Olympian Mohammed Shahid’s house razed in Uttar Pradesh

A portion of the house being bulldozed. PIC/PTI

A portion of Padma Shri awardee Olympian Mohammed Shahid's house here was demolished in a road-widening drive, triggering a protest from the late hockey player's family. According to the administration, the demolition was carried out only on those properties for which compensation had already been paid. The iconic hockey player's home is located along the Kachery-Sandaha route.

Olympian Mohammed Shahid. File pic

Shahid's sister-in-law, Nazneen, claimed that she had not received any compensation and did not own any alternative property. His cousin, Mushtaq, alleged that while road widening elsewhere had been limited to 21 metres, in his locality, it was extended to 25 metres.

Varanasi ADM (City) Alok Verma said, "In the road widening project, action is being taken to remove only those properties for which compensation has already been paid. Sometimes, during bulldozer operations, slight deviations can occur, but no structure is being arbitrarily demolished."

Asked about Shahid's house, Verma stated that the structure housed nine people, six of whom had received compensation. The remaining three had obtained stay orders from the court, and their portions were left untouched, he said.

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