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How A Mosque In Barabanki Was Demolished

On 17th May, a Masjid in the Ram Sanehi Ghat city in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, was demolished by the Hindutva administration. The Hindutva administration claimed that the Masjid was an 'illegal structure.'

Two months before the demolition, in the month of March, the Hidutva administration barred the entry of worshippers to the Masjid. This resulted in a protest by the Muslims in the area, which police officials quelled by resorting to a lathi-charge. Residents of the area said that during the same night, the officers ransacked Muslims’ homes and assaulted them violently. A total of 180 people were booked under serious charges, including murder. The FIR named 22 people and charged 150 'unnamed' individuals.

On May 17th, the district administration conducted the demolition, taking down the Musjid. Further, eight members of the Masjid committee were charged for “fraudulently registering” the Masjid with the Waqf Board.

The members of the committee have said that the demolition was illegal, and that they have documents to prove that the Masjid was present before Independence - making it's demolition unlawful.

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