The Mantri Square Mall at Malleshwaram has been seized for non-payment of taxes since 2018. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) seized the entry of the popular mall on Monday.

According to BBMP, the total outstanding amount of property tax owed by the Mall, owned by Abhishek Developers, is Rs 39.49 crore which includes property tax arrears of Rs 27.22 crore and interest of Rs 12.26 crore.

It was also closed for a few hours on October 31 and on September 30 and was allowed to reopen after its administration handed over Demand Drafts of Rs 5 crore and a requisition letter which stated that the dues would be cleared.

The BBMP said Mantri Mall had earlier given a cheque of Rs 10.43 crore for the year 2018-19 which bounced, following which it registered a court case in this regard.

A BBMP official with the West Zone said that in the past three years the mall owner has been paying the pending property tax in small instalments in order to remain operational.