New Delhi: Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid, Mufti Mukarram appealed to the Muslims to restore the temple which was allegedly vandalized after a clash which broke out over parking. The temple is located in Hauz Qazi area of Chawri Bazar, old Delhi.
In a video message, he asked members of both the communities to sit and resolve the matter to restore peace in the area. He also appealed not to make it a political issue.
Condemning the communal incident, he said that the one who is responsible for the incident should be punished legally.
It may be mentioned that on Sunday night, a clash erupted over the parking of a scooty and quickly took a communal turn. Later, the temple was reportedly vandalized.
Police officials are scanning the CCTV footage to identify persons who were involved in the violence.
In order to restore peace in the area, members of both the communities met on Tuesday evening.
Jamshed Siddiqui, who was heading the Muslim community, said: “We have spoken to each other on the issue and decided that the Aman Committee would bear the expenses to renovate the vandalised temple.”
“We want peace in the area as it was earlier. We condemn the incident and the culprits, who have vandalised the temple, must be punished,” he added.