Group of advocates file plea in Allahabad HC towards Javed Ahmad’s home demolition 

By PTI

PRAYAGRAJ: A physique of advocates in Prayagraj have e-mailed a petition to the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court towards the of a home of the alleged mastermind of the June 10 violence right here by the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA).

The constructing map of the home of the accused, Javed Ahmad, had not been authorized by the PDA, in accordance with an official of the company. Five advocates from an affiliation, Zila Adhivakta Manch, claimed within the petition that the proprietor of the home, demolished on Sunday, was Javed’s spouse Parveen Fatima.

The mentioned home was given to Fatima by her mother and father earlier than her marriage, so Ahmad had no possession over the home and on the plot, therefore the demolition was towards the legislation, claimed the plea which was e-mailed to the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on Sunday.

The petition additionally mentioned that with the intention to justify the demolition, the PDA had pasted a discover on the home on June 11, mentioning a show-cause discover of a earlier date. Neither Ahmad nor his spouse had received the show-cause discover, it claimed.

The petition acknowledged that social employee Ahmad was arrested on the evening of June 10, and an FIR was registered towards him at Khuldabad police station on June 11.

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The advocates, who’ve filed the petition are KK Rai, Mohammad Saeed Siddiqui, Rajvendra Singh, Prabal Pratap, Ravindra Singh and others.

“Javed Ahmad’s house — JK Ashiyana — is located in the Kareli area of Prayagraj. Police personnel and a JCB machine reached the Kareli police station around 10. 30 am and the demolition commenced around 1 pm,” a senior PDA official had mentioned on Sunday.

“The house was built without getting its map passed by the PDA. For this, he was issued a notice on May 10 and was told to present his side on May 24. On the given date, neither Javed nor his lawyer turned up. No document was presented as well, and hence on May 25, demolition orders were issued,” he mentioned.

Speaking to PTI, Superintendent of Police (City) Dinesh Kumar Singh on Sunday had mentioned, “In the morning, some of Javed Ahmad’s family members collected a few of their belongings and left the place through the back door. As of now, no one is inside the house. “

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Senior Superintendent of Police, Prayagraj, Ajay Kumar mentioned the estimated worth of the home was Rs 5 crore. During the demolition, he mentioned, the police additionally searched the home and located many objectionable gadgets which had been seized. These will likely be included within the investigation.

The growth comes a day after the unlawful properties of two individuals accused of rioting had been bulldozed in Saharanpur, which witnessed stone pelting on Friday.

According to police, Javed Ahmad is the alleged mastermind of the stone pelting that came about right here on June 10 after protests towards the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad made by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma spun uncontrolled.

A mob set on hearth just a few bikes and carts and likewise tried to set ablaze a police car. Police used tear gasoline and lathis to disperse the protesters and restore peace. A policeman was injured within the violence. The protests had been additionally held in not less than 4 different cities of Uttar Pradesh.

The row over the remarks towards Prophet Mohammad escalated final week as a number of Muslim nations denounced them, prompting the BJP to droop Sharma.