MUMBAI : The late night tragedy in central Mumbai’s Kamala Mills complex that led to 14 deaths, mostly of them young women at a rooftop pub, has led the government to order a crackdown on similar structures across the city.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had been ordered to carry out a city-wide safety audit of such places that have been given permissions by the civic body. Illegal structures would be demolished "on a war footing", he said.
Five officials of the civic body including health and fire department officials have been suspended pending the outcome of a detailed inquiry, he announced after visiting the sprawling complex, once an industrial area, which evolved into maze of restaurants, pubs and offices over the years.
