The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) is demolishing unauthorised alterations made on the city-based bar that was visited by the primary accused within the BMW hit-and-run case hours earlier than he allegedly took the wheel of the automotive concerned within the crash that killed a girl, officers mentioned.
The institution – Vice-World Tapas Bar – towards which the motion was being taken, is positioned in Juhu suburb.
The BMW automotive pushed by principal accused Mihir Shah allegedly rammed right into a two-wheeler from behind in Worli space of south-central Mumbai on Sunday morning, ensuing within the demise of Kaveri Nakhwa (45), who was using pillion, whereas her husband Pradeep survived with accidents, police have mentioned.
In response to them, Kaveri Nakhwa was dragged for round 1.5 km by the dashing automotive earlier than Mihir pulled it over, swapped the seat along with his driver, and fled in one other car.
Mihir Shah was arrested on Tuesday.
A civic official mentioned the BMC’s Okay-West ward workplace crew reached the Vice-World Tapas Bar this morning and began demolishing a number of the extra alterations made contained in the institution.
The civic physique had carried out an inspection of the bar on Tuesday to examine if any unauthorised additions and alterations had been made there. Detailed measurements had been taken on the bar in the course of the inspection, the official mentioned.
The bar was given a discover earlier than the demolition course of started, he mentioned.
Earlier, the state Excise Division sealed the bar. It was visited by Mihir Shah and his buddies on Saturday night time, hours earlier than he allegedly took the wheel of the automotive concerned within the crash.
The bar supervisor had served arduous liquor to Mihir, who’s but to finish 24 years of age, violating Maharashtra’s authorized ingesting age of 25, an excise division official earlier mentioned.
The motion to seal the bar was taken on the orders of the district collector for violation of guidelines, he added.
Mihir Shah’s father, Rajesh Shah, is a pacesetter of the ruling Shiv Sena.
