House of Nagpur riots 'mastermind' demolished; HC slams administration for 'high-handedness
House of Nagpur riots 'mastermind' demolished; HC slams administration for 'high-handedness
NAGPUR: The two-storey residence of Fahim Khan, an alleged mastermind behind the communal violence in Nagpur on March 17, was flattened on Monday by local civic authorities which claimed that the house was constructed illegally.
The operation, which involved bulldozers and a heavy police presence assisted by drones, also saw the removal of an illegally constructed balcony at the house of another accused, Yusuf Sheikh, in the Mahal area where the riots occurred.
Just hours after the demolition began in the morning, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court intervened, issuing a stay on the demolitions and criticising the administration for its "high-handedness."
