Overview

• The collapse of a four‑storey wing at Ramabai Apartment killed 17 people, and the investigation has been transferred to Crime Branch Unit 3 with five suspects in custody.
• Those arrested include builder Nittal Gopinath Sane and four members of the late landowner’s family, who are being produced before a Vasai court on Saturday.
• MHADA will make 60 temporary flats in Bolinj available to displaced residents by Saturday, according to minister Pratap Sarnaik, with the state pledging rehabilitation support.
• Police say VVCMC issued structural‑audit and evacuation notices in May but took no further action; officials confirm the building lacked planning permissions.
• Authorities evacuated 28 families from adjacent wings and plan structural audits, while Minister Ganesh Naik announced 141 illegal structures in Vasai‑Virar will be demolished after the Ganpati festival and leaders signaled faster Cluster and SRA redevelopment.