Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) A man was detained on Thursday after a knife was found in his bag when he was entering Mantralaya, the Maharashtra secretariat complex in south Mumbai, a police official said.

The man, who is being questioned at present, is from Umarga tehsil in Osmanabad district, he said.

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"While entering the new administrative building of Mantralaya in the afternoon for some work, his bag was scanned and a knife was found inside. Police personnel at the site detained him and he is being questioned about why he was in possession of a knife," the official said.

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