Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials shut the eatery operating from the rear of a mobile toilet for women in Fort on Thursday night, hours after mid-day began looking into why the shop was functioning in the absence of approvals, permissions, or licences.

This reporter last spoke to MLA Rahul Narwekar, as his name had cropped up in the matter, around 6.12 pm on Thursday, and civic officials took action less than two hours later. The following day, the eatery was closed, and staff could be seen vacating the premises with perishable raw material.