MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has lodged an
FIR
against a private contractor for allegedly constructing illegal structures in suburban
Kalina
, police said on Saturday.
The
BMC
's H/East ward on Friday lodged an FIR against private contractor
Chandrakant Pawar for illegal constructions in Kalina, an official from Vakola police said.
"Pawar violated the Mumbai Regional Town Planning (MRTP) Act by building illegal additions to a tenement called
Grace House
in Kalina's
Sundarnagar
locality," senior inspector from Vakola police station Kailash Awhad.
The illegal first floor of the tenement, which is currently occupied, has been demolished thrice and constructed again in the last six months, he said.
No arrest has been made in this regard, and further probe is underway, he added.
Meanwhile, a BMC official said the civic body had received several complaints against from local NGOs and residents of the area, following which the FIR was lodged under MRTP Act.