The Mhow Cantonment Board in Madhya Pradesh has issued a final demolition notice to the family of Al Falah University chairman Mohammad Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, citing alleged illegal construction at their ancestral home in Mhow that they had left in the early 2000s.

The four-storey structure, known locally as “Maulana’s Building”, belonged to the late Mohammad Hammad Siddiqui, Jawad’s father. Built in the 1990s, it has more than 25 windows and a large basement, and remains one of the most prominent landmarks in the Kayastha neighbourhood.

Cantonment engineer Harishankar Kaloya confirmed that the final notice was issued to the owner or occupant. Kaloya explained that the building remains in the late Hammad Siddiqui’s name. “As per cantonment laws, renovation or repair permission can only be

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