Over 300 shanties razed after plaint of illegal sale of drugs

GURUGRAM: A joint team of the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HUDA) and Police Department demolished over 300 shanties established in a 4 acre land in Sector 56 here over a complaint regarding the sale of illegal drugs in the slums here. A senior police officer said the remaining shanties would also be removed on Wednesday.

Based on a complaint lodged last year, the police conducted a special search operation in the area and found owners of these shanties to be involved in the sale of illegal drugs.

During that time, two women were also arrested for drug peddling, who are now in jail.

After the police received a tip-off regarding the same, they finally decided to take action. A senior police officer said a police team, along with the anti-encroachment squad of HUDA, reached the slum around 2 pm and razed the shanties. The residents were instructed to evacuate the shanties. Later, the authorities demolished over 50 per cent of the shanties.

“There were more than 600 shanties in the area, of which over 300 were removed today. The remaining shanties will be removed tomorrow,” said police spokesperson Subhash Boken.