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Crime

Uttarakhand: Protests break out in Khatima after Hindu youth Tushar Sharma stabbed to death by Hashim, Section 163 imposed

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2025

A fight near Khatima bus stand turned deadly on Dec 12 when Hashim and associates stabbed 24-year-old Tushar Sharma, killing him amid old rivalry. Friends Salman and Abhay injured. Furious locals protested, burned Hashim's family tea stall; police lathi-charged crowds, imposed Section 163. Hashim arrested after shootout, shot in leg. Bulldozer razed encroachment.

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As 2025 nears end, here’s how the Assam government conducted demolition drives throughout the year to remove illegal encroachments

Shraddha Pandey - 8 December, 2025

Despite the Islamo-leftist cabal peddling ‘Muslim victimhood’ narratives, the CM Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government’s “bulldozer action” to clear illegal encroachments continues uninterrupted. The Assam government has been undertaking a broader campaign to free public and forest land from illegal occupation.

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UP: Bulldozers roll in Meerut’s Abdullah Residency after Energy Minister demands action, highlighting ‘Muslim only’ policy

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2025

90 per cent of the plots in Abdullah Residency have been sold to Muslim people. There are a total of 75 plots in the colony.

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Shocking and wrong signal: Supreme Court criticises UP govt for demolishing properties of Atiq Ahmed’s aides in Prayagraj, says govt will have to reconstruct...

OpIndia Staff - 6 March, 2025

The action has been taken against builders who reportedly shared close ties with late gangster Atiq Ahmed.

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Gujarat govt resumes eviction in Bet Dwarka: Hundreds of acres of govt land vacated by demolishing illegal structures

OpIndia Staff - 11 January, 2025

The Gujarat government has once again initiated a bulldozer action in Devbhoomi Dwarka and Bet Dwarka to vacate govt land

Opinions

Foreign Policy joins Islamists in falsely claiming bulldozer action in India is ‘against Muslims’, ignores fact of illegal properties and encroachment

Shraddha Pandey - 10 January, 2025

The Foreign Policy piece mentioned the case of demolition of 11 houses belonging to Muslims in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district after the police found that the accused Muslims had kept beef (cow meat) in their refrigerators and rescued live cattle kept for smuggling.

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Somnath to Ranjit Sagar Dam, mafia properties to illegal mazars: 2024 saw Gujarat’s relentless bulldozers in action

Editorial Desk - 1 January, 2025

The government of Gujarat has successfully removed illegal encroachments and reclaimed government lands.

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UP: Bulldozer action against Noori Jama Masjid in Fatehpur over encroachment, mosque committee cries foul

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2024

The PWD department issued a notice to the Masjid Committee and gave them one month to remove the illicit part of the mosque.

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Supreme Court dismisses NGO’s plea against demolition of illegal constructions in three states, says let the affected parties approach court

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2024

The petition was filed by against demolitions of illegal structures by National Federation of Indian Women Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh governments.

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