Gurugram, April 7 The Gurugram Police demolished several illegal structures on Tuesday, allegedly built on government land by land mafias, an official said.
The demolition was carried out by a team assembled from the Sector 31 and Sector 40 crime branches.
The team, accompanied by Duty Magistrate RS Bath and officials of the Haryana Urban Development Authority, removed illegal encroachments in Sector 53 and Wazirabad areas.
According to an official statement, the criminals Virendra alias Lilu and Tarun alias Monu alias Numberdar, both residents of Wazirabad village, were targeted.
Both have a history of serious crimes, including violence, theft, drug trafficking, and extortion, and have been imprisoned several times, an official said.
An investigation revealed that the two had built illegal slums on government land, collected illegal rent from the poor, and used these locations to operate their criminal activities.
"The Gurugram Police is fully committed to protecting public lands, maintaining law and order, and protecting citizens from exploitation. Such intelligence-based, rigorous operations will continue with even greater intensity in the future to ensure a crime-free and safe Gurugram," a Gurugram Police spokesperson said.