New Delhi: An illegal hotel of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mishri Chand Gupta was razed by District administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar on Tuesday amid public outrage over the Jagdish Yadav murder case, as reported by the news agency ANI. The BJP leader was accused of killing Jagdish Yadav by running his SUV over him on December 22.
A special team from Indore blasted 60 dynamites on Tuesday evening to demolish the hotel, ANI reported. The building turned into rubble within seconds. Sagar District Collector Deepak Arya, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Tarun Nayak, and other senior officers were present during the demolition.
#WATCH | MP | Police razed illegal hotel of suspended BJP leader Mishri Chand Gupta after public protest over Jagdish Yadav murder case in Sagar
“There has been no loss of any kind. Only the building was demolished,” said Collector Deepak Arya (03.01) pic.twitter.com/VsAbVhRGi8
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The Hotel Jairam Palace of Mishri Chand Gupta was situated near the Makaronia intersection in Sagar. “In the safety view, traffic was stopped by placing barricades around the intersection. People living in the buildings around the hotel were also alerted. There has been no loss of any kind. Only the building was demolished,” ANI quoted District Collector Deepak Arya as saying.
Jagdish Yadav, resident of a resident of Koregaon was crushed to death by an SUV on December 22. The allegation was levelled against BJP leader Mishri Chand Gupta and his family members. A case of murder was registered by the police against eight accused in this case. Out of these, five were arrested. Mishri Chand Gupta is still absconding, ANI reported.
Deceased Jagdish Yadav was the nephew of independent Councilor Kiran Yadav. Kiran Yadav defeated Mishri Chand Gupta’s wife Meena by 83 votes in the civic body polls. It is alleged that Jagdish was murdered in this enmity. He was a resident of Koregaon in Makronia and worked at a dairy farm located at the Makronia intersection.
(With ANI Inputs)