India, Feb. 23 -- The police on Saturday razed 'illegal' slums, comprising 450 huts and boundary walls, in Saraswati Kunj in Sector 53, allegedly raised by two history-sheeters - named in at least 21 criminal cases over the past nine years - on government land, officials said.

The accused, identified as Sahil alias Chunnu, and Anshul alias Munnu - both residents of Wazirabad - had settled an unauthorised slum on the land belonging to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), according to officials.

Investigators said the accused used the land to rent out slums to low-income groups, which were later used for other illegal activities. Sandeep Turan, spokesperson for Gurugram police, said, "Teams from the Department of Country and Town ...