Overview
- An FIR was registered at Khar Police Station in a complaint that alleges Habiba Jaaferi and other family members were cheated of ₹16.24 crore in a Bandra redevelopment scheme.
- The BMC issued a suspension order for Assistant Commissioner Mahesh Subhash Patil that was served on June 7 and police have declared him a wanted accused after he went untraceable.
- Businessman Nishit Patel has been arrested by the Crime Branch Property Cell and was produced to court as investigators widened the inquiry.
- Police say the accused used forged government-style documents, staged registration exercises and fake visuals to gain trust, and that funds were routed through firms such as Poojan Technologies, Udit Traders, Asian Foods and RPPL Multi Trade.
- Investigators are conducting raids, tracing bank and cash movements and assessing recoveries, and the case highlights how claimed municipal links can be used to lend false credibility to redevelopment investment pitches.