Minutes after the hoarding collapse at Ghatkopar, which killed 17 people and injured many, the BMC, initially silent for several years, assuming the land belonged to the Railways, took action. They issued a notice to Ego Media Private Limited, the accused company, demanding a penalty of R6.5 crore for the illegal hoarding placed in their jurisdiction. The SIT has questioned the engineer of the N Ward, the licensee officer, and a few clerks but has not received satisfactory answers so far.

According to the SIT, several statements regarding the hoarding collapse have been recorded, including those from GRP officials as well as engineers and clerks from the BMC. The SIT found connivance between the GRP and some BMC officials of the N Ward, who ignored the illegal hoarding despite knowing it was unlawful and that the land belonged to the state government.