A report in this paper cited how a diamond trader and his wife got the scare of their lives when a huge portion of their kitchen ceiling came crashing down, narrowly missing their eight-year-old daughter. Furious, the diamond trader got a First Information Report (FIR) filed at Malabar Hill police station against the owner of the flat above, and the contractor who was conducting repairs at the flat in a Walkeshwar building.

The trader claimed that the owner above had stripped all the flooring of his flat above and has not taken any safety precautions. He also said that several beams and columns were removed without consulting a structural engineer. The flat owner above has denied all charges and said that permissions have been taken for the work. The building secretary claimed he did not know anything.