The local authorities in Haryana’s Nuh demolished more than 45 commercial shops on Saturday alleging they were illegally constructed. The shops near the SKHM Government Medial College on Nalhar Road were razed amid heavy police deployment.
The Nuh administration, with the help of police, demolished constructions on Nalhar Road that allegedly belonged to suspects involved in the communal clashes, according to Hindustan Times.
Sub-divisional magistrate Ashwani Kumar said that action was being taken at the direction of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, claiming that some of the shops belonged to those involved in the communal violence in Nuh.
“The encroachment was spread across 2.5 acres. All of it was illegal construction. It has been found that some of these people had involvement in the recent clashes,” the official said.
A team from the enforcement wing of district administration led by the local SDM and town planning department officials reached the market area near SHKM Government Medical College and started the demolition drive with the help of multiple earth-moving machines and workers.
“More than 45 commercial shops built illegally are being demolished on Nalhar road,” Nuh District Town Planner said while speaking to ANI.
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