Reacting to news in these columns, Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt Ltd represented by its director Naveen Kumar Agarwal denied the story about the demolition of King Kothi Palace. “The allegation raised in the subject is false, baseless and far from truth and the addressee is put to strict proof of the same,” said the firm in a notice to this newspaper.
“The further allegation that on Saturday evening, a portion of the palace has been razed and smothered into flat ground with fresh earthmover marks and that the old swimming pool, the well and 101-room zenana, have been left intact while the ceiling and the walls were being pulled down are specifically denied and the addressee is put to strict proof of the same.”