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Mumbai: The Sara Sahara shopping complex allegedly owned by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was demolished today by the Brihanmumbai Corporation. The demolition of the seven-storeyed structure began this morning in the presence of a posse of 200 policemen. It was earlier scheduled to take place last week, but was deferred due to the non-availability of sufficient security personnel to monitor the act. The Sara Sahara Shopping Complex, which is located opposite the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market, is spread over 20,000 square metres. The police claim that the complex has been illegally built on land owned by the Central Public Works Department. This revelation came during the tapping of a telephone conversation that Dawood was having with his brother Iqbal Kaskar. The first order to demolish the complex came in 2005, but was stayed on the orders of a court after shopkeepers said they would lose their livelihood. In May 2006, the Supreme Court ordered the structure to be brought down. |
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