Temple demolished in Delhi’s Jahanpanah forest

The drive was conducted by the Delhi Development Authority with the help of police to demolish the temple on the orders of the Supreme Court on Saturday.

A temple that was allegedly encroaching upon the Jahanpanah forest in south Delhi was demolished on the orders of the Supreme Court on Saturday.

The temple was removed on the orders of the Supreme Court in Jahanpanah forest. (Yogendra Kumar/HT photo (representative image))

The drive was conducted by the Delhi Development Authority with the help of police. This led to protests at several places in Punjab’s Doaba region as the temple was dedicated to a spiritual leader from the state.

People blocked the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway, resulting in a traffic jam for over two hours. “The temple was removed on the orders of the Supreme Court. Everything went off peacefully,” said a senior police official.