LUCKNOW, Nov. 13 -- Moving beyond the demolition of an allegedly illegal boundary wall, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday began razing three houses linked to Rishabh Shukla, the prime accused in the Saadatganj triple murder case. The authority deployed multiple heavy earth-moving machines after completing a detailed survey and serving notices on the property owners.

According to senior LDA officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the demolition covered three structures linked to Rishabh's father, Dinesh Shukla, and his uncles, Girish Shukla and Rajesh Shukla. The structures are spread across approximately 4,000 sq ft.

LDA officials said the authority initiated the action after completing the hearing process and ...