The reserved plot for the playground, which was originally meant to be 10,000 sqm, is now reduced to a paltry 4,951 sqm due to chunks being squirrelled away over time. The activists say it could instead serve the children from the adjacent school

Call Sherlock Holmes, it’s the case of the disappearing playground. According to information compiled through various RTIs filed by three RTI activists — Robert Wiesinger, Daphne Warapen and Dileep Saptrishi — it has come to light that an open plot reserved for a playground sized 10,350 sqm in the 80s in a prime Khar west locality has shrunk to 4,951 sqm due to various instances of land grabbing over time. According to documents, the latest attempt has allegedly been made by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority that has hired a private developer, Bhavani Construction, to build a 16-storey skyscraper as part of its redevelopment of the area.