The UP Police registered an FIR towards a number of officers in reference to the demolition of a home in Maharajganj district in 2019, allegedly with out prior discover, for the aim of highway widening. Officers booked within the case embrace then Maharajganj DM Amarnath Upadhyay in addition to engineers and police personnel.
This comes over a month after the Supreme Courtroom criticised the “high-handed” strategy of UP authorities in demolishing the home. In its instructions on November 6, the SC advised authorities to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to the home proprietor. The court docket had additionally directed UP’s Chief Secretary to conduct an inquiry towards officers and contractors accountable for the demolitions and to provoke disciplinary motion towards them.
In line with police, complainant Manoj Tibrewal Akash alleged that then DM of Maharajganj, Amarnath Upadhyay, acted with malicious intent and, as half of a bigger conspiracy, demolished his home and store on September 13, 2019, with out issuing any discover or offering compensation.
Akash alleged that the motion was taken in retaliation towards a grievance he had filed earlier, highlighting irregularities within the building of a 21-km stretch of NH-730, police mentioned.
The case was lodged on the Kotwali police station in Maharajganj Monday night towards 26 named and a number of other unidentified individuals. Other than the DM, the individuals named included an Further DM, Further SP, engineers, non-public contractors, inspectors, and sub-inspectors.
Maharajganj SP Somendra Meena mentioned no arrests have been made to this point. He additionally mentioned the investigation could be transferred to the UP Police’s Crime Department, as directed by the court docket. The then DM Upadhyay is at the moment posted as Particular Secretary within the UP Empowerment of Individuals With Disabilities Division.
Akash, mentioned, “The Supreme Courtroom on November 6 directed an inquiry and disciplinary motion towards officers inside a month. When the federal government did not take motion, I despatched an electronic mail to Chief Secretary stating I might file a contempt plea. On Monday night, the case was filed. I’ll look ahead to motion and if no motion is taken in 90 days, I’ll transfer the SC to switch the probe to CBI.”
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