A joint team of PDA, police and district administration demolished the house of Abid Pradhan (above) and farmhouse of Mohd Muslim and Akbar in Dhoomanganj locality on Sunday (right)
Prayagraj: A joint team of Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), police and district administration on Sunday demolished two houses belonging to jailed don and former MP Atiq Ahmed’s key aides at Mariydeeh and Begum Sarai (Dhoomanganj, GT road) area in the city.
The joint team first razed the house of Abid Pradhan, a key member of Atiq Ahmad’s gang, at Mariydeeh in the afternoon.
The two-storey house was constructed illegally by Abid Pradhan on 600 square yards without getting the map sanctioned from the agency concerned. The huge house was estimated to be worth Rs 4 crore. The joint team reached Mariydeeh and started the demolition work while heavy deployment of police was made to tackle any untoward incident.