Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Mumbai: Company Phone of MLA Dilip Lande's Social Media Handler Stolen; Police Investigate
A woman who manages social media for a politician in Mumbai had her work phone stolen.
The phone was given to her by her company for managing the politician's accounts.
She took it home one evening and put it in her bag.
The next day, during a Diwali celebration at her office, she discovered the phone was gone from her bag.
She told the police, and they have started an investigation to find the phone and the person who took it.
A mobile phone belonging to Mayuri Suresh Shinde, social media handler for MLA Dilip Bhausaheb Lande, was allegedly stolen.
The phone was company-issued by Probity Software Pvt. Ltd. for managing the MLA's social media accounts.
The phone disappeared from Shinde's handbag between the evening of October 20 and October 21.
Shinde discovered the phone missing while attending a Laxmi Pujan celebration at her office.
Deonar Police have registered a case against unknown persons and launched an investigation.
- Who
- Mayuri Suresh Shinde, social media handler for MLA Dilip Lande
- What
- A company-issued mobile phone used for managing MLA Dilip Lande's social media accounts was stolen.
- When
- Discovered missing on October 21, likely stolen on October 20.
- Where
- Ganga Wadi, Gopal Bhavan, LBS Marg, Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai.
- Why
- The phone was stolen during Diwali preparations while it was in the complainant's handbag.
- Complainant
- Mayuri Suresh Shinde (26)
- Alleged Victim
- MLA Dilip Bhausaheb Lande (indirectly, via social media handler)
- Stolen Item
- Company-issued Nokia C32 mobile phone
- Location of Incident
- Ganga Wadi, Gopal Bhavan, LBS Marg, Ghatkopar (West)
- Date of Incident
- October 21 (discovered missing)
- Police Station
- Deonar Police Station
- Legal Section
- Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Section 303(2)