India, July 17 -- A day after the Indian government urged Bangladesh to not demolish the ancestral property of Satyajit Ray, the latter has clarified that the house being pulled down has no ties to the noted filmmaker.

In a press release shared by Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the country stated that land records examined by the district authorities show that the property "has no association with the Ray family whatsoever".

"The Government of Bangladesh has taken note of certain media reports claiming that the ancestral property of the renowned filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh - originally owned by his grandfather, the distinguished litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury - is being demolished by Bangladeshi ...