Man who led Uttarakhand tunnel rescue loses home to Delhi demolition drive

He rushed home with his wife upon hearing that his house is being demolished as part of the anti-encroachment drive at Shri Ram Colony in Northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas area. “I tried telling them not to demolish my house but they (the authorities) didn’t listen,” said Hassan as reported by The Indian Express. Hassan also claimed that only his house was demolished in the locality and there were many other houses in the same line as his that were left untouched. “They said it’s DDA land. In the area, only my house was demolished. the registry is from 1987 and we have been living here since 2012. It is an 80 gaj plot,” he said. Hassan added, “We are not asking for money. We just want the home that we were living in. We can’t pay rent. We also won’t be able to find a place for rent immediately.”



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