Mumbai News in Photos: Top stories on April 5, 2021

On Monday, 9,857 people tested positive for the virus in the maximum city, taking the total caseload reached 4,62,302. As many as 21 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. Photo: KK Choudhary/BCCL

After Anil Deshmukh tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Dilip-Walse Patil has been named as the new Home Minister of Maharashtra.

A day after the state government-imposed restrictions on public places due to a surge in cases, Growel Mall wore a deserted look. Photo: Uma Kadam/BCCL

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday afternoon after the Bombay High Court ordered of preliminary inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Photo: ANI

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday said that Dharavi recorded 47 new COVID-19 cases. The total number of positive cases in Dharavi now stands at 5,238. Photo: KK Choudhary/BCCL

TOI photojournalist captures ration shop workers while carrying gunny bags filled with food grains amid imposition of stricter measures to curb the spread of the virus. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

The Ghatkopar metro which is a busy juncture and always buzzing with the crowd wore a deserted look on Monday. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

While Mumbai is under the attack of the COVID-19 virus, the city looked beautiful with Peltophorum flowers blooming all over the city. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

A board outside the restaurant displays a new schedule following restrictions imposed by the state government. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

Passengers were seen flouting COVID norms as they boarded the BEST bus on Monday in Ghatkopar. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

A careless biker was seen riding without a mask and helmet, flouting safety norms and COVID protocols amidst the surge in cases. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

Devotees pray from outside a temple in Bhandup following COVID restrictions. Photo: Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

Malls in the city will remain shut from Monday after 8 pm till April 30 due to increasing COVID cases in Mumbai. Photo. KK Choudhary/BCCL

The Jumbo Vaccination Centre ESIC Hospital in Vashi saw fewer citizens for vaccination on Monday. Photo: KK Choudhary/BCCL

As prohibitory orders and restrictions under Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) are set to come into effect from Monday evening, a large number of people were seen thronging the Dadar market in the morning, violating all COVID-19 rules. Several vendors as well as buyers were also spotted without wearing masks. Reuters photos

On Monday morning, office-goers were seen flouting all social distancing norms to get inside a BEST bus in Mumbai. Even after the city reported over 11,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, people seemed less bothered about it and rushed in to get a seat on the bus. AP Photo

As stricter restrictions and prohibitory orders are all set to be enforced from Monday evening, Mumbai's iconic Gateway of India, which is usually bustling with a crowd, was seen rather deserted. A lone cop was spotted doing his duty to protect the Mumbaikars from contracting the virus, under the scorching sun. AP Photo

Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to start a preliminary inquiry within 15 days into corruption allegations against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. The court was hearing a plea of the petitioner Dr Jaishri Patil regarding the matter. Photo: BCCL

Sandhya Doshi from Shiv Sena was elected as the new chairperson of BMC's education committee (2021-2022) on Monday after winning 13 votes. In the election which was conducted in the BMC headquarters, Doshi's rival Pankaj Yadav (BJP) received nine votes, while Asha Suresh Koparkar (Congress) withdrew her candidature within the stipulated period.