Hyderabad, Aug. 21 -- A government officer stood his ground and refused to be bullied by a Hindutva organisation in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district, which alleged that a Muslim man had encroached on government land.

Mau city magistrate Brijendra Kumar was in no mood to entertain the whims of Sujit Singh, a member of Hindu Jagram Samithi. The Hindutva leader had submitted a memorandum in July claiming illegal construction.

Acting on the complaint, Kumar ordered an enquiry.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Kumar said, "The concerned tehsildar submitted a report stating it was not owned by the government, but belonged to a local Muslim doctor."

Kumar stated that he had ordered the construction on the land to be stopped for two months, following Suji...