Nafees is an associate of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, who was arrested earlier as he emerged as the chief conspirator in the stone pelting case. Raza is currently in judicial custody.
Promised sweeping anti-encroachment drives have largely become superficial operations, doing little to ease traffic chaos or improve the daily lives of millions, as reported by The Express Tribune.
The anti-encroachment drive was carried out in Begum Bagh locality under the jurisdiction of Mahakal police station. A large police force and Ujjain Municipal Corporation staff were deployed to maintain order during the demolition action.
District Magistrate (DM) Rajendra Pensiya stated that notices were being issued, and if these notices were ignored, the municipality would carry out demolition to clear the encroached spaces.
A move to combat traffic congestion and reclaim public spaces, the Delhi Traffic Police conducted a large-scale anti-encroachment drive across the New Delhi Range over a span of three days from May 19 to May 21, said a press statement on Thursday.
According to Delhi Police, some people pelted stones at the local body's vehicle that had come to conduct a drive against illegal encroachment in the Haiderpur village of Shalimar Bagh, damaging the MCD vehicle.
Fatehpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Dhawal Jaiswal said that the illegal construction belonged to a criminal who has more than 12 cases registered against him.
A team from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) conducted an anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday, demolishing unauthorised constructions in the Wakad and Dange Chowk areas.
Speaking to reporters, Amit Verma said, "The Municipal Corporation team was carrying out a campaign during which some people attacked their team. An FIR has been registered by the Municipal Corporation. The police will take action in this matter as soon as possible and strict action will