Kangana Ranaut Seeks Rs 2 Crore Damages For Demolition At Mumbai Office

Actor Kangana Ranaut has sought a compensation of Rs 2 crore from Mumbai's municipal agency for "illegal" demolition of a part of her office in the financial and entertainment capital of the country, where real estate is among the world's most expensive.

Ms Ranaut had approached the Bombay High Court while the Brihanmumbai Municipal

Corporation or BMC was tearing down the walls at Manikarnika Films, her movie production house in Bandra, after which the court ordered the BMC to stop demolishing it. The BMC had listed 14 "violations" at her office, which included a toilet apparently built in space marked for a kitchen and an office set up in an area meant for a toilet.

Ms Ranaut added her claim for Rs 2 crore in damages in an amended petition filed with the Bombay High Court, news agency PTI reported. In the amended petition, she said the demolition work was a direct result of her comments against the Maharashtra government.