SHILLONG: The East Khasi Hills district administration has filed an FIR against the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) for dismantling the illegal structures in Lum Survey on Thursday morning. Deputy Commissioner, S.C. Sadhu said that the district administration received information about the eviction at around 11 am.
"We were not informed and we were not part of this process," Sadhu told reporters in the evening. The Deputy Commissioner said that nobody is allowed to take law into their own hands. He reminded that two weeks backs there was a joint inspection even as he added that the District Administration is in touch with the Defence Estate office in Guwahati wherein they are taking legal opinion on what course of action the latter will take on the settlers at Lum Survey.
Sadhu also informed that there is a court hearing on this issue on May 28 following the same.
The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) dismantled the houses illegally built by settlers in Lum Survey on Thursday. The settlements were constructed on the land belonging to the Defence Estate Office, Guwahati, which is under the jurisdiction of the Shillong Cantonment Board.
Recently, the HYC had given the East Khasi Hills two-weeks' time to dismantle the structures which according to the pressure group were illegally constructed. The council’s youth brought with them a JCB in case they needed it to bring down the structures. However, it was not used. Soon after police came intervention in the site, ensured no untoward incident had taken place.
HYC president Roy Kupar Synrem expressed his displeasure that despite the presence of the district administration the pressure group had to take up the responsibility to dismantle the illegal structures. The youth body also alleged that the Lum Survey area was a haven for drug users and peddlers even as they added that it is also a safe place for thieves.
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