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Internet shutdown in Jaipur over illegal mosque demolition: How Islamist protests turn encroachment drives into law-and-order crises while similar action against temples and gurdwaras...

विशेषता - 8 June, 2026

Islamists stir unrest whenever steps are taken against their unauthorised religious buildings in different parts of India.

West Bengal: Police thrash Congress and Left workers after attempt to stop demolition of illegal encroachments in Jadavpur station area, 5 arrested

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2026

"If the footpaths are occupied, the stations are occupied, then how will West Bengal move forward," asked Dilip Ghosh.

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Gujarat: Administration demolishes 3 dargahs, shops and nearly 100 encroachments in Ahmedabad for highway widening project

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2026

A large anti-encroachment drive was carried out in Gujarat’s Viramgam town to widen State Highway No. 17. Authorities demolished three dargahs, shops and nearly 100 encroachments.

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Lucknow: Six illegal Mazars at King George’s Medical University declared unclaimed, to be demolished as the deadline to submit valid documents ends

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2026

The KGMU administration issued two notices, demanding documentation for the mazars in accordance with Supreme Court guidelines. However, no Muslim organisation or individual produced any valid documents.

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Bulldozer action at Bandra’s Garib Nagar slums: Read how actor-turned-Congress leader Sunil Dutt played a prominent role in the establishment of these illegal settlements

Rukma Rathore - 21 May, 2026

Sunil Dutt was charged with neglecting the authentic issues raised by the people to support illegal slums in Mumbai.

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Rajkot demolition in Gujarat: Read how emotional media reports without legal context are attempting to defend encroachments

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ - 25 February, 2026

The demolition of illegal structures in Rajkot’s Jungleshwar area has sparked a debate between humanitarian concerns and legal enforcement.

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‘There’s always a reaction to action’: Senior SP leader S T Hasan justifies stone pelting against the anti-encroachment drive in Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2026

Instead of condemning the stone pelting, the Samajwadi Party leader questioned the court-directed demolition drive by the government.

Crime

Rajasthan: Encroachments bulldozed in Chomu town a week after stone pelting on police while removing stones outside a mosque

OpIndia Staff - 2 January, 2026

Authorities in Chomu town, approximately 40 km from Jaipur in Rajasthan, commenced a demolition drive on Thursday morning, targeting illegal encroachments in areas including...