India, March 15 -- A tense situation prevailed in Uttam Nagar during a demolition drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Saturday, although it was unrelated to the murder of a 26-year-old man that took place in an altercation between two families belonging to different communities on the festival of Holi.

The drive on the day took place near the Uttar Nagar police station, with the MCD demolishing parts of several shops and small eateries that were encroaching upon public land.

Locals said that the site of the demolition drive is located around 1.5 to 2 kilometres from the location of a previous demolition drive, wherein a part of a residence belonging to one of the accused was razed on March 8. Following this, two other r...