UP mosque built on govt land demolished in pre-dawn action

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 said. Additional District Magistrate Nitish Kumar, along with other senior officials and three bulldozers, reached the site in the Leharpur area of the district around 3 am. The demolition exercise was carried out amid tight security,…

Mosque built on govt land in UP’s Sitapur demolished in pre-dawn action

Sitapur authorities demolished a mosque early Monday after a tehsil court ordered its eviction following a Gram Sabha complaint. The structure, allegedly on pond land, was cleared under tight security with 500 police present.