Days after violence, 45 illegal shops razed in Haryana's Nuh

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district administration authorities on Saturday morning launched an anti-encroachment drive and razed down over 45 «illegal» shops at the Nalhar road area in Haryana's Nuh district days after incidents of violence, which claimed the lives of six people including two home guards. 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 on Nalhar Road and started the removal 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.

A heavy police force was also deployed in the area during the course of the removal action to prevent any untoward incident. Nuh SDM AshwKumar said that the action was taken on the directions of CM Manohar Lal Khattar. «The encroachment was spread across 2.5 acres of land.

All of it was illegal construction. It has been found that some of these people had involvement in the recent clashes,» Kumar said while speaking to ANI. Earlier on Friday, Haryana police said that as many as 141 people have been arrested and 55 FIRs registered in connection with the violence and rioting at Haryana's Nuh district on Monday.

The toll in the violence that broke out between two groups on Monday stood at 6, including 2 police homeguards, while another 88 were injured, police informed further. «In connection with the violence that took place during a religious procession, 55 FIRs have been registered so far and 141 people have been arrested. Another 88 people were injured in the clashes.