Overview
- Authorities said 700 people were booked, including 44 named, following stone‑pelting and blockades of roads and railway tracks during the weekend demonstrations.
- Rail services and highway traffic were disrupted near Mansa Devi as multiple trains were delayed before police conducted a flag march and restored movement.
- The Supreme Court, acting suo motu, has frozen transactions and construction in the disputed area and directed the state to take custody of vacant land pending an enquiry report due by January 5.
- Survey and demarcation by the state‑constituted committee continued under security in localities including Bapu Gram, Shivaji Nagar, Meera Nagar, Nandu/Nadu Farm, Malviya Nagar and Amit Gram.
- The land was leased in 1950 to Pashu Lok Seva Samiti and is now alleged to have been sub‑let and informally sold; residents say they bought homes and fear eviction, while some groups demand political intervention and legal aid has been offered by the opposition.