Municipal officials visited actor Arjun Kapoor's residence on Saturday to resume demolition of the unauthorized structure that functioned as his terrace gym. The work is to continue on Monday. The municipal staff had first visited Kapoor's seventh-floor flat in Raheja Orchid building, Juhu, on Friday to begin the demolition of the 30-by-16 sq ft gym room made of bricks and glass. After the actor's staff requested the municipal officials to let them dismantle the gym in their presence, they were allowed to remove the glass wall of the terrace.

On Saturday, the municipal staff again visited the flat to ensure removal of other unauthorized extensions, but they were unable to complete the task as they faced a shortage of labour. An official said that only the shed remained to be removed and the job would be completed on Monday. Kapoor was unavailable for comment.

“Once the entire structure is cleared from the terrace, we will calculate the charges for sending our staff to assist in the work,“ the K-West ward officer, assistant municipal commissioner Parag Masurkar, said. “Arjun Kapoor needs to pay the charges to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.“ The official said that the total charges for engaging municipal staff for three days would be around Rs 10,000.

Before the demolition, the BMC had sent notices to Kapoor stating that he had encroached on the terrace when he constructed the gym room without permission. An activist, who does not live in the building, had approached the BMC to complain about the room. The actor was sent a notice first in March, and another one a few days ago that asked him to allow municipal staff entry to his premises for the demolition.

Some time ago, the film actor's manager had approached ward officer Masurkar and sought more time, saying the irregularities would be regularized. As nothing happened after that, the BMC issued the latest notice that asked the actor to demolish the structure.