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UP court orders demolition of 60-year-old mosque for ‘encroaching on pond’

IndiaTimes Thursday, 7 November 2024 ()
A Baghpat court has ordered the demolition of a 60-year-old mosque, alleging its construction encroached upon pond land. The court, acting on an Allahabad High Court directive, imposed a Rs 4.2 lakh fine on the mosque trustee. The petitioner, Mohd Gulshar Malik, claimed the encroachment occurred in 2005 during the mosque's expansion. The mosque management plans to appeal the decision.
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