Illegal religious site razed in Gujarat

Police in Gujarat's Jamnagar found a bathtub, a swimming room and spacious rooms during the demolition of an illegal religious site.

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00:00This isn't a palace, it's not a resort. It's a religious site, or at least that's what it

00:04pretended to be. Spread over 11,000 square feet, this site featured marble floored halls,

00:09spacious rooms, a swimming pool, and a bathtub. In Jamnagar, Gujarat, authorities uncovered this

00:15extraordinary structure during a large-scale demolition drive on 15 June 2025. Built on

00:20encroached land, this site was one of the 294 illegal structures cleared during the operation.

00:24These structures spread over 7.7 lakh square feet of public land, obstructed the natural

00:29flow of the Rangamati River for over two decades. But it wasn't open to all. A sign at the entrance

00:34read, no outsiders allowed. Inside the room with the bathtub, a separate notice explicitly barred

00:39entry to outsiders, further deepening the mystery around its true purpose. Adding to the questions

00:43was an announcement that claimed no money was accepted at the site. Authorities are now investigating

00:48how such an elaborate construction was funded. Meanwhile, the owners of the illegal site have

00:52gone missing. Police have launched a manhunt to locate and question them about the construction

00:56and purpose of this religious site.