New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Sunday demolished illegal portions of a house linked to one of the accused in the Uttam Nagar Holi clash case, in which a 26-year-old man was killed.
The civic authorities reached the locality with bulldozers and carried out the demolition drive, razing only the “illegally constructed parts” of the structure and not the entire house, according to multiple reports.
Heavy deployment of security forces remain in place in the area to maintain law and order.
Violent clashes on Holi
The demolition comes days after the death of Tarun Kumar in a violent clash between two neighbouring families in the JJ Colony area of Uttam Nagar on March 4.
The dispute reportedly began when an 11-year-old girl from Tarun’s family threw a water balloon from the terrace of her house, which accidentally hit a woman from the neighbouring family who was passing by.
The girl’s family reportedly apologised, but the argument escalated and turned violent, leading to a clash between members of both sides.
Police said Tarun Kumar was allegedly surrounded and attacked with cricket bats, sticks and stones during the clash. He suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where he died during treatment.
Frequent clashes between families over various issues
The families had known each other for nearly five decades and were involved in disputes over parking and garbage disposal.
So far, police have arrested six people and apprehended a minor in connection with the case. Those arrested have been identified as Umardeen (49), Jummadeen (36), Kamruddin (36), Mustaque (46), Muzaffar (25), Tahir (18) and a minor.
Police said provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act along with murder charges have been added to the FIR.