NEW DELHI: Amid heavy police deployment in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, civic authorities Sunday demolished unlawful parts of a home linked to one of many accused within the Holi conflict that left 26-year-old Tarun lifeless.. The motion got here amid heightened pressure within the JJ Colony space, the place Tarun’s household and neighbours mentioned the demolition alone was not sufficient whereas demanding related motion on homes of relations of the primary accused.Locals alleged that the demolished property belonged to 3 brothers associated to the girl who was by chance splashed with color throughout Holi, which allegedly triggered the chain of occasions resulting in the assault on Tarun. Folks within the lane claimed a number of members of the prolonged household dwell shut by.
One among their homes stands subsequent to Tarun’s dwelling whereas the demolished construction was on the finish of the lane.Memraj, Tarun’s father, alleged that the lane was crammed with relations of the accused, which discouraged others from intervening. He additionally claimed a few of them tried to stop neighbours from stepping out of their houses to assist by locking their doorways from outdoors.“Now we have lived on this block for practically 50 years. Earlier their household had only one home right here, however over time it has grown to almost 10-15,” Memraj informed TOI. “On the day of the incident, lots of them gathered and intimidated us whereas my spouse, different girls and aged individuals had been pleading with them to cease. Folks suppose my son was attacked within the warmth of the second however the struggle had been occurring for hours. He had nothing to do with the argument. He was referred to as there later to come back save us whereas we had been all locked inside and particularly focused.”Police have since arrested one other particular person recognized as Imran, taking the variety of arrests to seven.One other member of the family mentioned, “All the homes belonging to these concerned needs to be demolished and extra arrests made. What is going to occur when the police depart and the barricades are eliminated? Everybody who performed a job, together with the girl concerned within the argument, needs to be arrested. Not less than 20-25 extra individuals had been a part of the assault, not simply seven or eight”An MCD official mentioned the demolition was restricted to the unlawful portion of the construction. “The half constructed over the drain has been eliminated. Water used to build up there, particularly throughout the monsoon. Solely the encroached part has been demolished, and related motion could proceed in different areas as nicely,” the official mentioned. The demolition comes a day after CM Rekha Gupta mentioned on social media platform X that “Strict and exemplary motion will probably be taken on this case, in order that nobody dares to commit such an inhumane act sooner or later”
