There was a lot of uproar on Friday during the removal of encroachment in the Rs 222 crore Kolar Six lane Project in the capital Bhopal. Some people got angry over the removal of encroachment and they thrashed two patwaris present on the spot. Patwaris got head injuries due to stone pelting. They were to be taken to the hospital.
Both were surrounded by the crowd, Tehsildar Avinash Mishra took them out from the crowd and took them to the rest house. The crowd following the officers reached the rest house. Three youths have been arrested by the police in the case. After the uproar, MLA PC Sharma also reached the spot. There was uproar in Habibganj area also regarding the removal of encroachment.
On Friday morning, the staff of the corporation and the administration had reached the Kolar Rest House Trijunction to remove the encroachment. During this the permanent encroachment started to be removed. People objected to this and stated a quarrel with Patwari Rajesh Jain and Raghavendra Singh. The crowd assembled there attacked the patwaris.
SDM Sanjay Srivastava said that action was being taken to relocate the slums who were leaving voluntarily. Their houses were being removed. Some scrap collectors wanted them to pick up the goods and take them away. During this, the Patwaris were attacked. An FIR is being lodged against them in the police station.
Shortly after the uproar, Congress MLA Sharma reached the spot. He spoke to SDM Sanjay Srivastava and Tehsildar Mishra. On the other hand, the injured Patwari reached the Chunabhatti police station to register a case against the attackers. However, political interference also came to the fore, hence a case could not be registered. Due to this, other Patwaris also reached the police station and started demanding registration of the case.
SDM Srivastava said that a total of 36 houses and 20 shops are being removed from Kolar Rest House area. They are being resettled at three places.
A 15.10 kilometer long six lane is being constructed from Kolar Rest House to Gol Jod with a total cost of Rs 222 crore. While the road is being widened towards Gol Jod, half a dozen bridges and culverts are also being constructed.
Two government officials were injured after a mob attacked them during huge ruckus created by protestors during removal of encroachment in the Rs 222 crore Kolar Six lane Project on Friday.
The encroachers got angry over the removal of encroachment and they thrashed two patwaris present on the spot. Patwaris got head injuries due to stone pelting and were taken to hospital. Both were surrounded by the crowd.
Tehsildar Avinash Mishra sustained injuries in the attack. Three youths have been arrested by the police in the case.