BMC razes illegal alterations in bar visited by accused Mihir Shah before crash

A civic official said the BMC’s K-West ward office team reached the Vice-Global Tapas Bar on Wednesday morning and started demolishing some of the additional alterations made inside the establishment.The civic body had conducted an inspection of the bar on Tuesday to check if any unauthorised additions and alterations were made there.Detailed measurements were taken at the bar during the inspection, the official said.The bar was given a notice before the demolition process began, he said. Earlier, the state Excise Department sealed the bar.It was visited by Mihir Shah and his friends on Saturday night, hours before he allegedly took the wheel of the car involved in the crash.The bar manager had served hard liquor to Mihir, who is yet to complete 24 years of age, violating Maharashtra’s legal drinking age of 25, an excise department official earlier said.The action to seal the bar was taken on the orders of the district collector for violation of rules, he added.Mihir Shah’s father, Rajesh Shah, is a leader of the ruling Shiv Sena.



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