DCP Northeast, Joy N Tirke said the decision to demolish the religious structures was taken by the Religious Committee of Delhi to widen the road for Saharanpur Highway
Public Works Department (PWD) carried out a demolition drive at Delhi s Bhajanpura area on Sunday to remove a Hanuman Temple and a dargah. A large number of police and CRPF personnel were deployed during the demolition to avoid any unwarranted incident.