Overview

• In an August 25 letter, the NCP (SP) MP cited illegal drinking, traffic congestion and safety risks near two schools and a hospital.
• Mumbai Police said a constable and a Maharashtra Security Force guard are posted outside the outlet from 5 pm to midnight as an interim measure.
• The Breach Candy Residents’ Forum reported that more than 200 people signed a memorandum declaring the shop a public nuisance.
• Owner Manish Pardasani says the store operates within the law, employs two security guards and previously held a housing-society NOC that a new committee disputes.
• No shutdown has been ordered and the State Excise Commissioner declined to comment on the case.