Confronted by an opposition, and even some members of the ruling coalition, on the offensive, the chief minister opted for the tried-and-tested yesterday making a few heads roll. As the critical voices reached fever pitch in the state legislature over the issue of the building-collapse calamity in Mumbra, Prithviraj Chavan announced the sacking of the deputy commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation and the area senior police inspector.

Photos: Man-made mayhem shocks Mumbra