BMC Demolishes Illegal Structures at Shatrughan Sinha’s 8-Storey Juhu Home ‘Ramayan’

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday demolished several illegal structures inside the eight-storey residential building owned by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former minister Shatrughan Sinha in Mumbai's Juhu area.

Mumbai, Jan 9: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday demolished several illegal structures inside the eight-storey residential building owned by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former minister Shatrughan Sinha in Mumbai’s Juhu area. BMC said that notices were served to Sinha after several complaints against illegal extensions in Sinha’s residence ‘Ramayan’ were received over the past few months.

Sinha said that there were minor alterations in his house and that he supported the civic staff in removing them. “Though Sinha replied to our notices, we still found lapses and extensions violating the construction norms. Therefore, we served him another notice last week and demolished the illegal constructions yesterday,” a BMC official said.

He added that Sinha cooperated while the illegal extensions were razed at his home, where he lives with his family.

A BMC official said that several extensions and alterations were made in the house, including two toilets and a pantry in the refuge area, a toilet on the terrace, an office and a ‘pooja’ (prayer) room. While BMC brought down the other illegal extensions, they left the pooja room and gave him time to relocate it. “If he does not remove it, it will also be razed as our work is not over yet,” the official said. He added that a police complaint against Sinha will be filed, as per the prescribed rules.