Authorities have initiated legal proceedings against eight individuals in Navi Mumbai for neglecting to adhere to the legal requirement of informing police about tenants occupying their flats or houses, according to an official statement.

An FIR has been lodged under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) against these eight individuals who had leased out their residences in Ulwe, stated the official from the NRI police station in Belapur.