Ludhiana, Nov. 4 -- The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that officials of the Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC), along with local police, carried out a demolition drive in Jassian village, which reportedly lies outside the jurisdiction of the civic body.

The complaint, filed by Harpreet Singh, a resident of Friends Colony, Ludhiana, stated that on July 21, excavators/bulldozers of the MC, accompanied by police personnel, entered the panchayat area of Jassian village and tried to demolish slum structures without any official orders. The complainant claimed that the action was illegal and sought intervention from the human rights commission.

Acting on the complaint, the Punjab State and ...