Dadar Kabutarkhana row: Mumbai man feeds pigeons on car roof, booked; Jain monk warns of hunger strike
MUMBAI: Shivaji Park police on Saturday booked a 55-year-old Lalbaug resident, Mahendra Sanklecha, for allegedly feeding pigeons by placing a grain-filled tray on his car's roof near Dadar Kabutarkhana.
While police have seized the car, they issued a notice to Sanklecha asking him to join the investigation.
The action came after Sandesh Matkar, a junior supervisor at BMC's G-North ward, lodged a police complaint stating that on Saturday, around 7.30am, Sanklecha drove to Dadar Kabutarkhana in his car and placed the grain-filled tray for pigeons. The complainant told police that he received a video clip in which Sanklecha said he would bring 12 more cars to feed pigeons there when locals raised objections.
Matkar submitted the car's registration number to police who tracked down Sanklecha and issued him a notice. He was booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 223 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 270 (public nuisance), and 271 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life).
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Earlier, on Aug 6, hundreds of Jain community members had congregated at Dadar Kabutarkhana.
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The protesters, largely women, had climbed the bamboo structures, pulled off the tarpaulin placed by BMC, entered the feeding zone and tossed grains despite the ban on feeding pigeons in public areas and the high court order.
On Sunday, police patrolling around the area was beefed up following the Saturday incident. BMC has been penalising violators Rs 500 under Solid Waste Management By-Laws and has collected over Rs 68,700 in fines from 142 cases between July 13 and Aug 3, 2025, across nearly 42 locations.
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