Residents of Topsia, Kolkata argued with security personnel after being dispersed from the site where the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) conducted a demolition drive against an alleged illegal construction on 14 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Security personnel dispersed a crowd of protesting residents from the Topsia demolition site as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) moved against an alleged illegal construction on 14 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Local residents in Topsia, Kolkata resisted security forces as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) pressed ahead with its demolition drive against an alleged illegal construction on 14 May 2026, with the crowd requiring forcible dispersal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Heated arguments broke out between Topsia residents and security personnel after the crowd was cleared from the site of a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) demolition drive targeting an alleged illegal construction on 14 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) workers demolished an alleged illegal construction in Topsia, Kolkata on 14 May 2026 as part of a civic enforcement drive, drawing protests from residents at the site. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Workers deployed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) tore down an allegedly unauthorised structure in Topsia on 14 May 2026, part of a broader civic drive against illegal constructions in the area. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) concluded its demolition drive in Topsia, Kolkata on 14 May 2026, with workers clearing an alleged illegal construction amid sustained protests from local residents who had gathered at the site. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)