Mumbai, May 31 -- Police arrested a builder for allegedly using fake regulatory approvals for erecting a seven-storey residential building Shiv Aradhana located in the Kopar area of Dombivli West of neighbouring Kalyan city, an official said today.

The accused, identified as Prafull Gore, was arrested following a complaint lodged by an official of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).

Gore had allegedly forged documents and fake regulatory approvals for the construction of the buildingAccording to police, the structure was constructed illegally with the help of forged documents, including a fake Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) certificate.

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