The BMC has finally served a demolition notice to Auris Serenity, the tallest society in Malad, over an illegal office constructed on the society premises. The civic body conducted an investigation into  the matter after mid-day, in a series of reports, highlighted how the society chairman Sonu Jalan and the committee had misused society funds to the tune of Rs 46 lakh to illegally construct an office in the society. The BMC has, in its notice dated October 31, given the society a month’s time to pull down the office.

Residents of Auris Serenity Tower-1 had complained against Jalan, a top bookie who is said to have close connections with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Slum Rehabilitation Authority and Malad police. In their complaint, they had stated that apart from misusing the society’s funds, Jalan also threatened society members with his underworld connections. Malad police are yet to register a case in the matter while the SRA conducted an investigation and gave Jalan a clean chit.