{
  "id": 20177916,
  "title": "Salvation Army Officials Face Fresh Complaints Over Alleged ₹3-Crore Satara Land Deal; 3 Chargesheeted In Byculla Building Collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/salvation-army-officials-face-fresh-complaints-over-alleged-3-crore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T13:08:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/salvation-army-officials-face-fresh-complaints-over-alleged-3-crore-satara-land-deal-3-chargesheeted-in-byculla-building-collapse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Senior Salvation Army officials face fresh complaints over an alleged unauthorized Rs 3-crore land transaction in Satara. The allegations come after a portion of the organisation's heritage building in Byculla collapsed on October 22, 2025. Sunand David Gajbhiv, a Salvation Army member, has filed a complaint with the Assistant Charity Commissioner and Agripada Police, accusing John William and Devdan Kalkumbe of executing a fraudulent transaction involving trust land in Satara. The transaction, reportedly executed in 2026, violates a Bombay High Court order from 2004 and requires prior official approval for the sale or lease of trust properties. Agripada Police have filed a charge sheet against contractor Mohammad Faiyaz Usman Sheikh and Salvation Army officials Devdan Kalkumbe and John William, accusing them of negligent acts endangering human life and causing grievous hurt.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Fresh complaints filed before the Assistant Charity Commissioner and Agripada Police have accused senior functionaries of the Salvation Army of allegedly violating Bombay High Court orders in connection with an unauthorised Rs 3-crore land transaction in Satara. The complaints follow the collapse of a portion of the organisation's heritage building in Byculla on October 22, 2025,…",
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  "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."
}