Uttarakhand: Railway officials erect pillars outside cricketer Rishabh Pant’s home in Roorkee, here's why

Railway authorities in Uttarakhand's Roorkee have started an anti-encroachment campaign in the city. The administration has placed pillars outside the residences of several people. During this drive, the authorities have also installed pillars outside the home of Indian cricket player Rishabh Pant.

According to Railways, the pillars were placed to demarcate the Railway land outside the Dhandera railway station. On Thursday, a team of officials of Railways and Police arrived at Ashok Nagar of Dhandhera and placed cement pillars on its land as part of its anti-encroachment campaign.

According to the information, some people also protested against the officials who were installing pillars in front of Pant's house, but showing strictness, they installed the pillars. 

Reports suggest in the southern part of Dhandera railway station, encroachment is being done by some locals and the land is being used for parking vehicles and as a passage.

ये है भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के सदस्य @RishabhPant17 की माता जी। रेलवे ने इनके रुड़की स्थित आवास के सामने खंभे गाड़कर इनके घर के आने जाने के रास्ते को बंद कर दिया है । क्या यही सम्मान करते है अपने खिलाड़ियों का  @narendramodi @AmitShah @PMOIndia @RailMinIndia कृपया संज्ञान लें । pic.twitter.com/8sCZ3myqDa

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A team of officials has put more than half a dozen pillars at the door of Pant's house. They have warned that if anyone tried to remove the pillar and encroach on the railway land, strict action would be taken against them.