Kalaburagi, July 23 -- Tension prevailed at Siddarameshwara Colony near Aland Check Post in Kalaburagi on Thursday, July 23, after officials initiated steps to clear houses and other structures following a Civil Judge (CJM) court order. The proposed demolition triggered protests from hundreds of residents, who blocked the main road and vowed not to allow the eviction.

According to residents, over 300 houses have come up on Survey Nos. 36 and 95, where families have been living for nearly three to four decades. They claimed they had purchased residential sites from the original landowners through notarised agreements and constructed their homes after investing their life savings.

The dispute reached the court after landowner Mohammed Sal...