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Exclusive: Demolish Dawood-backed illegal structures in Bhendi Bazaar

As Minister Prakash Mehta orders probe, Demolition Man G Khairnar says there are over 4,000 illegal buildings in Bhendi Bazar but no action will be taken as Dawood Ibrahim still holds sway in the area

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Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar at the site of the crash on Pakmodia Street. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar
Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar at the site of the crash on Pakmodia Street. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar

For Mumbai, D-Company might as well stand for 'Disaster Company'. Thousands of buildings across the city are on the verge of collapse, but the authorities don't dare to touch them because they were built with the blessing of Dawood Ibrahim's gang, warns BMC's 'Demolition Man', G R Khairnar, a former deputy municipal commissioner.

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