Kesava Menon Nagar residents see bid to encroach upon property

Councillor and corpn. staff accused of damaging compound wall, gate

Residents of one of the oldest housing colonies in Kozhikode city have alleged that attempts are being made to encroach upon their private land.

Functionaries of the Kesava Menon Nagar Bilathikulam Housing Colony Association on Wednesday told the media that the gate and the compound wall on the western side of their premises had been damaged by a group of people led by Alphonsa Mathew, Congress councillor representing ward number 65 in the Kozhikode Corporation, Sulaikha, a corporation staff, and one Achyuth Lal, on September 7. It led to losses to the tune of ₹3 lakh, they said.

This housing colony was one of the first to be built by the Kerala State Housing Board in Kozhikode district. There are at least 250 flats spread across 30 apartment blocks. It is named after K.P. Kesava Menon, the founder editor of Mathrubhumi. At a time, a majority of the residents were journalists working in various media organisations in Kozhikode.