Fear and uncertainty has gripped Muslims in Nuh with more than 750 structures demolished as part of a crackdown in the wake of the recent communal violence.
The crackdown that continued for four days until the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the government to halt it on August 7 – erased homes and shops of hundreds of people. Newslaundry learnt that most of the people who lost their property belonged to the Muslim community. They were allegedly served a notice about the action merely half-an-hour before the demolition, and were denied any time to remove their belongings.
Akil Sheikh, one of the locals whose house was demolished, said that images of his house were broadcasted in the media with a “false narrative”, however the police investigation found no evidence of his involvement in the communal clashes. Despite this, his house was bulldozed.
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