Illegal building of slain don Atiq Ahmed's close aide Mohammad Muslim sealed by Lucknow Development Authority

LUCKNOW: An illegal building in Ratan Khand of Shardanagar belonging to builder Mohammad Muslim, a close associate of slain don Atiq Ahmed was sealed by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Tuesday.
As per officials, the building, spanning over 300 sq. meters of land, is believed to be constructed without the approved map, which was discovered during an inspection conducted by officials earlier in March.
Notice was sent to Mohammad Muslim to produce the approved map of the building. However, he could not produce the map as requested. As a result, a case was registered in the LDA court in April, and despite multiple hearings, the builder did not appear.
Devansh Trivedi, the Zonal Officer of the enforcement wing of LDA, said that Mohammad Muslim had constructed a basement, ground floor, first floor, second floor, and third floor on plot number 1/185 registered on the name of Madhuri Pandey, covering an area of approximately 300 square meters. Additionally, Muslim was operating a banquet hall. Trivedi mentioned that since the map was not presented before the court, the building has been sealed. If the builder fails to provide the map, a demolition order will be issued.
Furthermore, LDA's enforcement wing sealed a complex in LDA colony on Kanpur Road that was being used for commercial activities. Additionally, 16 row houses on a plot measuring around 20,000 square feet in Rakshakhand, Udyan Dwitiya, Shardanagar, and an under-construction plot in Gosainganj were also sealed.
The zone officer stated that sealing orders were issued by the court in all the mentioned cases, and in compliance with the orders, Assistant Engineer WP Singh, Junior Engineer Usman Ali, and Nagendra Mishra carried out the sealing.