India, April 14 -- An under-construction multi-storey house belonging to an accused arrested in connection with the murder of a 26-year-old man in Uttam Nagar on Holi was demolished by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) amid heavy police deployment on Monday. The MCD and police, however, said the demolition was unrelated to the murder.

The Delhi High Court on Monday restrained the MCD from taking coercive action against the property for 10 days. Justice Amit Bansal granted the accused's family one week to approach the MCD Appellate Tribunal challenging the demolition order and directed the civic body to maintain status quo. "Having heard the counsels, one week's time is given to file appeal. The MCD shall not take any further actio...