Navi Mumbai: Rabale Police Book Contractor, 25 Others For Allegedly Assaulting NMMC Officials During Airoli

Rabale Police registered an FIR against contractor Akshay More and 20 to 25 others for allegedly assaulting NMMC officials during a demolition drive in Airoli on July 30.
The FIR was filed under Sections 132, 189(2), 190, 191(2), and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, following a complaint by NMMC Encroachment Department employee Jaideep Ramchandra Mate.
The NMMC anti-encroachment squad from G Ward (Airoli) went to Preeti Society in Sector 2C to demolish unauthorised constructions at House Nos. 10, 11, 12, and 13.
A crowd opposed the demolition, pushing and jostling officials, but the squad completed the demolition using a bulldozer.
Residents alleged selective action, saying one building was fully demolished while similar structures elsewhere only had holes made in slabs and walls.