The demolition began on June 27, two days after Sikander Khan was arrested. Police have also booked Sikander Khan’s 55-year-old father and 25-year-old elder brother on charges of criminal conspiracy. The two surrendered before a local court on July 3.
The Fatehpur district administration has partially demolished the house of a 21-year-old man arrested for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman from a different community last month. Officials said the “illegal” portion of the house was pulled down after the family failed to reply to the notice sent to them earlier.
The demolition began on June 27, two days after Sikander Khan was arrested. Police have also booked Sikander Khan’s 55-year-old father and 25-year-old elder brother on charges of criminal conspiracy. The two surrendered before a local court on July 3.
“The map of the house was not passed from the concerned authority. Notices were issued to the family, but they failed to file a reply. On June 27, a portion of the house was demolished. We had to stop the demolition, fearing that the neighbour’s house could get damaged. On Tuesday, we resumed the demolition drive and the remaining illegal portion of the house was razed in the presence of engineers and officials,” Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Fatehpur) Awadesh Nigam said.
