Comedian Kapil Sharma was issued stop-work notice for unauthorised construction, claims BMC

After actor and comedian Kapil Sharma tweeted this morning stating that he was asked to pay Rs. 5 lakhs as bribe by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) for making an office in the city it has come to light that unauthorized construction done by the actor in his property at Andheri in July this year has been demolished by the civic body on August 4.

BMC local ward office -K-west, has claimed that the actor was issued a stop work notice for his ground plus one storied structure at Andheri -west where he had build an additional second floor and also extended the rear side of the ground floor in July this year. The K west assistant municipal commissioner Parag Masurkar told TOI, "The stop work notice was given for the unauthorised horizontal extension to the existing ground plus one storied structure. On August 4 after receiving no reply from the actor the same was demolished."

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In a tweet put out today from his official handle the actor said, "I am paying 15 cr income tax from last 5 year n still i have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office @narendramodi."

BMC chief engineer-vigilance, Manohar Pawar has said the actor would need to provide them with additional details on the matter. "He must have made these allegations with some base hence we need him to provide us with all the evidence he might have and the name of the official . Depending on the same action would be initiated," said Pawar.

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