Hyd:Protest against demolition of mosques; DJS members arrested

Hyderabad: Police on Thursday arrested members of Darsgah Jihad-o-Shahadat (DJS) who were trying to stage protest at Waqf Board office against demolition of two mosques in secretariat.

DJS had announced that it will protest against the demolition of two mosques while pulling down the old secretariat building.

On receipt of information, police put DJS president M A Majid under house arrest and took others into custody. Police also registered a case against some DJS members in Bhawani Nagar police station.

President DJS told that government has deliberately demolished the mosques and demanded reconstruction of the mosques at their places.