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According to Indian news publication, First Post : http://www.firstpost.com/india/delhi-jhuggi-demolition-leaves-thousands-roofless-on-cold-winter-night-1824081.html Several suffered injuries and hundreds, including women and children, were left homeless and made to spend the night in open in the cold Delhi weather as Forest department officials with the help of the police demolished around 400 jhuggis (huts) of Rangpuri Pahadi slum cluster near Israel Camp on the southern edge of Vasant Kunj on Tuesday. The residents said they had received no prior notice for evacuation. The residents, mostly daily wage labourers, were not even allowed to take out their basic belongings before the houses were razed to the ground. When they demanded to see the court’s order or notice for the demolition, the officials concerned failed to show any legal authority to back their action. |