Mumbai, Mumbai – The government land given to Associated Journals Limited (AJL) in Survey No. 341 in Bandra (East) area in 1983 for the office of “National Herald”, Nehru Library and Research Centre has been misused, the investigation report of the Gautam Chatterjee Committee has revealed. In this backdrop, RTI activist Anil Galgali has written a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis demanding immediate action.
The investigation report says that 83 thousand square feet of construction has been done on the land, including 11 thousand square feet of basement and additional use of 9 thousand square feet of upper floor, which is in violation of the rules. As per the rules, only 15 percent commercial use was allowed, but this has also been violated. In addition, additional land allocated for the hostel was also given to the institution ignoring the rules.
In 2001, under a controversial order of the Revenue Department, the leased land was converted into direct ownership and interest of ₹ 2.78 crore was waived, which the committee has declared against the rules and recommended its review.
Anil Galgali has made the following demands to the Chief Minister through a letter. Legal action should be initiated to take back the said land to the government.
The waived interest amount and additional penalty should be recovered. A hostel for backward class students should be started on one floor of the building. Instructions should be given to start a library and research centre on the remaining land. Gautam Chatterjee’s investigation report should be made public.
Anil Galgali said, “It is very important to ensure fair justice in this matter and use the government land in the public interest.”

Mumbai: Mumbai Police claims to have arrested a drunkard who threatened to blow up Mumbai with a bomb. Mumbai Police received a call at 4:30 am in which a bomb blast was threatened in Mumbai. After that, Mumbai Police started investigating it and then claimed to have arrested a drunkard, Suraj Jadhav, 37, from Borivali area. He had made threatening phone calls before. He had threatened to blow up Borivali, BKC, Vakola and he also has three cases of such fake calls registered against him. Azad Maidan police has taken action in this threatening call case.
Mumbai Police has said that this accused has made threatening phone calls several times. Since he made this phone call to the Mumbai Police Control Room, Azad Maidan Police has started an investigation in this regard and a case has been registered against him. Threatening phone calls have become a headache for Mumbai. The police takes such phone calls very seriously because it cannot be neglected. Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Pansalkar has also issued instructions for necessary action regarding the threatening call, due to which the police is taking serious action in this matter.

Mumbai: Anti-Narcotics Cell ANC claims to have seized drugs worth Rs 1.45 crore in various operations in Mumbai city. In four operations in Worli, Wadi Bunder, Wadala areas, ANC has seized 541 grams of MD, while 203 grams of MD has been seized from the possession of two accused and a case has been registered against them in Bandra unit under the NDPS Act.

During a patrol in Worli, Mumbai, 86 grams of MD was found from a suspect who was arrested. Ghatkopar unit has recovered 75 grams of MD while conducting an operation in Wadi Bunder and has arrested the accused. Similarly, Kandivali unit has seized 78 grams of drugs while conducting an operation in Wadala and has arrested him. Ghatkopar Mankhord has seized 840 bottles of codeine syrup during an operation on codeine syrup.