Mosque demolition
- Hate Crime
SC refuses to consider contempt pleas on ‘bulldozer action’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 16, refused to consider a batch of contempt petitions alleging that demolitions were carried out in violation of its 2024 judgment and asked aggrieved…
- Hate Crime
UP administration demolishes ‘illegal’ Eidgah in Sambhal
Sambhal: Authorities on Tuesday, July 14, launched a demolition drive against an alleged illegally constructed Eidgah on land recorded as a graveyard in Madhan village here, officials said. The action was carried…
- Hate Crime
UP: Mosque built on gram sabha land razed under heavy security
Moradabad: A mosque allegedly constructed on gram sabha land in a village here was razed by the administration on Wednesday, June 17, officials said. Police and revenue department teams were present during…
- Mumbai
Mumbai mosque demolition triggers anger, police lathi-charge locals
Mumbai: A demolition drive in Mumbai’s Bandra East area turned ugly after a mosque and its surrounding areas were demolished by the Western Railway authorities, citing that the land was encroached. The massive…
- Hate Crime
UP mosque built on govt land demolished in pre-dawn action
Sitapur: A mosque allegedly constructed on government land 12 years ago was demolished by the administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district early Monday, March 30, after a prior notice went unheeded, officials…
- India
‘Illegal’ UP mosque razed, caretakers allege matter still pending in HC
Bareilly: A mosque in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district was demolished on Saturday, February 7, on the orders of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) court, even as the mosque committee raised…
- Delhi
Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court grants bail to accused
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday, January 24, granted bail to a Turkman Gate violence accused whose bail order was set aside by the Delhi High Court and the matter was…
- India
Turkman Gate violence: 5 accused get 13 days judicial custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday, January 8, remanded five men arrested in connection with a stone-pelting incident near the Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate here in 13 days of judicial…
- India
400-yr-old mosque to be partially demolished, Gujarat HC cites public interest
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday, September 23, dismissed a plea by the Manch Masjid Trust and refused to grant a four-week stay, clearing the way for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)…
- India
Tension in Faridabad as locals resist demolition of mosque wall
Local Muslims were up against arms against the municipal corporation of Faridabad, Haryana, after the administration attempted to demolish a mosque under heavy police presence. The incident occurred on June 10. The…
- India
50-yr-old mosque demolished in Faridabad, locals cry foul
A 50-year-old mosque, Aqsa Masjid, whose case is pending in the Supreme Court, was arbitrarily demolished by the municipal corporation amidst heavy police presence, including three assistant commissioners of police, at Haryana’s…
- India
SC denies status quo on demolition of mosques, shrines in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath
Supreme Court of India on Friday, October 25, declined to impose a status quo on the demolition of several structures including mosques and dargahs in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath. This decision came after…
- Hyderabad
Discuss Moinabad mosque demolition: MBT to Telangana CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) spokesperson Amjed Ullah Khan has written to Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy requesting an appointment from the latter to meet and discuss the issue of the…
- Telangana
Telangana: FIR filed over razing of mosque in Moinabad
Hyderabad: The Moinabad police booked a case against the persons who had demolished a mosque at Chilkur village in Ranga Reddy district on Monday, July 22. The issue came to light after…
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Mosque demolished by Delhi administration over anti-encroachment drive
New Delhi: Protests erupted in northwest Delhi’s Mangolpuri area, where portions of a mosque were demolished due to alleged encroachment, amid heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces, officials said on Tuesday.…
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