RAICHUR: Tension prevailed in Raichur after municipal officials razed houses built on illegally encroached plots at old Ashraya colony in the outskirts of the city. The police had to resort to mild lathicharge to disperse the occupants who were protesting against the eviction.
The plots were allotted several years back to the beneficiaries by the Raichur City Municipal Council (RCMC). Later it was found that some houses were not built by original beneficiaries but by encroachers. Following a complaint on the same the deputy commissioner (DC) ordered eviction. The Ashraya colony is located near Chandrabanda road and the survey number of the plot is 570/572. According to the CMC about 70 houses are illegally built.