At least 60 structures, including shops and food outlets, were demolished in Nalhar village in Haryana’s Nuh district on Saturday, as an “anti-encroachment drive” by multiple civic and government authorities continued for the third day, in the wake of July 31’s communal violence. The demolition was reportedly carried out on the orders of the State’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
“Various agencies have also found some of these owners to be involved in the violence during the Brijmandal Jalabhishek Yatra,” newly-appointed Nuh Deputy Commissioner Dhirendra Khadgata said in a statement. He said that the “illegal construction”, including 45 concrete structures and about 15 temporary structures, was removed from 2.6 acres of land opposite the Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nalhar.
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