A fair complete with amusement rides and stalls was found to be operating illegally at the Matoshree Meenatai Thackeray Garden in Chandivli, Andheri East, drawing the ire of local residents and prompting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to seek police intervention. According to civic officials, the event—the Chandivli Festival—was organised without BMC permission, despite prior communication denying the request.

In a letter dated April 28, the assistant commissioner of L ward wrote to the Sakinaka police station, urging immediate action against the organisers for violating civic regulations. The garden-cum-playground, officially designated as an ‘entertainment ground’, is governed by BMC regulations that restrict any private events or public gatherings between April 15 and June 15. As per a civic circular, this period is exclusively reserved for children’s recreational use during the summer holidays.