Overview
- Kalepadal police booked Rizwan ‘Tipu’ Pathan after a 31-year-old Mumbai woman alleged he and his gang seized her Sayyad Nagar plot, erected a tin shed, and rented it out.
- The complainant reported a demand of ₹25 lakh to vacate the property along with threats to kill her if she resisted.
- Police named eight associates in the case in earlier reports, while a later account listed 12 additional accused with more names identified.
- Senior Police Inspector Mansingh Patil is leading the investigation following Sunday’s FIR registration.
- The case follows prior arrests, MCOCA invocation against the gang, a bulldozer razing of alleged illegal construction at Khwaja Manzil last month, and a June 15 police encounter that killed a wanted member.