WATCH | Tension In Moinabad After Demolition Of Centuries-Old Qutb Shahi Era Mosque

Hyderabad, July 23 (Maxim News): Tension prevailed in Moinabad’s Chilkur after a centuries-old Qutb Shahi-era mosque was razed to the ground late on Monday.

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The issue came to light after the local Muslim population noticed it and informed the villagers about it. Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) party leader Amjedullah Khan, All India Majlis-E-Ittehad Ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLC Mirza Rahmath Baig, TEMRIS chairman Faheem Qureshi, TG waqf board chairman, Azmathullah Hussaini, and principal secretary minorities welfare department, Tafseer Iqbal visited the place on Monday late night.

Some anti social elements demolished a two hundred years old Qutub Shahi Masjid known as Masjid-e-Jagirdar near Chilakaluripeta Temple under Moinabad Police Satation limits.

The Moinabad police booked a case against the persons who had demolished a mosque. pic.twitter.com/ck5sq9ZVau

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They met DCP Rajendranagar Ch Srinivas and demanded stringent action against the culprits. According to Moinabad Inspector three individuals, including the construction vehicle driver and a realtor, have been booked. “The mosque spread across four guntas was part of a 14-acre private land which was sold to a private company. During the clean-up of the land, the centuries-old mosque was demolished. As per the revenue records, it has been identified as Waqf land and immediate action was initiated for reconstruction of the mosque,” the official said. Waqf land is State land dedicated for religious and charitable purposes or pious endowments.

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The driver was arrested on Monday night and the construction vehicle was seized by the Moinabad police. Efforts are underway to trace and nab the land owner and others involved in the case.  

A case has been booked under Sections 329 (3) (criminal trespass), 324 (4 and 5) (mischief causing loss), 298 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class), 196 (promoting enmity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 300 (disturbing religious assembly) r/w Section 3 (Mischief causing damage to public property) of Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act.

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According to the sources, the mosque has been a place where Muslim brothers occasionally gather for prayers. The Waqf Board has conducted a survey and documented this structure in their records. The masjid is surrounded by dense trees. Prasad, who owns some land in the same survey numbers (133 & 134), has been conducting cleaning work in the area for the past few days,” she stated.

The complainant further added that on Monday afternoon, Mohammad Ahmed, a resident of Chilkur village, noticed while passing by that the structure of Jagirdar Masjid was no longer present. He informed the villagers and at around 2 pm, they rushed to the spot to find that the mosque, located at the lesser-visited spot in Moinabad, had been destroyed and levelled to the ground by Prasad and his henchmen.

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“It has come to their knowledge that the land in the above survey numbers belongs to YSK Poruru LLP and Neena Reddy as per the Dharani records of the Government of Telangana State. The demolition of the masjid appears to be done with the intention of inciting enmity between the communities,” she alleged.

On Tuesday, TG Waqf Board officials drilled a bore well at the place where the mosque was located in Moinabad and are putting up a shed. “Prayers are continuing at the spot without any break. The work for a temporary shed is started and a permanent structure will come up soon. We are following up with the police about the action against those who demolished the mosque,” said an official of the minority welfare department.

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Heavy police force has been deployed in the area following the incident. (Maxim News)

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