Illegal constructions of Kapil Sharma, Irrfan Khan flats to be razed

Mumbai: The BMC will demolish unauthorized constructions at actors Kapil Sharma and Irrfan Khan’s Goregaon flats. The action comes a week after an FIR was filed against them and other building residents at Oshiwara police station.
Senior civic officials said they were waiting for police to complete the panchnama before taking action. Unauthorized work in the highrise included merger of elevation features, ducts, common passage and part podium for parking.An official said the BMC P-south office had filed a police complaint in June about the tower having many unauthorized alterations in June.
A senior BMC official said following a police complaint about unauthorised alterations in flats in the Goregaon building of actors Kapil Sharma and Irrfan Khan, notices were served on the residents. However, the civic body reportedly got no response.
An FIR was filed against Kapil and Irrfan for unauthorized work in their ninth and fifth floor flats in DLH Enclave on September 12. The FIR mentioned five flat-owners, including the actors, and the builder, Dev Land & Housing. The FIR, registered by ward sub-engineer Abhay Jagtap, booked the flat-owners and builder under Section 53 (7) of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966. The section deals with prosecuting flat-owners for not complying with notices against unauthorised constructions. Conviction under the section invites a jail term varying from one month to three years, and a fine of Rs2,000-5,000.
Municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta said they were waiting for the police to complete their process before taking action. “We will following due process and take further action,” Mehta added.
Meanwhile, the BMC is still awaiting a reply from Kapil on his bribery allegations. Mehta said that they had assured the actor that the identity of the official would be kept confidential. “But we are yet to receive details from him,” said Mehta. It is learned that Mehta conducted an inquiry to ascertain if Kapil’s allegations were true but no strong case was found, so no parallel probe has been initiated yet.