CCTV footage that has been widely shared on social media showed the man being dragged by cops into a police station on Saturday night
District administration officials and police evacuated around 0.4 acres of prime state land, allegedly encroached on by a former Darhal MLA and minister, in the Chowadi area, a spokesperson said.
Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta directed the Deputy Commissioners to safeguard the habitations and livelihoods of the poor and downtrodden.
The former Jammu and Kashmir minister, Lal Singh accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of deliberately delaying the Assembly polls in the newly formed Union Territory.
Several illegal structures were also demolished during the day-long drive in Ramban, Kathua and Kishtwar districts, the spokesman said.
The recovered land includes 40 kanals allegedly occupied by the owners of Hotel Nedou's at MA Road here, officials said after the drive conducted by revenue department in Srinagar and Anantnag districts.
They also demanded that the perpetrators be booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).
The major chunk of 13,793 hectares of land was retrieved from encroachers in Rajouri, followed by over 6,100 hectares in Poonch, over 2,300 in Kishtwar, 15.9 hectares in Udhampur and some parcels in Kathua and Samba...
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