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Heritage Clash: Controversy Over Fatehpur Mausoleum
FATEHPUR DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH, AUG 11 – Hindu groups claim the tomb was originally a temple and plan religious ceremonies despite police efforts; authorities report heavy security deployment to prevent unrest.
- On Monday, members of a Hindu organisation vandalised Nawab Abdus Samad's tomb in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, claiming it was built on top of a temple.
- The controversy erupted after BJP district president Mukhlal Pal and Math Mandir Sanrakshan Sangharsh Samiti claimed the tomb was a thousand-year-old temple of Thakurji and Lord Shiva, built on top of a temple.
- Authorities deployed heavy police and PAC forces and erected barricades as a video shows people carrying saffron flags and chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' around the tomb.
- Responding to the vandalism, Mo Naseem, National Secretary of the National Ulama Council, condemned it as an attempt to distort history and warned of protests if the August 11 program is not halted.
- Ahead of Janmashtami, VHP state vice president Virendra Pandey said the site should be cleaned for August 16 celebrations and noted plans to perform puja today.
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Fatehpur Tomb Attack: BJP District President Who Led The Mob, Not Named in FIR
(Exposing hate and communalism is a key focus area in The Quint's reportage. Become a member and help us do more such stories).Around 1,000 members of Hindutva organisations including Bajrang Dal, stormed the tomb of Nawab Abdus Samad Khan in Abu Nagar locality under Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur on 11 August. The mob was incited and led by BJP district president Mukhlal Pal who alleged that the tomb is an old "Thakur ji ka …
Over 150 booked in fatehpur Row over group’s bid to‘vandalise’ tombs
Tension flared in Fatehpur as a group allegedly vandalized a mausoleum, claiming it was a temple. The situation escalated with police intervention, and an FIR was filed against the accused. Community peace urged as investigations commence.
Fatehpur Maqbara News: Police has taken action in the case of breaking into the mausoleum in Fatehpur and vandalizing it. In this case, a crime has been registered against 10 named and 150 unknown miscreants.
Hindutva mob storms Fatehpur maqbara, vandalises tomb
In Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindutva group with raised saffron flags broke through the police barricades to enter a mausoleum (maqbara) in Radeiya Mohalla, claiming it to be a 200-year-old Thakur temple. According to the administration, however, the land is recorded as a national property tomb with centuries-old graves inside. In the video posted on social media, large groups of people can be seen holding saffron flags and running through the…
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