BMC wakes up, razes Sunil Shitap’s illegal godown
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has risen up to take action against illegal constructions by Shiv Sena strongman Sunil Shitap. The N ward, on Friday, demolished Shitap’s illegally constructed godown in Altaf Nagar on Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road (AGLR) after receiving a court order. The city civil court, five to six years ago, had already given a stay order for any construction by Shitap in Altaf nagar, and the locals had complained to BMC about this.
Shitap is currently in police custody in connection with the collapse of Sai Siddhi building in Ghatkopar that claimed 17 lives. Turn to P6
A letter written by a local activist to BMC’s Chief Engineer Vigilance Department on January 5, 2017 (which is in DNA’s possession) states that even after court’s stay orders on three illegal structures in Altaf Nagar on AGLR, the structures were rented out. It requested BMC to seal the property till the final court’s orders. However, BMC turned a blind eye to the complaint, say complainants.
Shitap allegedly had his eye on another plot on LBS road in Gangawadi. He approached the city civil court to protest against the stay on construction in Gangawadi, and on February 2016, the court ruled in Shitap’s favour as …read more
