Runwal builder cuts water and power supply to occupy land, goons torture residents and molest girls
THE ugly face of Runwal builder and developer, a prominent name in real estate world in Mumbai, has been exposed. The Runwal builder has disconnected the electricity and water supply to Birla colony at Bhandup to occupy the land. The builder has also appointed goons to torture the residents and molest the girls.
Subhash Runwal, the owner and chairman of the company, had purchased The Indian Smelting & Refining Company Limited, Bhandup (west) on August 1, 2012. The company, which was owned by the Birla group, was established in 1946. It is spread over 14 acres and has 800 workers, including office staff. At first Subhash Runwal announced that he would not shut down the company. Later he announced that as his expertise was limited to construction, he would construct a tower on the company land. On December 2, 2012, Subhash Runwal made a Voluntary Retirement Schemes (VRS) offer of Rs 50 lakh and an apartment to each worker and sought the workers’ signature on the agreement. As the workers were not educated, they believed their union leader M A Patil and signed on the agreement paper. No one told them that what the contents of the paper were. Workers were shocked when Runwal began distributing only between Rs 6 lakh and Rs 16 lakh under the VRS to the workers.
