Magic in Mumbai? Dawood aide helped bldg rise 5 floors in 6 months

Tariq ParveenCrooked developers residents willing to bend the rules and the alleged blessings of a notorious gangsterrsquos henchman thatrsquos all it takes to raise an illegal structure in Maximum City A threestorey building in Dongri went under repair in April but emerged as a structure eight storeys high around six months later The unauthorised development was allegedly backed by Tariq Parveen ndash a close aide of fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim ndash who was deported from Dubai to Mumbai in 2004 for his alleged involvement in the construction of an illegal shopping complex in south MumbaiParveenrsquos association with the eightstorey unauthorised construction near Abdul Rehman Shah Baba Dargah in Dongri is only talked about in hushed tones in the locality While a complaint has been registered with the BMC and the police by Mohammed Hussain Choudhary 36 a social worker from Dharavi no action has been taken against the illegality till dateLeft Before The structure that was 3storyed RightAfter Shot to 8 storeys when doneNo info Ward officerUdaykumar Shiroorkar assistant municipal commissioner of B ward under which Dongri falls said there are seven to eight such threestoreyed buildings in the ward that have been turned into multistorey structures ldquoI cannot comment specifically on the Dongri building and the person behind it as I donrsquot have any information on it But yes we have identified such buildings and in some cases even received complaints about such buildingsrdquo lsquoName being sulliedrsquoParveen denied any association with the Dongri building Oversimplifying the issue of illegal building construction he said there are a large number of structures that are raised beyond permissible limits ldquoOld structures need immediate repair But their occupants often donrsquot have the money to afford the repairs In such cases builders conduct repairs for free But to recover the cost they add extra floorsrdquoHe said he is not tied with any such illegal construction ldquoPeople drag my name into every illegal activity This is done by a section of extortionists I have no connection with themrdquoHe alleged that civic officials let crooked builders have the run of the land and turn a blind eye to illegalities by affluent people ldquoIn many cases builders have violated the rules with impunity and taken up extra FSI But there is no action against the rich When a poor person commits the same offence to maintain hisher shelter the BMC talks of demolishing itrdquo Parveen said Deported in 2004Parveen had fled from jail in early 2000 after his name cropped up in the case of the illegal construction of the SaraSahara shopping complex in Crawford Market The complex was allegedly built at Ibrahimrsquos behest by his younger brother Iqbal Kaskar Both Parveen and Kaskar hid in Dubai While Kaskar was deported in 2003 Parveen was brought back to Mumbai in June 2004 Parveen was also slapped with an extortion case in 2004 for allegedly attempting to extort money from a builder Parveen is currently out on bail in the SaraSahara caseDongri was where Ibrahim cut his teeth in the world of crime The locality is equally feared and abhorred for its continuing notorious association with the underworld PoliceSpeakOn Wednesday the BMC and the Mumbai police met to chalk out plans to demolish illegal structures in Dongri and Pydhonie ldquoWe have worked out a plan to demolish all illegal structures Police protection will be given to civic officials as and when they demand it Those involved in illegal construction activities will not be spared no matter who the people involved arerdquo Pratap Dighavkar additional commissioner of police south region told midday