MUMBAI: Following the registration of an FIR involving serious allegations of fraud and forgery, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have cracked down on the ‘Madiyar Mansion’ building located in the Mandvi division. MHADA has cancelled the No Objection Certificate (NOC) previously granted to the project, while the BMC’s Building Proposal Department has issued a ‘Stop Work Notice’ to halt all construction activity.

Strict Directives Issued by MHADA
The official order issued by MHADA explicitly states that:
No further administrative permissions, amendments, or approvals will be granted to the project in the future.

To avoid any future legal or administrative complications, instructions have been issued to immediately halt all ongoing work at the construction site. Note: Despite the initial FIR being registered, construction up to the 7th floor (Ground + 7) had reportedly continued at the site.

8 Registered Documents Under Scrutiny for Forgery
Following the FIR, the Sub-Registrar of Assurances had registered 8 documents related to the property. Taking note of the fraud allegations, the Sub-Registrar’s office sent an official letter to the local police station stating that these 8 documents are based on forged paperwork and should not be recognized or used anywhere.

Background of the Case
The alleged fraud surrounding this property came to light on February 2 this year, when the complainant, Mohammad Rafique Usman Pudinawala, lodged an official complaint alleging fraud and forgery.
Based on his complaint, the Paydhonie Police Station registered an FIR under relevant sections against the following individuals:
Mariyam Mahboob Kodia
Hussain Kodia
Yusuf Ibrahim Supariwala (Builder)
Following MHADA’s strict action, further investigations into other administrative aspects and the potential involvement of officials are expected to accelerate.

Mumbai: Tansa Lake, one of the seven lakes supplying water to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area, overflowed today (July 22, 2026). The BMC’s Hydraulic Engineer Department reported that the lake started overflowing at 8:51 am today. Out of the seven lakes supplying water to the BMC area, Vihar Lake started overflowing at 9:00 pm on July 7, 2026. Soon after, on the same day, July 7, 2026, Tulsi Lake also started overflowing at 11:43 pm. Now Taunsa Lake has also started overflowing since this morning. As a result, as of July 22, 2026, three of the seven lakes supplying water to the BMC area are overflowing. The water level in the reservoirs has increased rapidly due to continuous, heavy rains in the catchment areas for the past few days. As per the measurements taken at 6:00 am today, the total water storage in all seven lakes is 61.90 per cent of their total capacity. Tansa Dam is located in Shahpur taluka of Thane district and is one of the few dams in the country that are built with stone masonry. The maximum water storage capacity of Tansa Lake, which is flowing since today, is 14,508 crore litres (145,080 million litres). Last year, Tansa Lake started flowing at 5:40 pm on July 23. Earlier, it started flowing at 4:16 am on July 24, 2024. On July 26, 2023 at 4:35 am; on July 14, 2022 at 8:50 pm; and on July 22, 2021 at 5:48 am. Earlier, on August 20, 2020, it started flowing at 7:05 pm.

Additional Information

Tansa Dam is one of the longest dams in the world with a length of 2,743.20 meters.

Year of construction: 1892

Daily supply: 455 MLD (million litres per day)

Contribution to total water supply: 11.00%

Location: 106 km from Mumbai

Mumbai: A ruckus has erupted once again over the hoisting of Aurangzeb’s portrait at the CJP protest demonstration at Dadar Chetana Bhoomi in Mumbai, which has further escalated the situation, while politics has now started under the guise of Aurangzeb, while the police are investigating the matter. Mumbai Police has intensified its action against those protesting in support of the Delhi Jantar Mantar protest in Maharashtra and Mumbai. So far, about 8 FIRs have been registered against the protesters, of which four FIRs have been registered in Shivaji Park, Chetna Bhoomi, along with one FIR in Marine Drive and Azad Maidan. Now, politics has started in Mumbai over the hoisting of a poster of Aurangzeb (may Allah be pleased with him) during the protest. The police have started an investigation in this matter. Aurangzeb’s picture was hoisted during the protest in Dadar Chetna Bhoomi, which was later removed. However, in this matter, the police are investigating who had included this picture in the protest and what was the purpose behind it. The police have started an investigation in the matter of hoisting Aurangzeb’s picture in Mumbai and are formally finding out who was the one who hoisted this picture and what was the purpose behind it. DCP Mahendra Pandit said that in this matter, through social media, The identity of the accused is being ascertained, along with a case registered for illegally blocking the road and protesting without prior permission. In this case, an investigation is also underway as to why Aurangzeb’s picture was brought and what was the purpose behind it, while politics has started after this incident and the paper leak case has become Aurangzeb’s responsibility. The Home Ministry has ordered the Mumbai Police to investigate this matter and the police are conducting an inquiry into this matter. In the FIRs registered by the police so far, 600 accused have been named.