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Mumbai housing survey follows allegations over residents' nationality

Residents reject claims that they are Bangladeshi as housing officials check ownership and occupancy documents at the Swapnamurti building.

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0:00Residents reject the Bangladeshi nationality claim, citing Maharashtra origins and saying their paperwork has been submitted.
0:25Housing chief Milind Borikar says the survey checks original ownership, current occupants and supporting legal documents.
0:47Minister Pankaj Bhoyar says complaints have been received and an investigation meeting is scheduled for November 17.
1:11Officials inspect residential units with clipboards and check occupants' paperwork.

Officials carrying clipboards inspect flats and check paperwork at Mumbai's Swapnamurti building, following allegations that Bangladeshi nationals are occupying government-scheme housing using false documents. India's Zee News reports that the allegations have prompted an investigation, while residents shown in the report reject the nationality claims.

The accusations come from Kirit Somaiya, a Bharatiya Janata Party politician and former member of India's lower house of Parliament. According to the report's description, the flats were originally allotted to economically disadvantaged Hindu beneficiaries. That account, and the allegations about the current occupants, remain distinct from what officials have established.

At the beginning of the footage, a resident says he is from Rajapur and his wife is from Ratnagiri, both in Maharashtra. She says they have submitted all their housing paperwork to the authorities.

Milind Borikar, identified as the housing authority's chief executive, describes a survey examining who originally owned the flats, who occupies them and what documents support those arrangements. He mentions rental agreements and powers of attorney. MHADA, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, is the state agency responsible for housing schemes.

The video's title describes the occupants as Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis, but the report presents allegations, residents' denials and an ongoing document check, not a finding establishing those identities or unlawful occupation.

Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Pankaj Bhoyar says complaints have been received and that Somaiya contacted him. He says a meeting concerning the investigation is scheduled for November 17.