Last month, at least 22 Bangladeshis (12 women) illegally staying in the state were apprehended in Maharastra's Arnala area in Palghar district, roughly 60 kilometres away from Mumbai.
With the existing support of allies in Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress are assured of winning at least four of the seven seats due to its numerical strength in the Maharashtra Assembly.
Irshad had multiple cases of theft, murder and robbery registered against him in Thane. He was nabbed after the cops laid a trap, following a tip-off that he was planning to rob in the locality.