It comes more than a year after the high drama outside the iconic structure, when police and enforcement agencies forcibly evicted the former concessionaire.

The iconic tower is at the centre of a dispute involving the previous concession holder who was was evicted despite an ongoing lawsuit against the government.

It comes two days after multiple agencies sealed off the iconic tower to allow the new concessionaire to settle in.

Lawyers slam the late-night operation by multiple government agencies, saying it was meant to help a rival company to take over the iconic tower.