House of academician & ex-HoD, Allahabad University demolished under Operation Mafia

PRAYAGRAJ, March 10 (HS): House of academic Ali Ahmad Fatmi, who’s been a Urdu professor at the University of Allahabad and authored over 15 books on Urdu language and literature was demolished on Tuesday. Amidst tight security arrangements, a joint team of Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), district administration and police on Tuesday freed nazool land from encroachers at Lukerganj area under Khuldabad police station of Prayagraj.
SP (City) Dinesh Kumar Singh and Special Officer Enforcement, Alok Pandey said that a joint team of police, administration and PDA launched the drive to free nazool land from the illegal occupants at Lukerganj area under operation mafia. Former MP Atiq Ahmed has built stable for his horses here and all the houses constructed are on illegally occupied land. The area spreads around eight beegha. Many illegal houses, allegedly constructed and owned by encroachers, were razed to ground. Forces of about half a dozen police stations have been deployed to maintain law and order.
A senior PDA official said that the joint team had earlier removed encroachments on nazool land spread around four beegha and took out another drive to free the encroached land on rest eight beegha. The nazool land was situated adjacent to the office of mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmad. Meanwhile, AIMIM leaders staged protest and claimed a noted academician and Urdu litterateur is being targeted on the pretext of action against mafia. AIMIM legal cell chief, Arif Iqbal claimed minority community is being targeted by government to appease their core voters, which was echoed by their spokesperson, Afsar Mahmood and district chief, Mohd. Shah Alam.