Nagpur, March 24 -- The Nagpur Municipal Corporation anti-encroachment squad on Monday demolished illegal construction at the house of accused Yusuf Sheikh in the Nagpur riots case, located at Johri Pura Mahal in the city.

Earlier in the day, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation demolished parts of the house of another accused, Faheem Khan.

"We had the order to investigate into a complaint. We did a proper investigation. As per Sec 53(1) of the MRTP Act (Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966) a notice was issued for 24 hours. As soon as the duration completed, this action was taken...," Sunil Gajbhiye, Depuy Engineer, Nagpur Municipal Corporation said.

This follows violent clashes in Nagpur on March 17 over the demand for the re...