Housing society of babus in rule violation row

Patliputra housing society, a residential complex of about 50 bureaucrats and senior police officials located in Andheri, is in a controversy over the alleged misuse of space given to a shopping complex on the same plot.

Patliputra housing society, a residential complex of about 50 bureaucrats and senior police officials located in Andheri, is in a controversy over the alleged misuse of space given to a shopping complex on the same plot. The civic body had lodged a complaint with the Versova police over a year back but no action has been taken yet.

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Ex-chief secretary and currently upa-lokayukta Johny Joseph, home secretary UC Sarangi, MMRDA chief Rahul Asthana, civic chief Subodh Kumar and senior cop Satyapal Singh are among the members of the society, which has two 13-storey residential towers and a shopping complex.

Senior police inspector of Versova police Sharad Borase said the case had not progressed because no BMC official was physically present to lodge the FIR.