Shed built by relatives of Afzal Guru on flood basin land in Sopore demolished

Authorities on Tuesday demolished a shed allegedly built on state land in Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, by relatives of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, officials said.

A Revenue Department team carried out the demolition during a drive in a flood basin area of Sopore. Officials said the structure had been put up on state land in violation of government regulations.

According to the officials, members of Guru's family allegedly built and occupied the structure. Guru was convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack case and executed in February 2013.

The copy carries no comment from Guru's family on the demolition or the allegation.

with inputs from PTI