The Uttar Pradesh government launched a bulldozer action on Sunday, February 9, against a mosque in the Kata area of Kushinagar district. The demolition followed allegations by Hindutva workers that the mosque had been built on encroached government land.
The action came after the expiration of a high court stay order on February 8. Authorities had previously instructed the mosque committee to provide relevant ownership documents, but they failed to do so.
As a result, a heavy police presence, including Kushinagar SP Santosh Mishra, DSP Kasya Kundan Singh, and personnel from multiple police stations and BSF forces, was deployed in the area to oversee the demolition. Five bulldozers were brought in to raze the structure.
The controversy began on December 18, 2024, when local Hindutva workers filed a complaint on the Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s portal, alleging that the mosque was constructed on encroached land.
In response, representatives of the mosque committee claimed that the Muslim community had purchased 0.32 acres of land nearly 15 years ago for the construction.
Following the complaint, district officials conducted a survey, concluding that a portion of the mosque stood on government land. Authorities then asked the Madni Mosque committee to present an original copy of the approved property map. However, municipal record officials were unable to locate the map.
This story was originally published in muslimmirror.com. Read the full story here.
