Considering the rise of the mafia in these districts, MP Balu Dhanorkar and state minister Vijay Wadettiwar have been suggesting to lift the liquor ban in these regions.

Three people, including two seers, were allegedly lynched by a mob this April.

Venugopal Rao said that the case is a fabricated one and Varavara Rao has been plotted against.

The Maharashtra Police Department reported that 278 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai in the last 48 hours. Positive cases in the state's police department are now at 1666.