The Mumbai police will initiate the process of recovering Rs 2 crore worth of damages for the August 11 violence and vandalism at Azad Maidan. The police will submit a formal request to the district collector, Mumbai, asking him to recover damages from the organisers of the protest rally, which turned violent and led to the deaths of two, in addition to scores of injuries and the destruction of property.
Under Section 51 of the Bombay Police Act, they will ask the district collector to recover damages from the organisers in the form of outstanding taxes on their property. If they fail to pay the additional tax, their property could be seized.
Though the organisers have been held responsible as far as compensation is concerned, police sources said that a number of people arrested for the violence could also be held personally liable.
Yesterday, a court grated bail to 14 people arrested for the violence that day.
The police have not yet formally named the Raza Academy, which organised the rally, as liable for damages, though they are expected to do so in the next few days.
According to police estimates, three outdoor broadcasting vans, three police vans and five motor cycles were torched in the riot. Another 50 BEST buses, six police jeeps, three police cars and four police vans were damaged, some of them completely. Nearly 50 people, including 40 policemen, were also injured. The BMC has also said that it incurred a loss of Rs 3 lakh after rioters desecrated the Amar Jawan Jyoti.
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