The Mumbai mayoral election is delayed. Corporators from BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena are yet to complete their registration. This process is now expected next week. A minimum seven-day notice is required before a special meeting can be called. This means the mayoral and deputy mayoral elections will likely happen after February 10. 
A 46-year-old app cab driver suffered grievous injuries after falling over an exposed water pipeline during road repairs in Borivli East. The incident occurred due to a lack of safety precautions by the road contractor. The driver sustained a fracture and underwent spleen removal. Police have registered an FIR against four individuals and are investigating the matter further. 
Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Awasthi and her husband Vivek Kumar alias Abhishek Kumar Singh Chauhan, have been booked by the Mumbai Police for allegedly cheating a Mumbai-based customs clearance agent of Rs 11.50 crore. 
Pilot Sumit 'Bunny' Kapur, 62, died in a charter plane crash in Baramati alongside Maharashtra's deputy chief minister. Remembered for his warmth and professional precision with 20,000 flight hours, Kapur was a respected examiner. His family, preparing for a wedding, mourns the loss of the 'heart' of their close-knit household. 
A 27-year-old man, Omkar Shinde, has been arrested for allegedly murdering a college teacher, Alok Kumar Singh, during an altercation on a local train at Malad station. Shinde reportedly stabbed Singh with a pair of tongs after being shoved and having his hair pulled. He was apprehended five days after the incident, having been unaware of the victim's death.