Bulldozer ran in Ayodhya.
– Photo : Amar Ujala
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Bulldozer action was taken on the shopping complex of Samajwadi Party city president Moeed Khan, who is accused of gang rape of a teenager in Bhadarsa in Ayodhya district. On Thursday, the demolition of the two-storey building was started with the help of three JCBs and one Pokland. It was razed to the ground in four and a half hours. During this time, the officers of the Revenue Department and Ayodhya Development Authority along with the forces of many police stations and PAC personnel remained alert.
Before the bulldozer action, the Punjab National Bank vacated its office located on the ground floor of the shopping complex. Along with this, the showroom of the bakery of the SP leader located next to the bank office was also vacated. Some items kept in another shop were removed. The rest of the shops had been vacated several days ago. The electricity connection of the complex was cut. Along with closing the nearby shops, traffic on the main road of the town was stopped.
At 1.28 pm, the demolition of the building began under the supervision of Ayodhya Development Authority Secretary Satyendra Singh, SDM Sohawal Ashok Saini and CO Ayodhya Ashutosh Tiwari. The demolition of the rear part of the complex started from the pond side. At first, this work started with the help of Pokeland only. The rear part of the two-storey building started being demolished with Pokeland. In this sequence, three other JCBs were engaged to demolish the building from the main road and the side road. The demolition process continued till six in the evening. Before this, the bakery of the SP leader located nearby has also been razed to the ground.
Regarding this, Authority Secretary Satendra Singh said that the shopping complex was an illegal construction. It was built by occupying the land of the pond and the chak road. Its map was also not approved by the Authority. Several notices were issued by the Authority regarding this in the past. Still the process of getting the map approved was not completed. After this, the demolition order was passed. Action was taken on the basis of this order.
