25 houses demolished in Delhi’s Muslim locality, Muslim women allege police brutality

A fact finding team said that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) along with large number of police force demolished over two dozen houses without any prior notice in south west Delhi’s Kharak Riwara Satbari area, a predominantly Muslim locality.

A group of activists visited the area which falls in Chhatarpur’s Fatehpur Beri and learnt that the DDA carried out the demolition drive by using brutal force against the residents.

The residents of the demolished houses were not even given time to rescue their household goods.

“The DDA officers have threatened to come back with bulldozers and demolish more houses,” said the team in a statement.

The team was consisted of activists from various rights groups; Akash Bhattacharya from All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), Anupradha from All India Lawyers for Justice (AILAJ), Naushad Ahmed Raza from All India Student Association (AISA), and Suman Ghosh from All India Progressive Women Association (AIPWA).