The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has filed a police complaint against unidentified persons and establishments for dumping industrial waste into a cleaned drain near T Junction in Dharavi area of Mumbai, an official statement said on Tuesday. 

The action comes after the BMC noticed a fresh accumulation of waste despite recent cleaning.

According to the BMC, on Monday, the civic officials from the BMC's solid waste management department visited the site and found materials such as thermocol, rubber, wrappers, and parcel boxes dumped in the drain. A police complaint has been lodged at Shahunagar Police Station under Section 326 (A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.