Sambhal, March 19 -- Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Sambhal, Vandana Mishra, said that a team has been formed to determine when Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Zia-Ur-Rahman Barq's house was constructed.

This comes amid allegations that SP MP Zia-Ur-Rahman Barq's house was built in the regulated area of Sambhal without proper permissions.

The SDM said that construction work was being carried out without approval from the civic authorities, and the case was set for review on this date.

SDM Vandana Mishra said the MP failed to present any proof during Tuesday's scheduled hearing to support his claim that the property does not belong to him or that it is not a newly constructed building.

With no evidence from the defence, a team had been for...