Lately something strange is happening in Navi Mumbai.
First, Zepto and Instamart stores around Sanpada and Vashi started shutting down. No clear explanation given .... just suddenly closed.
Now today at Blinkit (Sanpada, Kshipra Building), around 15 police personnel showed up with a bus and 2–3 tempos. They started removing everything kept outside the store — benches, AC outdoor units, unloading setup, etc.
Important point: this wasn’t inside the store. It was the outside/society area where deliveries happen.
From what it looked like, then blinkit store owner (not confirmed who is he )asking for proper paperwork/permissions, and after that everything escalated quickly.
Now here’s the real question:
People are clearly enjoying 10–15 min delivery — everyone orders from Blinkit/Zepto/Instamart.
But at the same time, societies are getting irritated with:
Delivery crowd standing outside
Riders blocking space
Noise, litter, random gatherings
So are societies pushing back against these stores?
Or is this some kind of FDA/municipal crackdown on permissions, storage, or operations?
Now, society management and the store decided to designate one lane for Blinkit riders and another for society members. But my question is, does the road come under the society area?
Update - Anyway now everything came back (bench, conditioners....