This is a case, which accentuates the possible political nexus behind illegal constructions and the systematic destruction of vast swathes of natural habitat in the city. MiD DAY has in its possession copies of five sanctions for prosecution under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act and an FIR against Kartik Shetty, district vice-president of Congress (North Mumbai), for flouting the very rules he is expected to uphold. The prosecution sanctions, under section 152 of MRTP Act 1966, have been filed in the last two years — the latest being in the last week of February. They pertain to illegal land development and land filling, without requisite permissions from concerned government bodies.

Power trip: Kartik Shetty claimed to be owner of the plot on the basis of an electricity bill. That, when verified by the power firm, was termed forged.