Nida Khan TCS Case: House Demolished by Mistake?
A demolition linked to accused Nida Khan has sparked controversy after a man claimed authorities wrongly bulldozed his newly purchased first home despite having no connection to the case.
As you may remember, accused Nida Khan was staying at the house of Mateen Patel. After multiple notices, local authorities demolished the house on 13 May, calling it illegal.
But the case soon took a dramatic turn.
A 31-year-old handyman named Hanif Khan approached the court claiming the demolished house actually belonged to him and that he had no connection to Nida Khan or the case.
Hanif, who works in plumbing, carpentry, electrical repairs, and small construction jobs, said he had purchased the 600-square-foot house just two months earlier for ?27 lakh through a registered sale deed dated 12 March 2026.
According to him, it was the first home his family had ever owned after years of living in rented houses. The family had not yet moved in because renovation work was still pending.
Hanif told the court that in May, corporator Mateen Patel — a well-known figure in the locality — requested temporary use of the house for some guests. Trusting him, Hanif agreed without suspicion.
Days later, police arrested Nida Khan from the same property.
During the hearing, judges observed that proper legal procedure may not have been followed before the demolition. Earlier, the municipal corporation’s lawyer had assured the court that no demolition would happen for seven days.
However, authorities later pasted a fresh 24-hour notice and carried out the demolition before even that deadline expired.
Now, the court will examine whether the demolition was legally carried out — or whether an innocent family lost their first home in a case they were never connected to.
