{
  "id": 9381875,
  "title": "Ten Shops Demolished In MP’s Piplia Mandi As Officials Clear Government Land Worth ₹60 Lakh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ten-shops-demolished-in-mps-piplia-mandi-as-officials-clear",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ten-shops-demolished-in-mps-piplia-mandi-as-officials-clear-government-land-worth-60-lakh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Piplia Mandi in Madhya Pradesh witnessed the demolition of 10 permanent shops constructed illegally on government land at Napakheda Chowpatty on Wednesday. The clearance operation, which lasted four hours, involved approximately 100 officials, employees, and five JCB machines operating from 6 am until around 10 am. According to Malhargarh SDM Swati Tiwari, the encroachment took place on 1,732 square feet of government land under Khasra No. 107. The estimated market value of the land was Rs 60 lakh. The individual responsible for the encroachment, Parmeshwar Dangi, had been previously served notices to remove the structures but did not comply. Following an eviction order from the naib tehsildar court in Sanjit, the demolition proceeded. During the process, Dangi suffered a head injury from a brick and his 22-year-old son, Kamalshankar, ingested rat poison. Both were treated and are now stable at Mandsaur District Hospital. The administration stated that the site had been cleared of encroachments earlier, but the issue resurfaced. They plan to utilize the cleared land for public facilities, such as a public toilet.",
  "summary": "Piplia Mandi (Madhya Pradesh): The administration demolished 10 permanent shops built on government land at Napakheda Chowpatty on the Sanjit-Mandsaur road on Wednesday. The four-hour encroachment removal drive began at 6 am and continued till about 10 am, with around 100 officials and employees and five JCB machines deployed at the site. According to Malhargarh SDM Swati Tiwari, the shops had…",
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  "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."
}