Samit Dilawar, Devendra Rupesh Saxena, Shreya Suresh Yadav, Vivek Gupta. Vikas Thakur is a resident of Versova Andheri, Samit Mukesh Kumar Dilawar is a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, Devendra Rupesh Saxena is a resident of Madhya Pradesh, Shreya Suresh Yadav is a resident of Jagdishpur, Bihar and Vivek Kumar Gupta is a resident of Rampur, Rajasthan.
Weapons have been recovered from their possession and the Crime Branch has registered a case against them under Section 3 and 25 of the BNS, Section 55 and 61 (2) and Maharashtra Police Act. The Crime Branch is investigating where the accused brought the weapons from.
After the shooting of Salman Khan, Lawrence Bishnoi gang is trying to become active in Mumbai, but due to the strict action of Mumbai Crime Branch, the back of the gang has been broken and now the Crime Branch has given a big blow to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and arrested five of its members. The Crime Branch is further investigating the matter.
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