Srinagar/ Jammu, May 21 -- Kashmir leaders expressed outrage on Wednesday against the demolition of houses and structures of tribal communities in Jammu.

As many as 32 illegal structures of Gujjar community were demolished in a joint action by the forest department, the revenue department and police in the wee hours on Tuesday to reclaim "illegally encroached forest land".

The Omar Abdullah-led NC government has constituted a fact-finding committee to inquire and report on any violations of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.

Minister for tribal affairs Javed Ahmed Rana constituted a two-member inquiry committee to investigate if the demolition of houses belonging to tribal families violated Forest Rights Act.

An order issued by the commissi...