A notice has been issued by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) to demolish the illegal construction of a controversial bungalow owned by the suspended Town Planning Officer (TPO) Mansukh Sagathia, who is currently in jail facing charges of human-caused fires, falsifying government records, and possessing ₹27 crore in unaccounted cash and properties.

The notice was issued under Section 260(1) of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (GPMC Act) for demolishing an 18 sqm illegal construction in the bungalow, which was built in violation of building plans.

The bungalow, which is officially registered under the name of Bhavana Sadiya on municipal records, is located in Anamika Society-6 on University Road.

City Engineer Kuntesh Mehta of the West Zone stated that if the illegal construction is not demolished voluntarily, it will be taken down under police supervision. As the construction is new, it cannot be regularised under the Impact Fee Act.

Notably, when Sagathiya was arrested, there were complaints from residents about his illegal construction at this site, but the municipal corporation had not taken action at that time.

City Engineer Mehta was previously an Assistant to Sagathiya when he was assistant TPO.

Sagathiya, who was appointed as TPO by the ruling BJP, served in this important position for ten years. 

After the Rajkot TRP Game Zone tragedy, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) booked Sagathiya over the illegal construction of the Rajkot TRP Game Zone.

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