By PTI
NOIDA: More than a dozen palm trees were again transplanted outside Shrikant Tyagi’s apartment on Tuesday despite police presence, nearly two months after the now-jailed politician was caught on camera assaulting a woman resident of his society here for objecting to the plantation.
The plantation came a day after a Tyagi community leader threatened demonstrations if the trees were not planted at the same place within 48 hours.
The well-grown palm trees, around 15 in number, were transplanted in Grand Omaxe society’s common area in the backyard of Tyagi’s ground-floor apartment in Sector 93B even as the local police officials remained deployed there on duty.
While the residents of the society who had objected to the plantation in the common area in August expressed concern once again on Tuesday, a team of Noida Authority officials rushed to the spot in the afternoon and warned the Tyagi family to have the trees removed in two days or the officials would be forced to “remove the encroachment” themselves.
A group of protesters, led by Mange Ram Tyagi, remained outside the society on Tuesday night after an additional police force was called in to tackle the situation, officials said.
“Around 70-75 protesters are present outside the society. The law and order situation is under control but an additional police force was called here in view of the development,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Ram Badan Singh told PTI around 10 pm on Tuesday.
Tyagi, who flexed political connections and claimed association with the ruling BJP, was caught on camera assaulting a woman co-resident of the society in the first week of August.
He was also heard hurling expletives at the woman, who objected to the plantation by him in the common area.
The BJP had denied links with him and later an FIR was lodged as he remained at large for four days before being arrested and booked under the Gangsters Act and other relevant IPC sections. He is currently in jail and the matter for bail is in the Allahabad High Court.
“Yes, the trees have been planted today and we have raised our concerns. The police have remained deployed in the society since last month. Since it was a working day and many of the residents who usually come out for common causes were away at work, there was not much resistance to the plantation today. The residents, of course, are concerned but there is no panic. The other activities are continuing in the society as usual,” Avinash Mathur, president of Grand Omaxe apartment owners association, told PTI.
The Noida Authority team, led by Additional CEO Praveen Mishra, inspected the site and issued a warning to the Tyagi family to “remove the encroachment” within two days, else it would be forcefully removed, an official said.
The warning was also issued to other residents of the society who also appeared to have encroached on common areas, the official added.
According to officials, in the wake of the whole episode in August, the Noida Authority had issued encroachment notices to around 300 residents of Grand Omaxe.
The authority had bulldozed a portion of the porch constructed by Tyagi and removed the palm trees in August, citing violation of rules.
NOIDA: More than a dozen palm trees were again transplanted outside Shrikant Tyagi’s apartment on Tuesday despite police presence, nearly two months after the now-jailed politician was caught on camera assaulting a woman resident of his society here for objecting to the plantation.
The plantation came a day after a Tyagi community leader threatened demonstrations if the trees were not planted at the same place within 48 hours.
The well-grown palm trees, around 15 in number, were transplanted in Grand Omaxe society’s common area in the backyard of Tyagi’s ground-floor apartment in Sector 93B even as the local police officials remained deployed there on duty.
While the residents of the society who had objected to the plantation in the common area in August expressed concern once again on Tuesday, a team of Noida Authority officials rushed to the spot in the afternoon and warned the Tyagi family to have the trees removed in two days or the officials would be forced to “remove the encroachment” themselves.
A group of protesters, led by Mange Ram Tyagi, remained outside the society on Tuesday night after an additional police force was called in to tackle the situation, officials said.
“Around 70-75 protesters are present outside the society. The law and order situation is under control but an additional police force was called here in view of the development,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Ram Badan Singh told PTI around 10 pm on Tuesday.
Tyagi, who flexed political connections and claimed association with the ruling BJP, was caught on camera assaulting a woman co-resident of the society in the first week of August.
He was also heard hurling expletives at the woman, who objected to the plantation by him in the common area.
The BJP had denied links with him and later an FIR was lodged as he remained at large for four days before being arrested and booked under the Gangsters Act and other relevant IPC sections. He is currently in jail and the matter for bail is in the Allahabad High Court.
“Yes, the trees have been planted today and we have raised our concerns. The police have remained deployed in the society since last month. Since it was a working day and many of the residents who usually come out for common causes were away at work, there was not much resistance to the plantation today. The residents, of course, are concerned but there is no panic. The other activities are continuing in the society as usual,” Avinash Mathur, president of Grand Omaxe apartment owners association, told PTI.
The Noida Authority team, led by Additional CEO Praveen Mishra, inspected the site and issued a warning to the Tyagi family to “remove the encroachment” within two days, else it would be forcefully removed, an official said.
The warning was also issued to other residents of the society who also appeared to have encroached on common areas, the official added.
According to officials, in the wake of the whole episode in August, the Noida Authority had issued encroachment notices to around 300 residents of Grand Omaxe.
The authority had bulldozed a portion of the porch constructed by Tyagi and removed the palm trees in August, citing violation of rules.
