The ‘Curlies’ restaurant is situated on Goa’s well-known Anjuna seaside.
Panaji:
The Goa authorities on Friday morning started demolishing the controversial restaurant at Anjuna in North Goa linked to the demise of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party chief Sonali Phogat for violating the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, an official mentioned.
The restaurant, ‘Curlies’, situated on Goa’s well-known Anjuna seaside, was in information just lately after Phogat was discovered partying on the outlet hours earlier than her demise. Its proprietor Edwin Nunes was among the many 5 individuals arrested within the Phogat demise case and he was later granted bail.
“The demolition squad of the district administration along with Anjuna police personnel arrived at the beach around 7.30 am to demolish the restaurant that was built in ‘no development zone’ in violation of the CRZ norms,” the official mentioned.
The motion in opposition to the restaurant was initiated after its proprietor did not get any respite from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in opposition to the 2016 demolition order of the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA).
The case was heard on September 6 by the NGT bench chaired by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel. The bench had upheld the order of GCZMA disposing of the petition filed by the restaurant administration.
On Thursday, the district administration issued a discover asking its demolition squad to raze the construction on Friday. Deputy collector of Mapusa sub division Gurudas S T Desai had issued the discover.
According to police, Phogat, a former TikTook star and contestant on the truth present ‘Bigg Boss’, was allegedly drugged on the restaurant earlier than her demise on August 23.
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