{
  "id": 13181211,
  "title": "Mumbai: MNS Leader Ganesh Chukkal Arrested In Powai Fake Lease Deed Case, Remanded To Judicial Custody Until October 23; Akshay Kumar's Sister Handwriting Report Awaited",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mumbai-mns-leader-ganesh-chukkal-arrested-in-powai-fake-lease-deed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:44:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-mns-leader-ganesh-chukkal-arrested-in-powai-fake-lease-deed-case-remanded-to-judicial-custody-until-october-23-akshay-kumars-sister-handwriting-report-awaited"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) divisional chief Ganesh Arjun Chukkal on November 20, 2022, for allegedly forging lease documents related to a luxury flat and parking spaces at Adonia Building in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai. Chukkal, who is accused of fabricating agreements and submitting them to establish a claim over the property, is currently being held in judicial custody until October 23. The case involves forgery and cheating under the Indian Penal Code, and the police are awaiting the report of a handwriting expert, which may potentially confirm or refute the allegations against Chukkal.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 9, 2026: The Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 10 has arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) divisional chief Ganesh Arjun Chukkal, 46, in connection with an alleged fake lease deed case involving a luxury flat and two parking spaces at Adonia Building in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai. An Esplanade court has remanded him to judicial custody till October 23. The case pertains to alleged…",
  "key_points": [
    "MNS leader Ganesh Chukkal arrested for forging lease documents",
    "Charged with fraud and cheating under Indian Penal Code",
    "Judicial custody until October 23, awaiting handwriting report"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}