Demolitions began in Nuh on 3 August 2023 after communal violence. Residents alleged that buildings were removed without prior notice. On 7 August, the Punjab and Haryana High Court intervened, seeking details about notices and the structures demolished.
Incident/policy context. Original factual graphic; read the report for attribution and the full account.
The court questioned whether a community was being selectively targeted under the cover of restoring order. Haryana told the court on 11 August that the action followed legal procedure and denied ethnic cleansing. The matter was referred for consideration by the chief justice’s bench.
Documented milestone. This historical record does not establish the current final outcome.
A court’s searching question is not the same as a final judicial finding of ethnic cleansing. This account records both the due-process concerns and the state’s answer. It does not label every demolished property lawful, or treat an unresolved allegation as an established criminal judgment.
