Barabanki mosque demolition: Sunni Waqf Board to move HC, seek mosque restoration

Wednesday, 19 May 2021Newsdesk

A day after the district administration in Barabanki demolished a mosque, claiming it to be an “illegal structure”, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board Tuesday issued a statement calling the action illegal and a violation of a directive issued by the Allahabad High Court.

New Delhi, 19 May 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, the Board said it will move the high court, seeking “restoration of the mosque, a high-level judicial inquiry and action against the guilty officers”.The district administration, however, asserted that the action was as per legal proceedings. The mosque in question was situated in Bani Kada village within tehsil of Ramsanehi Ghat and was also known locally as the Gareeb Nawaz Masjid.

Source -The Indian Express