Ludhiana, Jan. 26 -- Bringing an end to months of delays and inter-departmental buck-passing, the municipal corporation on Sunday took possession of a 44.50-square-yard property that had been obstructing the creation of direct access to the ancestral house of martyr Sukhdev Thapar. The action was carried out in the presence of police personnel and the tehsildar.

Officials said the process was completed without any resistance as the property owner had already begun vacating the premises after receiving official directions. Civic body teams reached the site in the morning and waited for officials from the district administration and the police before formally taking over the building. A notice declaring the property as belonging to the civ...