Plot to turn a mosque in North East Delhi into a temple foiled
4 years, 4 months ago

Plot to turn a mosque in North East Delhi into a temple foiled

The Hindu  

ON February 25, 2020, a video shared on several WhatsApp groups in Delhi showed a Hanuman flag being hoisted atop a mosque in North East Delhi. Around 11 a.m. on February 25, a mob consisting of local residents and outsiders carrying trishuls and shouting “Jai Shri Ram”, arrived at the mosque forcing the Muslim residents in the area to either lock their gates or flee their premises. More than eight months after the attack, nobody has been arrested or held responsible for the attempt to place idols of a Hindu deity or hoist a bhagwa flag at the mosque.” Attempted demolition Asjad Hussain, a plywood dealer who offers his morning prayers at the mosque regularly, said: “The attempted demolition of the mosque and its capture were planned to perfection. A similar attempt was made on February 24 but nobody came to our rescue.” Madani said: “A mob gathered at the mosque on February 24 evening.

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Delhi Police files FIR in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid over Prophet remarks
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Police files FIR in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid over Prophet remarks

Firstpost  

After the Friday prayers, a large crowd of people had gathered on the steps of the famous mosque, carrying placards and shouting slogans against Sharma and Naveen Jindal for making derogatory remarks on the Prophet New Delhi: Police have registered a case in connection with Friday’s protest outside Jama Masjid to demand the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma …

Targeting mosques
4 years, 8 months ago

Targeting mosques

The Hindu  

A little over 18 years ago, hundreds of Islamic monuments and Muslim places of worship were targeted in Gujarat as part of the organised violence in February-March 2002. While much of the Indian media confined itself to reports of the destruction of the nearly 300-year-old shrine of Vali Gujrati, The Guardian did not hold its punches as it reported: “Two …

Delhi Police had warned Jamaatis to vacate mosque, releases video
5 years ago

Delhi Police had warned Jamaatis to vacate mosque, releases video

Op India  

The Delhi Police on Wednesday wrote to Delhi Government seeking immediate action against the accused including 157 foreign nationals associated with Tablighi Jamaat meet in Nizamuddin, who are presently staying at various mosques and places in Delhi. This comes after the Delhi Police had registered FIR against Tablighi Jamaat preacher Maulana Saad and other members of the outfit under section …

Delhi violence: Miscreants vandalise mosque, dargah during communal clashes
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi violence: Miscreants vandalise mosque, dargah during communal clashes

India TV News  

Violence in northeast Delhi has so far claimed the lives of 27 people, leaving several others injured. Meanwhile, a mosque and a dargah were vandalised before being set afire during the communal violence in northeast Delhi, locals claimed on Wednesday. The mosque is situated at Ashok Nagar area in northeast Delhi, while the dargah is located in Chand Bagh. The …

Mosque set on fire during Delhi’s worst violence in decades
5 years, 1 month ago

Mosque set on fire during Delhi’s worst violence in decades

Al Jazeera  

Mosque in Indian capital set ablaze as police accused of helping Hindu mob target Muslims and their properties. The death toll in Delhi’s worst religious violence in decades has risen to 24 as Indian police have been accused of looking the other way while Muslims and their properties were targeted. Indian website The Wire reported that a mob shouting “Jai …

Mosque attacked during Delhi riots and Hanuman flag foisted? Rana Ayyub reports video, The Wire changed its report: Here is everything that happened
5 years, 1 month ago

Mosque attacked during Delhi riots and Hanuman flag foisted? Rana Ayyub reports video, The Wire changed its report: Here is everything that happened

Op India  

‘Eminent journalist’ Rana Ayyub has shared a video on Twitter that purportedly shows some individuals vandalizing a Mosque in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/bScgJMxKc3 — Rana Ayyub February 25, 2020 Rana Ayyub had deleted the video she had shared earlier after people on the social media platform questioned its authenticity. As per claims on social media, the video shared by Rana Ayyub and …

Hindu nationalists demand demolition of one of India's biggest mosques during huge protest
6 years, 3 months ago

Hindu nationalists demand demolition of one of India's biggest mosques during huge protest

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Witnesses described hearing “anti-Muslim slogans” along the route of the march, and …

Jama Masjid Targeted Second Time Since 2006
14 years, 6 months ago

Jama Masjid Targeted Second Time Since 2006

India TV News  

New Delhi, Sep 19 : This is the second time that the historic Jama Masjid in the walled city has become the target of 'mysterious' attacks since 2006, when two explosions took place inside the shrine leaving 14 injured. On April 14, 2006, two explosions inside the 17th century mosque soon after the evening Friday prayers had left 14 people …

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