Hyderabad, June 27 -- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Saturday, June 27, demolished illegal structures in Kukatpally, acting on complaints from residents who alleged the encroachments were blocking roads and footpaths in the area.

Videos circulating on social media showed a JCB machine pulling down makeshift structures near the Mandal Revenue Office in Kukatpally.

Officials erected a notice board at the site declaring that the land belongs to the Telangana government.

Earlier drive in Miyapur

This is not the first such action in recent weeks. On June 4, the GHMC carried out a similar demolition drive at New Colony in Miyapur, razing several huts amid heavy police presence.

Residents there alleged they were given...