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Nizamuddin basti

Atgah Khan's tomb

Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, August 11, 2015

The Times of India, August 11, 2015

The tomb is situated on the northern edge of Nizamuddin, known for the dargah of the 13th century Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya.An inscription on the southern door of the tomb mentions that it was finished in the mid-16th century.

Historians said there were graves in the area around the tomb, where the unauthorized construction was taking place. “Atgah Khan's tomb has a crypt that is much larger than the domed tomb structure. The house is actually being built on the top of the crypt, said a source. The crypt of the tomb has been illegally occupied for many years and the ASI has not been able to get it vacated. The ASI has not found it easy to keep tabs on illegal construction and encroachments around the tomb. The area of Nizamuddin is very densely populated with a number of encroachments near the monument over the past few years.