Ludhiana, June 2 -- The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA), in a joint operation with Khanna police, on Monday demolished portions of a house linked to former sarpanch and drug trafficker Gurdeep Singh, alias Rano.

Officials said the action was taken after GLADA found parts of the property to be unauthorised. The demolition was carried out following enforcement proceedings and verification of the structure by the development authority.

The property is located at Rano village in the Payal subdivision and is spread over nearly 11 kanals and 11 marlas.

According to officials, a substantial portion of the structure had been declared unauthorised.

District town planner (regulatory) Pardeep Kumar said the drive was conducte...