BMC to move court against Shahid Kapoor for breeding mosquitoes

September 17, 2016 17:52

A day after serving notice to Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor over mosquito-breeding spots at his residential premises, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will file a case against him for not abiding by its rules.

The BMC's insecticide team found breeding spots of aedes aegypti mosquito (which can spread dengue, chikungunya among other illnesses) in the actor's private swimming pool at his residence in Juhu Tara Road area.

BMC's Executive Health officer Padmaja Keskar said "I have asked the legal department to file a court case against the actor for his negligence. The case would be filed in a day or two."

The civic body on Friday served a notice to Shahid Kapoor under Section 381-B of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, seeking his explanation.

"We are not going to wait for the actor's response to our notice. We are moving ahead for action (such as collection of fine) against him and would file a court case," she said.

Keskar said not only the filmstar, court cases are also being filed against all those whose premises were found housing mosquito-breeding spots.

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