Mumbai, Jan. 30 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday seized an illegal scaffold at Shivaji Park and initiated the process of filing a first information report (FIR) against organisers of a sports event for which it was erected. The action was initiated following complaints by the Shivaji Park Advanced Locality Management (ALM). "We have begun criminal proceedings against the event manager. The structure has been seized, and cranes have been requisitioned to dismantle it," said Vinayak Vispute, ward officer, G North Ward. The scaffold will be removed once the cranes arrive, Vispute said. Members of the Shivaji Park ALM noticed the unauthorised structure being erected on January 27, without any permission from the BMC or the urban development department. According to a Maharashtra government resolution (GR) dated January 20, 2016, Shivaji Park is a silent zone, designated primarily for sports and recreational activities. The ground can be used for large scale political, religious, and national events mentioned in the GR for a maximum of 45 days in a year, with prior approval from the urban development department. Alarmed by the massive size of the scaffold and safety implications, ALM members immediately alerted civic officials. "After repeated calls to officials received no response, we submitted a written complaint. Only then did the authorities act," said Prakash Belwade, an ALM representative. The incident has raised serious questions about how such a massive structure could come up in a prominent public space without prior clearance or oversight, residents of the area said. "Shivaji Park is a sensitive, high-footfall area. If such structures can be raised unnoticed, it points to a larger failure of monitoring," Belwade said.Ashish Chavan, organiser of the sports event, was unavailable for comment....