Illegal billboard owner Bhavesh Bhide has beeen arrested by the Mumbai Polive Crime Branch on Thursday, May 16. Bhide has been arrested from Udaipur and is being brought to Mumbai. Bhavesh Bhides company put up the giant billboard whose collapse in an unexpected dust storm in Mumbai claimed 16 lives on Monday.16 people died16 people died in the Ghatkopar accident. NDRF rescue operation has stopped. The work of removing debris is going on. Police investigation has revealed that the hoarding installed near the petrol pump was illegal. BMC had given permission to put up hoardings of 40 by 40 feet only, but the size of the hoarding was 120 by 120 feet. This hoarding was put up by Bhavesh Bhides advertising company EGO Media.Bhavesh Bhide contested electionBhavesh Bhide had also contested the assembly elections as an independent candidate from Mulund constituency in 2009. Bhavesh had said in his affidavit given to the Election Commission that 23 cases were registered against him, which included violation of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, check bounce and other cases. According to the information, Bhavesh is out on bail in the rape case. He has been fined 21 times for illegal hoardings. BMC officials said that the hoarding was put up on the Eastern Express Highway connecting Mumbai to Thane. Other hoardings were also put up near it. All these hoardings were installed at a distance of 100 to 150 meters from each other. BMC is also working to remove all the remaining hoardings.Rape case registered against BhaveshBhavesh Bhide is the owner of EGO Media Company. There is even a rape case registered against Bhavesh. According to the information, Bhavesh Bhinde had received many contracts from Indian Railways and BMC for installing hoardings and banners over the years. Bhide has violated the rules of both the bodies many times. He and other people of his company were also made accused in many cases of cutting trees, but still ignoring the rules, huge hoardings were put up.
