Officials take police action against leaders of bulldozed mosque in India
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Mohammad Sartaj from World news | The Guardian on (#5J3MT)
Demolition of mosque in Uttar Pradesh was violation of rule of law', says Indian MP
A local administration accused of illegally tearing down a mosque in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has filed a police case against nine local Muslim leaders who challenged the demolition.
On Monday, Masjid Gareeb Nawaz Al Maroof in Barabanki district was bulldozed without notice after it was declared an illegal structure by the local administration, which had contested its presence.
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