{
  "id": 16778905,
  "title": "Who is Jagriti Mishra? Animal activist whose shelter demolition row led to MCD official suspension, ₹5 lakh aid from CM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/who-is-jagriti-mishra-animal-activist-whose-shelter-demolition-row",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:33:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-is-jagriti-mishra-animal-activist-whose-shelter-demolition-row-led-to-mcd-official-suspension-5-lakh-aid-from-cm-11793124640634.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jagriti Mishra, a well-known animal rights activist from Delhi, has been in the news after her under-construction animal shelter in Nizampur village was allegedly demolished by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials. The MCD suspended a junior engineer in its Outer North Zone following allegations from Mishra. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed an inquiry into the matter and announced a financial assistance of ₹5 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Mishra, who has 3.7 million followers on Instagram, shared videos showing her confrontations with officials, claiming that the demolition had caused her financial losses. She runs the Street Worldz Trust and has spent over six years working to improve the lives of stray animals.",
  "summary": "Jagriti Mishra, an animal rights activist, shared several videos on Instagram showing her confronting officials whom she accused of demolishing her under-construction animal shelter without prior notice.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jagriti Mishra is a Delhi-based animal rights activist.",
    "Her shelter under construction was allegedly demolished by MCD officials.",
    "CM Rekha Gupta ordered inquiry and provided ₹5 lakh aid."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}