NAVI MUMBAI – A 61-year-old tribal man was found injured inside a hutment during a CIDCO anti-encroachment drive in Belpada, Kharghar, on October 27, 2026, and was declared brought dead at Panvel Sub-District Hospital. His family alleges he died from the shock of the operation and is demanding an Atrocity Act case against the officials involved. CIDCO denies its team took any action on his hut. Police have registered an Accidental Death Report, and the cause and timing of the death are under investigation.
The Details
On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, a team from CIDCO’s Controller of Unauthorised Construction wing, accompanied by police personnel, carried out a demolition drive at the tribal hamlet on Kharghar hill in Belpada. According to CIDCO, the team razed an unauthorised commercial structure, a brick building with a tarpaulin-sheet shed being used as a canteen for which it said two eviction notices had been served, and one shanty it said contained only wood logs.
In an adjacent hutment, the team found Balu Datta Kambde, 61, lying injured. An ambulance was called and he was taken to Panvel Sub-District Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. The body is at the hospital for post-mortem examination.
Relatives allege Kambde died from the shock of the demolition action. His son, Datta Kambde, said the family will not claim the body until an Atrocity Act case is registered against the CIDCO officials involved. Local residents also gathered at Kharghar police station to demand an FIR.
CIDCO rejected the allegation in an official clarification, stating that its team took no action on the hutment where Kambde was found and calling reports of a death during the eviction drive baseless. CIDCO chief vigilance officer Suresh Mengade said the man had a head injury with dried blood that in his view could be about two days old, and that the post-mortem report will establish the date and time of death.
Kharghar senior police inspector Sanjay Joshi said police have registered an Accidental Death Report and that an in-depth probe will follow.
Why It Matters for Kharghar
The cause and timing of the death now depend on the post-mortem report and the police investigation. Until those are complete, the family’s allegation and CIDCO’s denial both remain unresolved.
The drive was part of CIDCO’s continuing action against encroachments on its land in the Kharghar node. The dispute centres on how such drives are conducted around occupied settlements. The next confirmed markers are the post-mortem findings and whether police register the FIR the family is demanding.
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What happened during the CIDCO demolition drive in Belpada, Kharghar?
During a CIDCO anti-encroachment drive in Belpada on October 27, 2026, 61-year-old Balu Datta Kambde was found injured inside a hutment and declared brought dead at Panvel Sub-District Hospital. His family alleges he died from the shock of the operation and has demanded an Atrocity Act case against the officials involved. CIDCO says its team took no action on his hut. Police have registered an Accidental Death Report and an investigation is under way.
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