Allegations regarding the illegal removal of underground cable wires of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Mumbai’s western suburbs were raised in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session on Tuesday (March 10). However, the state government clarified that no such specific case, as mentioned in the question, has been registered with the city police.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Sunil Prabhu (Dindoshi) had asked whether an unidentified gang had used JCB machines at night to dig up municipal roads between Andheri, Jogeshwari, Dahisar and Magathane and illegally remove MTNL cable wires laid beneath the roads. According to the question, the cables were allegedly sold, resulting in a fraud worth crores of rupees. It also sought to know whether cases had been registered around December 10, 2025 at Oshiwara, Versova, Charkop and Dahisar police stations.