According to the police, the complainant, Sandeep Salte, 40, a resident of Tagore Nagar, Vikhroli East, was told by Sanjay Koli, who lives in the same vicinity, that there were job opportunities available in the Indian Railways and he could help him get the work as he allegedly knew Sachin Chikalkar, who was allegedly the personal secretary of MLC Gorhe
Padavi claimed it was not possible for him to work with the Congress, which is part of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi with Shiv Sena (UBT) and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), as he had fought against the party for decades
For this, Chavan allegedly received tainted funds amounting to ₹1.35 crore out of the proceeds of crime, ED sources said. They added that the vendor in turn defrauded the civic body by supplying khichdi packets of lesser quantity
Its first member of parliament (MP) was Gajanan Babar of Shiv Sena and is currently represented by Shrirang Barne, also of faction led by chief minister Eknath Shinde
Former Shiv Sena corporator Mahesh Gaikwad booked for extortion at Ulhasnagar police station, accused of trying to confiscate land and demanding ₹5 crore.