Mumbai police arrested MNS functionary Ganesh Chukkal on October 2 in a Powai property-forgery investigation, The Times of India reported. A court granted police custody until October 5.

Police allege forged signatures were used to change a three-year lease into a thirty-year document. TV9 Marathi reported that Chukkal had previously denied related allegations.

The investigation continues; remand is not a finding of guilt.