Lucknow: Authorities in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh demolished a mosque in Sitapur district using bulldozers, with nearly 500 police personnel deployed at the site.
According to Kashmir24, officials claimed that the mosque in Naigaon Behati village was illegally built on government land designated as a pond, and that a tehsil court had ordered its removal in January after alleged non-compliance with eviction notices.
The operation, led by Additional District Magistrate Nitish Kumar, was carried out without unrest, with authorities stating the situation remained under control
A case against the structure was first registered in December 2025, and the court declared the construction illegal within weeks, an unusually swift legal process. Maulana Abdul Rahman, associated with the mosque, described the action as “political” rather than legal.