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Ujjain: Bulldozer demolishes four-story ashram of Jyoti Giri Maharaj over illegal construction
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News18•16-10-2026, 20:55
Ujjain: Bulldozer demolishes four-story ashram of Jyoti Giri Maharaj over illegal construction
- •The Municipal Corporation demolished the four-story Haryana Seva Ashram associated with Juna Akhada on Friday morning.
- •The operation involved heavy machinery including four poclain machines and one JCB deployed at dawn.
- •Building Officer Rajkumar Rathore stated that notices had been issued twice previously regarding the illegal construction.
- •The demolition was carried out in strict compliance with High Court orders to remove illegal structures on Simhastha land.
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The Municipal Corporation demolished the four-story building of Haryana Seva Ashram because it was built as an illegal construction on Simhastha land.
According to Building Officer Rajkumar Rathore, notices regarding the illegal hotel-style construction were issued twice, but the building was not removed by the owners.
The demolition was carried out following explicit instructions and orders from the High Court, which heard petitions regarding alleged illegal constructions on Simhastha land.
