According to police, the BKC Police Station has named the project manager and the administrative head of the construction firm in the latest FIR registered under Section 285 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with danger or obstruction in a public way or line of navigation. However, none of the accused individuals has been arrested so far, and the investigation remains ongoing.
The fresh case was registered after multiple videos showing the road blockage circulated widely on social media, drawing public attention to the issue. Authorities stated that construction machinery and related equipment had caused a major obstruction on the crucial link road.
Last week, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) imposed a penalty of Rs 2 lakh on the construction company for damaging and blocking the roadway. Officials said the company failed to take corrective action despite the MMRDA raising concerns and directing it to remove the obstructions from the road.
This marks the second FIR filed against the same construction company in connection with the matter. The earlier FIR had named only the crane operator allegedly involved in creating the obstruction.
Police officials confirmed that no arrests have been made in either case, although inquiries and investigations are continuing.
In a separate incident earlier in April, tension prevailed at Sion Hospital after relatives of a 55-year-old labourer refused to accept his body following his death during treatment. The deceased, identified as Kalim Shaikh, had been working at a construction project in CGS Colony, GTB Nagar, when the incident occurred.
Shaikh’s distant relatives residing in Mumbai declined to take custody of the body and demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. His son arrived from Delhi on Saturday afternoon and subsequently consented to a post-mortem examination after an FIR was registered against supervisors at the construction site.
Questioning the response of the builder’s staff following the incident, Shaikh’s nephew alleged that company employees contacted family members before seeking emergency medical assistance or informing the police.
“The builder’s employees had first called us after the incident happened instead of calling an ambulance or the police for help. He may have survived if care had been provided to him rather than trying to manipulate and settle things by calling us first,” the nephew said.
The two incidents have intensified scrutiny of safety practices and accountability within Mumbai’s construction sector, with police investigations continuing into both matters as authorities examine allegations of public obstruction and negligence.
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