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3 held for entering Mumbai mall with firearm; police rule out link to PM Modi event
Two people were detained by the Mumbai Police

NEW DELHI: Three men allegedly used a suspicious government identity card to gain entry into Jio World Plaza in Mumbai’s BKC area, forcing their way past mall security while one of them was carrying a firearm, Mumbai Police said.An FIR was registered at BKC Police Station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including those related to impersonation of a public servant and unlawful entry while armed with a weapon.The Crime Branch is conducting further investigation into the incident, which took place on Monday, police said. The weapon was found to be licensed, and three people have been detained.The two arrested accused have been identified as Rohan Premal Parikh, 24, and Dilip Raja Kunde, 49, as cited by ANI. A court has remanded them to police custody until September 11.PM Modi is scheduled to attend the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai, where he will inaugurate the seventh edition of one of the world’s largest and most influential annual fintech conferences.

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The GFF 2026 is scheduled to be held from September 8 to September 11.Since 2020, the GFF has emerged as an international thought-leadership platform, bringing together policymakers, regulators, central banks, financial institutions, fintech companies, technology firms, investors, academia and other global stakeholders to discuss the future of finance.Discussions at the conference will focus on how agentic AI, programmable finance, quantum technologies and other critical and emerging technologies can create trusted, inclusive and measurable outcomes for citizens, enterprises and economies globally.Earlier, PM Modi laid the foundation stones for, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation development projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore in Vadodara.Addressing a public rally in Navsari after the event, PM Modi said the BJP’s long-standing presence in the region had been sustained by its workers’ commitment to service rather than the “pride of power”.

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