Is fast fashion store Zara responsible for the slow death of two trees outside its Fort showroom? NGO Vanashakti seems to think and alleges so. Over a year after it complained to the BMC about the drying trees, which are almost dead now, the NGO has filed another plaint with the civic body, as well as the police, demanding action against those behind the poisoning of these trees.

On Tuesday, environmentalist Stalin D from the NGO Vanshakti visited the site and found at least four to five drilled holes in two of the four trees outside the showroom. Both of the trees have completely dried up and it appears to have happened because of poisoning. Stalin alleged that this act could have only been done by those who found these trees to be a hurdle for them. After inspecting the trees, Stalin approached the BMC and Mumbai police to file a case against those responsible for poisoning them.