The house of Fahim Khan, the alleged mastermind behind the Nagpur riots who is now in custody, is scheduled for demolition on Monday.
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00:00And we'll kick-start this edition with some news just coming in at this point in time.
00:04Nagpur riot mastermind faces demolition.
00:07Civic officials set to raze the illegal house of Fahim Khan, who's been accused of sparking riots.
00:13Parts of Fahim's house have been declared illegal.
00:16Tight security for raising a riot-accused home.
00:19Demolition drive in spite of the Supreme Court's bulldozer action curbs.
00:24All right, now remember there was action that was promised by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
00:52including bulldozer action.
00:53The Supreme Court of India has said that action against offenders or criminals
00:58as far as bulldozing their residential properties and their commercial properties is something that should not be allowed.
01:05However, this is being done in the state of Maharashtra, where Fahim Khan's home is getting bulldozed.
01:12Parts of it is illegal, says the government.
01:14Demolition drive in spite of the Supreme Court's bulldozer curbs.
01:20I'm going to go straight across to Omkar for more on that.
01:22Omkar, the Chief Minister had promised this a few days ago, that there will be bulldozer action.
01:27Rioters will be made to pay, but the fact is that the Supreme Court of India has said that,
01:32you know, you have to take action against criminals, but bulldozing isn't the way forward.
01:49This action comes days after Fahim Khan was named as a mastermind of the rioting that took place on the 17th of March in Nagpur.
02:03The plot of Fahim Khan's house is being bulldozed.
02:05Pictures on your screens at this point in time.
02:08Parts of Fahim Khan's house declared illegal.
02:10Tight security for raising of the riot accused home.
02:13Demolition drive in spite of the Supreme Court's bulldozer curbs is what we know.
02:20Parts of Fahim Khan's house were declared illegal.
02:23Civic officials are all ready now, as you can see in these pictures, to raise the illegal house of Fahim Khan.
02:34Nagpur rioters mastermind.
02:36His house is getting raised at this point in time as we speak.
02:40This comes even as the Supreme Court of India had said that very well, take action against criminals,
02:47but bulldozer action is something that can't be carried out as a way to punish them.
02:52The legal recourse is what should be looked at.
02:55However, bulldozer action is taking place right now at the residence of Fahim Khan.
03:02Bulldozers have rolled in.
03:04Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had in fact promised that this is something that's going to happen.
03:12Will roll bulldozer if needed, had said Devendra Fadnavis Omkar.
03:16And this is what is being done at this point in time in spite of the Supreme Court of India saying
03:21that bulldozer action isn't something that should be done.
03:26Well, exactly. These are repercussions of a riot which happened just last week.
03:31Fahim Khan, he's the main accused in this whole violence.
03:34And also Nagpur police has booked him and they're working on the FIR.
03:42The way investigation is going further, it is clear now he was the main accused
03:47and the key accused in the whole Nagpur violence.
03:50And that is how, the way Chief Minister has promised to the people that bulldozer action will be there
03:57and that's how he's executing the whole action in Nagpur.
04:01In upcoming times, there will be more bulldozer action in Nagpur
04:06and anti-encroachment drive will be intensified as per the word given by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
04:15Civic officials set to raze the illegal house of Fahim Khan as you can see in these pictures.
04:20Plot of Fahim Khan's home being seen as the main conspirator.
04:23Omkar continues to be with us.
04:25Omkar, for our viewers, talk to us about the role of Fahim Khan,
04:28now called the mastermind of the rioting that took place on the 17th of March in Nagpur.
04:37Look, Nagpur police and ACB both are investigating further.
04:44But Fahim Khan was the key accused behind the whole violence.
04:48In CCTV footage also, police can see him.
04:52And the main thing is, he was the one behind all that violence that happened in Nagpur.
05:00And that is why police have already intensified their action against him.
05:06Also, investigation is still underway.
05:08And they are trying to interrogate him.
05:10Some other fire accused are also there.
05:12So, cross-verification is also going on.
05:14But Fahim Khan, exactly, he was the person who was responsible for the whole riot which happened in Nagpur.
05:22Alright, Amguroo, thank you for the moment.
05:24Omkar Wable, getting us up to speed with those details at this point in time.