# BMC demolishes luxury flats linked to Maharashtra politicians 2026-08-24T20:47:10+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) began demolishing unauthorised alterations at Rustomjee Crown, a luxury project in Mumbai's Prabhadevi, on Monday. It demolished encroachments in eight flats in the B wing and said the action would continue for four days, covering all 128 flats under notice. The civic body had issued notices over residents incorporating common areas near lifts into their apartments. Several of the flats are linked to Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Sanjay Rathod and his wife, former minister Deepak Kesarkar, and Samadhan Sarvankar, son of MLA Sada Sarvankar. Civic activist Santosh Daundkar said he had complained in November 2025, but over 100 notices issued in July 2025 had not led to action. He estimated the encroached space was worth about Rs 2.5 crore per flat, totalling roughly Rs 250 crore. Activist-advocate YP Singh welcomed the demolition but called for further investigation. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The demolition itself is the headline fact, but the coverage splits on what drove the delay. The NDTV report leads with the flats linked to politicians and the scale, 128 flats. Livemint foregrounds the activist's earlier complaint that 100-plus notices issued in July 2025 got no action until now, implying political protection delayed enforcement. NDTV omits that timeline of inaction entirely. The balanced reading is that the BMC is now acting on violations that were flagged months ago, the question is whether the four-day drive will cover all 128 flats or stop at the eight demolished on day one. The activist has called for a further inquiry. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral - ndtv.com (neutral report) Leads with politician and business links, omits delay timeline - livemint.com (government critical) Foregrounds activist complaint and inaction on earlier notices This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-25T06:16:49+00:00. Tags: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Rustomjee Crown Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-rustomjee-crown-demolition-begins-128-luxury-flats-targeted/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-rustomjee-crown-demolition-begins-128-luxury-flats-targeted/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/