MUMBAI: After Bombay high court refused to give relief to actor Sonu Sood, police have told BMC to record its statement to register an FIR against him. Police said they had begun preliminary investigations and would register an FIR. Sood had moved Supreme Court challenging the HC order.
BMC had filed a police complaint against Sood for allegedly converting a six-storey residential building in Juhu into a hotel without permission. It had told Juhu police to take cognisance of the offence under Maharashtra Region and Town Planning (MRTP) Act for unauthorised additions, alterations and change of user. In a letter to BMC’s K-West ward, Juhu police told BMC to send its engineer to record its statement so that police can register an FIR.
“We have sent a detailed complaint to police. The engineer is down with Covid-19 now but we will cooperate and coordinate with police,” said Vishwas Mote, assistant municipal commissioner, K-West ward.
“We have begun preliminary investigations and written to BMC to send its engineer to record his statement. Once that is done we will register the FIR,” a senior police official said.
Activist Ganesh Kusmulu, who had filed a complaint with Lok Ayukta, said that the police must register an FIR. Chaitanya Marpakwar