Civic body razes ‘illegal’ houses of 6 Ahmedabad violence suspects

Authorities on Saturday demolished “illegally constructed” houses of six out of 14 suspects arrested for attacking commuters and rioting in Ahmedabad, police said.

Fourteen persons, one of them a minor, were apprehended after a mob attacked some passersby with sticks and swords, leaving three injured and as many vehicles damaged, inspector SB Chaudhari of Ramol police station said.

He said the houses of six of the arrested accused were found to be constructed illegally and were being demolished in the Amraiwadi and Khokhar localities of the city.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was demolishing the illegal structures amid heavy police presence, the official said.

“The AMC is taking action to remove these illegal constructions. Around 700-800 police personnel are deployed at these sites, and senior police officers have also visited the sites,” a police official said.