Century Old Roshanara Club Sealed By Delhi Development Authority

The Delhi Development Authority sealed the 100-year-old Roshanara Club at 6 a.m. on Friday.

The authority, in a statement, said the club had extended its premises “illegally occupying land worth thousands of crores for years” and allowed encroachment on at least 3.5 acres worth ₹180 crore out of the 23.29 acres it was leased. The DDA also said it has disbanded the current management, which it will replace with a new body.

The club is popularly known as the birthplace of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Manish Aggarwal, the erstwhile president of the club’s managing committee, termed the sealing illegal.

“In 2013, the club made representations to the DDA, requesting a lease extension. We were given a one-year extension. Since then, we have been in touch with the authorities to grant us further extensions,” Mr. Aggarwal said.