The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) took down the two-storey Bhide Wada building in Pune as locals resisted handing over the land, ignoring court orders, a PMC official confirmed, stated a report in ANI. 

According to the report, the building was historically significant as it was the place where social reformer Savitribai Phule established the country's first girls' school in Pune. The PMC had planned to create a memorial in her honour since 2006, initiating the acquisition process in 2008. However, residents contested this move in 2010, leading to a prolonged legal battle.