Overview
- Crime Branch Unit‑3 arrested Gilson Gonsalves late Thursday and a court remanded him to police custody after rejecting his anticipatory bail plea.
- Six people have now been booked in the case, including developer Nital (Neetal) Sane who remains in custody, while four relatives of the landowners were granted bail.
- Investigators say municipal audits found the structure dangerous yet evacuation, demolition and FIR action were not pursued, with a repair notice issued instead; former assistant commissioner Subhash Jadhav is also named.
- Police added Section 59 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to the case and filed a 4,000‑page chargesheet with 115 statements as the wider probe into civic lapses continues.
- A PWD survey cited poor design and foundation flaws in the unauthorised building, which partially collapsed on August 26 in Virar East, killing 17 and injuring others.