Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Mahatma Phule Documentary File Missing from Mantralaya
A very important file about making a movie on Mahatma Jyotiba Phule disappeared from a government office in Mumbai.
A man named Sagar Namdev Kamble noticed that the file he was working on was actually a copy, not the original.
He asked his colleagues, but they said they were working on the copy and attaching new documents.
After a search, the original file couldn't be found.
The file had important documents from 2017 to 2020.
The police are now investigating to find out what happened to the file and who might have taken it.
A government file related to a documentary on Mahatma Jyotiba Phule went missing from Mantralaya in Mumbai.
The incident was discovered on October 28, 2025, by Sagar Namdev Kamble, a Senior Assistant Director at DGIPR.
The original file was replaced with a photocopy, and important documents from 2017 to 2020 were missing.
An FIR was registered against unknown persons on November 14, 2025, for allegedly destroying or disposing of the original file.
The Marine Drive Police have initiated an investigation to determine how the file disappeared and who had access to it.
- Who
- Sagar Namdev Kamble, Senior Assistant Director at DGIPR
- What
- A government file related to a documentary proposal on Mahatma Jyotiba Phule went missing
- When
- The incident was discovered on October 28, 2025, and the FIR was registered on November 14, 2025
- Where
- Mantralaya, Mumbai
- Why
- The reason for the file's disappearance is under investigation, with suspicions of tampering or destruction of official records
- Location
- Mantralaya, Mumbai
- Date of Incident
- October 28, 2025
- File Content
- Proposal for a documentary on Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
- Missing Period
- January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020
- Complainant
- Sagar Namdev Kamble, Senior Assistant Director at DGIPR
- Police Action
- FIR registered against unknown persons
- Investigating Authority
- Marine Drive Police