Bulldozer justice: India families still waiting for compensation

The court has banned authorities from arbitrarily razing down homes but victims say the ruling changes nothing for them.

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That's how Afreen Fatima, an activist from the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, finds herself feeling, every now and then.

In the summer of 2022, Ms Fatima's childhood home - a yellow-brick two-storeyed house in the bustling depths of the city - was torn down by authorities overnight.

The house was demolished after her father, a local politician named Javed Mohammad, was arrested and named as the "key conspirator" of a protest by Muslims, which had turned violent.

He denies the allegations, and has never been found guilty of any crime linked to the June 2022 protests.

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