6Photo© hindustantimes.comPortion Of 185-Year-Old Noori Masjid Demolished For Highway Widening In UP's Fatehpur
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A part of a 185-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh was demolished by local authorities on Tuesday. Reason: authorities claim the structure was encroaching on the Banda-Bahraich Highway.
The incident, reported from Fatehpur district, comes days after the Supreme Court underlined that bulldozer action is unacceptable under the rule of law.
The district administration claims that the portion demolished was illegal and had come up in the last two-three years, citing satellite and historical images of the mosque's site.
“ The extended part of the masjid was declared an encroachment by the public works department (PWD). It has been demolished, and no law-and-order issues arose during the demolition process,
Vijay Shankar,
‘Extended’ portion of old mosque razed in Fatehpur
“ The Noorie Mosque in Lalauli was built in 1839 and the road here was constructed in 1956, yet the PWD is calling some parts of the mosque illegal,
Muhammad,
Part Of 185-Year-Old Mosque Demolished In UP, Officials Claim…