The Maharashtra government has stated that expenditure details presented by Rohit Arya, the man who held 19 people hostage at a Powai acting studio on Thursday before being killed in a police operation, were “vague and exaggerated”, adding that his proposed projects lacked technical clarity and proper documentation.

According to official documents, Arya’s media firm Apsara Media Entertainment Network had launched the Swachhta Monitor initiative under the “Let’s Change” project, initially approved through a government resolution dated September 27, 2022. The state also cleared a follow-up proposal on June 30, 2023, and disbursed Rs 9.9 lakh for the first phase of the campaign.

Later, in 2023-24, the education department sanctioned Rs 2 crore under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Shala, Sundar Sha

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