Authorities have arrived at the residence of Javed Mohammad, a leader of the Welfare Party of India and father of activist Afreen Fatima, and have begun demolition. The walls of their home are currently being demolished.

According to the reports, two JCB bulldozers have arrived at Mohammad’s house amid significant police security. After knocking down the front and back gates, the bulldozers removed personal goods from the house and dumped them on an empty property next to Fatima’s home.

The Uttar Pradesh police have accused Javed Mohammad, a prominent figure in the anti-CAA protests, as the main conspirator, along with ten others, for calling for a Friday protest against the BJP leaders’ controversial statements about the Prophet.

The authorities arrested over 60 people, including the minors for stirring violence in Prayagraj after Friday prayers. June 10 saw stone pelting, the torching of vehicles, and a subsequent lathi-charge by the police.

His wife and daughter were arrested later that day, but were later released, said family members. On June 11, the family received a notice to demolish his home, after which the police apparently attempted to urge the family to leave immediately.

Afreen’s brother Mohd Umam Javed said a team of policemen reached their home at night on June 11 and threatened the family with bulldozer action. He said that the officials harassed them and asked them to leave immediately and if not done, they will be back at 2 am to get them vacant of their home.

Javed Mohammad and his family received a notice referring to the illegal construction of their home. To which Umam called the notice baseless. He said they did not receive anything and they had no information about construction pertaining to five floors or upwards.

Activists called the letter illegal and highly dubious. The letter stated that the notice was not even delivered in the name of the actual property holder (the property is in the name of Afreen Fatima’s mother) making its authenticity highly dubious, as even basic proceedings would have uncovered this fact.

Afreen Fatima, a student activist, made a social media petition on June 11 to the National Commission on Women, expressing her concerns about her father’s safety.

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