Criminal's house is being demolished by a bulldozer - a measure of justice in India (6 photos)

Yes, in India in recent years the measure of "bulldozer justice" has become popular. This is when the house of some accused criminal is demolished with bulldozers to the ground!





128 houses were demolished in three months for those who were under investigation

Harsh? And also very wasteful. Previously in India there was a practice of demolishing the houses of villains, but that was in ancient times. And now for some reason this practice is applied to all sorts of Protestants and troublemakers.

While the victims are Hindu families, critics say the actions are mainly aimed at India's 200 million Muslims. As the saying goes, the practice does not match the feeling.



In India, there are always protests, mostly Muslims, because they believe these measures are against them. How selfish! Bulldozing everyone

Chief ministers of several states where this practice is in vogue attribute the demolitions to their government's tough stance on crime. However, the official reason given by the courts is that the structures were "built illegally." (three times ha-ha, half of India is built illegally there, but they don't tear it down).

In fact, there is no official law to "tear down the criminal's house". But the practice is so widespread that there will always be a reason for demolition.





A bulldozer came to demolish a very beautiful house

A very high-profile case was when the house of politician Javed Mohammad was demolished in 2022 in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He still claims that he did not call for any protests, and his guilt was proven. However, his large two-story house was completely demolished while it was under investigation for 20 months.

After that, the family and the politician himself fought a long lawsuit against the services that demolished his house. As a result, the court banned the authorities from arbitrarily demolishing the houses and businesses of those accused or convicted of crimes. But no forms of compensation for the victims had been invented before.



Mokhaed on the ruins of his house, already overgrown with grass

The decision sounds funny and absurd, because there was no official decision to "demolish the troublemaker's house" before. And it was demolished because it was "not in accordance with the city plan."

Not just political enemies

You might get the impression that this is the current method of fighting the opposition in India. But in reality, it is simply the implementation of the lawlessness of "might makes right."



People seized bulldozers in protest. Another protest, do they think there are no other bulldozers in India or something...

In 2023, a woman's house was demolished in Rajasthan the day after her eight-year-old brother allegedly stabbed his classmate. The child was taken into custody and sent to an orphanage, and his father was arrested on charges of abetment to murder. The next day, their house was bulldozed.

Since then, Reshma, her mother and sister have lived in a small shack on the outskirts of the city. And the fact that they now have to give 15 days' notice of demolition doesn't bother them.

How often is bulldozer justice used?

Quite often to become an Indian phenomenon. In the spring of 2022 alone, 128 houses were demolished in five states "as a punishment."



And they do demolish good houses, it's expensive, it would be better to confiscate them

Now the court has ordered that people be notified of the demolition 15 days in advance. Previously, you could come the same day! And the reason for the demolition must be publicly explained, there were no problems with that before.

These are the pitfalls of life in India. You feel pretty insecure when your house can be demolished at any moment.