Seema* has been living in the G Block, colloquially known as Paras colony, of Aya Nagar for more than seven years now. Having migrated from Uttar Pradesh in search of better employment opportunities, she and her husband had only one dream, like any other migrant - to buy their own house in the locality. “My husband and I work very hard and have always dreamt of having a house of our own.” However, little did she know that just a year after she bought the land in Aya Nagar from a local Gurjar, the front yard of her house would…
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