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‘Knew what would happen’: Gurgaon sealing drive extends to Sushant Lok, South City

The drive targeted unauthorised PGs, guest houses and commercial establishments, with teams demolishing illegal rooms and offices built in stilt parking spaces.

‘Knew what would happen’: Gurgaon sealing drive extends to Sushant Lok, South City
4 min readSep 11, 2026 01:34 PM IST
The stilt office at the A Block PG in Sushant Lok that was sealed. (Express Photo)The stilt office at the A Block PG in Sushant Lok that was sealed. (Express Photo)
A residential home with rooms carved into its parking area, a guest house spread across two plots, four-storey houses operating as commercial lodgings: Several properties in two of Gurgaon’s well-known colonies were sealed by the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) on Thursday.

The enforcement wing of the DTCP continued its crackdown on illegal constructions in residential areas, this time in A and South City-1. The drive targeted paying guest (PG) accommodations, unauthorised guest houses, commercial establishments and rooms built illegally in stilt parking areas.

Action in Sushant Lok

Among the properties sealed in Sushant Lok was a PG functioning out of A-589. By Thursday, only rubble and the remains of desks and walls were left on its ground floor. A poster outside warned that an FIR would be registered if the seals and locks were tampered with.

Abhimanyu Hazarika is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, based in Gurgaon. He covers southern Haryana.

Education - Post-Graduate Diploma in Print Media, Asian College of Journalism (Class of 2020) - B.A. (Hons) Liberal Arts with a major in Political Science, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (Class of 2019)

Professional Experience Before joining The Indian Express, he worked with Bar & Bench (legal journalism) and Frontline magazine, where he developed experience in court reporting, legal analysis, and long-form investigative features.

Reporting Interests His work centres on civic accountability, environmental policy, urban infrastructure and culture, crime and law enforcement, and their intersections with politics and governance in and around Gurgaon.

Recent Coverage (2025) - Crime: Reported on the recovery of 350 kg of explosives and an AK-47 from a rented house in Faridabad, linked to the 2025 Red Fort car explosion case (November 11, 2025). - Environmental policy: Covered protests outside a Haryana minister’s residence against a Supreme Court order that environmentalists argue could allow mining and real estate development on large parts of the Aravalli hills (December 21, 2025). - Pollution control measures: Co-authored coverage of the Rekha Gupta government’s enforcement of vehicle restrictions at Delhi-NCR borders (December 21, 2025). - Road safety and infrastructure: Examined response lapses in the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway hit-and-run case and ongoing investigations into high-speed road crimes in Gurugram. - Animal welfare policy: Reported on concerns regarding the low budget allocated for stray dog sterilization by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (November 30, 2025). - Urban culture: Featured the social media-driven popularity of a new Magnolia Bakery outlet in Gurugram (December 15, 2025).

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