Archive · 23 Jan 2026
NCP MLA’s Nephew Dies in Jail
A man named Harish Daroda, who was the nephew of an NCP MLA, died in a hospital in Mumbai.
He was in jail because he was accused of stealing a lot of rice worth Rs 16 crore.
The rice was supposed to be bought by the government for a program to help tribal people.
Harish was the president of a cooperative society and was accused of making fake bills to cheat the government.
He was arrested in December 2025 and was in jail in Kalyan.
His health got worse in jail, and he was taken to the hospital where he died of a heart attack.
Harish Daroda, nephew of NCP MLA Daulat Daroda, died of a heart attack in JJ Hospital, Mumbai.
He was arrested on December 9, 2025, for alleged involvement in a Rs 16 crore rice procurement scam.
The scam involved embezzling nearly 5,000 quintals of rice from the Sakadbav procurement centre in Shahapur taluka.
Daroda was the president of Sakadbav Adivasi Various Executive Cooperative Society and accused of generating false invoices.
He had been absconding since the case was registered in 2023 before his arrest last month.
- Who
- Harish alias Bhau Daroda, nephew of Shahapur’s NCP MLA Daulat Daroda
- What
- Death due to heart attack in jail
- When
- January 23, 2026
- Where
- JJ Hospital in Mumbai
- Why
- Arrested for alleged involvement in a multi-crore rice procurement scam
- Deceased
- Harish alias Bhau Daroda
- Relation to MLA
- Nephew of Shahapur’s NCP MLA Daulat Daroda
- Arrest Date
- December 9, 2025
- Jail
- Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan
- Cause of Death
- Heart attack
- Hospital
- JJ Hospital in Mumbai
- Scam Amount
- Rs 16 crore
- Rice Embezzled
- 5,000 quintals
